FlashDevelop 3.0

I've heard a lot of complaints from people about Flash's built-in ActionScript editor. There has been third party development going on for a while. One application that I've tried in the past was SEPY, but the Mac version was buggy and I never tried the PC version. Lee Brimelow swears by it though.

Another editor that's been in the works for a few years now and has finally yielded a full-fledged version is FlashDevelop. FlashDevelop is PC only now and I'm not sure if they're planning to develop a Mac version, but this is a pretty awesome editor. Very quick with a lot of code hinting.

Give it a spin!

AS3 Keyboard Events

Learn how to respond to Keyboard Events in AS3.

Flash Catalyst

Yet another tool has been added to the Flash Platform. This time, it's for designers and it's called Flash Catalyst. Download the Beta at labs.adobe.com.

What this tool does is allow designers to work in familiar tools, Photoshop and Illustrator, and then make their designs interactive - without writing any code. Sounds like Dreamweaver for Flash. I know it's weird.

I'm just looking into it now.