Comments on: Spark TextArea weirdness http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/30/spark-textarea-weirdness/ Rich-Media Deseloping & Devigning Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:52:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Peter deHaan http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/30/spark-textarea-weirdness/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Peter deHaan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:48:29 +0000 http://blog.lyraspace.com/?p=164#comment-208 Also, not sure it will help at all, but I tried getting http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19255 reopened (I was still seeing some weird focus glow with a custom TextArea skin with a background fill alpha of 0% and 30%). Please, feel free to head over to the bugbase and [vote on /subscribe to] the issue. The more votes it gets, the more Adobe will know people think the issue should get considered and/or fixed. Peter Also, not sure it will help at all, but I tried getting http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19255 reopened (I was still seeing some weird focus glow with a custom TextArea skin with a background fill alpha of 0% and 30%).
Please, feel free to head over to the bugbase and [vote on /subscribe to] the issue. The more votes it gets, the more Adobe will know people think the issue should get considered and/or fixed.

Peter

]]> By: Peter deHaan http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/30/spark-textarea-weirdness/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Peter deHaan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:45:18 +0000 http://blog.lyraspace.com/?p=164#comment-207 Re: comment #1, You *can* solve the problem by using focusEnabled=false, But then you can no longer tab into the TextArea control. Sure, you can give the TextArea focus by clicking using the mouse, but not the keyboard. (Just something I learnt the other day when suggesting a focusEnabled hack on the forums.) Peter Re: comment #1,
You *can* solve the problem by using focusEnabled=false, But then you can no longer tab into the TextArea control. Sure, you can give the TextArea focus by clicking using the mouse, but not the keyboard. (Just something I learnt the other day when suggesting a focusEnabled hack on the forums.)

Peter

]]> By: admin http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/30/spark-textarea-weirdness/comment-page-1/#comment-206 admin Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:37:47 +0000 http://blog.lyraspace.com/?p=164#comment-206 Hi Peter. Just off the top of my head I think it might be possible for the FocusSkin to create a 1px border around the bounding area of the TextArea and also the scrollbar (if visible) and then you'd still be able to have a glow on focus. I'll need to play with it to see if it will work. Not sure how the default skin works as yet. This would be the 'ideal' fix as you'd maintain all the core functionality. Thanks for a wonderful blog BTW - you've saved my ass on numerous occasions. Hi Peter. Just off the top of my head I think it might be possible for the FocusSkin to create a 1px border around the bounding area of the TextArea and also the scrollbar (if visible) and then you’d still be able to have a glow on focus. I’ll need to play with it to see if it will work. Not sure how the default skin works as yet. This would be the ‘ideal’ fix as you’d maintain all the core functionality.

Thanks for a wonderful blog BTW – you’ve saved my ass on numerous occasions.

]]> By: Peter deHaan http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/30/spark-textarea-weirdness/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Peter deHaan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:22:27 +0000 http://blog.lyraspace.com/?p=164#comment-205 OK, you've inspired me to look at this again. We have a couple bugs filed about this (http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19255) but it appears the problem is with the focus rect having nothing to draw focus on except the text. I vaguely recall trying to create a transparent background in the Spark TextArea skin, but I cannot remember if that worked. Anyways, here is another fix which may work for you. Basically just change the focusSkin (to a blank skin -- spark.skins.SparkSkin): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo" backgroundColor="red"> <s:TextArea id="ta" text="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" contentBackgroundColor="haloBlue" skinClass="skins.CustomTextAreaSkin" focusSkin="spark.skins.SparkSkin" horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0" /> </s:Application> Not sure if that is your ultimate fix or not, but if you come up with anything else/better, let me know (or ideally add it to the bug above so we can track it). Thanks, Peter OK, you’ve inspired me to look at this again. We have a couple bugs filed about this (http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19255) but it appears the problem is with the focus rect having nothing to draw focus on except the text. I vaguely recall trying to create a transparent background in the Spark TextArea skin, but I cannot remember if that worked.

Anyways, here is another fix which may work for you. Basically just change the focusSkin (to a blank skin — spark.skins.SparkSkin):

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx=”http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009″
xmlns:s=”library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark”
xmlns:mx=”library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo”
backgroundColor=”red”>

<s:TextArea id=”ta”
text=”The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”
contentBackgroundColor=”haloBlue”
skinClass=”skins.CustomTextAreaSkin”
focusSkin=”spark.skins.SparkSkin”
horizontalCenter=”0″
verticalCenter=”0″ />

</s:Application>

Not sure if that is your ultimate fix or not, but if you come up with anything else/better, let me know (or ideally add it to the bug above so we can track it).

Thanks,
Peter

]]> By: admin http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/30/spark-textarea-weirdness/comment-page-1/#comment-203 admin Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:09:12 +0000 http://blog.lyraspace.com/?p=164#comment-203 but still ... that fix must also go in the 'not ideal' category. Still looking for the ultimate fix. It must be in the skin! but still … that fix must also go in the ‘not ideal’ category. Still looking for the ultimate fix. It must be in the skin!

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