FLASH: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Feature Requests

[David Mendels]

Hello,


Requests such as these should be sent to

//wish-flashmacromedia [dot] com (mailto://wish-flashmacromedia [dot] com)

Regards,

David

Macromedia


At 10:07 AM 11/29/2000 -0500, Tommy D'Aquino wrote:

>There are two features that would aid in the Flash development process

>immensely!  These features are a hide/shy layers feature and a jump to Label

>(Marker) feature.  Both of these features are for the Timeline window, cater

>to the Flash developer to ease and expedite the Flash Creation process.

>

>The first of these features, Hide/Shy layers, will help tremendously in

>conserving screen real-estate.  It would have a toggle button added to each

>layer in the layer switches area that would set that layer to be shy or not.

>Another item would be added to the View menu (and possibly to the main

>toolbar) for Hiding shy layers.  When a layer is "shy" and hidden, it's

>characteristics are still active and visible on the stage, but the layer's

>timeline is temporarily removed from the timeline enabling the Flash

>developer to only view pertinent timelines on which he/she is working.  This

>feature is available in Adobe AfterEffects and is an invaluable tool.

>

>The second feature, Jump to Label, is based on Macromedia Director's jump to

>Marker.  As the user creates Labels on Frames while in the Flash development

>stage, the labels would be automatically appended to a Flyout/DropDown list

>available from the timeline window (probably near the Center Frame and Onion

>skinning buttons).  This feature would act similar to the Center Frame

>button only it would first move the playback head to the Frame of the Label

>selected and then Center it in the timeline window.

>

>Please consider this features for a Flash 5.1 as many developers would hate

>to have to wait for these until Flash 6 is released.

>

>Thank you for your consideration,

>

>Tommy D'Aquino

>Animator / MultiMedia Developer

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