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I've got a problem on HOW TO ORGANISE my project

22 Feb, 2012 07:36 AM

I'm a newer to Robotlegs,I got a problem when I use the framework on my AIR project.
As everyone know,A AIR project need a main mxml,in this mxml,I make the default nativeWindow to be hidden ,and open a new NativeWindow,then put all my other views(mxml) into this new NativeWindow.So when I new context,I can't get the correct contextView,because all my views are all in another NativeWindow not the default NativeWindow.
I need you help,thank you.

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Ondina D.F. on 22 Feb, 2012 04:41 PM

   

   Hello,

   Take a look at this:
   http://www.ben-morris.com/howto-add-flex-mx-controls-to-a-nativewin...

   I’ve used ExtendedNativeWindow from the article above.

   In your context class:
   mediatorMap.mapView(SomeView, SomeMediator, null, true, true);

   mediatorMap.mapView(NativeContent, ApplicationMediator, null, true, false);

   where NativeContent is a Group container, that you’ll add to your NativeWindow and SomeView is another component added to NativeContent.
   NativeContent will be your contextView.

   In your WindowedApplication you’d have a function, which will create the NativeWindow, add NativeContent and set the contextView to NativeContent.

   
   private var context:ApplicationContext;
   private var popupWindow:ExtendedNativeWindow;
   
   private function createPopupWindow():void
   {
   //* Set up the NativeWindow options
   var options:NativeWindowInitOptions = new NativeWindowInitOptions();
                   
   //* Create the NativeWindow
   popupWindow = new ExtendedNativeWindow(options);
                   
   //* Set the height, width and position
   popupWindow.width = 400;
   popupWindow.height = 300;
   popupWindow.x = ( Screen.mainScreen.bounds.width - 400) / 2;
   popupWindow.y = ( Screen.mainScreen.bounds.height - 300) / 2;
   popupWindow.stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
   popupWindow.stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
                   
                   
   //* Create an instance of the content for the NativeWindow
   var content:NativeContent=new NativeContent(); // a Group container
   var someView:SomeView = new SomeView();//a panel with a list
   content.addElement(someView);
   
   //*context !!!!
   context=new ApplicationContext(content);//the NativeContent Group
   
   //* Pass the content into the native window
   popupWindow.addChildControls(content);
                   
   //* Activate the window
   popupWindow.activate();                             
   }
   

   Let us know whether that answered your question or not.
   Cheers,
   Ondina

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2. 2 Posted by Never on 23 Feb, 2012 03:02 AM

   

   Hi Ondina,
   Thank you very much.I've solved the problem successfully.However,another problem arises,I found that more than one NativeWindow I have constructed,It means there are serveral NativeContent Classes (I don't have this Class,I consider this Class may Inheritance UIComponent,am I right ?) you mentioned above,maybe I should split my project to serveral modules, each NativeContent has its own context and they contact each other by robotlegs-utilities-Modular ?

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3. 3 Posted by Never on 23 Feb, 2012 05:53 AM

   

   I got another quesion in the context,Ondina,I just follow your method to construct the context,but I can't get the content's NativeWindow, I can only get the content,I think you can take what I mean.Thank you

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by Ondina D.F. on 23 Feb, 2012 10:30 AM

   

   Thank you very much.I've solved the problem successfully.

   You’re welcome, Never :)

   … maybe I should split my project to serveral modules, each NativeContent has its own context and they contact each other by robotlegs-utilities-Modular

   Yes, the modular utility would solve the problem of communication between different windows.

   I just follow your method to construct the context,but I can't get the content's NativeWindow, I can only get the content,I think you can take what I mean.

   In my example, the NativeContent ist he contextView.
   You can get a reference to the NativeWindow object through:
   this.stage.nativeWindow where this ist the NativeContent.
   So, if you wanted to close your NativeWindow from within NativeContent you could do this:

   
   private function closeNativeWindow():void
   {
   //here perform some actions, if need be
   //and then close the window
   this.stage.nativeWindow.close();
   }
   

   Ondina

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5. Ondina D.F. closed this discussion on 30 Mar, 2012 08:58 AM.