The document discusses workflows for designers and developers using Adobe tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Fireworks for building Flex applications. It provides an overview of options for creating skins, prototypes, and layouts in these tools and exporting them for use in Flex Builder. It focuses on how Fireworks can be used for rapid prototyping with wireframes, prototypes, and image exports, but that the MXML export option is the only one that works partially with Flex Builder imports.

1. Designer / Developer Workflow CS4 & Flex Bess Ho Silicon Valley Web Builder (SVWB) Flex User Group Adobe Headquarter May 12th at SF & May 14th 2009 at SJ

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3. Design & Development Workflow Checklist Create & modify Flex Skin Wire frame Prototype Layout in MXML Styling in CSS Backgrounds Images

4. Options: Adobe CS4 For Flex Builder Support Photoshop CS4 Illustrator CS4 Flash CS4 Firework CS4 What product gives you the most support for Flex Builder in building RIA?

5. CS4 Photoshop No results on Flex or Skin Save image as PNG Import single PNG file one at a time

6. CS4 Flash No results on Flex or Skin Save image as Image or Movie Import single file one at a time

7. Most Common Request Flex Skinning Flex Builder Design Library Includes buttons, tabs, bars, form elements Includes states

8. CS4 Illustrator

9. CS4 Illustrator 26 Components Entire Skin flex_skins.ait

10. CS4 Illustrator

11. CS4 Illustrator

12. CS4 Illustrator Maximum 6 States Disabled Up Over Down Selected Up Selected Disabled Design Tips 2 Color Tone Default: Blue and Grey

13. CS4 Illustrator

14. CS4 FireWorks

15. CS4 Fire Works Commands > Flex Skinning > New Flex Skin Commands > Flex Skinning > Export Flex Skin You’ll get: A folder of Flex skin images

16. CS4 FireWorks Commands > Flex Skinning > New Flex Skin File > Export You’ll get: MXML file & A folder of Flex skin images File > MXML & Images

17. CS4 FireWorks

18. CS4 FireWorks

19. CS4 FireWorks

20. CS4 FireWorks

21. CS4 FireWorks

22. CS4 FireWorks

23. CS4 FireWorks <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot;?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx=&quot;http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml&quot; width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;2050&quot; layout=&quot;absolute&quot; backgroundGradientColors=&quot;[#FFFFFF, #FFFFFF]&quot;> <mx:Style> .textStyle { fontFamily:ArialMT; fontSize:10; color:#FFFFFF; } .textStyle2 { fontFamily:ArialMT; fontSize:18; color:#FFFFFF; } .textStyle3 { fontFamily:ArialMT; fontSize:14; color:#FFFFFF; } </mx:Style>

24. CS4 FireWorks <mx:Image source=&quot;images/Image.png&quot; x=&quot;0&quot; y=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;2050&quot;/> <mx:Image source=&quot;images/Image2.png&quot; x=&quot;37&quot; y=&quot;79&quot; width=&quot;824&quot; height=&quot;1887&quot;/> <mx:Image source=&quot;images/Image3.png&quot; x=&quot;49&quot; y=&quot;89&quot; width=&quot;803&quot; height=&quot;1860&quot;/> More… <mx:Image id=&quot;grid background&quot; source=&quot;images/grid background.png&quot; x=&quot;391&quot; y=&quot;1539&quot; width=&quot;98&quot; height=&quot;18&quot;/> <mx:Image id=&quot;grid background2&quot; source=&quot;images/grid background2.png&quot; x=&quot;391&quot; y=&quot;1539&quot; width=&quot;98&quot; height=&quot;10&quot;/> <mx:Image id=&quot;grid background3&quot; source=&quot;images/grid background3.png&quot; x=&quot;563&quot; y=&quot;1538&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; height=&quot;20&quot;/> <mx:Image id=&quot;grid background4&quot; source=&quot;images/grid background3.png&quot; x=&quot;534&quot; y=&quot;1538&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; height=&quot;20&quot;/>

25. Big Picture: Building RIA Flex Skin is a small part You can build RIA without using Flex Skin import Wire Frame Prototype Images Layout Export Import Big Question: Which product do I use?

26. Firework CS4 Rapid Prototyping including Wire Frame, Prototype, Export Wire Frame Prototype Images Layout Export Import

27. New Flex Project CookingFor Food Recipe Finder Where you can find and track recipes quickly

28. Work Flow Define Product Definition Define Product Deliverables Create User Cases & Stories Define Technical Specifications Define Visual Specifications A new Flex project Communications Documentations Teamwork Signoff & Approval Effectiveness Collaborations

29. Firework CS4 Wire Frame Demonstrate Wire Frame within Firework CS4 Export PDF for acceptance

30. Firework CS4 Wire Frame

31. Firework CS4 Wire Frame

32. Firework CS4 Wire Frame Export PDF for acceptance

33. Firework CS4 Demonstrate Prototype within Firework CS4 Prototype Export PDF for acceptance

34. Firework CS4 Prototype Export PDF for acceptance

35. Export Options PDF (Reviewing) HTML & Images CSS & Images MXML & Images Big Question: Which Export option will work with Flex Builder Import?

36. Export Options HTML & Images CSS & Images MXML & Images Big Question: Which Export option will work with Flex Builder Import? NO NO NO

37. Export Options HTML & Images CSS & Images MXML & Images Big Question: Which Export option will work with Flex Builder Import? NO NO Partially Workable

38. Flex Builder Import Won’t accept HTML Won’t accept CSS layout <div> won’t work Firework prototype approach using rectangle layer won’t work Won’t accept MXML layout 100% accept style but won’t allow to rename Won’t optimize image other than GIF MXML layout is absolute, not fluid Background images are not optimized

39. Flex Builder Import What’s NEXT?

40. Firework CS4 Book Foundation Fireworks CS4 by Grant Hinkson (Author), Craig Erskine (Author), Matt Heerema (Author), Chuck Mallott (Author), Matthew Keefe (Author), Hugh Griffith (Author) Paperback: 282 pages Publisher: friends of ED; 1 edition (March 23, 2009) ISBN-10: 1430216182 ISBN-13: 978-1430216186

41. Flex 3 Book Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0 by Juan Sanchez (Author), Andy McIntosh (Author) Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (November 27, 2008) ISBN-10: 0321545370 ISBN-13: 978-0321545374

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