Quick Guide to Flash Catalyst: A Designer's Guide to Visual Development

How do you transform user interface designs created in Photoshop or Illustrator into interactive web pages? It's easier than you think. This guide shows you how to use Adobe Flash Catalyst to create interactive UIs and website wireframes for Rich Internet Applications--without writing a single line of code. Ideal for web designers, this book introduces Flash Catalyst basics with detailed step-by-step instructions and screenshots that illustrate every part of the process. You'll learn hands-on how to turn your static design or artwork into working user interfaces that can be implemented in Flash Builder or Adobe AIR. Get an overview of Flash Catalyst's interactive components Import files from Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fireworks Convert your artwork into interactive components and apply specific actions Create animated transitions between the web pages in your project Test interactive components and transitions while you work Get optimization tips to help you create fast-loading applications Export projects to the SWF format for web use, or to Adobe AIR for desktop applications How do you transform user interface designs created in Photoshop or Illustrator into interactive web pages? It's easier than you think. This guide shows you how to use Adobe Flash Catalyst to create interactive UIs and website wireframes for Rich Internet Applications—without writing a single line of code.Ideal for web designers, this book introduces Flash Catalyst basics with detailed step-by-step instructions and screenshots that illustrate every part of the process. You'll learn hands-on how to turn your static design or artwork into working user interfaces that can be implemented in Flash Builder or Adobe AIR.Get an overview of Flash Catalyst’s interactive componentsImport files from Photoshop, Illustrator, or FireworksConvert your artwork into interactive components and apply specific actionsCreate animated transitions between the web pages in your projectTest interactive components and transitions while you workGet optimization tips to help you create fast-loading applicationsExport projects to the SWF format for web use, or to Adobe AIR for desktop applications Table of Contents 9 Preface 11 Conventions Used in This Book 11 Using Code Examples 11 We鈥檇 Like to Hear from You 12 Acknowledgments 12 Chapter聽1.聽Introduction to Flash Catalyst 5.5 15 Chapter聽2.聽Flash Catalyst Components 19 Button 20 Checkbox and Radio Button 21 Horizontal and Vertical Scrollbars 22 Horizontal and Vertical Sliders 23 Text Input Component 23 Toggle Button 24 Data List Component 25 Chapter聽3.聽Starting a Flash Catalyst Project 27 Chapter聽4.聽Interactions and Transitions in Flash Catalyst 47 Chapter聽5.聽Publishing the Flash Catalyst Project 69 Project Performance 71 Quick Guide to Flash Catalyst covers how to build interactive websites and interfaces easily in Flash Catalyst using designs imported in Photoshop and Illustrator formats. Also, the book will cover how to covert static artwork to interactive components, add actions to it, and publish it as SWF and AIR applications.