ArcGIS Viewer for Flex - What was new in 2.5 Viewer

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http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/

Legacy:

This topic refers to a previous version of the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex ("the Viewer").

Caution:

If you are upgrading from an earlier version, please read "Upgrading your configuration files". If you are editing the source code and compiling the viewer on your own, also read "Upgrading your Flex Viewer code".

ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.5 - release notes

Application builder
New chart widget
Clustering with flare symbols
Source code available on GitHub.
License agreement changed to Apache License, Version 2.0.
For Flex developers: new Framework Reference added, so instead of reading the source code directly, you can more easily find classes and properties. Go to Concepts ->Developer guide->Widget framework, click the Framework Reference link.
New mini-menu on each layer for "Zoom to", set transparency, re-order layers, ...

Small adjustments have been made to the resource files. If you created your own ViewerStrings.properties file into another language, you should compare the 2.4 English version with the updated 2.5 English version.
Improved support for right-to-left (RTL) applications. You no longer need to compile the app, instead use <layoutdirection>rtl</layoutdirection> in the main configuration file to get a right-to-left application. See Further Localization for more information. The scale bar has also been improved for RTL.

New mini-menu on each layer for "Zoom to", set transparency, re-order layers, ...
New parameter to expand (or not) layer items in the TOC.

2/15/2012