What's New in Studio 8? Some of the applications in Studio 8 have integrated new features. Although these are covered in more depth in the coming chapters, here is a brief overview of what new features to keep an eye out for: Fireworks's new features include New Image Editing panel New Auto Shape Properties panel New Special Characters panel New symbol libraries Additional default styles CSS-based pop-up menus New blend modes Enhanced slicing capabilities Flash's new features include Script Assist mode Object drawing model Improved panel management Higher-quality video codec Built-in filter effects FlashType font rendering engine Improved text tool Enhanced stroke properties Advanced gradient control ColdFusion's new features include A brand new, Java-based engine and compiler Enhanced reporting tools Printer-friendly web content Improved charting and graphing features More powerful Verity search engine Mobile device communication via Event Gateways Dreamweaver's new features include Enhanced support for Cascading Style Sheets Flash Video integration New Code View toolbar Improved site synchronization and WebDAV functionality File comparison integration Capability to save panel layouts The return of the Timelines panel Contribute's new features include |