Comments on: Detecting when a mouse leaves a Flex application

By: Alastair

Alastair — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:11:03 +0000

A similar error to the one Kristian documented happens if you have ‘wmode’ set to ‘transparent’, if you leave the stage with the mouse pressed and release outside the event won’t fire, then when you enter the stage again the slider thumb is stuck to the mouse, and when you release you get an error.

wmode set to transparent has 20+ errors associated with it, avoid it at all costs :) (it’s sometimes unavoidable)

By: Kristian

Kristian — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:13:25 +0000

Hi Peter.

I’ve logged the bug under the Flash Player, as it also happens with Flash CS3, so it’s not limited to Flex.

Bug number is FP-733.

Cheers,
Kristian.

By: peterd

peterd — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:49:57 +0000

Kristian,

Can you please file a bug at http://bugs.adobe.com/flex/ and include a simple test case, if possible. That may be a bug with the Flex Slider control or possibly Flash Player.

Peter
PS: If you can also post the bug number here, a few of us can vote/subscribe to the issue also.

By: Kristian

Kristian — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:33:08 +0000

Great example, but it does have limitations.

When adding a slider, if you hold the slider thumb down then keep the mouse button pressed and move off the stage, it fires when you release the mouse button.

However, if the swf is in a table, and you do the same, the event never fires!

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:00:14 +0000

I’ve noticed that when you interact with the browser outside the flash movie, that funkiness happens inside the movie.

e.g. Highlight the view source line

By: Marcio

Marcio — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:49:28 +0000

I’m using

addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, stage_mouseMove);
addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_LEAVE, stage_mouseLeave);

But Event.MOUSE_LEAVE not functional to deactivate

By: Marcio

Marcio — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:40:38 +0000

How to use this to module ?

“stage” This is valid do all application ok?

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, stage_mouseMove);

How to set to module current ?

By: Craig Hollabaugh

Craig Hollabaugh — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:22:31 +0000

Peter,
Why use MOUSE_OVER/isMouseInSWF combo instead of just a MOUSE_OVER event?
Craig
ps. Thanks for the great examples.

By: Chris Charlton

Chris Charlton — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:16:47 +0000

Perfect! I talked to a few people about this, letting them know it’s possible. I think this is perfect for better user interactivity, and has the right application for business/financial displays that would blur sensitive data when the user is not focused in the application, or trying to make a screenshot, etc.