[FLEX-27798] Alert not shown in 4.5 when layoutDirection is rtl

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 4.5.1 (Release)
• Component/s: mx: Alert
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 07/Jul/11 14:17
• Updated: 30/Aug/11 01:13
• Resolved: 21/Jul/11 09:57

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Compile this app using SDK 4.5 or 4.5.1:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
layoutDirection="rtl">

<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
]]
>
</fx:Script>

<s:Button left="100" top="100"
click="Alert.show('test alert')"
label="Show Alert"/>

</s:Application>

2. Click the button.

Actual Results:
The app is dimmed, but no alert is shown so it's effectively hanged.

Expected Results:
The alert is shown.

Workaround (if any):
Use SDK 4.1.