how to make a triangle button in flex using custom component? - actionscript-3

I need a button that has a triangle shape.
how to make a custom component like a triangle button in flex?
what class should i override? updateDisplayList()? or layoutChrom()?

Depending on how complex you want the button to be you might be able to get away with using a process like this - except make the color outside the triangle the same for the 'clicked' and 'unclicked' states. Only change the color inside the triangle for the selected state.
If you need something more complex you can start with this or this for guidance.

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change button color action script 3

btnPlanet.mouseEnabled = false;
btnPlanet.mouseChildren = false;
i have button and it's called btnPlanet, i want to change button color when they are disabled, but the button contain text, that if i change button color using colorTransform, it make my text dismissed, and filled with color that i use from colorTransform, can i change only color of shape in button without change text color? or make it grayscale at least? thank you, i'm sorry if i have bad grammar english
Apply alpha/colorTransform/whatever to everything EXCEPT text field.
Is it your own button or you're using some kind of component?
If it's your own I bet you have something like background for shape and TextField on top of that.
If it's a component I'm pretty sure you should be able to access it as well.
that's not hard.set instance name of your shape in your button for example myShape. Then write:
btnPlanet.myShape.transform.colorTransform=new ColorTransform(your colortransform settings)

onmouseover just on the non-transparent part of the image

I'm stuck with the menu below. All the website needs to be in HTML.
http://hpics.li/740c57f
WHAT: I want to have an hover image for all the different parts when the mouse go on it. (event/brand/website/print/UI/VIDEO)
PROBLEM: The images are overlapping and the mouseover start when i'm on the transparency of the png.
SOLUTIONS I TRIED: Imagemap to detect the zone and then put javascript code inside the AREA. doesn't work.
Imagemap to detect the zone, put an id in the AREA and use a separated JQUERY with .hover(function(). doesn't work.
Use z-index: impossible because there will be always an image that will hide the one under.
QUESTION: If I can't use ImapeMAP to select my zone and use CSS or JQUERY, how can I do ?
Thank you so much for your help!
Might be too late but the exact case can actually be solved by a class I wrote around 3 months ago. It allows you to check whether you're on a transparent area or not and also check for other elements behind the transparent area, this allows to overlap multiple transparent images and correctly jump from one image to another at the correct point.
http://www.cw-internetdienste.de/pixelselection/

fancy tooltips in Swing

I have a JTable that I would like to display a fancy tooltip (basically a JTextArea) for particular cells in a column. I am using a custom cell renderer, so it would be easy if I could figure out how to popup a window when I hover over the cell renderer's component.
Are there any examples of how to do this?
You can use HTML in tooltips, if you use the <html> and </html> tags around the content.
Use HTML to format the tooltip. Using colored (<font>) and multi-line (<br>) tooltips is now easy.
Creating and overwriting the default JToolTip is a bit harder. Every component has a JToolTip instance and you can retrieve this one with JComponent.createToolTip(). To create a custom tooltip, extend the cell renderer and override it's createToolTip to implement your custom functionality (return a custom extended version of JToolTip).
I'm not sure I totally am clear on what sort of customizations specifically you're hoping to do, so I'll be general here.
There is a class, UIManager, that controls the look and feel of components, including the swing ToolTip class. The simple way to make an easy change is to call a method in UIManager to set properties for the tooltips. Doing this you could do things like use BorderFactory to add a decorative border, or change the background color, etc.
Here are some examples of changing some of these properties:
UIManager.put("ToolTip.background", new ColorUIResource(255, 247, 200)); // The color is #fff7c8.
Border border = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(new Color(76,79,83)); // The color is #4c4f53.
UIManager.put("ToolTip.border", border);
ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().setDismissDelay(15000);// 15 seconds
If you want to change a whole bunch of things about their look and feel, it is better to extend your current look and feel with a class implementing custom tooltip look and feel. A full example of this can be found in this blog post by a former Sun developer.
You might also have a look at this Stack Overflow question on how to set the insets on a tooltip.

