Flex Viewer 2.0 Final

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Flex API Team,

   In a couple of threads now you guys have mention FlexViewer 2.1, so that leads me to believe that you have decided what features and fixes will be included in the FlexViewer2.0 final, as we are still in beta now. Would you guys care to share what features will be added and fixed in the final, or are you guys just skipping the final release and going straight to 2.1? We have been in beta for a while now with no news of when final is expected or the features it will include...

[MLowry]

I am also interested in the answers to this.

And since this is rscheitlin's thread, I'd like to take the time to thank rscheitlin for all of his hard work and input to this forum.

[IainCampion]

Same here, as we have ported our existing viewer to 2.0 and awaiting the release ........

[BjornSvensson]

The next release of the ArcGIS Viewer will be 2.1 - this will be the first non-sample, non-beta version. We are not planning a "2.0 final" version.

The 2.1 version of the Viewer will be based on the 2.1 version of the API. We plan to release both of them around the same time.  With the caveat that plans can change (and often do) ... currently we are aiming for a 2.1 combo release at the end of September.

[JonathanWatson]

The next release of the ArcGIS Viewer will be 2.1 - this will be the first non-sample, non-beta version. We are not planning a "2.0 final" version.

The 2.1 version of the Viewer will be based on the 2.1 version of the API. We plan to release both of them around the same time.  With the caveat that plans can change (and often do) ... currently we are aiming for a 2.1 combo release at the end of September.

Great - thanks for the update!

[FrankRoberts]

Robert et al.

In the 1.0 version I know many of us followed Robert's lead and made code changes to the supporting code for the viewer (i.e. outside of the widgets). I was wondering if any of you had a development strategy on how to keep up with the continuing improvements to the viewer, since it appears as if we may be seeing more release then we did with the 1.0 viewer.  I have been using Beyond Compare by Scooter Soft to try to do file comparisons and migrate code as it is released, but I'm wondering if you folks have a better idea of how to do this.

Frank

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Frank,

I personally have just been commenting my lines or blocks of code that I have changed. At least trying to remember to do so 😉

[IainCampion]

Hi Bjorn and others,

Can we get a list of what functionality is in or being improved?

I work for a regional council and along with a few other councils we have created a collaborative group to improve some of the base components from the flex viewer.

We only improve the widgets (though have created some new ones from scratch) and try to stay well within the framework provided.

We are just sitting in the wings ready to release our next version based of the beta viewer 2.0 but are awaiting the next release.

We also have a few specified widgets to develop but would love to get an indication on what esri are going to deliver �??out of the box�?? so we can concentrate on areas that esri aren�??t (i.e. if it�??s good enough from out of the box we go with that).

Area�??s we are about to or are working on  ....

�?� Improving the bookmark widget
o save graphics
o save active base map
o save active layers and what�??s turned on
o ability to share
�?� Improving on query widget (code from others)
�?� High quality printing
o Including scale bar
o Inc legends
o Inc graphics
�?� Improving the editing widget
�?� Having an .net handler to redirect users to their config files based off their section/dept they work for.


If you are interested have a look here at our google project site

We are happy to work with others if anyone is interested?
(though we have an MOU which stops us getting exploited commercially)

Cheers
Coomsie

[AlexJones]

Does anybody know more about the "Non Sample" final version. I have heard it will be supported etc, but I am curious if it will still be free to develop or not. I have not seen anything and I am simply trying to plan for next year.

Thank you,
Alex

[BjornSvensson]

Version 2.1 of the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex will still be available in both a compiled version, as well as a source code version for Flex developers. It is still free to download and it still has a license agreement.

It is a supported product which means you can call Esri Support.