I finally got around to setting up my Eclipse environmet using the new ASDT .8 plugin auto-update feature. There are a few gotchas which I stumbled upon along the way, so I decided to create a captivate tutorial covering installation, configuration and use in addition to the outline that follows:
ASDT .8 auto [...]
I’m sure this is old hat for all the “real” developers in the Flash community, but I recently began exploring downloading source files from CVS and Subversion using Eclipse. CVS and Subversion are version control repositories which allow you to track the history of source files. They are especially useful for teams where multiple developers [...]
One of the more useful features of the Eclipse platform is the organizational capabilities it gives you. In particular, Working Sets allow you to group your projects together in logical categories or sets. What’s really nice is that a project can belong to more that one Working Set which allows you enormous flexibility in how [...]
Those who work in the eLearning field, know that Flash SCO (Shareable Content Object) to LMS (Learning Management System) communication is an ugly mess. The SCORM RTE specification requires JavaScript as the communication bridge between a SCO and and the LMS. JavaScript is asynchronous in nature which means that any time you make a request [...]
Editor templates are simply code templates which can be invoked by typing in a shortcut command (i.e. “singleton” or “class”) and hitting CTRL+ SPACE on your keyboard. The are some useful default templates which are part of the ASDT plugin editor, but I’ve found that everything really needs to be modified to taste and customized to reflect user specific attributes.