Flex Air HTMLLoader blank pop up window when flash content is loaded

Answer 1

you're not using any of the capabilities of your html component. As is, it may as well be a canvas since all you're doing is addChild to flexBrowser, a DisplayObjectContainer. Though I wouldn't do it this way, you can pretty simply set the flexBrowser.htmlLoader.load(request); and get rid of all that webPage stuff.

Answer 2

Is your application using a transparent window? air won't display flash content in the HTMLLoader in that case, see http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-15033

One workaround is to use http://code.google.com/p/adobe-air-util/source/browse/trunk/src/net/tw/util/air/HTMLOverlay.as.

I had to do some changes to get it to work well with our app. I sent an email to the project owner to contribute the changes, if you are still on it I can send you the patch. The most important change, is that the html overlay window does go behind other apps when switching i.e. alt-tab or opening another app.

Update: I committed the changes to the overlay above, check it out as it should work for you as well. I know it seems like an awful workaround, but there doesn't seem to be anything better until adobe fixes the issue. If you do see something better, make sure to post the update :)

Answer 3

Freddy,

How do I use this class?

http://code.google.com/p/adobe-air-util/source/browse/trunk/src/net/tw/util/air/HTMLOverlay.as

Answer 4

This problem has been fixed in AIR 1.5.2:

Before AIR 1.5.2, SWF content embedded in and HTML container in a transparent window could not be displayed. With AIR 1.5.2, SWF content can be displayed with certain wmode settings.