My top ten requested features for Flash Catalyst Next

Here is my top ten list of requested features for Flash Catalyst:
10. Rearranging of pages / states in the pages / states panel (also resizing to smaller icons)
9. Menu bar option to Insert Custom / Generic Component. There isn't a way to create a custom component without first adding something to stage and then converting that.
8. Edit component on double click in layers panel
7. Replace existing artwork with library component - for example, when you create a button or text input then you should be able to use that skin in all of the text input instances rather than creating new ones every time you choose convert artwork to component
6. Artboard sized to content - no hardcoded size of the project
5. Import of Flex Components / movieclps
4. Flex Capacitor library integration / support - supports deep linking and navigation through your flash catalyst or flex project without coding - all the work is done
3. Integration and coexistence in native Flex project - no fxpl or zip - flat file structure
2. Container support - VGroup HGroup Skinnable Container - set layout property
1. Component Constraints support - top left bottom right horizontal center vertical center baseline width height 100%

Additional features:
• When opening a Illustrator file the option to choose which artboard or layers to import (rather than the whole project).
• Set a default option so that all imported text fields from Illustrator use "Fit Height". Mainly because currently it is cutting off the descent but also bc it allows you to change the text content (globalization) and have the text fit.
• Show intersection lines while dragging. At least vertical center and horizontal center... similar to Flex and Illustrator.
• Add a convert to vector when selecting images.
• In the code view the default directory "components" could be renamed to something like: design, compositions, construction, architecture, form, embodiments, chassis, constitution, frame, representation, manifestation, cast, expression, mold, etc. just not skins. design, chassis, representations, cast, expressions, compositions are my favorites. It would be nice to be able to define this folder path in preferences.
• Use the layer name to name the library components. Otherwise there is a directory with 30 assets named "graphic[n]".
• Command to clean out library of unused symbols.

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FAQ: Where can I download updated lesson files for Flash Catalyst Classroom in a Book?

The format for Flash Catalyst projects changed in version CS5.5. When you open a file that was created in Flash Catalyst CS5 in Flash Catalyst CS5.5, you get a message offering to convert the file to the new format. In the case of most of the lesson files that come with the Flash Catalyst Classroom in a Book, this is a quick, straightforward process. Once it's completed, simply save the converted file with a new name, and you can continue working on the lesson.
A few of the lesson files, however, do not convert successfully. Adobe Press has provided new versions of those files that have been rebuilt in Flash Catalyst CS5.5, and should open without mishap. Otherwise, they are identical to the files provided with the book. Adobe Press apologizes for any invonvenience.
You can download the updated lesson files from the Peachpit website. If you don't already have a Peachpit account, you will need to create one (simply supply an email address, name, and password; you do not need to enter a member code or ISBN number):
Download the updated lesson files

This may not be the same tutorial, but lesson files are downloadable with it.
http://www.digitalclassroombooks.com/CS6/Dreamweaver/files.html
Hope this helps.

Correction: Adobe Labs Ideas for Flash Catalyst

Link shown in Adobe Labs Ideas for Flash Catalyst announcement above (http://idea.adobe.com/labs) is incorrect. Correct link appears to be: http://ideas.adobe.com/labs

Have you tried downloading it directly from Adobe and installing it? http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Try and see if it will install. If not, reply back.
Clinton

How to make a fullscreen button for Flash Catalyst?

Hey everyone. I really hope someone can help me with this. How can I make a fullscreen button in Flash Professional that would make my Flash Catalyst project go fullscreen?

I'm sorry I really don't know Flash Catalyst as much as I'd like to. Designing interfaces is left up to me, no designers at my agency use Catalyst. Though this is the Flash forum so that's as much as I can tell you. I didn't know Catalyst didn't support basic scripts (I thought I read that it did).
Ultimately, for a very cheap price you can do something like go to http://www.lynda.com/ and buy a membership. Dirt cheap compared to what you get. They offer many courses on all this stuff and I'm sure your answer would lie in one of the (nicely broken up by subject) video training videos.
Just searching for Catalyst brings up a bunch of courses:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=catalyst&x=0&y=0
edit:
For instance I watched the essential CS5.5 training and I saw in 2 minutes flat that when you click on a button you should have an "Interactions" panel that lets you do things. If they didn't put fullscreen as an interaction that's another thing but I'm just pointing out it's very easy to learn how to do all sorts of things in video training. If you do not want to purchase a membership there just find a video you think would have the info in it and I'll watch it and let you know if it told me how to do it, and how to do it.

