so the beta is available. already i’m prepared to leave Fireworks for good. Catalyst is a solid answer to Microsoft’s Blend and fills a hole in Adobe’s toolchain: simple, rapid, high-production-value prototyping. here are some links to get you rolling with flash catalyst: product page beta download tutorials manual here’s my feature wish-list: better access …
triggering animations with slices in Fireworks CS4
after some casual googling, i didn’t find any documentation for triggering animations using slices, so i’ve documented the steps below. create two slices: one to trigger the animation and one to display the animation place the trigger widget in a layer that is shared with all states (otherwise, the widget will disappear when the animation …
Quartz Composer – workaround for Image Downloader in Iterator
as documented here and elsewhere on quartzcomposer-dev, Image Downloaders don’t work properly inside of an Iterator. this is a minor tragedy since iterating a directory of images has so many productive uses. here’s a simple workaround that pre-fetches all of the images into a structure, which can be used within an Iterator:
getting started with expression blend – tutorials
lynda.com is hosting some of lee brimelow’s blend tutorials. if you have GUI development experience, you may find the series a tad repetitive and slow. nevertheless, there’s certainly enough value to get you rolling in blend. chase with microsoft’s own blend tutorials, which make you do the work.
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