Flex

How to use multiple Eclipse versions with one Flex plugin installation

I was using Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede until now but wanted to test the new Eclipse 3.5 Galileo with my current Flex plugin installation. The problem is that if you try to install a Flex plugin for the second time, it tells you that it is already installed and you have to choose another install path. Obviously, I don’t want to have a separate Flex installation for each Eclipse IDE so I looked...

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We want Flex Builder for Linux

Adobe is planning to halt the Linux Flex Builder development (currently in alpha stage) ! I am on windows only because of Adobe products, mainly Flex. I would like to «format c:»  and work on my ubuntu Do you want to develop Flex applications on Linux? Vote for it now and save the...

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Error creating AIR File: 303

Adding custom icons to your AIR application can be painful if you forget to copy them in “bin-release” folder prior to exporting your project.  You can also just check in “Copy non-embedded files to output folder” in Flex compiler properties: Flex compiler...

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Bugquash.com

In about one hour will begin the first session of Flex SDK community bug chasing and fixing. Online participation is possible too. You are experienced Flex developer? Stop reading and get ready! goToAndFixFlex(); Want this for your...

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VerifyError: Error #1025: An invalid register 3 was accessed

Working with XML in Flex or AIR can sometimes be very painfull if you mess with namespaces. I just spent few hours figuring how to solve the «VerifyError» puzzle: VerifyError: Error #1025: An invalid register 1 was accessed. VerifyError: Error #1025: An invalid register 2 was accessed. VerifyError: Error #1025: An invalid register 3 was accessed. VerifyError: Error #1025: An invalid register 4...

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Preloader deep linking bug still not resolved

If you try to implement the deep linking for flash/flex using SWFAddress or similar technology, you will notice the “#” character (anchor) somewhere in the URL, this is the delimiter for the interpreted URL string by the browser. If the string following the anchor change in the address bar, the browser will not change (nor refresh) the currently displayed page, instead it will try to...

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