Exporting file for Flash Catalyst use?

Hey everyone. I've made a video in Flash Pro, and I want to be able to play it in Flash Catalyst. I'm using 5.5 of both versions, btw. I export the Flash Pro video to a .mov file and then use Media Encoder to make that a .flv file. I bring that file into FC and publish to web. However, when I put those 'deploy to web' files on my website, the video doesn't play. Everything else works except for the video. So I put a generic, short .flv file that I downloaded from the internet into my FC file. I published it to my website again, and everything worked fine. The video played. So obviously the problem with my video must be in the encoding process.
How should I do this? I read one article online that said when I export a .mov file for FC, I should make sure that I don't have 'Fast - Compressed Header' selected in the Streaming options. Well, I checked and I don't. It's just under regular 'Fast'. So what am I doing wrong here? I've even tried converting my .mov file to a f4v file, and that doesn't work. Help here would be so greatly appreciated.

Ah. I think they just tested the .html file. Though, they were trying nearly everything yesterday, so they might have tried the swf file, too. I'll ask him this afternoon. There's a webpage included in both deploy-to-web and run-local folders. Both are entitled main.html. I'm looking at both codes in Dreamweaver to see what would be different, how the code is calling to the flv video, and I can't see any change! I switch from one code view to the other, and nothing is different. The only difference is that in the video size area, the html file from the run-local folder is bigger. So obviously something more was put into the run-local html file, but what I don't know. I can't figure that out from the code. Here's the code from the run-local file, though it looks the same in the deploy-to-web html file, too.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
    
    <head>
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        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
        
        <style type="text/css" media="screen">
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            body { margin:0; padding:0; overflow:auto; text-align:center;
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            // To use express install, set to playerProductInstall.swf, otherwise the empty string.
            var xiSwfUrlStr = "playerProductInstall.swf";
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            var params = {};
            params.quality = "high";
            params.bgcolor = "#ffffff";
            params.allowscriptaccess = "sameDomain";
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                flashvars, params, attributes);
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    </head>
    <body>
        
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            <p>
                To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version
                10.2.0 or greater is installed.
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            <script type="text/javascript">
                var pageHost = ((document.location.protocol == "https:") ? "https://" : "http://");
                document.write("<a href='http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer'><img src='"
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                <param name="movie" value="Main.swf" />
                <param name="quality" value="high" />
                <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
                <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
                <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />
                
                <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="Main.swf" width="405" height="350">
                    <param name="quality" value="high" />
                    <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
                    <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
                    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />
                
                
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                        Either scripts and active content are not permitted to run or Adobe Flash Player version
                        10.2.0 or greater is not installed.
                    </p>
                
                    <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer">
                        <img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash Player" />
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                </object>
                
            </object>
        </noscript>
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</html>
But I don't see anything where it calls to my bathinline.flv file. Yet this one plays just fine. I've played both .html files, and only the run-local html file plays fine on my computer (not viewing from website this time). So I agree with you that I think it's a pathing issue on the deploy to web thing, but I have no idea what. The code isn't showing any difference.
Any more ideas. You've been really, really helpful so far!

Need to display average percent of spend for each vendor in top ten

Hi Friends,
             I have to design a query where I need to display top ten vendors and for that top ten vendors need to sum the AMT and I have to calculate the average percentage of each vendor in top ten list from the total. Based and the specified range have to create exceptions.
I am able to display top ten vendors. Now the problem is unable to calculate total of top ten vendors and average percentage of each vendor from total. like the below
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vendor 4     121987     0.299181333     30%     80% is an A
vendor 10     101103     0.247961917     55%
vendor 8     98723     0.242124806     79%
vendor 9     23456     0.05752742     85%     80-95% is a B
vendor 5     12345     0.030276944     88%
vendor 6     10540     0.02585006     90%
vendor 7     9906     0.024295132     93%
vendor 3      9903     0.024287774     95%     95-100% is a C
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vendor 1     9874     0.02421665     100%
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Hi manjula
In order to get total for any key figure .... for that key figure at the query level in the calculation tab there will be one box like calculate result as there u give sum or average accroding to ur purpose... then it will display the total or average accordingly....
the key figure when used average for result shows average of all record conrtibutions but
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%CT Incoming Orders specifies the share of incoming order values of each
individual characteristic value (for example of each customer) in relation to
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Flash Catalyst export to HTML5 & DRAG INTERACTION

