June 2008
Intermediate to advanced
143 pages
2h 30m
English
Content preview from Getting Started with Flex 3
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Chapter 1. Installing Flex Builder 3
Getting started with Flex begins with downloading the Flex Builder 3 integrated development environment (IDE). You can do that for free by going to the Adobe website (http://adobe.com/flex) and clicking on the Try Flex Builder 3 link. It’s a pretty big download, so while you are waiting you might want to check out Chapter 2 to get some inspiration regarding what you can do with Flex.
Installing the IDE
Flex Builder installs just like any other software you would install on your Windows, Macintosh, or Linux box. The only small difference is that you will need to close your browser(s) so that the installer can upgrade your version of Flash Player to the debugger version. You will want to do that so that you can use the full debugging capabilities built into Flex Builder 3. The debugging system is very good, and becoming familiar with it will be well worth your time.
I strongly suggest that when the download page prompts you to subscribe to the email notifications from Adobe you accept the offer. It’s a spam-free mailing list that gives you news and information about Flex and comes in handy as you delve deeper into the framework.
Once you have the software installed, launch it and you should see the splash screen shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1. The startup splash screen
On the splash screen you will see the words Built on Eclipse. Eclipse is an extensible ...
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