Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 : Managing the Library - Viewing the Library panel (part 2) - Preview files in the Library panel

6/22/2013 7:21:26 PM

Preview files in the Library panel

As your project grows, it can be hard to identify assets by name alone. You’ll want to preview files before adding them to your application. An easy way to do this is to view the file in the preview area at the top of the Library panel.

1.	Select future.jpg in the Images category of the Library panel. A preview of the image appears at the top of the Library panel. Tip When previewing interactive components in the Library panel, you only see a preview of the initial component state. To preview a component’s behavior, you need to add it to the application and then run the project in a browser or publish the application.
2.	In the Media category, select interlude.mp3 (a sound file) and click the Play button at the top of the Library panel. Tip You cannot preview SWF files in the Library panel. To view a SWF animation, you must add it to the application and run the project in a browser or publish the application. As the audio file plays, the Play button changes to the Rewind and Pause buttons.
3.	In the Media category, select restaurants.flv (a video file) and click the small Play button in the lower-right corner of the preview area. As the video plays, the Play button changes to the Rewind and Pause buttons.
4.	Change to the Code workspace.
5.	In the Project Navigator panel, expand the main project folder. Expand the src and assets folders. Expand the graphics, images, and media folders. These folders store the files represented in the Library panel. For each optimized graphic, all MXML information (vector, stroke, path, fill, and so on) is kept separately in an FXG file. Project components, if there are any, are stored in an src/components directory.
6.	Change back to the Design workspace.

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