Comments on: Flash Development with Flex Builder

By: ericsoco

ericsoco — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:00:51 +0000

another nice trick is the “Use default (runtime shared library)” option for each .swc’s Link Type (in the Library Path tab in Flex Build Path in a project’s properties dialog). this sets the link type for the .swc to match the link type for the playerglobal.swc, so changing “Framework linkage” at the top of the dialog can affect all your .swcs.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:33:29 +0000

Ian, you are correct. I just read in the Flex 3 Cookbook that you can specify the Flex framework be derived from a Runtime Shared Library, which can be cached client-side and shared across domains. So if you wanted to use some of the framework stuff without it impacting your app’s size you could go that route; I think you could pick and choose per David’s instructions, too, and specify each .swc as a RSL.

By: Ian McKellar

Ian McKellar — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:41:54 +0000

@Daniel, I think it does if you use and all that…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:09:22 +0000

Does it really make a difference once it’s compiled?

By: David Zuckerman

David Zuckerman — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:22:21 +0000

Hey Ian, have you tried an ActionScript project in Flex Builder? It sheds most of the Flex weight, but you’ll still need to modify your project settings. In your setttings, go to the “ActionScript Build Path” tab, and open up the Flex SDK that’s listed there. Remove everything but playerglobal.swc (you can keep utilities.swc if you want). That should give you just the language definition, and none of Flex. Have fun!