Flash Complaints
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- tommyo0
I really really hate the type setting in Flash. The whole thing is such garbage. I wish they would at the VERY least start grouping typefaces in families. When I get my new rig up and running I'm going to pay a lot of attention on setting up my font management program right so that I can turn sets on and off to clear up that stupid 15 ft long typeface list that flash spits at you.
Other than that I'm loving AS3 and I think people are going to need to start learning code. The company I work for sent out a site to be designed by another flash guy and the thing came back completely timelined. To add a portfolio piece took a solid hour, to add one article to the news section, 45 minutes ... with two days of retrofitting I got it all to work dynamically = 2 minutes to add a portfolio piece, 5 minutes to add an article.
At this stage of the game people really need to start learning the AS. It's a bitch and a half to get over the hump but once you do you'll be a much happier person I swear it.
- why don't people just make better, more customizable components for us non scripters?********
- There are lots of open-source Classes that can help non-scripters develop robust flash projects.tommyo
- You still need a solid understanding of AS though. Personally I like programming with AS. It's PURE problem solving.tommyo
- ... solving.tommyo
- why don't people just make better, more customizable components for us non scripters?