Thanks for the clarification. It does only include what you use but just creating a Flex application requires a big chunk of components.
I agree with the "not in control of their runtime" and playing "catch-up". Price used to be the biggest issue but that has gone a way with Flex2. Flash Lite 2 supports a subset of FP7 features but does not have the flex framework so its not viable yet. With OpenLaslo being specific they could probably come out with a version to work with Flash Lite2 sooner, but as mobile devices progress this will all change. Renaun --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan Rieger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Renaun, > > > I might be wrong, but I though Laslo parses their language at > > runtime (in the SWF) instead of compiling the code into SWFs? > > Nope. AFAIK it's compiled to bytecode - but there is a base framework that > is included within the bytecode, so there might be some overhead there as > they mediate between LZX ideas and SWF spec. > > > The size has to do with all the Flex Framework components, > > yes its bigger but a richer set of components. > > Does it happen to remove the unused components? What if I'm only using one > button - does Flex include all components? > Laszlo has a basic framework that's included, and components are added as > required (at compile) time. I believe they're also working on ways to use > shared runtime libraries/frameworks so it'll be possible to include apps > that don't include the framework, instead reuse the libs supplied in the > container application - makes it easier to break your apps into smaller, > reuseable modules. > > > The richness of Flex Framework is not to be over looked > > though. They will only keep bringing out more and more components. > > That's why I'm here - I'm very interested in learning more about Flex. The > one thing that makes me uneasy about OL is the fact that they don't control > their target runtime, and as such will always be playing catch-up. Not to > say that they can't be extremely innovative, but at the end of the day Adobe > does control the Flash platform and they are definitely in the best position > to offer developers the best tools and experiences moving forward. As soon > as Adobe announced that the Flex 2 framework would be free I couldn't > justify not taking a serious look at Flex. > > Lastly, a side note - I'm also REALLY interested in how Flex (or OpenLaszlo) > view publishing to other platforms - specifically mobile and devices. With > Flash Lite 2 we're getting closer to a runtime that Flex or OL could > theoretically publish to. FWIW - OL does somewhat publish to Flash Lite 2 > already - although I wouldn't even begin to think of deploying a real mobile > application with it yet. > > http://weblog.openlaszlo.org/archives/2006/02/openlaszlo-running-on-a-cell-p > hone/ > > Sincerely, > > Bryan > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
