Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/LFMessage.as
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--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ui/LFMessage.as	(revision 0)
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.ui.*
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.*
+import mx.controls.Alert;
+
+
+/**  
+* LFMessage  
+* 
+* 
+*/  
+class LFMessage{  
+  
+     //Declarations  
+	 private var _ref:Object;
+	 private var _fn:String;
+	 
+     //Constructor  
+  function LFMessage() {
+	  //enable accesibility for the Alert 
+	mx.accessibility.AlertAccImpl.enableAccessibility();
+		
+  }
+  
+  	
+  public static function showMessageAlert(msg ,okHandler, icon){
+	var alt:Alert;
+	//TODO: increase line breaks to account for stoopid bug in MMs alert.  
+	// if an icon is being used then the width of the icon is not taken into account
+	//msg += "\n  \n  \n  \n  ";
+	if(okHandler != undefined){
+	   //alt = Alert.show(msg,"__Message__",Alert.OK,null,okHandler,"alertIcon_gen",Alert.OK);
+	   alt = Alert.show(msg,"__Message__",Alert.OK,null,okHandler,null,Alert.OK);
+	}else{
+	   alt = Alert.show(msg,"__Message__",Alert.OK,null,null,null,Alert.OK);
+	   //alt = super.show(msg,"__Message__",Alert.OK,null,null,"alertIcon_gen",Alert.OK);
+	}
+	
+	//alt.setSize(800,250);
+  }
+  
+  public static function showMessageConfirm(okHandler:Function, cancelHandler:Function){
+
+  }
+  
+  public function get reference():Object{
+   return _ref;
+  }
+	
+  public function get fname():String{
+	return _fn;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+  * this function is in mx.controls.alertClasses.AlertForm and i think it has a bug in getting a size with an icon
+  * 
+* @private
+* get size according to contents of form 
+	
+	function getSize(Void):Object
+	{
+		trace("DAVES OVERRIDE");
+		var s:Object = new Object();
+		s.height = buttons[0].height + (3 * 8);
+		var tf2:Object = _parent.back_mc.title_mc._getTextFormat();
+		extent = tf2.getTextExtent2(_parent.title) ;
+ 		s.width = Math.max( Math.max(2, buttons.length) * (buttons[0].width + 8),(extent.width) + 4 + 8);
+		var tf:Object = text_mc._getTextFormat();
+ 		extent = tf.getTextExtent2(_parent.text);
+ 
+ 		// stick the text in the measuring TextField and let it flow baby
+ 		textMeasure_mc._width = 2*s.width;
+ 		textMeasure_mc.setNewTextFormat(text_mc._getTextFormat());
+ 		textMeasure_mc.text = _parent.text;
+ 		
+ 		// now the TextField height should have been adjusted since its' autoFlow
+ 		s.height += textMeasure_mc.textHeight + 8;
+ 		var numlines:Number = Math.ceil(textMeasure_mc.textHeight / extent.height);
+ 
+		if (numlines > 1)
+		{
+			extent.width = 2* s.width;
+			text_mc.wordWrap = true;
+		}
+			
+
+//width is larger of buttons or text but not more than twice as wide as buttons
+//  add extra 8 to extent.width for the 8 pixel galley on the right side
+
+		var width:Number = Math.min(extent.width + 4 + 8, 2 * s.width);
+		var bWidth = s.width;
+		s.width = Math.max(width, s.width) + 8 ; 
+		if (icon_mc != undefined)
+		{
+
+//calculate the additional width if we add the icon
+
+			extent.width += icon_mc.width + 8;
+			width = Math.min(extent.width + 4 + 8, 2 * bWidth);
+			s.width = Math.max(width, s.width) + 8 ; 
+
+//increase size if bigger
+
+			var i:Number = icon_mc.height - (numlines * (extent.height + 4));
+			if (i > 0)
+				s.height += i;
+		}
+		return s;
+	}
+	 */
+}
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