Feb
2009
ColdFusion 8 Docs on AIR
Posted in ColdFusion
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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Add Comment# Posted Brian Love on 2/18/09 11:27 AM
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.
# Posted Kevin Penny on 2/18/09 2:59 PM
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.
# Posted Jose Galdamez on 7/17/09 3:34 PM
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.