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]]> By: david deraedt http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-5852 david deraedt Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:58:00 +0000 http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56#comment-5852 Hi Lauren, Looks like I've stumbled upon this post a little late! First, thank you very much for taking the time to write about FCG. I'm sorry you felt disapointed by it though, so I'll try to explain one or two things here. My main point is that I understand your frustration, and so I invite you to download the source code and just make your own features. I can't do that much by my own, especially on a free software. Now, concerning the problems you've encountered : -I've pulled out the live editing feature (yes, it was there in the first versions) because it caused some generation problems and FCG is not a code editor, just a generator. -like Ryan said, it looks like you missed your code templates, in your user preferences folder. - You can't change the default names, but it can be refactored very easily. -The MainView does not extend Application for a reason : the code FCG generates should be portable. You can use it in Flex, AIR, or for modules. This is considered good practice not to put any framework implementation in your root MXML file. However, these are not excuses. Some things are wrong, and you have the right to ask for more. I realize FCG could be far better. Many features you want are already implemented in FGL, but not in FCG. For example, the ability to create a MainProxy, Mediators, and Commands. So you should be able to use it quite easily. Regards, Hi Lauren,

Looks like I’ve stumbled upon this post a little late!

First, thank you very much for taking the time to write about FCG.
I’m sorry you felt disapointed by it though, so I’ll try to explain one or two things here.

My main point is that I understand your frustration, and so I invite you to download the source code and just make your own features. I can’t do that much by my own, especially on a free software.

Now, concerning the problems you’ve encountered :

-I’ve pulled out the live editing feature (yes, it was there in the first versions) because it caused some generation problems and FCG is not a code editor, just a generator.

-like Ryan said, it looks like you missed your code templates, in your user preferences folder.

- You can’t change the default names, but it can be refactored very easily.

-The MainView does not extend Application for a reason : the code FCG generates should be portable. You can use it in Flex, AIR, or for modules. This is considered good practice not to put any framework implementation in your root MXML file.

However, these are not excuses. Some things are wrong, and you have the right to ask for more. I realize FCG could be far better. Many features you want are already implemented in FGL, but not in FCG. For example, the ability to create a MainProxy, Mediators, and Commands. So you should be able to use it quite easily.

Regards,

]]> By: bot http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-4311 bot Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:36:56 +0000 http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56#comment-4311 cool site , thanks cool site , thanks

]]> By: lauren http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-3869 lauren Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:10:07 +0000 http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56#comment-3869 Ryan, Thanks for the tip about the templates. That might help a bit though I would still prefer to edit the text in FCG before publishing so I can add any variables or methods I might want to stick in there. I also noticed in my template folder that there is a template for a command file, yet no way of creating a command in FCG. Strange? Ryan,
Thanks for the tip about the templates. That might help a bit though I would still prefer to edit the text in FCG before publishing so I can add any variables or methods I might want to stick in there.
I also noticed in my template folder that there is a template for a command file, yet no way of creating a command in FCG. Strange?

]]> By: Ryan Schulz http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-3833 Ryan Schulz Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:15:30 +0000 http://9mmedia.com/blog/?p=56#comment-3833 Lauren- I've been using FCG for my Cairngorm work for the last few weeks...although, I don't use it for 100% of my work. I love it because it generates a ton of boiler plate code for me when I'm starting a new use case or piece of functionality. Ultimately, I take the code and refine it to my needs, but it beats the heck out of writing all of that code from scratch!! FYI - You can edit the code generation templates for each component....for me, those templates reside on my mac in /useraccount/Library/Preferences/FCG.****/Local Store/FCGTemplates Ryan Lauren-

I’ve been using FCG for my Cairngorm work for the last few weeks…although, I don’t use it for 100% of my work. I love it because it generates a ton of boiler plate code for me when I’m starting a new use case or piece of functionality. Ultimately, I take the code and refine it to my needs, but it beats the heck out of writing all of that code from scratch!!

FYI – You can edit the code generation templates for each component….for me, those templates reside on my mac in /useraccount/Library/Preferences/FCG.****/Local Store/FCGTemplates

Ryan

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