When will Adobe provide us with these two essential features in Flash catalyst? Leaving out a drag gesture in Flash catalyst is a big let down because drag gesture is a common and often useful gesture for interaction. Adobe's attempt at supporting HTML5 through Adobe Wallaby or Adobe Edge (FLA to HTML5) feels like a wrong direction to me.
If the argument is that HTML5 is the next standard for UX/UI designers then the easiest tool that can replicate what HTML5 can/will do to use a similar animation workflow that can get basic transitions done quickly and that tool is Flash Catalyst. I stand being corrected an attempt to publish HTML5 documents/banners/slideshows with Flash professional will lead to large file size with partly supported features and bugs which can make designers frustrated. I also believe that Adobe can include some backward compatibility checks when publishing to HTML5 from Flash catalyst for browser(s) that do not presently support all the features of HTML5.
Please can someone feel us in on what Adobe is gonna do to Flash catalyst in the next release.
Thank you.

Yeah Chris, HTML will evolve with time. But for devices (tablet pc revolution-ipad, android based mobile phones, etc) and browsers with partial support. Designers using Adobe tools shouldn't be left out of the party(I'm a core designer though I get my hands dirty with some AS & FLEX codes when the need arises). Even if Flash Catalyst's future is tied to Flash Builder which is a good idea in the first place. Why did Adobe omitted drag n drop interaction? It just won't do it if we don't have it in the next official release. It defeats the purpose of the tool (I mean FC). By now Adobe should start warming us up for Multi-Touch Interactions in FC. Designers are dying to see these two features in the next release, else Adobe is performing cosmetic surgery to a patient that requires a cure. Adobe - keep up the good work.

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The beta release notes for Flash Catalyst give the hardware requirements, but do not state which version of the Creative Suite is required. Is Creative Suite 4 required, or will Flash Catalyst import Ai and Psd files from Creative Suite 3 ?
Thanks in advance.
Daniel

Daniel,
CS4 is the currently supported release for Flash Catalyst import, but your CS3 files may work. Features like round-trip to Illustrator do require CS4.
--Nate
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Swf published from Flash Catalyst not playing in Flash Player

Hi All,
I have 2 issues which I'm not sure may be related or not.
- I've created a project in FC but when I publish it to .swf it does not open in Flash Player. It plays in Chrome but Flash Player 10 gives a blank screen.
- I have FC 5.5 and I want to make the project scale according to the browser size. How can I do this? I have checked the Resize option but when it open in Chrome it just cuts out all that is outside the browser screen area.
Thanks.
Tej

I can not recall the minimum Flash Player that is required for Flash Catalyst. I suspect that your version of Flash Player is too low. Chrome auto-updates to the latest version, so that is why it works in Chrome.
Also, make sure you understand the differences between resizing and scaling. I wrote a blog post on this here: http://chrisgriffith.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/understanding-resizing-and-scaling-in-flash- catalyst/
Chris

Guidelines to create a Flash Catalyst compatible project?

Does anyone know where to find the guidelines to create a Flash Catalyst compatible project? All the links from the documentation seems to be broken.
/Erik

Formal specification for Flash Catalyst compatibility:
http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/fcc/FlashCatalystCS5.5compatibility
schema
Docs on FC/FB workflow:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flashbuilder/using/WSe4e4b720da9dedb57e000c0b12
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Dreamweaver or Flash Catalyst ???

I have almost finished designing my website on Photoshop. My design looks similar to www.psyop.tv, with main menu on the left. Now I am confused between Flash Catalyst and Dreamweaver, which one should I pick to move ahead with the development.
I have two requirements:
1 - Menu...I think I can easily create that kind of open and close menu interactivity in Flash Catalyst rather than Dreamweaver or do you think it is possible in Dreamweaver?
2 - Audio player...I need an audio player to showcase my work done for every artist. Just like on Psyop.tv if you click on any thing in the main menu, a separate page comes with the artwork and links for video player. It could be one audio player with playlist or more than one player for different files. If I go for Flash Catalyst I get very limited controls over the player.
I was thinking that I go with Dreamweaver, because it will solve my player problem. I can embed an external player like Bandcamp, which is very cool. But what about the main menu...Can I create a similar menu like psyop.tv on Dreamweaver ?
Thank you in advance for your comments.
- Kashif

