[FLEX-27863] Default spark Image skin shouldn't use Range base class

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Spark: Image
• Labels: easyfix
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 19/Jul/11 11:21
• Updated: 23/May/13 01:01

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Look at the default spark Image skin (spark.skins.spark.ImageSkin), specifically the progress indicator:
...
<!--- Progress indicator skin part. -->
<s:Range id="progressIndicator" skinClass="spark.skins.spark.ImageLoadingSkin" verticalCenter="0" horizontalCenter="0" includeIn="loading" layoutDirection="ltr" />
...

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Actual Results:

As pointed out in SDK-30700 the Range component is a base class and apparently we don't really recommend people use it in MXML. It works fine, but it does not have a default skin so you must specify a skinClass. Since we don't seem to want people using Range in MXML the SDK shouldn't do it either because we suggest that people copy/paste default skins and tweak them from there.

Expected Results:

After talking with Kevin we could do a couple things here:

• Make a new ImageProgress component that is a simple subclass of Range that has a default skin
• Replace Range with the spark ProgressBar when it is finished
• At the very least there should be a TODO/FIXME in the code to document and one day improve this unsuggested/hacky behavior

Workaround (if any):