Comments on: How to Define Styles on Skins in Flex 4 http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4 Heroku | Java | Scala | Cloud | Open Source | Linux Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: darren http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-164599 darren Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:17:16 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-164599 Hi. interesting post. I wish I could monkey patch the sdk used at work. It sounds like in the comments someone was saying you can't extend an mxml class. I assume I am misreading, but in case I'm not, you definitely can. a component saved as "TemplateApplication.mxml": <pre> <!-- some content here --> </pre> can be used in an app named 'MainApp.mxml" as such: <pre> <!-- some content here --> </pre> And in this case TemplateApplication extends Application. The same can be done, obviously for any mxml component, from s:Button to s:SparkSkin. It's the same syntax as the "Code-Behind" approach, but in this case the code is another mxml file, not an actionscript file. Hi. interesting post. I wish I could monkey patch the sdk used at work.
It sounds like in the comments someone was saying you can’t extend an mxml class.
I assume I am misreading, but in case I’m not, you definitely can.
a component saved as “TemplateApplication.mxml”:

can be used in an app named ‘MainApp.mxml” as such:

And in this case TemplateApplication extends Application.

The same can be done, obviously for any mxml component, from s:Button to s:SparkSkin. It’s the same syntax as the “Code-Behind” approach, but in this case the code is another mxml file, not an actionscript file.

]]> By: tarun http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-164579 tarun Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:25:38 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-164579 change the thickness of the border of TextInput while displaying the error String change the thickness of the border of TextInput while displaying the error String

]]> By: lionheart http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-163583 lionheart Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:21:28 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-163583 Hello. Thanks for this wonderful explanation about Flex styling. Hope you can help me with my problem. I need to dynamically check if a given style is defined on a given component. How will I do that? For example, if a we defined a "style1" style for a given component, and I need to check like this pseudocode .... var style1Defined:Boolean = component has the property "style1"; Hello. Thanks for this wonderful explanation about Flex styling.

Hope you can help me with my problem. I need to dynamically check if a given style is defined on a given component. How will I do that?

For example, if a we defined a “style1″ style for a given component, and I need to check like this pseudocode …. var style1Defined:Boolean = component has the property “style1″;

]]> By: raj roy http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-163567 raj roy Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:32:11 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-163567 thx bro...very helpful. thx bro…very helpful.

]]> By: Sxd http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-163076 Sxd Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:30:35 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-163076 ok i saw https://github.com/jamesward/Styles4Skins/blob/master/src/mx/core/UIComponent.as ok i saw
https://github.com/jamesward/Styles4Skins/blob/master/src/mx/core/UIComponent.as

]]> By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-163069 James Ward Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:01:11 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-163069 That property doesn't exist on Button, or anywhere, by default. I had to monkey patch UIComponent to get it on the components. That property doesn’t exist on Button, or anywhere, by default. I had to monkey patch UIComponent to get it on the components.

]]> By: Sxd http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-163068 Sxd Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:53:36 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-163068 seem like spark button not have "style" property seem like spark button not have “style” property

]]> By: Todd http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-162948 Todd Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:03:50 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-162948 The amount of code it took to create a skin to style an existing component, this just seems backwards, I would love to write a few lines of css if it meant not having to create a new skin. In the case of the spark button component, it's just not worth the effort, you can create a brand new custom button component with more styling ability in about the same amount of work. I know, I know, I'll go add a feature request. The amount of code it took to create a skin to style an existing component, this just seems backwards, I would love to write a few lines of css if it meant not having to create a new skin. In the case of the spark button component, it’s just not worth the effort, you can create a brand new custom button component with more styling ability in about the same amount of work. I know, I know, I’ll go add a feature request.

]]> By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-162882 James Ward Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:16:04 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-162882 Looks like you got the "show" problem worked out. But the other problem AFAIK is just a FOL. :( Sorry. See you at 360! Looks like you got the “show” problem worked out. But the other problem AFAIK is just a FOL. :( Sorry. See you at 360!

]]> By: Amy http://www.jamesward.com/2010/07/30/how-to-define-styles-on-skins-in-flex-4/comment-page-1/#comment-162879 Amy Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:36:04 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/?p=1932#comment-162879 I'm getting some weird issues with button styles, and I was wondering if you could shed some light. It seems that any style starting with the string "show" is ignored (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/161797), and also the spark button explicitly prevents you from using textAlign as a style on a button (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/161798). Can you shed any light on how to get around these restrictions, and why on earth they are there in the first place? Thanks, and see you @ 360|Flex! I’m getting some weird issues with button styles, and I was wondering if you could shed some light. It seems that any style starting with the string “show” is ignored (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/161797), and also the spark button explicitly prevents you from using textAlign as a style on a button (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/161798). Can you shed any light on how to get around these restrictions, and why on earth they are there in the first place?

Thanks, and see you @ 360|Flex!

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