Dreamweaver is web authoring software (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc..).
Flash Catalyst is for making flash animations (action script).
Use Photoshop for images only.
Use DW to build your web site.
Use Flash Catalyst for optional flash animations.
Taking a Fireworks (or photoshop) comp to a CSS Layout in DW
Part 1 - Initial Design
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt1.html
Part 2 - Markup preparation
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt2.html
Part 3 - Layout and CSS
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt3.html
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/
http://twitter.com/altweb

Can't install demo of Flash Catalyst CS5 after using Beta

I'm about to start pulling my hair out, so hopefully you guys can help me out.
I installed the Flash Catalyst beta about a month ago, and unfortunately never got around to using it.
I downloaded the CS5 Production Premium trial last night and went to install that and it said it couldn't install Flash Catalyst CS5 because I had a pre-release version installed.
So I backed out of the CS5 suite installer and attempted to run the uninstaller for the Flash Catalyst pre-release version from both the Flash Catalyst folder AND the utliities>>Adobe installers folder. Neither application would run, so I ran AppDelete to delete the application and its files.
Apparently, that was not good enough, as the CS5 suite installer is still complaining that a prerelease version of Flash Catalyst is still installed and won't let me install the newer version.
I have looked all over my system for Flash Catalyst related files to remove, but the CS5 installer still thinks the pre-release is installed.
Help in resolving this issue would be much appreciated, and hopefully this is in the right forum.
Thanks.
Michael

Hey!!
Have you tried running the CS5 cleanup script?
It's located here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/829/cpsid_82947.html
Please try it and let me know if it fixes your problem.
Or, have you tried reinstalling Catalyst and running the uninstaller again?
If that doesn't work, try contacting Adobe customer support: https://www.adobe.com/support/contact/
Sorry for the delayed response, the actual product engineering team replies on these forums and not a tech support group.
Thanks, and please keep me posted. I can try and loop in the right people if it persists after doing each of the above!
Tara

Flash Catalyst Extensions

The Adobe Marketplace and Exchange currently has ZERO extensions for Flash Catalyst. This is disappointing to me even though it's a new product. Could anyone point me to documentation on how to create extensions for Adobe products; specifically Flash Catalyst? I'm sure Adobe has to have some official documentation somewhere.
Thanks,
Grant

Hi,
Your are right... Flash CC does not support it yet.
Please send me a private message.
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Hallgrimur

Good information for anyone using Flash Catalyst CS5 !!!

I am using FC_CS5 and I am a huge fan and can not wait for the next version to come out. I have already maxed out the potential of this program and I have noticed many other people having the same problem that I had when it comes to not being able to create any more than 20 different states or 20 different pages.
The way around this is simply to design your project within AI CS5, Fireworks CS5, Photoshop CS5. I started my project out in Illustrator CS5 simply because Flash catalyst will recognize your layers and your individual artboards and will lay them out for you in your Catalyst project. This is the great part!!!
You can't create new or duplicate anything over 20 states from within Catalyst but you can create a large amount of artboards or in catalyst terms, "states", thus allowing you to get by the restriction within catalyst.
My project has about 45 different artboards. I created a few extra artboards incase the client wanted to add some stuff later on. I create a catalyst project from my AI project and now I have 45 different states.
I hope this will help anyone who is using Flash Catalyst and I can't wait for the adobe crew to fix this issue allow for more than 20 states in the future and I better not find out that the adobe crew stops the "work around" I described above!

OH man it's precious.
Do you have any insight into my imported swf problem?
I have just now updated dw and fc and redone the process (heard imported swfs was easier on the beta version) don't know why I can't manage my assets, or what I did wrong in one instance, but correctly in the other. (see the animation on the LW corner).
The help files really need to be developed in this area, I guess..
two versions, testing server correct: www.cachetrade.com
Not running swf (with rollover of the yogi on the left): www.desertypalmyoga.com
Is this a hijack or a top-post?
I really just want to understand the issues so I can plan workflow: really quite powerful, that's why this first design in most b+w (though curious how the color overlays and modes will work... )
THANKS!

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My apologies, but I really had no interest in a member's "answer", especially one that is so unhelpful. Assuming that you were responding to me (we are the only two commenter's at this point), I would not be inclined to read the Creative Cloud offers since this is something that I am not interested in. I bought the product the first day of offer, I did not rent it....just like I have in all the years past.

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