User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Flash Lite Overview
- About Flash Lite technology
- Flash Lite 1.x availability
- About Flash Lite content types
- Workflow for authoring Flash Lite applications (Flash Professional Only)
- Flash Lite authoring features in Flash Professional 8 (Flash Professional Only)
- Using Flash Lite document templates (Flash Professional Only)
- Hello World Flash Lite application (Flash Professional Only)
- About the stand-alone Flash Lite player
- Creating a Flash Lite Application (Flash Professional Only)
- Café application overview (Flash Professional Only)
- Viewing the completed application (Flash Professional Only)
- Creating the application (Flash Professional Only)
- Index
10 Flash Lite Overview
For more information about Flash Lite 1.x ActionScript, see Flash Lite 1.x
ActionScript Language Reference and Learning Flash Lite 1.x ActionScript.
Text and fonts Flash Lite supports static, dynamic, and input text fields.
You can use fonts that are available on the device or embed font data in
your published SWF file. For more information about using text and fonts
in Flash Lite, see Chapter 2, “Working with Text and Fonts” in Developing
Flash Lite Applications.
Sound Flash Lite 1.0 and Flash Lite 1.1 both support device audio
formats (such as MIDI or MFi). Flash Lite 1.1 also supports standard Flash
audio. For more information about working with sound in Flash Lite, see
Chapter 3, “Working with Sound” in Developing Flash Lite Applications.
Network connectivity Flash Lite 1.1 supports the ability to load external
data and SWF files, as well as commands and properties for getting
connectivity and HTTP request status information.
Device and platform integration Flash Lite provides access to several
system features and commands, such as the ability to initiate phone calls
and short message service (SMS) messages, get platform capability
information, and get user input using the device’s standard input
dialog box.
Flash Lite 1.x availability
Flash Lite 1.0 and Flash Lite 1.1 are supported on a variety of mobile
devices that are available in a number of different geographic regions and
markets. Some of these devices are available globally, while others are
available only in specific geographic regions or from specific mobile
operators. Some devices come with Flash Lite pre-installed from the device
manufacturer or mobile operator, while on others it can be installed
after purchase.
For the most current list of devices that support Flash Lite, see the
Supported Devices page located at www.macromedia.com/mobile/
supported_devices/.