CSS3 Transforms -- Alternate Trigger?

Usless Background Info
Hello, all. This is my first post here, but I often come here for help.
I am an amateur web designer and have been in web designing for almost a year now.
The Problem
My question is about CSS3 transforms. I have a small, circular element in the center of my page that transforms successfully when I hover over it. I have a larger circular element that is, by z-index, underneath it. The larger circle also has CSS3 transforms coded in the CSS, but will not transform, or even triggerd when hovered over. Both circles are overlaid, with the smallest on top, to create concentric circles.
My Attempted Solution
One word: Z-index. I have tried putting the larger circle on top, which works fine. The problem with this is that the smaller circle no longer triggers...
The Result I Want
I would like for the circles to remain in their 'concentric' positions and for the larger circle on the outside to transform by :hover. Is it possible to have an 'alternate trigger'? e.g.: in JavaScript, I can trigger an animation by hovering over any element that I specify. Is this possible to do in CSS? Can I hover element (I), and change properties for element (II)? If I cannot do this, how would I go about triggering animations for both circles, by hovering over only one? I am trying to stay with pure CSS/HTML, but I will accept JavaScript answers.
Last Notes
I hope I have provided ample info for a decent answer... Here is a screenshot: http://i.stack.imgur.com/WPj62.png
The circle with the infinity sign is the smaller circle element. The larger circle with the faint border around the screen is the other element.
EDIT:
Something's still not right, please take a look at the full code posted here: http://cssdesk.com/eJ8BH
If I understand your question, it sounds like when you hover over the small circle, you want both the large and small circle to transform, correct?
The easiest way is likely to use javascript for this. If you are using jQuery, it's even easier:
$('.littleCircle')
.hover(function(){
$(this).addClass('myTransformationClass');
$('.biggerCircle').addClass('myTransformationClass');
})
UPDATE: Some further examples based on follow-up feedback.
Here's what I'd do. First, give all 4 related elements a class so you can grab them via jQuery. For the example I use .rolloverSet
// grab all 4 elements and cache them
$rolloverSet = $('.rolloverSet');
// grab the one element that needs to have two classes
$otherElement = $rolloverSet.find('.otherElement');
$rolloverSet
.hover(function(){ // we'll add a hover event to each element in the group
$(this).addClass('myTransformationClass');
$otherElement.addClass('myOtherTransformationClass');
})
.blur(function(){ // remove the classes on mousout
$(this).removeClass('myTransformationClass');
$otherElement.removeClass('myOtherTransformationClass');
})
You do not need jQuery for this. You need to apply :hover on the parent element of the concentric circles and then apply the animation to its immediate children like this: http://jsfiddle.net/nimbu/taqr4/
Things I changed:
Updated to use shorter transitions, animations property
Added moz, o, unprefixed properties
Removed -webkit- from border-radius
Gathered common properties of concentric circles to prevent repetition
Fixed incorrect background-color (#00000000)

creating a rounded button from AS3?

How to create rounded & good looking "OK" and "CANCEL" buttons from AS3 ?
I dont want to use any images for these, just draw them?
I'd use a Shape or a Sprite, and draw on it using the graphics proerty
something like
var s:Shape = new Shape();
s.graphics.beginFill(0x123123, 1);
s.graphics.drawRoundRect(...);
s.graphics.endFill();
or using a Sprite if you want to attach additional elements on it (like a label)
Further to monkee's answer, if using Flex you can create very simple rounded Buttons by setting the cornerRadius style.
There are many ways to do that.
If I were you - if a button is all you need. Make yourself a button class. If you need more Layout & GUI elements, consider using the Flex Framework or something like ASwing
In Flex either learn how to skin a component or do it yourself. Just create a canvas, box, label or whatever with a picture in it and make it behave like a button.