Fix Actions panel

Let users drag an action step to the end of the list.
Let users select "Close" for "Insert Menu Item...".
Don't expand actions when played.
Allow Save in Button Mode
Sometimes I feel like I'm telling a child how to pour cereal.

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:02:04 +0000, Scott Falkner wrote:
> * Let users drag an action step to the end of the list.
> * Let users select "Close" for "Insert Menu Item...".
> * Don't expand actions when played.
> * Allow Save in Button Mode
>
> Sometimes I feel like I'm telling a child how to pour cereal.
And:
* Allow use of scripts in Actions.
(In CS3 you could, but the script disappeared from the Action after a
re-launch of Illustrator. In CS4 you can't record a script as part of an
Action).
Michael
mhphillips at gmail dot com

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