combobox problem...

I've been searching for some time now about this. I have an external .swf file with a combobox component in it and everything works great until i load it into a parent .swf.

I have seen many AS2 solutions to this by using this._lockroot; but that is no longer supported in AS3. What happens to the combobox is the text does not show up in the viewable area [see screenshots]



Any ideas on what I can do to remedy this?

I have tried copying the combobox onto the parent swf as well, but to no avail...

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Source code goes here. This is how we figure out what's wrong :-)

I'm pulling my hair out trying to solve this one too. I'm having the exact same issue, but rather than with an external swf it's a MovieClip that exists in my library. I've tried both placing the combobox manualy, and building it in with AS. No dice. Below is my function that builds the combobox and then adds it to the MC that is loaded into the main timeline. Any advice would be greatly apprecated.

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function continueContest(Event:MouseEvent):void{

      var comboBox:ComboBox = new ComboBox();
      comboBox.dataProvider = new DataProvider(questions);

      paperHolder.addChild(paperMC);
      paperMC.blankSheet.addChildAt(pageContestMC, 1);
      pageContestMC.comboHolderMC.addChildAt(comboBox, 0);

}



since i really cant see what your swf looks like. I really only have one question. Inside your movieclip is everything set to a (0, 0) possition? and when you load your mc or import your swf are you setting the possition to (0, 0) that would place everything at the topleft corner.

sounds simple... many over look... but i only bring it up because i dont have your swf.

I'm not setting the positions, though everything is defaulting to 0,0. I just tried fixing everything to 0,0 but still no change. I just PMed you the link to check it out.

I'm starting to think this might be a bug/issue with CS3. Has anyone done this successfully; to confirm you can actually use components from an external swf?

Ok, i wanted to punch myself when i figured out the problem...

The problem was I had a mask over the area where the external swf's were being loaded in. For some reason, the mask blocked out just the text in the combobox area...

I didn't post any code because I am not creating this dynamically.

Thanks all for the replies and hopefully this will help one of you

Son of a... Removing the mask fixes it.

Gonna have to think of a work around though, I need the mask. Thanks, though!

[yarcub]

Son of a... Removing the mask fixes it.

The component uses system fonts and masks only work on embedded fonts.
Finally the FP10 new text engine will fix a lot of those issues.

component uses system fonts and masks only work on embedded fonts.

I thought it was strange though that only the text in the container portion was not showing and the dropdown text showed up fine...

Hi,

Same issue. In my case, the following did the trick:

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package {
   import fl.controls.ComboBox;
   import flash.events.Event;
   
   public class ComboContainer extends Sprite {

      public var iBuggyCombo:ComboBox;

      public function ComboContainer() {
         this.removeChild(this.iBuggyCombo);
         this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, stageHandler, false, 0, true);
      }
      
      protected function stageHandler(ev:Event):void {
         this.addChild(this.iBuggyCombo);
      }
   }
}


Hope it helps,
Regards,

hi can u explain more in detail that how u do the trick?
i m a newbie and i already have a class for my fla, how can i include more than one class for my fla?

thanks!

Hi,
i'd got the same problems with combobox and mask but I found a simple solution to this:
just use a new TextField with embedded font, placed over the combobox and change its text on combo change event