[Adobe Air] Can I catch a mouseUp event of an mx:Window that did not fire hte mouseDown?
- by Irene
Hi,
In an AIR application, I have one mx:TileList with several images. What I need to do is let the user drag and drop one of the images on the desktop, giving a feeling of a desktop widget. Firstly I tried to implement this using dragStart etc, but in the end I think it is easier to handle mouseDown and mouseUp on the TileList.
In general the whole setup works as desired. When a mouseDown is detected on the TileList, I create a transparent mx:Window containing the corresponding image, and call the startMove() on the Window to simulate a dragging behavior. If I release the mouse, the Window stops moving as desired.
My problem is that now I want some visual feedback during dragging. It works while the Window is moving, however I can't find a way to stop it when the user releases the mouse. The mouseUp is not fired from the TileList, nor from the s:WindowedApplication. I also tried to add a listener to the Window itself, but still with no luck.
Some code:
private function onMouseDown(e:MouseEvent):void {
trace ("down " + e.target);
if (e.target is TileListItemRenderer) {
// first create a dragWindow
dragWindow.startGlow(); // then show some visual feedback
dragWindow.moveWindow(e); // and start dragging
}
}
private function onMouseUp(e:MouseEvent):void {
trace("up " + e.target);
dragWindow.stopGlow(); // <--------- Not called!
}
<mx:TileList id="photoTileList" mouseDown="onMouseDown(event)" mouseUp="onMouseUp(event)">
