Using Flash Builder a lot as I do I am always on the look out for new extensions. Recently I came across a lovely new extension from Adobe. It is called Blueprint.
Blueprint – a Flash Builder Extension, allows you to search the web for examples of code, directly within Flash Builder.
For example, suppose you are tweening and want to see what examples you can find regard the Tween class. Just highlight Tween and press CTL-B (Mac) or Alt – B (PC).
This brings up the Blueprint panel, with the search results.
Now you will the results of a web search regarding the code you highlighted.
You can further refine your query by typing in additional terms, resize the Blueprint window to see more, and use the down arrow key to see the next example.
If you find something you like, just highlight it and press return and the code will be pasted into your file.
You do not have to highlight anything, you can just type something in a line and press CTL-B or just press CTL-B and type in something.
If you find something important, the current search can be pinned as a separate panel (just click on the pin icon top-right), so you can have it there permanently.
To install Blueprint just add the following to your software updates, as a new remote site…
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/blueprint/fb4/
… and install. Here are the installation instructions…
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Blueprint:Installation_Instructions
This looks like a lovely utility and seems to work well, I would advise everyone to try it out and see for yourself.
