Flex 3 Beta 2 - Design Tools + Learning Flex + JSEclipse + Constraints
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The first changes target the workflow and UI for skinning and styling in Flex Builder and provide UI for the new constraint types in the Flex Framework. The design view has come a long way from the last version and we can now set constraints on anything easily.
We wanted to make it easier to allow new developers to learn Flex. We took a deep look at how the documentation and getting started examples were written and we made some changes. The result is a shift that makes Flex more discoverable and easier to explore. I certainly do not know all the classes in the Flex Framework and use the documentation and examples when there are features I do not understand. As I have found, this change makes finding things easier. Also you will find a new search toolset
We also integrated JSEclipse into Flex Builder as an installation option. Special thanks to the Romania Team for this great addition to Flex Builder and Eclipse.
As you will find these refinements really assist in development. Flex is easier to learn and easier to control from a design perspective.
Flex 3 Beta 2 Schedule:
Friday - "CODE, DEBUG, PROFILE Enhancements"
Saturday/Sunday - Keynote Prep Chicago!
Monday - "FLEX 3 PRICE Enhancements"
Tuesday - "FLEX 3 FAMILY Enhancements"
Cheers,
Ted :)
isn't Tuesday yet?
yay, looks pretty cool! :D
cheers, thomas
The "Convert to CSS" button rocks!
If it does what I think it should do :)
On the topic of discoverability...from my perspective as a new AS3, OO-wannabe developer, few things would help as much as a code editor that would auto-indent, (and insert folding marks) code - even if pasted from some other source.
Finding the bounds of a given object's code can be very helpful when trying to understand why something's working the way it is.
here's hoping
I'm probably the only person who will give this a second thought but i'm realy glad that the decomentation will look slightly better than now. I spend so much time in there I'm sure it will make a noticable difference to my day :) I'm liking the progression on skinning and designing but I realy wonna see more with effects and transitions. Will there be any little additions here in the new version (like transitions that don't have to goto the end, that kinda thing, i would lurve that!)???
Effects and transition magic at MAX, can't say more. ted :)
Convert to CSS, does exactly what you want it to. Select an MXML tag, press Convert to CSS, it will move all CSS Style properties into a CSS and creation on in your app should it not be there. It also provides the option to denote a style name, global class, or generic style. I should have posted that dialog. Adding it to the post now.
Ted :)
All of this looks great! The one thing I find strange, though, is that the two data integration tutorials show php, asp.net and java. No ColdFusion?
I can't imagine a CF release touting its integration capabilities with silverlight and not mentioning flash or flex. It's just strange.
I like FLEX3 Beat2 DesignView.It's really so cool.So i'm translated into chinaese in my Blog . http://www.uncool.cn/blogs/read.php?119
I know that this will seem like blasphemy for some, but any chance that Flex Builder 4 will just be Flash CS4 Professional with Design, Code, and Design+Timeline views? All the great integration that Adobe has done on all their other applications is wasted by using Eclipse.
Ted,
One thing which would really help power users is the ability to have a shell/command line interpreter (inside flex builder, in the debug perspective for instance), where you would be able to access (and interact with) your code. Those familiar with ruby/python/erlang know how useful this can be (and if not, just check the rails DHH videos to see what I mean) Also, I can't help but notice that SilverLight has this since day one (and MS keeps advertising it in their demo videos).