User manual ADOBE CONFIGURATOR 1

[. . . ] The information in this document is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document. The software described in this document is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. [. . . ] Type text in the Search box and it displays all matching commands. Drag or double-click to add a command from the search results to the panel. Buttons There are three types of buttons: The Action button executes a recorded Photoshop action. The Action and Action Set properties are assigned in the Inspector palette. The Script button executes Extended JavaScript code in Photoshop. Click the Editor button in the Inspector to open a text editor to enter code such as alert("hello my first script button!"); The Script File button executes an Extended JavaScript file in Photoshop. The file URL can be an absolute or relative path of a file on the local hard disk. See section 4. 1 for more information about relative paths. Widgets There are four kinds of widgets: Simple Text widget The Simple Text widget creates a rectangular box that can contain a text message. Click the Editor button in the Inspector to open the Text Editor, where you can enter the text message. SWF/Image widget The SWF/Image widget loads a GIF, JPEG, PNG, or SWF file into the panel. The URL field accepts any of the following forms: URL: http://somesite. com/picture. png Absolute path: /User/user/test. jpg Relative path: test. gif or . /test. gif See section 4. 1 for more information on relative paths. NOTE: If the loaded SWFs are built with Flex project in Flex Builder, they cannot be displayed in Configurator, but they can be displayed in the created panel in Photoshop. Movie Player widget The Movie Player widget plays Flash video (. FLV) files in the panel. The URL field for the Movie Player widget accepts the same forms as the SWF/Image widget. Feature Search widget The Feature Search widget searches Photoshop features. To use it in Photoshop, you type a string in the Feature Search field in the Configurator panel, and it displays all matching commands. When you click a command in the list of results, the command is executed. 3. 4 Panel Editor Multiple panels can be opened at same time. Position the cursor over the tab and it displays the full path of the saved panel file. Several operations are supported in Panel Editor: Select objects o o o o o Move objects o o o NOTE: Configurator does not let you move objects past the panel s edge. Resize objects NOTE: Configurator does not let you resize objects past the panel s edge. Align or distribute selected objects Auto Layout all objects Resize a panel NOTE: Configurator does not let you resize a panel to an area too small to fit its contained objects. 3. 5 Inspector palette Inspector palette is on the right side of Configurator. The upper area specifies Panel attributes; the lower area specifies Object attributes. The Panel area lists the attributes of the current panel: The Object area lists attributes of the currently selected object(s). Some common attributes include the following: Special attributes: You can use the Inspector to modify the attributes of multiple objects. If multiple objects are selected, the Inspector displays the attributes shared among the objects. [. . . ] Then choose Offline Options from the Connections panel menu and select Keep Me Offline. 4. 7 Export or deploy a panel on Windows Vista On Windows Vista, Configurator and Adobe Extension Manager should be run in Administrator mode or with the system UAC User Account Control disabled in order to export and package panels. 5 Information for developers Configurator builds on the Flash panel extensibility functionality in Photoshop CS4. For more information, see the Photoshop panel developer s guides for Windows and Mac. http://www. adobe. com/devnet/photoshop/. 5. 1 Flash panels in Photoshop 5. 2 Extended JavaScript The Script button can embed Extended JavaScript code in your custom panel. [. . . ]