So.. I built a calculator :)
I think I like Flex but am still having trouble getting the hang of it in some ways.
One of the funny things I found is that I didn't know how to deploy what I had just built. Like if I wanted to put this crappy calculator in a page I already have, how would I do that? Checking the help docs didn't come up with much at all and I still didn't get how to deploy this thing (like Flash's "publish" option). I just copied over all the files in the bin folder. Seems to work... but really, I'd like it all compiled into one SWF that I could just stick on a page. Is that even possible?
Here's the source if you're interested. I wish I knew how to do the right click thingy and choose "view source".
Lots more studying to do.
UPDATE**
Got the view source right click thingy working, now how do I change the language of it? It's in English, the only thing in the menu that happens to be English for me. Is it possible to change that to another language?
Well, I've just started to use Flex Builder and I've once again come across the one bug I hate the utmost in almost all of Adobe's apps, automatic language choosing.
I literally despise this stuff and really wish such a huge company would be able to get their very smart minds together and do something about it. After Effects has got to be the only app around that at least comes close and gives you an option to choose a language on starting the app. Actually, fireworks isn't too bad either.
Anyways, my current problem with Flex Builder 2 is that the error compilation errors are in Japanese where they should be in English. My question is that I have the english version installed, why would it show compilation errors in Japanese? Everything else is in english...
oohh ohh, pick me! pick me! I know!!
It's because that while Adobe developers want to make the installation process as simple as possible and only have to provide one version of a piece of software with all the languages installed, they at the same time would like to force the choice upon you when installing and using said software. I find this extremely inconvenient because I have the Japanese version of Windows installed. I can read and do understand the error messages but I'd rather English.
So after a quick search around, I found the fix on the Adobe forum and thought I'd post a link to it here too. Could be handy for others.
To make it easy though:
Go into the flexbuilder.ini file in the flex builder install directory and add:
-Duser.language=en
-Duser.country=US
Go into the jvm.config file in the SDK/bin directory in the install directory and add:
-Duser.country=US (anything but JP)
onto the end of the java.args line.
One day perhaps this won't be a problem.. I guess Adobe just needs more testers with multilanguage settings. *shrugs for the time being*
I should add that you'll only see your settings changes when you get rid of the errors in the project, and then re-run it with no errors then put back in your error-ing code to see it in english.
weird.