topic Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

Drew — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:31:50 GMT

Hello,

I am familiar with the ESRI Flex API, but not the 'Viewer' and am currently tasked with an application that requires the use of the ESRI Viewer.

I am looking for a little info on how I can move the 'map' into a HDividedBox so I can have 2 panels in my application. One panel for large custom components (i.e TOC) and another for the map (similar to the ArcMap layout).

I did see that I can move the map to a specific top & left, but I would preferably like to have it in a HDividedBox.

Does anyone know how to I move the map into a HDividedBox ?

- Using the ESRI 2.1 Viewer Source Code and the 2.1 API

Drew

Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:20:15 GMT

Andrew,

Not really sure why you would want to do this but I'll try to point you in the right area to look at. You are likely to break a lot of stuff trying to do this but I would look at the index.mxml which is the base spark application it has a child element that is the ViewerContainer. The ViewerContainer is just a mx canvas so I would put your hdivided box in the index.mxml and add the ViewerContainer to one of it's panels.

Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

Drew — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:35:32 GMT

Andrew,

Not really sure why you would want to do this but I'll try to point you in the right area to look at. You are likely to break a lot of stuff trying to do this but I would look at the index.mxml which is the base spark application it has a child element that is the ViewerContainer. The ViewerContainer is just a mx canvas so I would put your hdivided box in the index.mxml and add the ViewerContainer to one of it's panels.

Thanks Robert,
I was digging around there for a while, but I will take a closer look now.

The reason why I want to do this is because I am trying to get some widgets off the map and move things such as my TOC, Search controls, bookmarks and printing into a stationary part of the application. its just a way I prefer to lay out my GUI's.

I am pretty sure I have a lot of work on my hands customizing the view completely, but it might pay off in the long run.

Thanks again,

Drew

Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

ShannakaBeveridge — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:07:50 GMT

Did you have any luck with this?

Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

Drew — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:33:52 GMT

Did you have any luck with this?

Yes I did.
I went into the file com.esri.viewer.skins.MapManagerSkin.mxml file and adjusted the map component in there.

Drew

Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

ShannakaBeveridge — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:52:07 GMT

Thanks,

Are you able to share the code you used? I've been running in to issues with the map not displaying or only taking up 50% of the screen.

Cheers,

Shannaka

Re: Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

Drew — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:32:17 GMT

Shannaka ,
How exactly do you want it to look ?