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CHAPTER 1: Introduction About using Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 to author Flash Lite content 5 ......... . 7 CHAPTER 2: Getting Started Flash Lite features .
Flash Player 4 content, with the primary exception of how sound is incorporated and played. This user guide describes tools and guidelines for authors creating content for Macromedia Flash Lite. The next section describes in detail the considerations authors should have when creating Flash content that is run in mobile devices versus standard desktop and notebook devices.
Please consult the appropriate authoring guidelines document for details. Navigation and key events Macromedia Flash Lite reserves certain keys for navigation. The exact keys depend on the specific device. Consult the appropriate authoring guidelines document for details. You can use ActionScript to retrieve input from other device keys. Again, the exact keys depend on the device.
ActionScript functions and properties Macromedia does not guarantee that all Flash 4 ActionScript and properties will run on all devices. Consult the appropriate authoring guidelines document for details. The following general restrictions apply to using ActionScript when authoring for Flash Lite: •...
CHAPTER 3 Developing Content for Flash Lite This chapter describes the process of developing content for Flash Lite and the issues to be aware of when authoring Flash Lite compatible movies. The following tutorials are provided to help you accomplish the following tasks: •...
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An Output window appears containing Flash Lite information, error, and warning messages. Carefully study all of the messages. Make changes as necessary and repeat this step. Publish your finished movie (File > Publish) and close Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004.
Testing Flash Lite compatible content Once you’ve set the publish settings for Flash Lite, Flash MX Professional 2004 test movie player can play any Flash Lite compatible content. When you select Control > Test Movie, new information, warning, and error messages specifically related to Flash Lite are displayed in a separate Output window: Example of messages displayed in the test movie player Output window.
Select Control > Test Movie. Flash MX Professional 2004 starts the test movie player. You can now interact with the movie. When you click the button, a browser window opens at http://www.macromedia.com. Select File > Publish to save the SWF file as tutorial.swf.
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Associate the proxy sound with the MySound.mid file by doing the following: Select Window > Library and find the sound that you added earlier. Select the sound and right-click it to open the context menu. Select Properties from the context menu. The Sound Properties dialog box appears: In the Device sound option, use the file browser to find and select MySound.mid.
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Chapter 3: Developing Content for Flash Lite...
APPENDIX A Warning/Error Messages This appendix lists all the possible error messages that you might see when creating content for Flash Lite in general. They may not all apply for a specific deployment platform. Message Identifier Message Explanation SWFS016 Detected loadMovie - The Flash player detected that the SWF will be ignored.
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Message Identifier Message Explanation SWFS021 _droptarget property not The Flash player detected that the SWF supported. movie contains a getProperty or setProperty ActionScript command referring to the _droptarget property, which is not supported by Flash Lite. No modifications will be made to the device-specific SWF file –...
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Message Identifier Message Explanation SWFS032 Detected FSComamnd - The Flash player detected that the SWF will be ignored. movie contains a FSCommand ActionScript command, which is not supported by the specified device’s Flash Player. No modifications will be made to the device- specific SWF file –...
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Message Identifier Message Explanation SWFS040 UnCompressed Sound The Flash player detected that the SWF found. movie contains uncompressed sound. which is not supported by the specified device’s Flash Player. No modifications will be made to the device-specific SWF file - this is just a warning.
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Message Identifier Message Explanation FTPE013 Text fields are not While testing the movie, an attempt was made selectable. to select a text field. Flash Lite for i-mode does not support Input text fields – they are rendered as non-selectable text fields. FTPA002 FSCommand is ignored.
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Message Identifier Message Explanation FTPA014 getURL is ignored. While testing the movie, a getURL Actionscript command was encountered. It will be ignored because specified device's Flash Player doesn't support it. FTPA015 The call to loadMovie for While testing the movie, multiple ActionScript <URL>...
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Message Identifier Message Explanation FTPS011 Only a single sound can While testing the movie, a sound was started be played at a time (no while another sound was already playing. mixing). Flash Lite does not support sound mixing, so the first sound will be stopped to allow the second sound to play.
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