Customizing the Viewers Map location & containers

[Drew]

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

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

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.

[Drew]

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

[ShannakaBeveridge]

Did you have any luck with this?

[Drew]

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

[ShannakaBeveridge]

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

[Drew]

Shannaka ,
How exactly do you want it to look ?