Adobe Flash Builder 4.5.1 (Trial)

Adobe Flash Builder (formerly Adobe Flex Builder) software is designed to help software developers rapidly develop cross-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs) and content using the open source Flex framework. It includes support for intelligent coding, debugging, and visual design and features powerful testing tools that speed up development and lead to higher performing applications.

Adobe Flash Builder software accelerates Flex application development. It is an Eclipse based development tool enabling intelligent coding, interactive step-through debugging, and visual design of the user interface layout, appearance, and behavior of RIAs. This application also integrates the complete Flex framework, as well as its component library, compilers, or debuggers.

Here are some key features of "Adobe Flash Builder":

Powerful coding tools:
· Develop using a powerful Eclipse based IDE that includes editors for MXML, the ActionScript language, and CSS, as well as syntax coloring, statement completion, code collapse, interactive step-through debugging, and automatic generation of common code.

Rich visual layout:
· Visually design and preview user interface layout, appearance, and behavior using a rich library of built-in components. Extend the built-in Flex framework components or create new ones as needed. Import functional application UI created using the Adobe Flash Catalyst interaction design tool.

Native support for Adobe AIR:
· Create applications for the Adobe AIR runtime with Flash Builder, including all the tools required to build, debug, package, and sign AIR applications. Adobe AIR lets you quickly develop RIAs for the desktop using the same skills and codebase you use to build RIAs for the browser.

Code refactoring:
· Quickly navigate through code or restructure it by renaming all references to a class, method, or variable. Flash Builder adds move refactoring.

Data-centric development:
· Introspect Java, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion, REST, and SOAP services to display methods and properties in the new Data/Service Explorer. Bind methods to UI components using a simple drag-and-drop approach.

Interactive data visualization:
· Create data dashboards and interactive data analysis by simply dragging and dropping a chart type and linking it to a data source using the Flex Charting library. Use the powerful Advanced Datagrid to enable users to explore complex data.

Skinning and styling enhanced:
· Customize the appearance of an application using CSS and graphical property editors. Quickly set the most commonly used properties and preview the results in Design View. Browse available themes and apply them to your project using the new Theme Browser.

Integration with Adobe Creative Suite design tools:
· Import design assets created using Adobe Flash Professional, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Fireworks software, or import a complete application user interface created using Flash Catalyst. A new workflow between Flash Professional and Flash Builder facilitates importing and updating custom Flex components.

Requirements:

· 2GHz or faster processor
· 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended)
· 1GB of available hard-disk space
· Java™ Virtual Machine (32 bit): IBM® JRE 1.5, Sun™ JRE 1.5, IBM JRE 1.6, or Sun JRE 1.6
· 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
· DVD-ROM drive
· Eclipse 3.4.2 or 3.5 (for plug-in installation)

Limitations:

· 60 days trial
· Nag screen

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