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Hi,

Flash Builder is not an Apache project. Apache Flex has very little or =
no say in what Adobe does with Flash Builder. While there are a few =
Adobe folk on this list having a poll about design view is not going to =
get them to add it back into Flash Builder any time soon. Sorry that's =
just how it is.

 It was hoped that Adobe would open source the design view but I can't =
see that happening. This isn't new news we've known that design view was =
going to be dropped from Flash Builder for more than 6 months now.

I have preferred that Adobe keep design view as it's a useful tool, but =
they didn't. The choice as far as I see it:
1. Come up with our own design plugin/tool
2. Use another IDE

I think a stand alone AIR designer would be possible if enough people =
(designers and developers) contributed.=20

On a similar track does anyone remember the old Flex 2/3 component =
explorers and style explorers, they were quite useful IMO.  Anyone know =
if the source code is available and has a compatible licence?

There was some talk a while back about open sourcing Tour de Flex anyone =
know if progress has been made here?

Thanks,
Justin=