Comments on: Flex2 :: Text Layout and HTML http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/ Components are the building blocks of our Universe, that is why I make them! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:48:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Andrew Stockport Software http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-554 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:49:04 +0000 http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-554 I am looking for documentation on how to lay out regular document type text with headings and paragraphs and styles in Flex Builder. Does anyone know a good resource for information on this? I have searched the help docs and I have tried out a few things like using the HTMLText object (which didn't work as well as I hoped for). The documentation seems much more oriented towards making application forms interfaces. I am looking for documentation on how to lay out regular document type text with headings and paragraphs and styles in Flex Builder.

Does anyone know a good resource for information on this?

I have searched the help docs and I have tried out a few things like using the HTMLText object (which didn’t work as well as I hoped for). The documentation seems much more oriented towards making application forms interfaces.

]]> by: judah frangipane http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-89 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:18:55 +0000 http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-89 Good suggestions... I know I will be thinking about new ideas. Still, I can't be that at ease about Adobe not taking an active approach to fix this. Talking about worms you opened a can of worms for me with this topic Mike. Sit tight. // begin rant I have a lot of ideas that I can't do in Flex because of this. I'll hoping I don't have to wait two more years to do something like this. I haven't had the time to test if Flex textfields can measure text and images correctly but I'll take your word for it. The main problem for me is how can you create any sort of cms for your Flex app without image support and basic HTML support (i'd say a few more than just the ~5 supported tags)? The RIA is more than just the front end. In any RIA you actually have 2 projects to complete. You have two pieces of the puzzle that you need to deal with. One is the main site, the main RIA that delivers and shows the content. The second part is the Content Management System or (CMS). This is the place you enter and create the content. Flex has an RTE component but it does not support images. I read an Adobe developer blog post recently about Web 2.0. He broke it down to Web 2.0 is read & write. My question then is, "How can Flex 2 be or support Web 2.0 without a *basic* RTE?" // end rant of course this is just a rant, because at this moment flex builder 2 is not out yet. but still, it would be hard to wait 2 more years. Good suggestions… I know I will be thinking about new ideas. Still, I can’t be that at ease about Adobe not taking an active approach to fix this. Talking about worms you opened a can of worms for me with this topic Mike. Sit tight.

// begin rant
I have a lot of ideas that I can’t do in Flex because of this. I’ll hoping I don’t have to wait two more years to do something like this. I haven’t had the time to test if Flex textfields can measure text and images correctly but I’ll take your word for it. The main problem for me is how can you create any sort of cms for your Flex app without image support and basic HTML support (i’d say a few more than just the ~5 supported tags)?

The RIA is more than just the front end. In any RIA you actually have 2 projects to complete. You have two pieces of the puzzle that you need to deal with. One is the main site, the main RIA that delivers and shows the content. The second part is the Content Management System or (CMS). This is the place you enter and create the content. Flex has an RTE component but it does not support images.

I read an Adobe developer blog post recently about Web 2.0. He broke it down to Web 2.0 is read & write. My question then is, “How can Flex 2 be or support Web 2.0 without a *basic* RTE?”

// end rant

of course this is just a rant, because at this moment flex builder 2 is not out yet. but still, it would be hard to wait 2 more years.

]]> by: JabbyPanda http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-84 Tue, 30 May 2006 08:04:40 +0000 http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-84 Oops, HTML worm had ate my &#62; and &#60; symbols in my previos post. The correct meaning for one of my sentences was: Also, In my previous Flash projects I pretendend to extend TextField object to support property BACKGROUND-COLOR for the text. Oops, HTML worm had ate my > and < symbols in my previos post.

The correct meaning for one of my sentences was:

Also, In my previous Flash projects I pretendend to extend TextField object to support property BACKGROUND-COLOR for the text.

]]> by: JabbyPanda http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-83 Tue, 30 May 2006 08:04:18 +0000 http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-83 Opps, HTML worm had ate my &#62; and &#60; symbols in my previos post. The correct meaning for one of my sentences was: Also, In my previous Flash projects I pretendend to extend TextField object to support property BACKGROUND-COLOR for the text. Opps, HTML worm had ate my > and < symbols in my previos post.

The correct meaning for one of my sentences was:

Also, In my previous Flash projects I pretendend to extend TextField object to support property BACKGROUND-COLOR for the text.

]]> by: teoti.graphix http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-80 Mon, 29 May 2006 18:41:57 +0000 http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-80 Thanks jabby ;-) Isn't a blog opinions anyway? Besides, the world is changing, look I am talking to you! Peace, Mike Thanks jabby ;-)

Isn’t a blog opinions anyway?

Besides, the world is changing, look I am talking to you!

Peace, Mike

]]> by: JabbyPanda http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-79 Mon, 29 May 2006 16:42:01 +0000 http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com/2006/05/29/flex2-text-layout-and-html/#comment-79 Mike, Thank you for the post, it was very insightful. In my company, this discussion happens over and over again... What?! Why Flex cannot render properly render HTML tag? Also, In my previous Flash projects I pretendend to extend TextField object to support propety for the text. We all seem to be prisoners of the HTML 4.0 based layouts to some extent.. Mike,

Thank you for the post, it was very insightful.

In my company, this discussion happens over and over again… What?! Why Flex cannot render properly render HTML tag?

Also, In my previous Flash projects I pretendend to extend TextField object to support propety for the text.

We all seem to be prisoners of the HTML 4.0 based layouts to some extent..

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