MinimalDesigner working preview
Sunday 9 August 2009 - Filed under ActionScript + Components + Flash
Go check it out!
http://www.bit-101.com/MinimalDesigner/
Still lots to do. As far as the properties panel goes, the first column should pretty much work. The second column partially works. The others, not at all. As far as code generation, it just generates a list of the components with constructors and sets any properties (right now only width and height, as needed). Eventually, I plan to make it generate a full class. Also, you have a limited list of components to work with. No container classes (Panel, Window, HBox, or VBox) yet, and none of the more esoteric components. But this should be enough to do some basic layouts, which will actually compile. 
I’m not even sure if anyone will even find this useful, but I’m having a lot of fun making it, so there you go.
2009-08-09 » keith
9 August 2009 @ 9:36 pm
…its useful from my point of view…some basic questions regarding as3 could be provided here rather than going through the hassle of searching it…
9 August 2009 @ 11:20 pm
This is pretty awesome. I find it tedious and counter-productive to manually lay out UI components via code, so I find this incredibly useful. Thanks for the hard work on this and the components!
Some ideas for a future revision of this:
- “save” / “load” sessions, or just allow the pasting of the code you generate to reproduce the layout in the MinimalDesigner
- support for keyboard commands; nudging, deleting, etc
10 August 2009 @ 2:10 am
hey,
looks great! very useful as long as it really keeps simpel and minimal.
10 August 2009 @ 2:22 am
this is just great dude! thanks!
10 August 2009 @ 5:54 am
great, love it, badly needs drag and drop from element buttons to stage – good work though
10 August 2009 @ 7:50 am
Definitely useful.. it saves having to remember the API calls to construct the components, and the WYSIWYG layout saves having to calculate layout in your head and then by trial and error when you get it wrong.
10 August 2009 @ 12:52 pm
Looks fabulous! Love it!
10 August 2009 @ 8:27 pm
Yep – definitely useful Keith, thanks.
10 August 2009 @ 9:59 pm
Hey man! When you will share this source with us? i can’t wait! perfect!
10 August 2009 @ 11:35 pm
Looks awesome Keith!!!
I will surely use it, keep up the great work!
11 August 2009 @ 7:40 am
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15 August 2009 @ 6:57 am
This is really cool!
Certainly a very useful little timesaver.
Thanks Keith!
