hi neil,

yes, it is just to obvious... 

thanks

hi,
for uml i use the enterprise architect from sparx (not open source).
there you can refactor your code into uml diagrams.

is it possible to nest states?

say i have 4 states: state A, state B, state C and state D

when in state B, i'd like to have the possiblity to trigger state C and state D, but only if i'm in state B.
when i would try to trigger state C/D while the current state is A, nothing happens...

is that possible? or do i have to make a switch in the handleNotification function?

thanks

thanks philip, i'll try the 2 notifications solution...

@tek:
thanks, i will try the proxies.
you know, i wouldn't mind the progressbar going to full until the app initialized, and then start for the ressources from the start.
i mean, this is how every install bar works. i just wouldn't like it if there would be a visible change inbetween.

hi,

i have an application with 1 proxy (it will be more when the application is finished). i use the StartupManager to load it.

now, when i listen for the notifications, the smLoadingComplete is the first one, and the one stating that the proxy is loaded is second.

shouldn't it be the other way?

thanks tek,

it was a little tricky though.
the DownloadProgressBar class doesn't implements the IUIComponent, so i couldn't add it to the application.

so, after Application.CreationComplete i registred my PreloaderMediator. in the constructor i created a new UIComponent instance and added the Preloader to it. this way i could add it to the application displaylist.

also i made a get function that returns the 1st child of the UIComponent, hence my Preloader instance.

it works local, but i have to test it on a webserver. not that it would not work, but i don't want the change from the application preloader to the resources preloader to be visible.

thanks a lot,
i'm always amazed, how fast i get the answers... 

@tek:

yes, but when i want to use the same preloader for the flex app, and after flex fires the creationcomplete event, i want the same preloader to show the loading progress for the ressources.

for the first part, i extend the DownloadProgressBar. but when the preload ends, flex removes DownloadProgressBar.

can i prevent DownloadProgressBar from beeing removed, and pass an instance of it to puremvc, then register a mediator to it?

thanks

hi,

how can i make a preloader that displays the flex application loading status, and on complete event starts showing the puremvc startup?

thanks

hi,

i would like to know if my approach to deferred instatiation goes along best practice:
here my mediator:

:

public class MyMediator extends Mediator
{
public static const NAME : String = "MyMediator";

public function MyMediator()
{
super(NAME);
}

override public function onRegister() : void
{
var vc : ViewComponent = new ViewComponent();
DisplayObject(vc).addEventListener(FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, this.addView);
this.sendNotification(AppFacade.ADD_CHILD_TO_STAGE, vc);
}

private function addView(e : FlexEvent) : void
{
this.viewComponent = e.target;
}
}

so basically, when i need a flex component, i register the mediator, and the mediator knows itself witch component to instantiate.

thanks

hi cliff,

thanks for the answer...
i'm quite new to patterns, so sometimes i'm not very confident hot to use it...

anyway, thanks!

hi all,

is it allowed to modify a viewComponent directly from a command?

i have a MacroAsyncCommand with three AsyncCommands: FadeOut, Update and FadeIn.
each of the subcommands modifies the view directly.

i know i could make it like: call 1st command from mediator, when 1st command sends notification that its finished, mediator modifies the view, then calls the 2nd command... and so on.
but with this, i would add lots of constants to the app.

i would like to know, if the first approach is allowed or not.

thanks!!