Category Archives: Dong Shin

Dong Shin 12.17.2010

  • created Maven SWC Project, FGMUtils, using Flex SDK 4. Adding stuff as we go
    • added ConfigManger, Loggers
    • installed, deployed to fgmdev.com, checked in to svn as well
  • PPM ER Diagram for customer?
  • add debug flag to pom.xml for Flex App
    • <debug>true</debug>

Dong Shin 12.16.2010

  • deployed BlazeDS jars to one single Group ID – com.adobe.blazeds
    • flex-messaging-common 4.0.0.14931
    • flex-messaging-core 4.0.0.14931
    • flex-messaging-opt 4.0.0.14931
    • flex-messaging-proxy – 4.0.0.14931
    • flex-messaging-remoting – 4.0.0.14931
    • cfgatewayadapter – 4.0.0.14931
    • xalan – 2.6.0
    • flex-rds-server 1.5.0
    • commons-codec – 1.3
    • commons-httpclient – 3.0.1
    • commons-logging – 1.0.4
  • finally got BlazeDS up and running from Maven
  • flexmojos:flexbuilder doesn’t create project files properly for Flex SDK 4.0, manually add name spaces
  • Flex 4 webapps needs some dependencies? These are added to the output directory from Flash  Builder, but not included from pom.xml…. causing Remote Methods to fails and other problems….. updated pom to use these, but fails!!!!
    • framework_4.5.0.17689.swc
    • mx_4.5.0.17689.swc
    • osmf_1.0.0.16316.swc
    • rpc_4.5.0.17689.swc
    • spark_4.5.0.17689.swc
    • sparkskins_4.5.0.17689.swc
    • textLayout_2.0.0.139.swc
  • using Flex 4.0 SDK results in different swc’s
    • framework_4.0.0.14159.swf
    • osmf_flex.4.0.0.13495.swf
    • rpc_4.0.0.14159.swf
    • spark_4.0.0.14159.swf
    • sparkskins_4.0.0.14159.swf
    • textLayout_1.0.0.595 ????? 4.0.0.14159?
  • turned out Maven builds swc included
  • services configuration needed in Flex Project in order to work with BlazeDS – source/main/resources directory

    Dong Shin 12.15.2010

    • set up dataObjectServer to use BlazeDS
    • use <finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName> to build swf and war files, default is artifactId.version!!
    • trying to get blazeDS up and running…. looks like missing some jar files.

    Dong Shin 12.14.2010

    • working at home
    • DataObject
      • adding dependencies to the DataObject webapp project – lot more than Flex SDK 3.0?
      • modular webapp project doesn’t like properties…
        • set compiler using ${flexVersion} in SWF project
        • war project cannot figure out inherited ${flexVersion} property?
      • using 5.1.14 of mysql-connector-java, old 5.1.6 or 5.1.12?
      • using log4j 1.2.14, 1.2.15 causing missing artifact error!!!!
      • xerces 2.4.0 – org.apache.xml.*
      • found JDBC Utility for SQL ResultSet conversion to XML at http://www.developer.com/xml/article.php/10929_3329001_2/Converting-JDBC-Result-Sets-to-XML.htm
      • set up the server to post rest results in XML – done
      • downloaded the latest BlazeDS libs – 4.0.0.14931
        • flex-messaging-common.jar
        • flex-messaging-core.jar
        • flex-messaging-opt.jar
        • flex-messaging-proxy.jar
        • flex-messaging-remoting.jar
      • uploaded the BlazeDS libs to fgmdev.com repo – com.adobe.blazeds

      Dong Shin 12.13.2010

      • PPM Changes
        • Added Save/Don’t Save/Cancel Confirmations to Appropriations Mgmt and User Mgmt
        • Contract Management is self managed, no need for the confirmation
        • Resized Appropriations DG, added tooltips
      • using Maven to generate a project that can deploy a whole app at once
        • parent/child pom
        • cannot get the html wrapper mojo to work in war packaging
          • wrapperArtifact tag to be used, but sonatype documentations, ugh!
        • use maven-war-plugin to copy html over to war
        • build order is really important!
        • resetting project pom files

      Dong Shin 12.09.2010

      • PPM changes
        • Looked for browser height/width information. no native support. requires ExternalInterface between JavaScript and Flash
        • set the screen resolution to monitor resolution using systemManager.stage, refreshes on Show event
        • added Save, Don’t Save, Cancel to Alerts Create Project Panel and Funding Request Panel
        • clean up BudgetCenters buttons in BudgetCenterMgmtWindow
      • Smart Editor
        • created AutoCompleteList component
        • created AutoCompleteListItemRenderer, works different from mx itemRenderers!!!
        • AutoComplete pop up highlights and filters dynamically
        • still trying to figure out the position of the popup
        • got Y from GeometryUtil, X doesn’t look right, though.

