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Need some VERY basic help in loading and running a demo of Modest Maps in Flex. I've downloaded the most current AS3-1.0-r749.tar.gz, opened the as3 folder within, and placed the full contents into the src folder of a new Flex library.
I then create a new Flex project (lets call it MMTest), and in properties/Flex Build Path/Library Path, add project and point to the ModestMaps library.
I then go back to the ModestMaps/properties/Project References and select MMTest.
At this point I get cycle was detected in the build path error of both projects
Ignoring that, I copy/paste the ModestMapsFlexTest.mxml file to the new mxml file of MMTest. It launches and produces just a big gray box (even though in design view I see a divided box).
Obviously I'm missing a whole step, or five...
Cheers
Paige St. John
Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
paigeastjohn@gmail.com
I then create a new Flex project (lets call it MMTest), and in properties/Flex Build Path/Library Path, add project and point to the ModestMaps library.
I then go back to the ModestMaps/properties/Project References and select MMTest.
At this point I get cycle was detected in the build path error of both projects
Ignoring that, I copy/paste the ModestMapsFlexTest.mxml file to the new mxml file of MMTest. It launches and produces just a big gray box (even though in design view I see a divided box).
Obviously I'm missing a whole step, or five...
Cheers
Paige St. John
Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
paigeastjohn@gmail.com
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Inappropriate?Don't use the whole as3 folder. Try just the contents of as3/lib.
I don't personally recommend Flex (MXML) if you're just starting out with Modest Maps. Try a pure as3 project, there are more demos available. -
Inappropriate?Paige,
If you remove the reference to MMTest from your MM library project that should get rid of the "cycle was detected" error -- the library does not need to point to the projects that use it. Until you fix that, MMTest will not even compile -- probably what you are seeing (with the gray box) is an earlier compilation of the code, i.e. before you included mapping.
Post again if that doesn't fix it -- I have been using MM with Flex for quite a while, and would be happy to guide you through it ( btw, I too work for a newspaper -- we gotta stick together ;-)
Jay
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Inappropriate?Success!
Removed the MM library reference to MMTest, and put the contents of the SWC/bin folder into the ModestMaps/bin folder ... and RENAMED 'ModestMapSWC.swc' to 'ModestMaps.swc'
Thanks Jay!!! And can I give you a call about newspaper applications?
Cheers
Paige
I’m ecstatic!
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Inappropriate?even I tried the same example MMFlexTest with rename and adding .swc file in lib/ folder
I've pasted ModestMapsFlexTest.mxml
and got the following error:
VerifyError: Error #1053: Illegal override of FocusManager in mx.managers.FocusManager.
I’m anxious
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Inappropriate?Faisal,
I think you are compiling your project with an older version of the SDK than the ModestMaps swc. You need to either update your compiler, or re-compile the swc from source.
Jay
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?I'm completely lost on it. I've got the library downloaded, FLEX Builder installed ... but that's where it stops. Any begginner walkthrough would be excellent.
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