User Guide

Modifying the component files 15
Modifying the component files
The source ActionScript files for components are located in:
■ Windows 2000 or Windows XP: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\
First Run\Classes\mx
■ Mac OS X: Macintosh HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/First Run/Classes/mx
The files in the First Run directory are copied to your Documents and Settings path when
Flash is first lunched. The Documents and Settings paths are:
■ Windows 2000 or Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local
settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\Configuration\Classes\mx
■ Mac OS X: Username/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash 8/language/
Configuration/Classes/mx
When Flash starts, if a file is missing from the Document and Settings path, Flash copies it
over from the First Run directory to your Documents and Settings path.
If you’ve added components, you’ll need to refresh the Components panel.
To refresh the contents of the Components panel:
■ Select Reload from the Components panel menu.
To remove a component from the Components panel:
■ Remove the MXP or FLA file from the Configuration folder.
NOTE
If you want to modify the source ActionScript files, modify the ones in the Documents
and Settings path. If any of your modifications “break” a component, Flash will restore
the original functionality when you close and relaunch Flash by copying the functional file
from the First Run directory. However if you modify the files in the First run directory and
that “breaks” a component, then you may need to reinstall Flash to restore the source
files back to the functional ones.