Notes from MNR

June 20, 2008

Scripting Survey - please, oh please...

I'm trying to understand how to make life better for script developers, and a couple of minutes of your time would tell me worlds about your needs. When you've got five minutes to spare, would you point a browser at ...

http://niemannross.com/limesurvey/index.php?sid=83733&lang=en

THANK YOU!!

June 18, 2008

SwitchBoard is in the wild!

SwitchBoard is a nifty little helper that allows you to automate the Creative Suite using Adobe AIR. And we've moved it out of pre-release, and up a notch to labs.adobe.com

Yep - you can use Flex to create automations for InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Version Cue, Bridge.

Is this cool or what?

Try it out - when you make something interesting, let us know in the SwitchBoard Forum.

MNR

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May 28, 2008

Getting Started with InDesign Programming

Ok - this is pretty dang cool.

Getting started on the InDesign SDK requires a fair amount of horsepower. There are lots of resources on devnet - but here's a book, published by Kris Coppieters, that approaches the subject from the perspective of someone who learned it from scratch, and is using and teaching the material.

You can get your own perfect-bound, glossy cover copy for a measly $89.50 USD from Lulu. Here's the link

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May 13, 2008

Q3 CSBU Developer Update

Get out your pencils and calendars. We've scheduled the next Creative Suite developer update for August 7th, 9:00 am PST.

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May 12, 2008

What happened at the Creative Suite Developer Summit

The Adobe Creative Suite Developer Summit hosted 150 developers from around the world. Everyone attending (in person) received a copy of Flexbuilder 3, some great books, and lots of pre-release info about the Creative Suite. It was great - did you miss it?

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May 06, 2008

Developer Summit Recordings now online

The recordings from the 2008 developer summit are now available in the developer summit forum in the pre-release area.

February 28, 2008

February Quarterly Developer Update

The recording of the February Creative Suite Developer Update is now available at http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/p23533891/

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November 28, 2007

December 2007 plug-in guide (the last?)

I've attached the December 2007 plug-in guide - which will probably be the last time it is released as a PDF. I've been watching PDF downloads drop off over the months, and see increased use of the RSS feed, del.icio.us and online browser versions. So I'm going to shift the PDF budget over to a different project.

Here it is...

If you think we should start the PDF version back up - let me know at mnr@adobe.com

November 16, 2007

November 15, 2007 Quarterly Update Recordings

On November 15th, we sent out the latest Quarterly Update for Creative Suite Developers. Here is a link to the recording, as well as a pdf containing all the presentation slides and some sample scripts from Michael Daumling.

Presentations included:

  • Kuler API by Tim Strickland

  • Flash by Richard Galvan

  • Dreamweaver by Scott Fegette

  • InDesign and InDesign Server by Heath Lynn

  • Photoshop by Thomas Ruark

  • Version Cue by Roger Risdal

  • Scripting by Michael Daumling

  • Illustrator by Devshi Pindoria

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October 19, 2007

Developing for Version Cue - here's a good overview

Mike Wallen just recorded a great overview of Version Cue that developers are going to find really useful. It includes a market overview, as well as some insights into getting started with the SDK.

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October 08, 2007

Public Update of InDesign and InCopy CS3

Heads up to InDesign and InCopy Developers... There's an update you should know about...

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October 03, 2007

Flex Plug-in Browser

I've been learning Flex, and needed a project. Here's the result - a new Flex-based plug-in browser!

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October 01, 2007

adobe.com/devnet has a new look

devnet has a new look, and it's more than just a fresh coat of paint. Resources are quicker to access, and the Adobe Developer program becomes more unified...

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September 10, 2007

Where can you find plug-in listings?

If you are looking for plug-ins for the Creative Suite, there is several ways this information is published. PDF's, Web pages and RSS feeds. Here's how to find it...

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August 23, 2007

Are you accessing the web through a script or plug-in?

Help - I need some examples from you!

I'm trying to determine how many developers are writing scripts or plug-ins that require access to the internet - http, https or ftp.

Please - do me a favor and send me an email - mnr at adobe.com with some answers to the following questions...

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August 15, 2007

kuler API now available!

Yep - it's out there! You can now get the API for kuler, Adobe's color theme tool. It's an online tool, with standard "http:" type calls. You can see my kuler-powered blog (complete with code samples) or you can jump directly to the kuler API. Got something nifty? Post it at the kuler showcase.