Re: FLASH: CURSES BE TO FLASH!!!!!

[Michael Kay]

I hear that Macromedia is working on improving the UI for version 4. It's a

shame that Macromedia makes such powerful applications but with the worst

User Interfaces out there.

--Mike



At 5:11 PM -0800 1/20/99, David Gary wrote:

>Colin Moock wrote:

>

>> What you're suggesting we do is use the current workaround,

>

>Absolutley, which is precisely what I have to do every time I open Flash.

>Working with Flash tools are like trying to design high graphics with

>Win95 Paint.

>Its far from the power of Adobe's masterpieces. But Flash _is_ vector and

>thats

>where problems

>arise.

>

>> it's also like saying "In PhotoShop 4, you could create text just fine. Who

>> needs to edit it like you can in v.5 when you can just recreate the layer?".

>> Using the paint tool as a substitute line tool is time consuming,

>>clunky, and

>> imprecise.

>

>Along with the rest of FLash3 tools. With the introduction of MCs and

>"load movie"

>routines

>Flash is one poweful proggy, but with its girly tools its a nightmare for

>designers

>to create anything

>besides flat looking images, round gradients or "banded" imported images.

>

>> And the current line tool makes converting line-heavy artwork from

>> Illustrator nearly impossible. It needs fixing.

>

>However, with all due respect, I certainly hope that MM pay more attention

>to much

>more important things like "airbrush" tool that uses vector gradients.

>With this we

>could almost do without channeling. We need better font handling, sound

>timeline

>manipulation, before they focus on such small workarounds. Flash's design

>tools

>_ARE_ one big workaround. Rounded line edges are a far cry form what we really

>need.

>

>IMHO, of course,

>

>-DG-

>

>

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