Adobe 38039927 Extended User Guide - Page 6

ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3 2 Extending Guide You cannot begin using some extensions until you restart Fireworks. If you are running Fireworks when you install the extension, you might be prompted to quit and restart the application. To view basic information on the extension after its installation, go to the Extension Manager (Commands > Manage Extensions) in Fireworks. What's new in Extending Fireworks CS3 Fireworks CS3 includes the following new features and interfaces that you can use to develop extensions for the product: New page object Fireworks CS3 makes it easy to build complex multi-page web prototypes using a single PNG file. A new object has been added to control this feature. In addition, a number of functions have been added to support sharing layers across pages, adding and reordering pages, setting a master page, renaming pages, and resizing the canvas or image for a single page rather than for the entire document. Rich symbols Fireworks CS3 introduces new and enhanced symbol features. You can create graphic symbols that can be intelligently scaled and given specific attributes using a JavaScript (JSF) file. A new widget object has been added to support this feature. 9-slice scaling Fireworks CS3 introduces a dynamic new feature called 9-slice scaling, which allows you to intelligently scale vector or bitmap symbols. By positioning a set of guides over your artwork, you can define exactly how each part of a symbol is scaled. Any of nine different regions can be specified to scale only horizontally, scale only vertically, scale both horizontally and vertically, or to not scale at all. A number of new functions have been added to support this feature. Hierarchical layers In Fireworks CS3 the structure of layers in a document can be as simple or as complex as required and all hierarchical layers are preserved. When creating a new file, all items are organized at the same level, in a non-hierarchical manner. You can create new sub layers as needed and move items into them, or move elements from one layer to another at any time. A number of new functions have been added to support this feature. MXML export In Fireworks CS3 you can create Flex ™application layouts and export the MXML for loading into Flex™ Builder™. A new chapter provides some background information on this process. Conventions used in this guide The following typographical conventions are used in this guide: • Code font indicates code fragments and API literals, including class names, method names, function names, type names, scripts, SQL statements, and HTML and XML tag and attribute names. • Italic code font indicates replaceable items in code. • The continuation symbol (¬) indicates that a long line of code has been broken across two or more lines to fit on the page. When copying the lines of code, eliminate the continuation symbol and type the code as one line. • Curly braces ({ }) around a function argument indicate that the argument is optional. The following naming conventions are used in this guide: • You refers to the developer who is responsible for writing extensions. • The user refers to the person using Fireworks.