Disable PopUps temporarily when specific widget is open

[philippschnetzer]

I am using a widget that uses a map click on the map as a part of its main function...but whenever the map is clicked the PopUp appears because a property layer is always visible.  My question: is it possible to disable PopUps while this widget is in use?  Thanks!

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Philipp,

   If you get away from adding your own map click event listeners and use the Viewers setMapAction instead then this will not be an issue for you.

[DasaPaddock]

Also see:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/apiref/com/esri/ags/Map.html#infoWindowRenderersEnabled

[philippschnetzer]

Thanks for your replies.  Robert, I like the sounds of the setMapAction approach but I don't think I have the skill to rewrite the widget using this technique.  As a matter of fact, I wasn't even able to make Dasa's approach work for me...(I am not a trained programmer and therefore lack a lot of the essential knowledge...).  In case someone still wants to help I have pasted the code below which inadvertently triggers the popups....thanks!

private function onMapMouseClick(e:MouseEvent):void
   { 
    btnCopy.enabled = true;
    
    this.mapPoint = this.map.toMapFromStage(e.stageX,e.stageY);
    txtX.text = this.mapPoint.x.toFixed(helper.precision);
    txtY.text = this.mapPoint.y.toFixed(helper.precision);
    
    this.graphicsLayer.clear()
    var graphic:Graphic = new Graphic(this.mapPoint);
    this.graphicsLayer.add(graphic);
    glow.play([graphic]);
    

[MLowry]

Create a global variable that is basically a boolean, true when the widget is open and false when closed. Set it to true and false from the open and close event of the widget.

Then, just add an "if" statement in front of you popup function call, and if the widget is open and the boolean is true, then don't fire the pop-up, else, fire the pop-up since it's false and the widget's closed.

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Philipp,


    Can you post the rest of the widget?

[philippschnetzer]

Robert,

I just realized that having posted a snippet of code earlier and not crediting the source might make it look like it was written by me....this is not the case....

The widget I am working with was made by 'cgishack' and can be downloaded here:  http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=edd4a2b7c722493a8b08f53eaa131e1e

Robert, if you are still willing to help modify someone else's code, here it is, thank you!:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<viewer:BaseWidget xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
       xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
       xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
       xmlns:viewer="com.esri.viewer.*"
       x="150" y="150"  layout="absolute"
       widgetConfigLoaded="init()"
       >
     
 <fx:Declarations>
  
  <mx:Glow id="glow" duration="1500" blurXTo="40" blurYTo="40" color="0xFF0000"/>
  
 </fx:Declarations>
   
    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
   import com.esri.ags.Graphic;
   import com.esri.ags.geometry.MapPoint;
   import com.esri.ags.geometry.Polyline;
   import com.esri.ags.layers.GraphicsLayer;
   import com.esri.ags.symbols.MarkerSymbol;
   import com.esri.ags.symbols.SimpleLineSymbol;
   import com.esri.ags.symbols.SimpleMarkerSymbol;
   import com.esri.ags.webmap.supportClasses.PopUpInfo;
   import com.google.analytics.debug._Style;
   
   import widgets.CoordinateMenu.ExtentGrabber.ExtentGrabberDialog;
   import widgets.CoordinateMenu.GoToCoordinate.GoToCoordinateDialog;
   import widgets.CoordinateMenu.ProjectCoordinate.ProjectCoordinateDialog;
          
   [Bindable]
   private var graphicsLayer:GraphicsLayer = new GraphicsLayer();
   [Bindable]
   private var mouseMoveMapPoint:MapPoint;
   [Bindable]
   private var mapPoint:MapPoint;
   [Bindable]
   private var helper:CoordinateMenuWidgetHelper;
   
   private var project:ProjectCoordinateDialog = new ProjectCoordinateDialog();
   private var goToCoordinate:GoToCoordinateDialog = new GoToCoordinateDialog();
   private var extentGrabber:ExtentGrabberDialog = new ExtentGrabberDialog();
   
   
   private function init():void
   {
 //Set Helper
    this.helper = new CoordinateMenuWidgetHelper(configXML,map);
    
    //SET Mouse Event Handlers
    this.map.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, onMapMouseMove);
    this.map.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onMapMouseClick);
    
    //Add GraphicsLayer to map
    this.graphicsLayer.symbol =  new SimpleMarkerSymbol("circle",10,0xFF0000);;
    this.map.addLayer(this.graphicsLayer);
    
    // add additional contex menu for projected coords.
    if (this.helper.coordinateSystems.length == 0)
    {
     btnProject.visible = false;
     btnProject.includeInLayout = false;
    }
    
