2.5.1 application builder released

[BjornSvensson]

Today we released the 2.5.1 application builder.  It is based on ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.5.  The new application builder can be downloaded (as usual) from http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgis-flex-viewer-download.

• Localization support in 9 languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish (but not Arabic). Based on your locale, the application builder (and all apps created with it) will be using one of these 9 languages (or default to English).


• Smart URL form specification for specifying ArcGIS Server REST endpoints (when adding services). You only need to type in the server name (not full URL). Remembers the last 50 URLs you�??ve entered. Better error handling and messages.


• Warnings for Server instances that do not have crossdomain.xml files


• Support for Bing and OpenStreetMap as basemap options


• Supports using a proxy server. Set up the proxy server URL in the advanced settings, then opt in for specific layers or widget inputs that need the proxy.


• Application names and bookmark labels can contain spaces and many other characters (including non-ASCII characters)


• Numerous usability enhancements and other bug fixes

Again, there is no 2.5.1 API or 2.5.1 Viewer, this is only the application builder.  Enjoy it:) Let us know what you think about it.

[LeroyChristophersen]

Hi Bjorn,
I like the Builder, but cannot find anywhere in the support information, how to import newly created or modified widgets.  Is this possible?  If not, if it were, it would allow diagonstics of why or which widget does not function.

Leroy

Today we released the 2.5.1 application builder.  It is based on ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.5.  The new application builder can be downloaded (as usual) from http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgis-flex-viewer-download.

• Localization support in 9 languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish (but not Arabic). Based on your locale, the application builder (and all apps created with it) will be using one of these 9 languages (or default to English).


• Smart URL form specification for specifying ArcGIS Server REST endpoints (when adding services). You only need to type in the server name (not full URL). Remembers the last 50 URLs you�??ve entered. Better error handling and messages.


• Warnings for Server instances that do not have crossdomain.xml files


• Support for Bing and OpenStreetMap as basemap options


• Supports using a proxy server. Set up the proxy server URL in the advanced settings, then opt in for specific layers or widget inputs that need the proxy.


• Application names and bookmark labels can contain spaces and many other characters (including non-ASCII characters)


• Numerous usability enhancements and other bug fixes

Again, there is no 2.5.1 API or 2.5.1 Viewer, this is only the application builder.  Enjoy it:) Let us know what you think about it.

[BjornSvensson]

I like the Builder, but cannot find anywhere in the support information, how to import newly created or modified widgets.  Is this possible?  If not, if it were, it would allow diagonstics of why or which widget does not function.

Hi Leroy,
Currently the application builder does not support adding/modifying custom widgets using the application builder.  This is something we are planning to support in the future (after we release the "3.0 Prerelease" version).

The workaround is to edit the config.xml manually.  Similar to how you would have done it in the past.  After you've edited the config.xml, you can open the application builder and still edit other items (but not your custom widgets). If you do this, it's best to close application builder while you're manually editing the config.xml file.

[ShaunWeston]

Hi there,

This is a really good little builder and I'm looking forward to the enhancements to come. Just wondering why it is not web-based like the Silverlight Application builder? and is there plans to move it to a web-application? I've just got a scenario at the moment where a client on a different network, needs to be able to login and add/edit some layers. But, I don't really want them to have to RDP into the server and then load the Flex App Builder, but rather just go to a webpage.

Cheers

[JoshWhite]

At the next release of application builder, I would really like to see the popups widget.  Also more help on the search widget would be quite helpful.  For instance, their is a box for expression but it doesn't explain what its looking for.  I attempted to type it in but had too many issues and ended up setting this widget manually.