Adobe is pleased to offer our third-party developers and the larger Adobe Flex® development community this preview of PatchPanel, a first glimpse at combining the dynamic control of ActionScript™ with the power of Adobe’s Creative Suite®. Similar to Adobe’s ExtendScript environment for the Creative Suite, PatchPanel provides developers deep access into controlling the Creative Suite through independently-created scripts. PatchPanel provides the necessary link between the Flex development environment and the Creative Suite’s internal controls, allowing existing ActionScript developers the ability to apply their skills toward enhancing the creative process, as well as inviting a new generation of creative minds to explore the flexibility and automation possible with ActionScript.
PatchPanel is a Flex library and set of services that make it possible for Shockwave® Flash® (SWF) files to work as Adobe Creative Suite CS3 and CS4 plug-ins. Flex developers can include this Flex library in their projects in order to create Flash plug-ins that access the ExtendScript Document Object Model (DOM) of Creative Suite applications through ActionScript objects.
Note: PatchPanel is the temporary internal name of this technology. The final name has not been determined.
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Installing the PatchPanel SDK
- Windows XP and Vista:
- Download the PatchPanel ZIP file based on the version of the Creative Suite products you are using:
- PatchPanel for use on Windows with Creative Suite 3 products.
- PatchPanel for use on Windows with Creative Suite 4 products.
- Unzip the package.
- Mac OSX:
- Download the PatchPanel DMG file based on the version of the Creative Suite products you are using:
- PatchPanel for use on Mac OSX with Creative Suite 3 products.
- PatchPanel for use on Mac OSX with Creative Suite 4 products.
- Double-click the DMG file to mount the installer virtual disk.