      Dong Shin 12.07.2010

      • PPM changes
        • added tooltips to Funding/Budget datagrid in Create Project and Financial Data Editor
        • Save before open/close of already opened and changed Projects capability added
        • Budget Centers in Projects compared throughly for changes
      • Smart Editor
        • Found autoComplete component, but in Flex 3
        • trying to implement the autoComplete in Flex 4

      Dong Shin 12.06.2010

      • PPM Changes
        • poking through Layout Manager and Dynamic Panel to set the height of the Create Project Panel properly
        • made some changes to Edge Utils to allow explicit height set
        • Vertical Layout animations go too fast, some get cancelled on timing conflict?
        • more resize components….
        • Windows and Mac Firefox show some discrepancy on panel sizing….

      Dong Shin 12.03.2010

      • PPM Changes
        • DynamicPanel now keeps _maxSetHeight for reference
        • VerticalScrollLayoutManager uses masSetHeight or maxHeight whichever is bigger
        • Create Project Panel height increases/decreases depending on number of years
      • Smart Editor
        • load external stylesheet and dictionary
        • default stylesheet and dictionary added
        • fixed regex highlighting problem
        • set line numbers visible/invisible on a Bindable variable, lineVisible

      Dong Shin 12.02.2010

      • Smart Editor
        • got rid of top spacing issues on TextArea
        • removed non-used methods and clean up codes
      • PPM
        • swapped Portfolio Mgr and Portfolio Admin in Project Mgmt Panel
        • increased height of TabNavigator for Financial Data so that the datagrids doesn’t show vertical scroll bars
        • working on fixed size Dynamic Panels

      Dong Shin 12.01.2010

      • Smart Editor
        • fixed styling problem
        • created type attribute to specify if word is string or regex type
        • string and regex work!
      • Maven Assist
        • found the plugin crashing on Activator
        • Manifest had reference to com.edgeti.mvnassist.Activator
        • took several attempts to get Eclipse to recognize the new plugin???????
      • DC Flex User’s Group Meeting
        • Letting the Data Tell the Story  by Andrew Trice
        • http://insideria.com/2010/09/360flex-letting-the-data-tell.html
        • Layered Chart to emphasize the data
          • Cartesian ChartBase with AreaChart and LineChart
          • complex chart by dynamic bindable data providers
        • Use of FXG and Adobe Illustrator to create icons for data points
          • useful on Maps by specifying direction, color, rotation, speed, etc.
        • Bit Map based charting for large amount of data
          • performance issues?

      Dong Shin 11.30.2010

      • PPM changes
        • got rid of Horizontal Scroll bars from most of the panels and Financial Data Datagrid to make it look better
        • heights of the Financial Data Viewer and its sub components set to show entire datagrid and its associated data
        • expanded width of the charts in Financial Data Viewer
        • fixed a bug Financial Analyst (NSA) not showing added user on Create Project Panel
        • added ToolTips to filter ComboBoxes on Project Mgmt Panel
        • reduced the widths of the Filter ComboBoxes
        • set default font to Arial 12pt
      • SmartEditor
        • successfully load and map dictionary and stylesheet
        • syntax highlight not behaving right

      Dong Shin 11.29.2010

      • fixed App size for PPM and enable Browser scrolling
        • set Application’s width, height, minWidth, minHeight
        • changed html templates to enable browser scrolling
          • body { margin:0; padding:0; overflow:auto; text-align:center; background-color: ${bgcolor}; }
        • disable horizontalScroll on panelsCanvas
        • continue working on SmartEditor
          • load external CSS file
          • load external dictionary in XML