In addition to the new features of Flash8 published on the Macromedia website, Mike Downey also published some of the less-known features of Flash 8 on his blog (The Lesser-known new features of Flash Professional 8), the basic content is as follows:
1, script Assistant-Standard mode 2.0
Rewrite the original Flash MX version of the standard mode, now standard mode 2.0, and add some features, flashmx2004 when there is no standard mode, now Flash 8 added a standard mode, mainly for the original manual input code developers or designers.
2. Undo/redo Operation Setup
In Flash MX version 2004, when we undo the operation, will be step-by-step to include all the undo writing code and objects, many people are complaining about some of the features, now instead of the two options available, one is the document level, such as just Undo code, and one is the object level, You can undo only the object actions in the scene.
3, the Enhanced Text tool
With the text tool enhanced, you can now resize the text box from the left and back to the right.
4. Enhanced Library
The first thing to say is that the current library when restarting the program, it can already be parked in the position you placed before, and can save you to the library panel settings, if you open more than one source file, you can through the Drop-down menu on a library surface to switch, and you can lock a library.
5, tabbed Panel
Now the FLASH8 panels allow you to set them up in a group, using the TAB key to switch, and you can put your favorite tools on a panel and you can rename them.
6, Stage paste plate expansion
In some large projects often need to use larger than stage, so it is difficult to see the object in the scene and the stage edge, now you can easily see the distance between them, just drag the object near the stage side, it will automatically adapt to the position.
7, Bitmap catching
We can switch through the interface to toggle whether to use bitmap catching. Using bitmap catching allows the flash player to move pixels inside each frame instead of repeating the graph one at a time.
8. swf Meta data
Now flash authors can add titles and descriptions to your movie, which allows search engines to search your Flash content.
9, improve the radiation gradient
Now the radiation gradient provides a strict control point to adjust the direction of the radiation.
10. Object Drawing Mode
Macromedia provides a new object pattern, similar to the Adobe Illustrator and Freehand object drawing mode, where you can switch on the toolbar to do what you want.