Comments on: Flex Builder CSS annoyance http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/ en route to a richer Internet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:26:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonathon Green http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-35519 Jonathon Green Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:51:14 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-35519 The hyphenated naming convention is true CSS, where as Flex extensively uses lower camelCase. Therefore Flex compiles to lowerCamelCase, but because you're using what is supposed to be a CSS Editor you are expected to use CSS standards, therefore the compiler compiles your web standards compatible style sheet into a mockery that Flex can understand. Basically, Flex has to bastardardise CSS and won't produce compile errors if you do the job for it, but the CSS Editor will always correct you to use the proper syntax and naming conventions. The hyphenated naming convention is true CSS, where as Flex extensively uses lower camelCase. Therefore Flex compiles to lowerCamelCase, but because you’re using what is supposed to be a CSS Editor you are expected to use CSS standards, therefore the compiler compiles your web standards compatible style sheet into a mockery that Flex can understand.

Basically, Flex has to bastardardise CSS and won’t produce compile errors if you do the job for it, but the CSS Editor will always correct you to use the proper syntax and naming conventions.

]]> By: Mrinal Wadhwa http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-35489 Mrinal Wadhwa Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:22:53 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-35489 If you find this annoying, please vote on this Flash Builder bug https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FB-11166 If you find this annoying, please vote on this Flash Builder bug
https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FB-11166

]]> By: Mrinal Wadhwa http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-29103 Mrinal Wadhwa Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:50:39 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-29103 @K, Flex Builder can be cranky sometimes, but its not that bad try <a href="http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/06/18/flex-builder-performance-tweak/" rel="nofollow">this</a> @K, Flex Builder can be cranky sometimes, but its not that bad try this

]]> By: Mrinal Wadhwa http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-29102 Mrinal Wadhwa Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:48:17 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-29102 @Manish, if it does either one style, readability will be ok I think .. but generating 'styleName' and suggesting auto completes as 'style-name' is very annoying because I would like my css to look consistent and follow one style .. but if I generate some styles and type in others .. I have to manually change all auto completed styles from styleName to style-name. Yuk ! @Manish, if it does either one style, readability will be ok I think .. but generating ’styleName’ and suggesting auto completes as ’style-name’ is very annoying because I would like my css to look consistent and follow one style .. but if I generate some styles and type in others .. I have to manually change all auto completed styles from styleName to style-name. Yuk !

]]> By: K http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-29098 K Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:27:27 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-29098 More importantly, why does flex builder feel the need to hang for 15 seconds when i try to type more than 3 words?? More importantly, why does flex builder feel the need to hang for 15 seconds when i try to type more than 3 words??

]]> By: Manish Jethani http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-29096 Manish Jethani Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:00:26 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-29096 If I remember correctly, it used to generate 'style-name' in the first version. The framework supports only 'styleName'; it is the compiler that translates 'style-name' to 'styleName'. Somebody must have decided that it was better to be consistent with the framework and generate 'styleName' instead. That still doesn't answer the question: Why 'style-name' at all? I guess readability. 'style-name' is arguably more readable. Camel case sucks, in my not-so-humble opinion. If I remember correctly, it used to generate ’style-name’ in the first version. The framework supports only ’styleName’; it is the compiler that translates ’style-name’ to ’styleName’. Somebody must have decided that it was better to be consistent with the framework and generate ’styleName’ instead.

That still doesn’t answer the question: Why ’style-name’ at all? I guess readability. ’style-name’ is arguably more readable. Camel case sucks, in my not-so-humble opinion.

]]> By: Quentin http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/2008/08/31/flexbuilder-css-annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-29056 Quentin Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:09:30 +0000 http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com/?p=435#comment-29056 No idea why... I noticed it also, weird. No idea why…
I noticed it also, weird.

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