[FLEX-23212] Custom tooltip created in a popup stays on screen if popup is closed while custom tooltip is still showing

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: PopUp Manager
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Mac; Affected OS(s): Mac OS 10.6; Browser: Firefox 3.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 22/Feb/10 08:32
• Updated: 10/Sep/10 09:42
• Resolved: 22/Mar/10 14:58

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Created a custom TextInput component to show a custom tooltip upon receiving focus.
2. Pleace custom TextInput component in a popup using the PopUpManager.
3. Give custom TextInput component focus to custom tooltip displays.
4. Close popup with custom tooltip still showing.

Actual Results:
Custom tooltip is left displaying on screen after popup closes.

Expected Results:
Custom tooltip should be removed by listening for Event.REMOVED or Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE on the custom component.

Workaround (if any):
The parent or dialog can close the custom tips on the Event.CLOSE handler, but this means that the parent / dialog needs to maintain a reference to the custom inputs or tips to destroy them. I would still expect vent.REMOVED or Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE to clean up the tips from within the custom component.

Notes:
This could very well be a "developer error", and if it is, I am completely fine admiting my shortcomings for a solution! In trying to track down what could be the issue, it appears that the "removeChild" method in SystemChlidrenList.as does not account for a custom tooltip (which is really a popup) in a popup dialog window, thus not finding the child to remove it.

• Sample project attached to ticket.
• Running example: http://dvlp.it/examples/ProblemCustomToolTip/ProblemCustomToolTip.html.
• Tested with revision 14184 from the Adobe Flex SDK repository.