   }
    
   private function onMapMouseClick(e:MouseEvent):void
   {       
    btnCopy.enabled = true;
    
    this.mapPoint = this.map.toMapFromStage(e.stageX,e.stageY);
    txtX.text = this.mapPoint.x.toFixed(helper.precision);
    txtY.text = this.mapPoint.y.toFixed(helper.precision);
    
    this.graphicsLayer.clear()
    var graphic:Graphic = new Graphic(this.mapPoint);
    this.graphicsLayer.add(graphic);
    glow.play([graphic]);
    }
   
   
   private function onMapMouseMove(e:MouseEvent):void
   {
    this.mouseMoveMapPoint = this.map.toMapFromStage(e.stageX,e.stageY);
   }
   
   protected function btnProject_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
   {
    
    project.show(mapPoint, configXML,map);
   }
   
   protected function btnGoToXY_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
   {
    
    goToCoordinate.show(configXML,map)
   }
   
   protected function btnGetExtent_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
   {
    extentGrabber.show(configXML,map);
   }
   
   private function copy():void
   {
    glow.play([bdrCoordinates]);
    var str:String = helper.format(this.mapPoint);
    System.setClipboard(str); // Flash system clipboard function
   }
   
  ]]>
    </fx:Script>

    <viewer:WidgetTemplate open="{this.graphicsLayer.visible = true; }" closed="{this.graphicsLayer.visible = false; }" id="wTemplate"  skinClass="com.esri.viewer.skins.WidgetTemplateSkinCOORD" width="380" height="235">
  
  
  
  <viewer:layout>
   <s:VerticalLayout paddingBottom="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingTop="5"/>
  </viewer:layout>
  <s:Label fontWeight="bold" text="Live Coordinates"/>
  <s:HGroup width="100%" color="#C4C4C4" fontSize="10">
   <mx:Label fontWeight="bold" text="X:"/><mx:Label width="100%"
                text="{this.mouseMoveMapPoint.x.toFixed(helper.precision)}"/>
   <mx:Label fontWeight="bold" text="Y:"/>
   <mx:Label width="100%" text="{this.mouseMoveMapPoint.y.toFixed(helper.precision)}"/>
  </s:HGroup>
  <s:Label fontWeight="bold" text="Selected Coordinates"/>
  <s:BorderContainer id="bdrCoordinates" width="100%" minWidth="0" minHeight="0" backgroundAlpha="0.0"
         borderAlpha="0.5" borderColor="#B9B9B9" contentBackgroundAlpha="0.0"
         cornerRadius="3">
   <s:layout>
    <s:VerticalLayout gap="2" paddingBottom="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5"
          paddingTop="5"/>
   </s:layout>
   <s:HGroup width="100%">
    <mx:Label fontWeight="bold" text="X:"/>
    <mx:Label id="txtX" width="100%" selectable="true" text="( waiting...)"/>
    <mx:Label fontWeight="bold" text="Y:"/>
    <mx:Label id="txtY" width="100%" selectable="true" text="( waiting...)"/>
   </s:HGroup>
   <s:HGroup width="100%">
   </s:HGroup>
   <s:HGroup width="100%" horizontalAlign="right" verticalAlign="justify">
    <mx:Button enabled="false" click="copy()" id="btnCopy" x="116" width="100%" label="Copy Coordinate"
         icon="@Embed('widgets/CoordinateMenu/images/copy.png')"/>
   </s:HGroup>
  </s:BorderContainer>
  <s:Label fontWeight="bold" text="Other XY Tools"/>
  <mx:HRule width="100%" height="1"/>
  <s:HGroup width="100%">
   <mx:Button enabled="{btnCopy.enabled}" id="btnProject" width="100%" label="Project"
        click="btnProject_clickHandler(event)"
        icon="@Embed('widgets/CoordinateMenu/images/map_go.png')"/>
   <mx:Button id="btnGoToXY" width="100%" label="Go To XY"
        click="btnGoToXY_clickHandler(event)"
        icon="@Embed('widgets/CoordinateMenu/images/asterisk.png')"/>
   <!--mx:Button id="btnGetExtent" width="100%" label="Get Extent"
        click="btnGetExtent_clickHandler(event)" visible="false"
        icon="@Embed('widgets/CoordinateMenu/images/shape_square.png')"/-->
  </s:HGroup>
  
    </viewer:WidgetTemplate>

</viewer:BaseWidget>

[RobertScheitlin__GISP · Accepted solution]

Phillip,

   Here is the one area to update to make Dasa's suggestion work. Dasa's route takes a lot less re-writing of Andrews widget.

    <viewer:WidgetTemplate open="{this.graphicsLayer.visible = true; map.infoWindowRenderersEnabled = false;}"                             closed="{this.graphicsLayer.visible = false; map.infoWindowRenderersEnabled = true;}"                            id="wTemplate" width="400" height="235">

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[philippschnetzer]

Worked perfectly, thanks so much, Robert! 🙂