Tour de Flex component explorer
Posted by: arunbluebrain on: November 19, 2008
Tour de Flex is a desktop application for exploring Flex capabilities and resources, including the core Flex components, Adobe AIR, data integration, and a variety of third-party components, effects, skins, and more.
Tour de Flex has three primary goals:
- Provide non-Flex developers with an overview of what is possible in Flex in a “look and see” environment
- Provide Flex developers with an illustrated reference tool
- Provide commercial and non-commercial Flex developers with a place to showcase their work
System requirements:
- Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux
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Manual install:
About Tour de Flex
Tour de Flex, shown in Figure 1, includes over 200 running samples, each with source code, links to documentation, and other details. Topics include the Flex core components, Flex data access, AIR desktop capabilities, cloud APIs, data visualization, mapping, and a growing collection of custom components, effects, and skins.
Figure 1. The Tour de Flex component explorer
Tour de Flex Eclipse plug-in
An Eclipse plug-in is available that provides a search interface to the 200+ samples in Tour de Flex. Search by component name, tag, or author and double-click any item in the results to immediately see the component in Tour de Flex (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. The Tour de Flex eclipse plug-in
To install the plug-in, add the following URL to your Eclipse software update sites: http://tourdeflex.adobe.com/eclipse. Once installed, a new Tour de Flex view is available. The plug-in has been tested with Eclipse 3.4 and with Flex Builder 3.x.
Showcasing your work
Tour de Flex provides a place for developers to showcase their work (see Figure 3). We are always looking for new samples to add.
To have your work included in Tour de Flex, follow these steps:
- Create demos of your work that look good within the Tour de Flex size constraints (663×246 when not expanded).
- Arrange to have all assets hosted.
- Convert the source code to a color HTML document. You can use the Flex Builder View Source feature to generate the HTML files.
- Complete the sample submission form on Flex.org.
Figure 3. Components and samples in Tour de Flex
Support
If you have suggestions for Tour de Flex or want to report a bug, please post to the Flex Forum.
Share Tour de Flex
You can help spread the word about Tour de Flex by using the following HTML to embed the install badge in your website:
<iframe width="216" height="182" frameborder=0 scrolling="no" src="http://tourdeflex.adobe.com/badge/"></iframe>![]()
