January 24, 2012

Generating jQuery CSS and Sprites

In this post let’s generate the jQuery CSS and sprites from the skinned jQuery templates. There are two options available to export the required assets.

  • Export both CSS and sprites at one go.
  • Export Sprites or individual swatch CSS.

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January 20, 2012

Preview the modified jQuery mobile template

Preview your design in a browser before finalizing a design. Individual themes can be previewed in the jQuery mobile theme preview panel. All the swatches created in the template can be previewed at one go using the option to preview in a browser.

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January 11, 2012

Creating a jQuery theme template

The jQuery Mobile theme Skinning feature in Fireworks includes a template with default sprite images and a set of swatches. This extension lets you modify default sprites and swatches in the template. You can create additional swatches by duplicating an existing page and customizing it. The swatch name is inherited from the page name in the exported CSS.

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January 3, 2012

jQuery Mobile Theme Skinning

This blog is the first in series of five blogs dedicated to “jQuery Mobile Theme Skinning”, a new feature in Fireworks CS5 that is part of the CSS3 Mobile Pack extension.

  1. Introduction to jQuery Mobile Theme Skinning extension and jQuery Mobile framework
  2. Creating a new jQuery template
  3. Previewing the jQuery Mobile design
  4. Exporting the design to CSS
  5. Creating a jQuery Mobile webpage in Dreamweaver and using the exported CSS file in the new web page

jQuery Mobile Theme Skinning

The jQuery mobile theme skinning is part of the CSS3 Mobile Pack extension for Fireworks. This extension enables you to create or update the theme of a jQuery Mobile website using Fireworks.

In Fireworks, a template with all the modifiable design aspects for jQuery Mobile is provided. After modifying the themes present in the template, you can preview the look and feel of the themes using an in-app preview or a browser, and export the corresponding CSS code along with the sprite assets.

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October 20, 2011

CSS3 Mobile Pack

At AdobeMAX 2011 Keynote, Fireworks CSS3 Mobile Pack is announced.

This mobile pack contains following feature.

  • CSS Properties panel
    - Extract your design comp to CSS code
  •  jQuery Mobile theme skinnig feature
    - Creative your owm jQuey swatch, include custom icons, or modify default theme

Video: Using CSS3 Mobile Pack

You can download this extension from Adobe Labs

Enjoy!

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June 15, 2011

Fireworks 11.0.1 Dot Release for Fireworks CS5.0 customer is out!

Fireworks 11.0.1 Dot Release for Fireworks CS5.0 customer is out!

 

More Bug fixes and stabilize application. Use AAM(Adobe Application Manager) or download from here.

http://www.adobe.com/support/fireworks/downloads_updaters.html

 

You can find the detail of bug fixes on the older post.

http://blogs.adobe.com/fireworks/2011/04/fireworks-cs5-1-in-creative-suite-cs5-5.html

 

Enjoy,

Fireworks Team

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May 11, 2011

Math Resize Extension : Matt Stow

Math Resize Extension : Matt Stow

http://www.mattstow.com/

Matt Stow is a web and user interface designer who specialises in designing and developing accessible, standards-compliant websites. From conception to completion, Fireworks and Dreamweaver are his most important companions. Matt is a Fireworks evangelist and can often be found championing its abilities.

His recent invention is Math resize extension.

This extension allow user to resize an object as mathematically. I’s really useful to resize an object exact value without distortion. For example if you create rounded corner rectangle resize object via scale tool, the corner will be distorted. You need to use 9-slice scale tool to avoid problem or simply type exact value in PI W, H field. However, using this extension, it will help you to simple calculation to resize object.

Give it a try!

 

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April 28, 2011

Create Multiple Animated AD-Banners In A Breeze : vart.io – Learn from Professional

Create Multiple Animated AD-Banners In A Breeze

http://www.vart.io/

Mikko Vartio is web designer / web developer and one of the top Fireworks user. His web site provide great tips and techniques for Fireworks. GIF banner Ads is commonly used and could increase usage since iOS does not support one of Adobe’s technology.

By the way,  Fireworks rename Frame palette to States Panel in order to align same concept with Flex platform. However, you can still use State panel as exactly same way to create animated GIF. We can learn efficient way to create multiple size of Ad-banner from this tutorial.

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April 27, 2011

Trouble Shooting: Could not launch Fireworks CS4. An internal error occurred.

Thanks nakis-s.info for sharing information

Some customer suffer from “Could not Launch” problem with “An internal error occurred.” on Fireworks CS4 on Window.

Please delete “Fireworks CS4 Panel Prefs.xml” and re-launch application. This could solve the problem.

 

The file location is:

Windows XP:
[Drive C:]\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Fireworks CS4\[language]\Fireworks CS4 Panel Prefs.xml

Windows Vista or Windows 7:
[Drive, C:]\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Fireworks CS4\[language]\Fireworks CS4 Panel Prefs.xml

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Export Text Command Panel Extension : 3 REVOLUTIONS

Export Text Command Panel Extension : 3 REVOLUTIONS

Mariano Ferrario creates new extension that enable to extract text from the Fireworks document to **.txt or **.cvs file.  This is simple but powerful tool enable to extract just text. It would be improve production workflow also, spec updating workflow. It works with 2bytes text too without problem.

You can access to the Panel from Window > Export Text after install this extension.

Also please check out previous Annotation Command Panel Extension. Using Adobe InDesign to spec writing and using Fireworks for wireframe and prototype will much productive with this tool.

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