On Sunday, October 7, 2012, Sebastian Mohr wrote: > Hi there, > > because, it is probably easier for us to have something on the table, > rather > then just to talk about it, I have created a small prototype with Flash > Catalyst > CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.6. This proposed Design Tool [1] - codenamed > Thermo MK2 - should be seen as a hybrid of Flash Catalyst CS5.5, the > "Design View" of Flash Builder 4.6 and the Eclipse IDE. > > Things you can do with Thermo MK2 so far: > - Switching Perspectives (see top-right) > - Switching between Source- and Design-Mode (see text editor in the middle) > > Things that Thermo MK2 should do: > - Thermo MK2 should detect [SkinParts] and [SkinStates] of > SkinnableComponents. > - Thermo MK2 should be able to draw graphics in a FXG 2.0 [2] compliant > way. > - Thermo MK2 should be able to import FXG files, Photoshop and Illustrator > files. > - Thermo MK2 should be able to communicate via a certain API with Flash > Builder 4.7 or other IDEs. > - Thermo MK2 should be able to visually manage and edit CSS files. > - Thermo MK2 should be able to visually link SkinnableComponents with > their Skins inside CSS. > - Thermo MK2 should be clever about screen sizes (compare with Adobe Edge > Reflow [2]). > > The Data-Centric features are not necessarily needed > because other IDEs would be more appropriate for that. > > That being said: These are the questions I have: > - Who could finance Thermo MK2? > - How many people are needed to build Thermo MK2? > - Which expertise is required to build Thermo MK2? > - When could Thermo MK2 be released (and sold) in its first version? > > Hopefully, this leads the discussion into > something more concrete then it was before. > > > Sincerely Yours, > > Sebastian Mohr > Apache Flex Developer (PPMC), > Interaction Designer & Musician > http://www.linkedin.com/in/masuland > > [1] http://code.google.com/p/masuland/wiki/ThermoMK2 > [2] http://sourceforge.net/adobe/flexsdk/wiki/FXG%202.0%20Specification/ > [3] http://html.adobe.com/edge/reflow/ > > > Your post makes it sound like you're looking for a commercial venture. I don't believe Apache, in its OPEN SOURCE nature, is the right place to look to develop commercial products.
Just my wild guess... ;) Omar Gonzalez s9tpep...@apache.org Apache Flex PPMC
