 | Flash Catalyst CS5 Bible Adobe Flash Catalyst enables you to take designs from Photoshop and Illustrator and convert them into rich Flash-based applications--without writing or even understanding one line of code. It may sound too good to be true, but this helpful reference shows you how to leverage the Flash skills you already have in order to convert your ideas into functioning applications. You'll explore everything from the basics of the Flex framework to using Flash Builder to complete conversion of an application. Shows you how to use the eagerly anticipated Flash Catalyst to convert assets from Illustrator and Photoshop directly into Flex components without ever needing to write code Reviews the basics of the Flex framework and rich Internet applications Demonstrates how to import comps and assets into Flash Builder in order to create an applicationConvert your ideas from design into functioning applications--and avoid writing complex code--with this authoritative resource. Rob Huddleston (California) has been developing web pages and applications since 1994, and has been an instructor since 1999, teaching web and graphic design to thousands of students. His clients have included the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the States of California and Nevada and many other federal, city and county agencies; the United States Army and Air Force; Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Safeway, and Coca-Cola; software companies including Adobe, Oracle, Intuit and Autodesk; the University of California, San Francisco State University, and the University of Southern California; and hundreds of small businesses and non-profit agencies. Rob is an Adobe Certified Instructor, Certified Expert, and Certified Developer, serves as an Adobe User Group Manager, has been named as an Adobe Community Expert for his volunteer work answering user questions in online forums and also helps users as an expert moderator on Adobe's Community Help system. Rob is the author of XML: Your visual blueprint to creating expert websites using XML, CSS, XHTML, and XSLT; HTML, XHTML and CSS: Your visual blueprint to creating efficient websites; Master VISUALLY: Dreamweaver CS4 and Flash CS4 Professional and ActionScript 3.0: Your visual blueprint to creating interactive projects in Flash CS4 Professional, all published by Wiley Press. You can visit Rob's blog at www.robhuddleston.com, or follow him on Twitter: @robhuddles. |
