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Extend the ComboBox Class, adding a property to specify the maximum number of characters allowed for the TextInput.
I override the mouseOverHandler function for AdvancedDataGrid to not run if the item being rolled over was a header item.
I override the mouseOverHandler() method of the AdvancedDataGrid, and store the itemRenderer that the mouse is over in a private variable. When the user right clicks, I catch this with a ContextMenuEvent handler, using the itemRenderer under point to get that items index, and then setting the select ...
I manually dispatch an itemEditBeginning ListEvent in ActionScript with a reason that I specify. In the Handler for the itemEditBeginning Event, I have a condition to stop the propogation of the Event if the reason on the Event Object is not the one I specified (since the default reason is null).
I used built-in functions of ListBase to find the index of the item being "selected" and selected it.
I built in functionality to prevent users from selecting items on multiple levels.