I have the stand alone version then, not the plug-in. >> No, this is actually a Good Thing(tm). Eclipse is a mature environment >>with lots of people improving it regularly. And because of its plugin >>architecture, you can use it for all sorts of things.
I understand what you mean, but I am using the stand alone. If Flexbuilder had been its own 100% Adobe-made application (meaning not coupled to Eclipse), having the stand alone version of Flexbuilder, I could still download and run Eclipse separately and use it for other things. And Adobe loses a lot of control over the UI by having it be integrated or as a plug-in for Eclipse - or at least, they have not modified it to look like other Adobe apps - it looks totally separate. Also, due to the nature of working for a huge company with lots of IT security measures, we have to go through lengthy architecture reviews of software before it gets installed. Since Eclipse is basically an open-sourced application, and is always changing, it makes it much harder to get through our approval process. If Adobe had made their own standalone app, life would have been much easier, I wouldn't have spent time trying to tweak Flexbuilder memory settings or Eclipse memory settings, it would ! have been one single app to worry about fixing. I still don't quite get how they are integrated. Overall, you're probably right though as far as the benefits outweighing drawbacks, just from my experience with this memory error and with trying to get it packaged for Tivoli, its been very confusing to understand and explain how the two work together for a single application experience. I get along just fine now with FlashDevelop + Flex SDK minus the fact the SDK doesn't include charting unfortunately. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Shared Services Solutions Development Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences - join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Watts Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:48 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book? > This experience has made me really dislike the fact that Adobe essentially > built an Eclipse Plug-in instead of a single app, but I also understand why > they did it No, this is actually a Good Thing(tm). Eclipse is a mature environment with lots of people improving it regularly. And because of its plugin architecture, you can use it for all sorts of things. For example, my Eclipse install includes FlexBuilder, J2EE toolchain, CFEclipse, Oxygen, Aptana, etc. And there are lots of third-party tools to help manage Eclipse and plugin updates. > > If you're using the Flex Builder integrated install > > What does that mean? How would I know? Thanks. You can either install Flex Builder with Eclipse, or into an existing Eclipse install. The version of Eclipse that comes with Flex Builder is not the latest version - if I recall correctly, it's 3.2. To find out which you have, the integrated Flex Builder/Eclipse is installed in c:\program files\adobe, while if you installed Eclipse separately, it'd be wherever you put it - typically, c:\eclipse. Also, you get different splash screens. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
