ColdFusion 8 Docs on AIR
Today in the #coldfusion channel on IRC (DALnet), somebody asked about a downloadable version of the ColdFusion documentation. I first suggested that he look at his local system since you can include the docs as part of your CF install, but he apparently didn’t choose this option.
I did a quick Google search to see if they could be downloaded easily, since it’s really just static HTML files, and came across a pretty neat AIR app by Brian Love, appropriately titled CFDocs on AIR.
The project looks to be about a year old, and according to Brian, was originally a project that he undertook in order to play around with AIR. It was a heck of a choice, because not only did he get some exposure to AIR, but he put together something that has a good deal of value. The application shows an alphabetical list of all of ColdFusion 8′s built-in tags and functions, shows tags and functions by category, and is searchable.
When I posted this to the #coldfusion channel in response to the original question, a couple of people commented that they hadn’t seen this yet and also thought it was a worthwhile effort. Since it seems to have flown under the radar since its release, I thought it’d be worthwhile to get the word out and mention it here.
Nicely done, Brian. Thanks for making this available.
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Brian Love
Thanks for the kind words, and helping to get the word out about CFDocs on AIR.
I have been slowly (or, more accurately, very leisurely) working on an enhanced version that will use the latest Ext library, fixes several bugs, and includes the ColdFusion Developers Guide.
Kevin Penny
Great idea – the search didn’t work for me – but maybe it was my version of air –
Brian I hope you see this as I didn’t see anywhere to post to your blog.
Jose Galdamez
Very cool! Thanks for spreading the word around. I’m trying Eclipse without CFEclipse for a short while, and not having the built-in dictionaries was starting to get painful. So now I can switch back and forth between this app and cfquickdocs.com depending on whichever I’m in the mood for.