Flex Builder Tips

A few notes I took during David Zuckerman's Flex Builder Secrets panel at 360 Flex.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

• ctrl-shift-P - Find matching brace
• ctrl-shift-T - pop-up list of every type in project
• ctrl-click on a class to open and jump into the file for it.
• ctrl-o - brings up outline view
• ctrl-shift-o organize imports

OTHER NEAT FEATURES

• Use the history arrows in the toolbar to navigate between files you've been editing.
• Eclipse has a mini version control system built in. Right-click on file and do "compare with..." to compare with local history. You can adjust Local history prefs in General/Workspace/Local History
• Learn to use metadata tags to make development easier. (Search for "metadata" in help to see a list.
• Location of component description file: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 2\plugins\com.adobe.flexbuilder.editors.mxml_2.0.143459\config\commonDescriber.xml

HELP

• dynamic help (ctrl-F1) responds to clicking on different parts of the code
• shift F2 brings up full help for the identifier at the location of your cursor
  
• hover over an MXML tag to get its class

DEBUGGING
It may be preferable to use IE or Safari for debugging Flex. FF does not allow multiple concurrent debugging sessions.