[FLEX-26616] SkinnableContainer: measuredMinWidth/measuredMinHeight contract is broken.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 4.1 (Release)
• Component/s: Spark: SkinnableContainer
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 28/Jan/11 10:26
• Updated: 28/Jan/11 10:26

Description

See the attached example: Upon creation the container's measuredMinHeight/minHeight is 0.

This is due to a hack in SkinnableContainerSkin where the contentGroup has its minWidth/minHeight set to 0.

This makes measuredMinWidth/measuredMinHeight obsolete in the whole application seeing as SkinnableContainers are widely used.

One particular use case I have in mind is a modular application where a number of modules are launched in popups. With this hack in, I can't offer to provide resizing facilities till the natural (measured) minWidth/minHeight of the popup'ed component is reached (The expected behavior).

Instead, I have to tell module developers to set an explicit minWidth/minHeight at the top level view of their module which is annoying for a number of reasons (One of which is that they have to remember to re-evaluate these values everytime they change the content of their module).

I understand the hack was put in place to fix another bug, but it came with its issues too. Was it worth it ? Isn't there a better fix ?