Comments on: Top Adobe Flash Complaints

By: Vishwas

Vishwas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:28:14 +0000

Much annoying are the panels and windows that stick here to there while dragging. Never resize as required and have to be tolerated to be kept in between.

By: Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:22:41 +0000

The panels on a mac make it virtually un-usable. I had been looking forward to this version, thinking that surely, they would fix the UI but incredibly, they made it worse! I made a shortcut to reset the workspace and it is by far my most frequent task in CS4; finding the panel I need.

By: danilo

danilo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:31:58 +0000

“realized I was spending far too much time playing and not enough time working.”

I wish I could do the opposite! My goal is to give at least 20-30 minutes a day for playing with code but not always I manage to do it!

By: Pixelwit

Pixelwit — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:25:32 +0000

Hi Danilo. Nice site you have there… I just checked out the Typography section and realized I was spending far too much time playing and not enough time working.

Thanks for the tip about the offline help option for Flash but as the tutorial you linked to pointed out, it’s not “equivalent” for 2 rather prominent reasons: “keyword highlighted will not bring you directly to its respective entry” and “help files do not include the Components Language Reference for AS2″. Adobe should adopt an “If it ain’t broke, don’t break it” philosophy.

By: danilo

danilo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:36:43 +0000

Ciao Pixel Wit,

Just chipping in to say that is possible to see the help offline on CS4.

This is how to do it (via codeblog.willrose.ca):

“Window > Extensions > Connections
In the window that pops up, click the little dropdown arrow (right under the close ‘x’) and choose “Offline options”.
Click the “Keep me offline” option and press Ok.”

A good solution for Flash developing on Mac is Texmate. The AS3 bundle (by simongregory.com) features documentation, autocompletion and even code hinting.

Anyway here is how I voted:

High price.
Pricing structure (Europe pays more, Suites, Upgrades, etc.)
Poor user interface.
New versions change things that don’t need changing.
Substandard illustration tools.
Flash Player variances (slower on Mac etc.).
Bloat (huge install files and slow startup).
Adding new buggy features before fixing old bugs.
Privacy issues.
Lame ActionScript editor.

Cheers!