Openfl backend doesn't create an hxml file

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Hi and Happy New Year everyone!

Testing the latest/fresh installation of haxe, haxeui-core, openfl backend (with all the dependencies).

haxelib run haxeui-core create openfl doesn’t create an hxml file. No errors are reported. The project/template is created fine otherwise.

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Hi! Happy new year to you too! :slight_smile:

So, openfl doesnt use a .hxml, it has its own build system that uses an xml file (application.xml/project.xml). You should be able to run openfl test html5 in the directory that contains that .xml file.

Hope that helps,
Ian

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Thanks! That helped.

There is one issue, the window doesn’t get updated during resize. I believe it is a common openfl issue:

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I guess catching the window resizing event and refreshing the window should help. Although, I can only see UIEvent.RESIZE in docs. Maybe it also corresponds to real-time “resizing”.

Off-topic: what would be the go-to target for a standalone desktop app with custom themes/skins? Is it openfl? Do you use it in your demo/screens when demonstrating Windows apps? i.e. when wxWidgets is not the best option since it uses native controls so the look is not easily customizable.

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Hard to tell without some sample code, but i think having your root component as 100% sized should mean it will resize automatically, ie, in xml:

<vbox width="100%" height="100%">
    ...
</vbox>

As for “which backend”… openfl is certainly a good option, nme, kha, heaps too… haxeui-html5 under electron / tauri also works nicely (though ofc, the app size is huge for electron).

Cheers,
Ian

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The sample is what haxelib run haxeui-core create openfl generates, without any changes. Testing on Windows. width="100%" height="100%" doesn’t help. To clarify, the issue happens during resizing, but when the mouse button is released, the window is redrawn correctly. This is a known openfl/SDL issue as I understand:

The same happens for nme as well. Didn’t test other backends.

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Oh, i see what you mean, so it does resize, but the app “pauses” updates during resize. Indeed this will be an openfl thing, and not a lot haxeui can do to mitigate it. I could be misremembering, but i thought there was a flag in project.xml to stop it… but maybe i totally imagined that.