On 3/3/14 11:48 PM, "Alexander Doroshko" <alexander.doros...@jetbrains.com> wrote:
>Hi, >I just tried Apache Flex SDK 4.12 RC4 + AIR SDK 13 beta + Flash Player >13 beta using Apache Flex Installer 3.0.0 RC3 on Windows 7 for IntelliJ >IDEA. > >Quick testing revealed only one strange thing: osmf.swc file in [Flex >SDK]/frameworks/libs that was named in lowercase for ages is now called >in uppercase: OSMF.swc. Is is something controlled by Apache and is this >an intended change? Not intended. We can change it. What breaks if it doesn't get changed? > >Also I have some comments regarding Apache Flex SDK usability. These are >not blocking issues, just a subjective feedback of a 'real user'. > >1. It is hard to guess how to enable Dev Builds. I wanted to play with >4.12 yesterday but failed to find the option. I just thought that I >downloaded some wrong installer that is able to install official >releases only. It took me a day to find a hint about context menu >somewhere in this mailing list. In my opinion all options available in >context popup should be better discoverable. For example there could be >a link 'Advanced options' in the bottom-left corner (line where where >'Next' button is located). In theory, only followers of the dev list should know how view the dev builds, so making a button on the main screen doesn't seem right. > >2. I expect to see check marks on the popup menu showing current status >of 'Show Dev Builds' and 'Enable Verbose Logging' options. At the moment >there is no way to disable 'Show Dev Builds' (though check mark on the >popup menu is not shown) and also no way to find out if verbose logging >is enabled or not. > >3. 'Configure Download Cache' option should have '...' at the end as it >opens a dialog. Everything on the right click menu is for developers so I didn't spend a lot of time making look great and the strings are not localizable. I'm not sure it is worth the effort. What do other folks think? > >4. Popup with these options remains available even after pressing 'Next' >button, when it is not actual any more. Sounds like a bug. > >5. Cosmetics: 'Select' word is repeated 4 times, though it is not needed >for understandability. I think is is enough to have it in the header: >'Select AIR and Flash Player version'. (By the say why not 'Select Flex, >AIR and Flash Player versions'?) Labels for combos can be more concise >and with colons at the end >Flex version: >AIR version: >Flash Player version: Could be. What do others think? > >6. One more minor: it is hard to find out the Installer version. It is >shown by Windows uninstall manager and in installations logs: 3.0.0, no >hint whether it is RC2 or RC3 or just any revision info. May be header >should show installer version in addition to dynamically changing Flex >SDK version. May be header should show only installer version as Flex >version is shown in enormous size in the center of the dialog. Third >option is 'About' link somewhere: either on the dialog itself or in the >context menu. Adding an about popup requires the proper design of the dialog and localization of any strings. Do folks want to take that on? Should we delay releasing the installer until then?
