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Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:36:03 GMT

All,

I just wanted to share with you my new ArcGIS Viewer 2.0 Beta Site.

Here are the Links:

ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Using Classic Banner (http://gis.calhouncounty.org/flexviewer2.0/index.html?config=config-calhoun-classic.xml).

ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Using my custom header controller (http://gis.calhouncounty.org/flexviewer2.0/).

I am busy working on my Dynamic Legend Widget for ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 and will submit it to the code gallery when done (most people will have to wait until they deploy ArcGIS Server 10 before they can use it though).

FYI- I probably will not share any of my code changes that I did for my site until the viewer is out of Beta, that way I won't have code out there that will just break once ESRI releases the final version.

Be sure to share you ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Site once you get them deployed.:D

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

KenBuja — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:01:19 GMT

Great new look, Robert. However, I am getting a Flash error when opening your custom header version.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:19:16 GMT

Ken,

What Flash Player Version and what Browser/Version are you using? I have not been able to reproduce this error on several machines that I have tested...?

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

ReneRubalcava — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:35:45 GMT

I get the same error in IE7, FP 10,1,53,64
But not in Chrome with FP 10,0,45,2

Nice work though.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

BjornSvensson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:02:03 GMT

Robert (and others), if you add your Web Mapping Application to arcgis.com and mark them as below, then they should also show up at http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapps/flexviewer/gallery.html

Purpose: Configurable
API: Flex
Tags: flexviewer2

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:11:24 GMT

Bjorn,

Thanks I was trying to figure out how to get it on there.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

BjornSvensson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:13:04 GMT

@Robert
np - We'll still need to write up the details on how to do that, so let me know if there's any "gotchas" 🙂

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

JoshuaKalov — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:12:18 GMT

Robert (and others), if you add your Web Mapping Application to arcgis.com and mark them as below, then they should also show up at http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapps/flexviewer/gallery.html

Purpose: Configurable
API: Flex
Tags: flexviewer2

Why is it called a "Code Gallery" if there isn't actual code available? Is there going to be something equivalent to the old code gallery where you could sort, rate, comment, and download actual code?

It seems confusing. Saying the "Purpose: Configurable" would sound to me like something anyone can download and configure (like the old widgets/customizations in the old gallery).

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

BjornSvensson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:30:14 GMT

Why is it called a "Code Gallery" if there isn't actual code available? Is there going to be something equivalent to the old code gallery where you could sort, rate, comment, and download actual code?

Joshua, some entries have code available (for example the source code for the Flex Viewer). It is up to each developer if they want to include the source code (or not), or if they want to provide a working link to it (or not).

It is similar to the old code gallery in that you can sort, rate, comment and download actual code (if it was uploaded). Click on the "Details" below the thumbnail and you should be able rate, comment, and download the code (if available).

We decided to keep the name as "Code Gallery" because "Code and Application Gallery" seemed a bit long 🙂

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

JoshuaKalov — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:47:55 GMT

Joshua, some entries have code available (for example the source code for the Flex Viewer). It is up to each developer if they want to include the source code (or not), or if they want to provide a working link to it (or not).

It is similar to the old code gallery in that you can sort, rate, comment and download actual code (if it was uploaded). Click on the "Details" below the thumbnail and you should be able rate, comment, and download the code (if available).

We decided to keep the name as "Code Gallery" because "Code and Application Gallery" seemed a bit long 🙂

I am not seeing any way to sort. All I see is a search box and thumbnails for the 3 items currently in there.

I guess I am struggling to understand what to expect when seeing "Purpose:Configurable". For me, the most obvious/logical answer would be to expect something that is, well, configurable. If it isn't configurable, the purpose can't really be "configurable."

Now, looking at the options on arcgis.com (which kind of take some guess work to navigate to), it looks like there are options for "Code Sample", "Configurable", and "Ready to Use." All 3 of those options sound like available code for a user to download. What makes Robert's finished app "Configurable" and not "Ready to Use"?

The labeling should be from the perspective of a person navigating the gallery. If Person A uploads something and Person B is someone looking at the gallery- Is it configurable to Person B? Is it ready to use for Person B? If it isn't, how are those categories accurate or useful for Person B?

Maybe there needs to be another category for "Showcase" or some term that makes it clear (and doesn't require the user to guess) that is solely to show off applications that other people have completed.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:53:50 GMT

Ken,

Thanks for the headsup I was able to get this error in IE 7 when I got home on a slower internet connection...? IE 7 must be do things in a strange order as the offending line of code what just a simple line telling the graphicsLayer to be visible. Hum... Anyway I have put some checks in there now to be sure the graphicsLayer for all my widgets that use graphicsLayers are not null before I try to use them.

Great new look, Robert. However, I am getting a Flash error when opening your custom header version.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

TonyCollins — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:10:13 GMT

I'm not a fan of the 'Code Gallery', title either. When I first visited the site I spent ages looking for the download option and never found it because you could not download any code. Obviously I know now, but I was very frustrated at the time looking for it...

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

KenBuja — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:24:11 GMT

Ken,

Thanks for the headsup I was able to get this error in IE 7 when I got home on a slower internet connection...? IE 7 must be do things in a strange order as the offending line of code what just a simple line telling the graphicsLayer to be visible. Hum... Anyway I have put some checks in there now to be sure the graphicsLayer for all my widgets that use graphicsLayers are not null before I try to use them.

Hi Robert,

I was getting this on Firefox 3.6.3 with Flash 10,1,53,64 and a high speed connection

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:30:04 GMT

Ken,

Do I have the error fixed now?

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

KenBuja — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:04:21 GMT

It's coming up with a different error now. The message Error #1009 flashes briefly, then disappears. The empty error window remains. This happens on Firefox 3.6.6 (upgraded last night) every time I refresh it and once on IE7, but not on subsequent refreshes.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

KenBuja — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:19:42 GMT

This also happens once in Google Chrome on the first time, but not on refresh. I've been noticing that the tool bar is not consistently appearing in IE7 (we're not able to upgrade to 8 yet). Sometimes, the arrows to move the icons do not appear until I move the cursor over the map (filling in the X,Y coordinates) or resize the window. This is very intermittent.

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

KenBuja — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:22:29 GMT

Here's a better illustration of the arrows not appearing initially.

And as I refresh the Firefox view, I'm seeing the same issue

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

CarmenDurham — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:00:50 GMT

Robert,

At first I was going to say that I had no problems with the sites using IE7. I was bouncing around between the two trying to see what the other guy was seeing. After about the 5th time, I finally got the error, then the next time some of the tools didn't appear. Then it started working okay again.

Weird.

I like the new toolbar though. It keeps the banner out of the display area - especially when something appears beneath the banner.

Carmen

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

DonCaviness — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:03:59 GMT

Robert, how difficult was it to move from the SFV to the new ArcGIS Viewer for Flex? I am about to start the migration and I have a lot of custom code in the SFV, just want to know what I have in store!

Re: Showcase ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 Sites

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:17:34 GMT

Don,

I don't think it was to hard. The big thing is if you are migrating your custom widgets and want to use mainly Spark then you have to get rid of your repeaters and switch to data groups, which force you to develop item renderers for the datagroup. I went ahead and took the time to migrate all my widgets to the new Spark components all except for my TOC widget. I had to fix serveral things in the Beta Viewer, like data messaging, the infopopupwidget, lots of css, issues with the tooltips and header widgets appearing below docked widgets, etc.

There no time like to present to dive in as this is the direction everyone needs to go.