Building Palm OS apps using FlashDevelop

elyon · 04:26 PM

Hi everyone,

There are many IDE choices out there. We all have our favorites. For Flash development, hands-down I think FlashDevelop is the best IDE out there. It's free, it's fast ... it's just a great code editor.

Over time its grown to provide more support for popular languages like HTML, Javascript, CSS and PHP ... it still is primarily setup for Flash development, but code highlighting and the fact that it is already an excellent editor make it competitive in other fields.

I hate the bloat of Eclipse and love FlashDevelop so I decided to build a project template just for webOS applications. It's easy to use and to compile ... hit Ctrl+Enter and it will launch your application on your phone or in the emulator.

For what its worth and for anyone who might be interested, here's the details:

http://www.flashdevelop.org/communit...hp?f=20&t=6293

I've also packaged the sample code from the Palm 1.40 SDK so its compile-ready with FlashDevelop.

Like I said, I know we all have our favorites when it comes to coding environments. Hopefully this will help someone else who might be struggling to develop their first application or who wants a faster, easier alternative to Eclipse.

... and who knows? Perhaps we'll be able to develop Flash in an upcoming update. If that's the case, this might be the perfect way to develop an app that uses Flash as well as HTML, JS and CSS

That's all for now. Let me know if you have any feedback. Have a great day!

BoraWare · 03/29/2010, 03:18 PM

I personally really like komodo edit. I have to say, though, had you put Web OS instead of Palm OS in the subject you may have got more feedback.

- Phil -

elyon · 03/29/2010, 03:25 PM

Yeah, good point about the title. I might try out Komodo Edit to see if its any better than the last time I tried it.

I've heard different people rave about programs like Notepad++, HTML-Kit, PSPad, and such, but I've never been able to love another editor more than FlashDevelop.

My only exception recently has been Dreamweaver CS4, simply to do CSS layouts since the Live View is faster to work with than using a browser.

Laxidasical · 03/30/2010, 02:20 AM

I did something similar for TextPad, just created a .bat file that packages/installs. PM me if you're a TextPad user and want it...I'm happy to share.

elyon · 04/06/2010, 04:27 PM

Does anyone know how Mojo.Log works? Is there a way to capture those messages, or is it only internal to the device?

03/29/2010, 03:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
elyon Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Building Palm webOS apps with FlashDevelop! Hi everyone, There are many IDE choices out there. We all have our favorites. For Flash development, hands-down I think FlashDevelop is the best IDE out there. It's free, it's fast ... it's just a great code editor. Over time its grown to provide more support for popular languages like HTML, Javascript, CSS and PHP ... it still is primarily setup for Flash development, but code highlighting and the fact that it is already an excellent editor make it competitive in other fields. I hate the bloat of Eclipse and love FlashDevelop so I decided to build a project template just for webOS applications. It's easy to use and to compile ... hit Ctrl+Enter and it will launch your application on your phone or in the emulator. For what its worth and for anyone who might be interested, here's the details: http://www.flashdevelop.org/communit...hp?f=20&t=6293 I've also packaged the sample code from the Palm 1.40 SDK so its compile-ready with FlashDevelop. Like I said, I know we all have our favorites when it comes to coding environments. Hopefully this will help someone else who might be struggling to develop their first application or who wants a faster, easier alternative to Eclipse. ... and who knows? Perhaps we'll be able to develop Flash in an upcoming update. If that's the case, this might be the perfect way to develop an app that uses Flash as well as HTML, JS and CSS That's all for now. Let me know if you have any feedback. Have a great day! Last edited by elyon; 04/06/2010 at 04:26 PM.
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03/29/2010, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoraWare Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 310 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 3 Thanked 62 Times in 43 Posts	I personally really like komodo edit. I have to say, though, had you put Web OS instead of Palm OS in the subject you may have got more feedback. - Phil -
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03/29/2010, 03:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
elyon Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Yeah, good point about the title. I might try out Komodo Edit to see if its any better than the last time I tried it. I've heard different people rave about programs like Notepad++, HTML-Kit, PSPad, and such, but I've never been able to love another editor more than FlashDevelop. My only exception recently has been Dreamweaver CS4, simply to do CSS layouts since the Live View is faster to work with than using a browser.
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03/30/2010, 02:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Laxidasical Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 574 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 62 Thanked 60 Times in 42 Posts	I did something similar for TextPad, just created a .bat file that packages/installs. PM me if you're a TextPad user and want it...I'm happy to share. __________________ MoBill - Use your Authorize.net account to bill your customers with your webOS device!! MoJack - Track your lost or stolen webOS device from anywhere! Time to get VIRAL
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04/06/2010, 04:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
elyon Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Does anyone know how Mojo.Log works? Is there a way to capture those messages, or is it only internal to the device?
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