Expanded Stage work area - You can use the area around the Stage to store graphics and other objects without having them appear on the Stage when you play the SWF file. Macromedia expanded this area, called the work area, to allow you to store more items there. Flash users often use the work area to store graphics they plan to animate on the Stage later, or to store objects that do not have a graphical representation during playback, such as data components.
Improved panel management - A key aspect of any software application is that the work flow it allows aids in your productivity. Macromedia Flash 8 has an improved panel management solution that lets you optimize the workspace to better suit the way that you work. Flash lets you group panels together in tabbed-panel sets. You can reduce onscreen clutter by grouping your most commonly used panels together, and you can assign custom names to each panel group.
Single Library panel - You can now use a single Library panel to view the library items of multiple Flash files simultaneously.
Drag and drop components to Library panel - In earlier versions of Flash, you had to place components on the Stage and then delete them--even components that had no visual elements and were only accessed using ActionScript. You can now place such components directly into the library without having to place them on the Stage and later delete them.
Macintosh document tabs - You can now open multiple Flash files in the same window and select among them using document tabs at the top of the window
Improved Preferences dialog box - The Preferences dialog box has been streamlined and reorganized for improved clarity and ease of use
Linkage options for bitmaps and sounds are now in the Properties dialog box - To simplify the work flow for bitmaps and sounds, you can now access the linkage options for these media types in their respective Properties dialog boxes.
Object-based Undo and Redo commands - You can now choose to keep track of the changes you make in Flash on a per-object basis. When you use this mode, each object on the Stage and in the library has its own undo list. This lets you undo the changes you make to an object without having to undo changes to any other object.
Export keyboard shortcuts as HTML - You can export Flash keyboard shortcuts as an HTML file that you can view and print using a standard web browser.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Workspace Enhancements
Posted by Jimson Fernandez at 3:53 PM
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