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EXTENDING FIREWORKS: DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE WORKFLOW USING JAVASCRIPT AND FLASH

// TODO: Manually update positions of all other elements on stage

}

Updating the position of the single button was not that bad—it just took a couple of lines of

ActionScript. However, that’s just for the single button on the stage. We really want the header and

background artwork to stretch as the panel is resized. For panels with more UI elements, our resize

desires will grow in complexity. Enter the AlignmentManager extension for Flash. I wrote this Flash

panel a few years ago to save time when creating resizable Flash layouts. (Note: This panel was written

in ActionScript 2 and will not work with ActionScript 3 projects. I don’t currently have plans to update

this as I see the Flex layout controls as a replacement for this panel.)

The AlignmentManager is included as an MXP in the Utilities folder of the resource files for this

chapter. After installing it via the Flash Extension Manager, you should see AlignmentManager listed in

the

Components panel under the Infragistics section, as shown in Figure 11-11.

Drag an instance of the component onto the stage, and then open the Component inspector in

Flash (

Window ➤ Component Inspector). Figure 11-12 shows the custom Property inspector for the

AlignmentManager component. The managed MovieClips listed are elements on the Draw Rect stage.

Figure 11‑11. AlignmentManager Flash Figure 11‑12. Managing MovieClips

component with the AlignmentManager

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