Comments on: Alert component message text munging bug and workaround http://aralbalkan.com/89 Aral on Flash, SWX, Flex, ActionScript, and life. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Aral http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-88986 Aral Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:49:20 +0000 #comment-88986 You're very welcome, glad you found it useful :) You’re very welcome, glad you found it useful :)

]]> By: Pavan http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-88933 Pavan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:24:59 +0000 #comment-88933 Thanks a ton for the fix. It saved a lot of our time. If I did a google search earlier. Thanks a ton for the fix.

It saved a lot of our time. If I did a google search earlier.

]]> By: vinodvv http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-64453 vinodvv Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:50:35 +0000 #comment-64453 Thanks a ton for the fix. I have already lost my hair, I could have saved them, If I did a google search earlier. Thanks a ton for the fix.
I have already lost my hair, I could have saved them, If I did a google search earlier.

]]> By: will http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-51 will Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:02:38 +0000 #comment-51 well the extra spaces did not come in through teh HTML, however, you get the picture. Give it a shot! well the extra spaces did not come in through teh HTML, however, you get the picture. Give it a shot!

]]> By: will http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-50 will Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:01:13 +0000 #comment-50 Funny how this just came up as I had just used my own solution. My problem was that I need to format the box to a specific width as my errors are listed in a bulleted fashion and I did not want them to cut off into a new line:<br /> <br /> <code><br /> var errorStr:String = "You had the following errors in your request:\n\n";<br /> if (!theaterIDArr) errorStr += "* Select one or more theaters from the list above.\n"<br /> if (!reportTypeArr) errorStr += "* Select one or more export options below.\n";<br /> </code><br /> <br /> An easy way to increase the width was to just add a bit of spaces to the Alert windows title!<br /> <br /> Since you can see your errors below the title you can guess the right amount of spaces.<br /> <br /> Sounds cheap, but it works great and is a really simple hack:<br /> <br /> <code><br /> var title:String = "PDF Request Error ";<br /> var errorStr:String = "You had the following errors in your request:\n\n";<br /> if (!theaterIDArr) errorStr += "* Select one or more theaters from the list above.\n"<br /> if (!reportTypeArr) errorStr += "* Select one or more export options below.\n";<br /> </code><br /> <br /> HTH Funny how this just came up as I had just used my own solution. My problem was that I need to format the box to a specific width as my errors are listed in a bulleted fashion and I did not want them to cut off into a new line:


var errorStr:String = “You had the following errors in your request:\n\n”;
if (!theaterIDArr) errorStr += “* Select one or more theaters from the list above.\n”
if (!reportTypeArr) errorStr += “* Select one or more export options below.\n”;

An easy way to increase the width was to just add a bit of spaces to the Alert windows title!

Since you can see your errors below the title you can guess the right amount of spaces.

Sounds cheap, but it works great and is a really simple hack:


var title:String = “PDF Request Error “;
var errorStr:String = “You had the following errors in your request:\n\n”;
if (!theaterIDArr) errorStr += “* Select one or more theaters from the list above.\n”
if (!reportTypeArr) errorStr += “* Select one or more export options below.\n”;

HTH

]]> By: aral http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-49 aral Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:58:22 +0000 #comment-49 Jesse,<br /> <br /> I just tried this and, depending on the width (again), you may need more than one newline character but it works like a charm :) <br /> <br /> I still want to take a few minutes to create a more permanent hack that will be transparent to the developer. Jesse,

I just tried this and, depending on the width (again), you may need more than one newline character but it works like a charm :)

I still want to take a few minutes to create a more permanent hack that will be transparent to the developer.

]]> By: aral http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-48 aral Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:12:09 +0000 #comment-48 Nice fix, Jesse -- I assume it works with any-length string? (Will test when I get a moment!) Nice fix, Jesse — I assume it works with any-length string? (Will test when I get a moment!)

]]> By: JesterXL http://aralbalkan.com/89#comment-47 JesterXL Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:49:37 +0000 #comment-47 Another hack is to just add an "\n" (or newline keyword) to the end of the string. Another hack is to just add an “\n” (or newline keyword) to the end of the string.

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