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Last updated 12/8/2009
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 CS4
Fireworks CS4 includes the following new features and interfaces that you can use to develop extensions for the
product:
Fireworks CS4 now allows you to design complete web pages and export web standards-compliant
CSS-based layouts
CSS-based layouts. You can select a layout and integrate foreground and background graphics with automatic margin
and padding detection. You can drop HTML rich symbols on your Fireworks layouts to specify headings, links, and
form properties for precise CSS control. You can also use rectangles with rounded corners and gradients for creating
layouts.
The new Adobe Type Engine provides enhanced typesetting capabilities similar to Adobe®
Adobe Type Engine
Photoshop® and Adobe® Illustrator®. You can import or copy/paste double-byte characters from Illustrator or
Photoshop without loss of fidelity, and create advanced effects such as setting text inside a path.
You can generate high-fidelity, interactive, secure PDF documents from your Fireworks design comps
Export to PDF
and receive review comments through a shared PDF review.
Use Smart Guides to expertly position and layouts objects on canvas. Use Smart Guides with tool tips
Smart Guides
to achieve precise positioning.
With Live Styles, you can use professionally designed styles or create your own collection. Enhanced
Live Styles
capabilities include redefining styles, dynamically updating effects, colors, and text attributes by updating the style
source.
You can export designs as FXG files and use them in advanced design tools to develop rich Internet
FXG export
applications and experiences that can run on Adobe® Flash Player or Adobe® AIR™.
You can package your Fireworks documents as Adobe AIR applications that you can secure using
Adobe AIR export
a digital signature.
The following APIs have been added or modified for this release:
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