User manual MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH LITE 2.X

[. . . ] Getting Started with Flash Lite 2. x Trademarks 1 Step RoboPDF, ActiveEdit, ActiveTest, Authorware, Blue Sky Software, Blue Sky, Breeze, Breezo, Captivate, Central, ColdFusion, Contribute, Database Explorer, Director, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FlashCast, FlashHelp, Flash Lite, FlashPaper, Flash Video Endocer, Flex, Flex Builder, Fontographer, FreeHand, Generator, HomeSite, JRun, MacRecorder, Macromedia, MXML, RoboEngine, RoboHelp, RoboInfo, RoboPDF, Roundtrip, Roundtrip HTML, Shockwave, SoundEdit, Studio MX, UltraDev, and WebHelp are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated and may be registered in the United States or in other jurisdictions including internationally. Other product names, logos, designs, titles, words, or phrases mentioned within this publication may be trademarks, service marks, or trade names of Adobe Systems Incorporated or other entities and may be registered in certain jurisdictions including internationally. Third-Party Information This guide contains links to third-party websites that are not under the control of Adobe Systems Incorporated, and Adobe Systems Incorporated is not responsible for the content on any linked site. If you access a third-party website mentioned in this guide, then you do so at your own risk. [. . . ] In this section, you'll configure your Flash document's publish settings, document settings, and device settings. (See "Select your test devices and content type (Flash Professional Only)" on page 24. ) Creating the menu for the application's home screen. From this screen, the user can select from a simple menu to view images and descriptions of the day's specials, view a video, or to call the restaurant to make a reservation. The user can also press the device's left soft key to go to the Options screen and set their preferred restaurant location. (See "Create the menu for the home screen (Flash Professional only)" on page 25. ) Create the application (Flash Professional only) 23 Creating the specials screen. On this screen, users can press the device's right soft key to navigate between images and descriptions for each lunch special at the café, or press the left soft key to return to the home screen. (See "Create the specials screen (Flash Professional only)" on page 29. ) Creating the video screen. Users can press the device's left soft key to return to the home screen, or press the right soft key to restart the video. (See "Create the Video screen (Flash Professional only)" on page 36. ) Creating the set location screen. On this screen, users can select a preferred location to call for reservations. Pressing the device's left soft key saves the selection and returns the user to the home screen, while pressing the right soft key returns them to the home screen without saving the location setting. (See "Create the set location screen (Flash Professional only)" on page 40. ) Select your test devices and content type (Flash Professional Only) In this section, you select the test devices and content type for the application. For this application, you'll target the stand-alone Flash Lite player. (As of this writing, no commercially available devices support Flash Lite 2. 0 so for this tutorial you'll target a "generic" device. ) You use the Device Settings dialog box to select the devices and content type that you are targeting. When you test your application in the Flash Lite emulator, the emulator configures itself to match the configuration of the player on the target device as well as the content type. 1. Open the partially completed source file named cafe_tutorial_start. fla located in the Sample and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/Flash Lite 2. 0/cafe/ folder where you installed Flash Professional 8. For example, C:/Program Files/Macromedia/Flash 8/Sample and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/Flash Lite 2. 0/cafe/. 2. 3. Open the Property inspector (Window > Properties> Properties), if it's not already open. In the Property inspector, click Device Settings to open the Device Settings dialog box. 24 Tutorial: Creating a Flash Lite Application (Flash Professional Only) 4. In the list of available devices, double-click the Flash Lite 2. 0 folder to expand it, double-click the Generic folder, and then double-click the Generic Phone device to add it to your list of test devices. 7. Now that you've selected the test devices and content type, you're ready to create the application. In the next section, you'll create the menu for the application's home screen. Create the menu for the home screen (Flash Professional only) In this section, you'll create the menu for the application's home screen. The menu consists of three options: Specials, View Video, and Reservations. 1. [. . . ] caféVideo. resume (); playing = true; righttSoftKeyLabel. text = "Pause"; } } }; // Register listener object: Key. addListener (myListener); // // Video status handler code. // caféVideo. onStatus = function (infoObject:Object) { var code = infoObject. code; if (code == "completed") { // If video has finished playing, set playing=false, // and set right soft key label to "Replay": playing = false; rightSoftKeyLabel. text = "Replay"; } }; Create the application (Flash Professional only) 39 13. Save your work and test the application in the emulator. the View Video option on the application's home screen to view the video. Try pausing the video by pressing the right soft key, and pressing the same key again to resume playback. [. . . ]