Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Classroom in a Book

Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 6
 About Classroom in a Book......Page 15
 Optimizing performance......Page 16
 Copying the lesson files......Page 17
 Additional resources......Page 18
 Adobe certification......Page 20
 Lesson Overview......Page 22
  Is Flash Catalyst the right tool for you?......Page 24
  Additional benefits for designers......Page 25
  Flash Catalyst design workflow......Page 26
 Opening a new Flash Catalyst project......Page 28
  Design workspace......Page 29
  Code workspace......Page 32
 Exploring the Design workspace......Page 33
  Adjusting panels......Page 34
  Zooming the artboard......Page 35
 Previewing a project in a browser......Page 36
 Getting Flash Catalyst Help......Page 38
 Lesson Overview......Page 42
  Plan the structure of your application......Page 44
  Flatten artwork with filters and effects......Page 46
  Embed images in the design document......Page 47
  Identify duplicate component assets......Page 48
  Create sample artwork for a list of images or text......Page 49
  Exporting an FXG file from Adobe Fireworks......Page 50
  Import a design document......Page 51
  Import additional images......Page 54
 Optimizing artwork......Page 55
  Optimize artwork......Page 56
 Lesson Overview......Page 60
  How do assets get into the Library panel?......Page 62
  Add assets to the Library panel......Page 63
  Preview files in the Library panel......Page 65
 Deleting assets from the project......Page 66
 Renaming project assets......Page 67
 Using assets in the Library panel......Page 68
  Export a library package......Page 70
  Import a library package......Page 71
 Lesson Overview......Page 74
  Expand and collapse layers......Page 76
  Show and hide layers......Page 77
  Lock and unlock layers......Page 79
 Renaming objects in the Layers panel......Page 80
 Optimizing complex groups......Page 81
 Stacking artwork using layers......Page 83
 Lesson Overview......Page 88
 Page and component states......Page 90
  Save time by duplicating page states......Page 91
  Show and hide artwork in each page state......Page 92
  Add a blank page state......Page 95
  Add objects to blank page states......Page 96
  Delete objects from specific states......Page 98
  Delete page states......Page 99
 Lesson Overview......Page 102
  Interactions......Page 104
  Add and modify wireframe buttons......Page 105
  Add wireframe text input fields......Page 109
  Add a wireframe check box......Page 110
  Add wireframe scroll bars......Page 111
 Converting artwork to built-in components......Page 113
  Convert artwork to buttons......Page 114
  Create a reusable navigation button......Page 115
  Enable and disable buttons......Page 117
  Create next and previous buttons......Page 118
  Create a custom toggle button......Page 119
  Convert artwork to scroll bars......Page 120
  Work with text......Page 123
  Create a scroll panel from artwork......Page 126
 Creating custom components......Page 127
 Adding interactivity......Page 129
  Create conditional interactions......Page 130
  Link to external content......Page 133
 Lesson Overview......Page 136
 Transitions and action sequences......Page 138
 Inspecting default transition effects......Page 139
 Adding smooth transitions......Page 141
 Fine-tuning transitions......Page 143
  Adjust transition duration......Page 144
  Change transition timing......Page 145
  Ease transitions......Page 146
 Adding and changing effects......Page 147
  Swap one effect for another......Page 148
  Add multiple effects to the same object......Page 150
  Add an action sequence interaction......Page 152
  Edit an action sequence in the Timeline......Page 153
 Flash Catalyst helper effects......Page 154
 Lesson Overview......Page 156
  What is a video codec?......Page 158
  How do I encode my video?......Page 159
 Importing and previewing video and sound......Page 160
  Preview video and sound......Page 161
  Add video to the artboard......Page 162
  Set video player properties......Page 164
  Attach controls to the video......Page 166
  Reset the video after playing......Page 169
 Adding sound effects......Page 171
 Lesson Overview......Page 176
  Creating SWF files for Flash Catalyst......Page 178
  Using SWF files in Flash Catalyst......Page 179
 Adding SWF files to Flash Catalyst......Page 180
  Import a SWF file to the artboard......Page 181
  Preview a SWF animation......Page 182
  Play or stop a SWF file......Page 183
  Play the SWF movie from a specific frame......Page 185
 Adding a SWF file to a component......Page 186
  Position a SWF file......Page 187
  Add effects to play the animation......Page 188
 Lesson Overview......Page 190
  A list is not always a list......Page 192
  Preview a data list......Page 193
  Design a sample record......Page 195
  Convert the sample record into a Data List component......Page 197
  Define the repeated item......Page 198
  Size and position the bounding box......Page 199
  Edit the repeated item layout......Page 200
  Edit the repeated item states......Page 201
  Replace design-time images......Page 202
  Edit design-time text......Page 204
  Add and remove elements in the repeated item......Page 205
 Using a wireframe data list......Page 208
 Lesson Overview......Page 210
 Flash Catalyst drawing tools......Page 212
  Show and hide rulers......Page 213
  Edit grid and guide settings......Page 214
  Set guides for precise drawing......Page 215
  Draw rectangles......Page 217
  Draw rounded rectangles......Page 219
  Draw ellipses......Page 220
  Draw basic lines......Page 221
  Change the fill color......Page 222
  Change stroke color and weight......Page 225
  Add and modify gradient fills......Page 226
 Grouping and transforming......Page 228
  Transform shapes......Page 229
 Applying and removing filters......Page 230
  Add and modify a bevel......Page 231
  Add and modify a drop shadow......Page 232
 Round-trip editing with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop......Page 233
  Launch and edit in Adobe Illustrator......Page 234
  Download and install the Adobe FXG extensions for Photoshop......Page 235
  Launch and edit in Adobe Photoshop......Page 236
 Lesson Overview......Page 240
 Publishing your application......Page 242
 Before you publish......Page 243
 Publish to SWF......Page 244
 Viewing the published files......Page 245
 Create a local root folder and site structure......Page 249
 Connect to a remote site......Page 250
 Upload files......Page 252
 Lesson Overview......Page 254
  Bind components to a data source......Page 256
  Use sliders to set values......Page 257
  Linear workflow......Page 258
  Meet with your development team early......Page 259
  Review the final Flash Catalyst project file (FXP)......Page 260
  Import the FXP into Flash Builder......Page 262
  Import an edited FXP file into Flash Builder......Page 265
  Compare and integrate code between projects......Page 266
  Import the FXPL......Page 268
  Associate the FXPL with your application......Page 269
 A......Page 273
 C......Page 274
 D......Page 275
 E......Page 276
 F......Page 277
 I......Page 278
 L......Page 279
 P......Page 280
 R......Page 282
 S......Page 283
 T......Page 284
 Z......Page 285