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display popup at a specific location

hi guys
I have a situation where i am displaying a popup when user clicks on a button. My requirment is the pop-up window should pop-up right above the button. I can give x and y coordinates but that might not be the best way to do it since if the monitor size changes the x and y coordinates
change. Any idea how i can resolve this?

right now this is my code

when button is clicked i am calling this function

private function launchPopUp(e:MouseEvent):void {
var popupwindow : Window = new Window();
PopUpManager.addPopUp(popupwindow,this,true);
PopUpManager.centerPopUp(popupwindow); //this needs to be removed because i dont want pop-up to be in center, instead i want it to display right above the button which is clicked.
}

and this is my Window.mxml

<mx:TitleWindow xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="vertical" width="286" height="292"
title="bla" horizontalAlign="center"
showCloseButton="true"
close="closeWindow(event);" verticalAlign="top"
x, y      > -- dont want to give x and y coordinates

<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[

import com.ms.ewq.entity.project.ProjectDetailDTO;
import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject;
import mx.events.CloseEvent;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
private function closeWindow(e:CloseEvent):void {
PopUpManager.removePopUp(e.target as IFlexDisplayObject);
}


]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:label text="data"/> --show this in the pop-up

</mx:TitleWindow>

any help appreciated
thanks

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zzynx

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zzynx

Some explanation to that code:

1. You take the coordinates of the point where the user clicked the button
2. You convert those local coordinates to global (cf. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=containers_intro_5.html)
3. You use those global ones to position your popup window

sunsonmahesh

Hi,

You can get the x,y coordinates dynamically from mouse click event and use that for popup..

-mahe

function whileClick(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    //use event.localX , event.localY
    //or
    //event.stageX,event.stageY
}

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zzynx

sunsonmahesh, please don't repeat what I already said...

Jay Roy

ASKER

zzynx:

thanks , that works. One more question i had was when button is clicked the pop-up window shows up but the background fades. how can i avoid that?

thanks.

zzynx

>> the background fades
That's normal Flex behaviour. It indicates it is a model pop up window.

>> how can i avoid that?
Always think twice before changing standard behaviour. It could confuse the user who is used to such UI conventions.
Why would you want to avoid that?

zzynx

But if - after having thought twice - you still want to avoid it, I think here's the answer:
http://mprami.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/alert_popup_modal_transparancy_color_blur_changes/

ChristoferDutz

The third parameter to addPopup or createPopup controls modality. Per default you create non-modal dialogs (modal = false) ... if you set this to true you completely get rid of the gray background and can continue to access the background (If you are vreating something like Property views).

Jay Roy

ASKER

Yeah, it actually does make sense, i dont want to avoid it.
thanks
Any help with my next question will be greatly appreciated.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/26871467/Text-in-Textareas.html

Jay Roy

ASKER

oops, ChristoferDutz , just saw your solution. thanks.

zzynx

Thanx 4 axxepting

>> It indicates it is a model pop up window.
in my comment should of course have been:

It indicates it is a modAl pop up window.

>> if you set this to true you completely get rid of the gray background
Setting the 3rd parameter to true is creating a modal pop up, so I don't think the above is right