Ask Adobe – Questions appeal!
We can EXCLUSIVELY reveal that Web Designer 161 will include a 16-page Adobe feature special
We can EXCLUSIVELY reveal that Web Designer 161 will include a 16-page Adobe feature special! As part of the editorial content we’ve been asked to put your questions to top CS4 product managers.
This is a no-holds barred opportunity to raise the kinds of queries, gripes and suggestions that you’ve always wanted Adobe to take notice of but have never had the chance to voice them. Well they are waiting to hear from you and there are prizes available for the best submissions.
The focus is on the CS4 Web Premium suites of products, so questions across Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks are encouraged – but we’re also keen on hearing about Flex, Catalyst and AIR. Perhaps you’re concerned with the general Creative Suite strategy or want to know how Adobe hope to move with modern trends, then send us your questions NOW!
Simply mark your message with ‘Ask Adobe’ and mail to webdesigner(at)imagine-publishing(dot)co(dot)uk immediately. We hope to receive enough submissions by 20th July at the latest.
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Dear Adobe
I need
a) Code to convert RSS feeds to HTML and record the information in HTML on a Web Site.
b) Code or Widget to send data/texrt and/or RSS feeds to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, WordPress and LinkedIn.
c) Code to auto-optimise jpg images into Web Format. This is so that you can upload any image as part of an application to your web site.
Are these functions available or will they be available in the future?
If they are available please provide the appropriate links, costs and technical details.
Look forward to your response.
Best wishes
Charles Litster
Why hasn’t Adobe come out with its own 3d software? Is there any possibility of creating one or teaming up with the likes of Autodesk or Maxon just as you did with Macromedia? It would be nice for designers to have a mainstream 3D program with the Adobe style interface they have become so accustomed to.
I would like to know what Adobe are going to introduce in the future to replace the Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolkit? I am sure there are many people who have purchased this extension in order to help streamline building web apps, but now it is no longer being developed, where does that leave us for future versions of Dreamweaver? Will the functionality be built in to the next version of Dreamweaver? Or will we have to rely on third party products to enable us to continue to build our projects?
I find that all the creative suite packages are either missing a useful application I require or has more than I actually need (and is therefore too expensive). In my opinion it would be far better to implement some sort of “Pic N’ Mix”/”Mix N’ Match” system where by I can put together my own creative suite package which only includes the applications I need (or can afford!). Given that these applications can be distributed by download, this should be technically possible, is there any scope for this or will Adobe be carrying down the line of these rather restricted pre-defined packages? I am aware that applications can be purchased individually, but only at rather inflated prices.
Doh! @ me for not reading that submissions should be sent by e-mail =p.
Doh! @ me too for not reading that submissions should be sent by e-mail =p.
Doh! @ me 3
Photoshop was a good program, but I have become compoletely confused by the array of products now offered by Adobe. My ideal combination would be Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver. Adobe talks about paying “only” so much by way of subscription. I don’t know where they live, but I know it’s not my world. I think they have in mind ad agency people who can write off their subscription costs to tax offset or an expense account. Normal people can’t afford what Adobe insists is “affordable”. Maybe I’ll just stick to my ancient version of Photoshop and buy somebody else’s products to do the rest.