understanding scroll pane comp.

[sralok]

I was thinking that the scrollpane component was capable of loading multiple mc into it. Correct? If so can I drag stuff out of the component as well?

The thing is I want to load a set of mc's out of my library into the component then from there I want to be able to do a drag n drop onto the stage and make a duplicate of the mc that I dragged.

I got everything working but I don't understand the scrollpane. Is this the type of component I should use or is this even the right way I am going to achieve this look?

[CyanBlue]

Howdy... ;)

Maybe I am wrong, but as far as I know, I am supposed to set one movieclip as a scroll content of the scrollPane component... If I need to use multiple movieclips, I need to put them in one movieclip first, and then add that movieclip into the scrollPane...

[subquark]

here is a scroller ($29.95) that is supposed to scroll anything.

http://www.flashloaded.com/ultimate.shtml

don't know if it's worth it (I don't think you can reskin the scrollbar, big negative if that is true.

What do you think of that CyanBlue? Almost bought it but that skinnable aspect is prtty importnat . . .

[CyanBlue]

Well... I have seen that scroller already...

This is what I think...

// 1. Scrolls pixel fonts

Sombody test the pixel font scroller that I have made and tell me if it works or not... I have sets of questions right in this thread (http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=28465&pagenumber=4)... This one is done in F5, but it should work with no problem in FMX...
The scroller can be found right here (http://members.lycos.co.uk/jasonje/Tests/scrollEmbeddedPixelFont.html)...

// 2. Static or Dynamic Text

Huh??? ;)

// 3. Scroll any movie clip in Flash

So??? We've got ScrollPane in FMX that does the same???

// 4. Border choices (none, line, 3D)

This should be done the same in two ways in FMX...
1. Style Format : Using Components > Customizing component colors and text
2. Skinning : Using Components > Customizing component skins > About creating and registering skin elements

// 5. Easing on/off (different speeds)

This you will need to change the component itself if you want this be done... And for that, you can use the help of this thread (http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=24557) ...

// 6. Mask on/off

Yeah... This I like it... But then, This can be done as well, but I don't see the reason for this...

// 7. Horizontal/Vertical scrollbar

FScrollPane.setHScroll(true/false)
FScrollPane.setVScroll(true/false)

// 8. Customizable colors

Again...

1. Style Format : Using Components > Customizing component colors and text

// 9. Adjusts to any movie clip automatically

Um... What is this??? Isn't this be done with the ScrollPane as well??? I am confused... :confused:

// 10. Full dynamic control through Actionscript

Yeah... What's your point??? :confused:

// 11. Only 6kb

Ha... Me likie... But then, people having broadband more and more as time goes by, the 6kb/9kb difference is what??? (Just for the record... I am still on 56k... :()

// 12. Drag and drop

???

// 13. Low quality perfect viewing

It says... 'Have you ever tried to publish a file at low quality while using Macromedia's Flash MX's scrollbar or scrollpane.'

and I say... 'What for???'

// 14. Buffer bottom area customizable

Ah... Yes... This is a good idea... ;)
What I have to to do the same thing is to add invisible/faint very small dot at the left top and right bottom corners so that the size can actually get bigger... It was abit of painful thing to do whenever I needed to adjust the size and such...

// 15. Full tutorial and manual provided with your download

Yup... Yup... You can beat MM with this... MM sucks in this part... :D

So... The bottom line is... If you need to have a scroller real quick, I think it is a good idea to use this since you get to have control over the component fairly easier and faster with the GUI type settings... and I sure will get the component if I have a paying project that needs this scroller feature... But I think the price is set abit high... I know that it takes time to build the component and such... But a little bit lower price should get this one be sold like crazy... ;)

The bad part about this is that you will not learn much of AS with this... and you will get lazy after all... That's the only downside I can think of... :D

Need I say more??? ;)

PS> When I read this again with the preview... Me think this guy is a real old cranky asshole... Do you think so??? Hm... :(