Okay, I took a peep into the plugins folder of my Flash Builder 4 install location. I see that the design view is indeed a plugin (com.adobe.flexbuilder.designview_4.0.0.272416)
There is a swf and an AIR application descriptor xml. It appears that Flash Builder embeds this AIR application in its view. And as expected the plugin's jar file contains the Java code that interfaces between the swf and Eclipse. I think we can expect the Java code as well as the AIR application's code base (if we get it, that is) Om 2012/2/23 Frédéric THOMAS <webdoubl...@hotmail.com> > > The point is that, it's not the Flash builder, it is the design view only, > so, they first have to check if it is possible to give only the code of > this part. > > Frédéric THOMAS > > > From: bigosma...@gmail.com > > Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:56:23 -0800 > > Subject: Re: Adobe might think of open-sourcing the Design View if there > is sufficient interest > > To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > > I am curious about what exactly would(may) be donated? Is it an Eclipse > > plugin? I heard someone mention that it is a Flex application. Can > > someone shed some light on the specifics? > > > > That said, +1 from me for open sourcing the Design View. I would love to > > contribute in that area. > > > > Thanks, > > Om > > > > 2012/2/23 Frédéric THOMAS <webdoubl...@hotmail.com> > > > > > > > > When I asked to Deepa two days ago about the Design view, I had in > mind, > > > the fact that, although I am an experienced Flex developer, I still > use it, > > > it is very convenient for the drafts, as in companies, it is very > handy and > > > valuable to present quick prototypes and finally it's a tool that can > > > attract a lot of new developers, what would then be very beneficial > for the > > > community, I've been very pleased and surprised by her answer, she > told me > > > Adobe had never thought about it and had never been asked to do it and > > > finally, that this could be a good idea to speak about it on the ML, > so, > > > thank you Dimitry for having done it, I had really no time to do it > by > > > myself and written, your english is far better than mine ;) > > > > > > Then, when I met Deepa last night she made me the feed back that, > first of > > > all, they need check first whether it is technically possible to > provide > > > the code of the design view only (and then, I guess, to make some > legals > > > clearences). > > > Frédéric THOMAS > >
