Macromedia Device Central - CS4 User Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started
Activation and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Help and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Services, downloads, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s new in Adobe Device Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2: Introducing Adobe Device Central
About Adobe Device Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Work area components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Device Central preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3: Managing device profiles
Working with device profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Searching device profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
About the online and local libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Managing device sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Chapter 4: Create and preview mobile content
Using Adobe Device Central with other Adobe software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 5: Test content in Adobe Device Central
Testing with the Emulator tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The testing panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using scripts to automate testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Obtaining information from the Flash Output window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 6: Mobile projects
Mobile project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Device Central project interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Managing resource files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Managing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Device Central projects and Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Chapter 1: Getting started
Before you begin working with your software, take a few moments to read an overview of Adobe® Help and of the many
resources available to users. You have access to instructional videos, plug-ins, templates, user communities, seminars,
tutorials, RSS feeds, and much more.
Activation and registration
Help with installation
For help with installation issues, see the Installation Support Center at www.adobe.com/go/cs4install.
License activation
During the installation process, your Adobe software contacts Adobe to complete the license activation process. No
personal data is transmitted. For more information on product activation, visit the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/activation.
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A single-user retail license activation supports two computers. For example, you can install the product on a desktop
computer at work and on a laptop computer at home. If you want to install the software on a third computer, first
deactivate it on one of the other two computers. Choose Help
> Deactivate.
Register
Register your product to receive complimentary installation support, notifications of updates, and other services.
❖ To register, follow the on-screen instructions in the Registration dialog box, which appears after you install the
software.
If you postpone registration, you can register at any time by choosing Help > Registration.
Adobe Product Improvement Program
After you use your Adobe software a certain number of times, a dialog box may appear asking whether you want to
participate in the Adobe Product Improvement Program.
If you choose to participate, data about your use of Adobe software is sent to Adobe. No personal information is
recorded or sent. The Adobe Product Improvement Program only collects information about which features and tools
you use and how often you use them.
You can opt in to or out of the program at any time:
• To participate, choose Help > Adobe Product Improvement Program and click Yes, Participate.
• To stop participating, choose Help > Adobe Product Improvement Program and click No, Thank You.
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Getting started
ReadMe
A ReadMe file for your software is available online and on the installation disc. Open the file to read important
information about topics such as the following:
• System requirements
• Installation (including uninstalling the software)
• Activation and registration
• Font installation
• Troubleshooting
• Customer support
• Legal notices
Help and support
Community Help
Community Help is an integrated environment on adobe.com that gives you access to community-generated content
moderated by Adobe and industry experts. Comments from users help guide you to an answer. Search Community
Help to find the best content on the web about Adobe products and technologies, including these resources:
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• Videos, tutorials, tips and techniques, blogs, articles, and examples for designers and developers.
• Complete online Help, which is updated regularly and is more complete than the Help delivered with your product.
If you are connected to the Internet when you access Help, you automatically see the complete online Help rather
than the subset delivered with your product.
• All other content on Adobe.com, including knowledgebase articles, downloads and updates, Developer
Connection, and more.
Use the help search field in your product’s user interface to access Community Help. For a video of Community Help,
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4117_xp.
see
Other resources
Printed versions of the complete online Help are available for the cost of shipping and handling at
www.adobe.com/go/store. Online Help also includes a link to the complete, updated PDF version of Help.
Visit the Adobe Support website at www.adobe.com/support to learn about free and paid technical support options.
Services, downloads, and extras
You can enhance your product by integrating a variety of services, plug-ins, and extensions in your product. You can
also download samples and other assets to help you get your work done.
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Getting started
Adobe creative online services
Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 includes new online features that bring the power of the web to your desktop. Use these
features to connect with the community, collaborate, and get more from your Adobe tools. Powerful creative online
services let you complete tasks ranging from color matching to data conferencing. The services seamlessly integrate
with desktop applications so you can quickly enhance existing workflows. Some services offer full or partial
functionality when you’re offline too.
Visit Adobe.com to learn more about available services. Some Creative Suite 4 applications include these initial
offerings:
Kuler™ panel Quickly create, share, and explore color themes online.
Adobe® ConnectNow Collaborate with dispersed working teams over the web, sharing voice, data, and multimedia.
Resource Central Instantly access tutorials, sample files, and extensions for Adobe digital video applications.
For information on managing your services, see the Adobe website at
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_creativeservices_en.
Adobe Exchange
Visit the Adobe Exchange at www.adobe.com/go/exchange to download samples as well as thousands of plug-ins and
extensions from Adobe and third-party developers. The plug-ins and extensions can help you automate tasks,
customize workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more.
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Adobe downloads
Visit www.adobe.com/go/downloads to find free updates, tryouts, and other useful software.
Adobe Labs
Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/labs gives you the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging
technologies and products from Adobe. At Adobe Labs, you have access to resources such as these:
• Prerelease software and technologies
• Code samples and best practices to accelerate your learning
• Early versions of product and technical documentation
• Forums, wiki-based content, and other collaborative resources to help you interact with like-minded users.
Adobe Labs fosters a collaborative software development process. In this environment, customers quickly become
productive with new products and technologies. Adobe Labs is also a forum for early feedback. The Adobe
development teams use this feedback to create software that meets the needs and expectations of the community.
Adobe TV
Visit Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com to view instructional and inspirational videos.
Extras
The installation disc contains a variety of extras to help you make the most of your Adobe software. Some extras are
installed on your computer during the setup process; others are located on the disc.
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To view the extras installed during the setup process, navigate to the application folder on your computer.
• Windows®: [startup drive]\Program Files\Adobe\[Adobe application]
• Mac OS®: [startup drive]/Applications/[Adobe application]
To view the extras on the disc, navigate to the Goodies folder in your language folder on the disc. Example:
• /English/Goodies/
What’s new in Adobe Device Central
To see a video tutorial introducing Adobe Device Central CS4, visit the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4062_dc.
Adobe Captivate Support Adobe Device Central supports selecting devices and testing content for Adobe Captivate®.
You can find the best preset screen sizes for targeted devices or select a custom size. While working in Adobe Captivate,
you can switch back and forth to Device Central to test the content. See
Central and Adobe Captivate” on page 21 for more information. (Adobe Captivate support is available in
Adobe Device Central 2.1.)
Online device library The online device library (or online library) always contains the latest device updates, which you
can download at any time. If you have already downloaded the device, your local library indicates that an update is
available in the online library. You can download the update with a single click. See
libraries” on page 14 for more information.
“Create mobile content with Adobe Device
“About the online and local
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Scripted testing Adobe Device Central supports batch-processing of test scripts. You can record test scripts for one
device and run the test scripts on multiple devices. Also, you can include snapshot taking as part of the test script.
Snapshot logs can be saved as Adobe® PDF or HTML for presentation purposes. See
“Using scripts to automate testing”
on page 41 for more information. To see a video tutorial about automating the testing of mobile content, visit the
Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4063_dc.
Snapshots You can take snapshots at certain frames on various devices, and then view the snapshots in a log. In this
way, you can quickly see any problems with the images. With snapshots, you can also preview how mobile content
(bitmap, Adobe Flash Lite™, video) appears on a selection of devices. You can export snapshots to HTML for easy
viewing by collaborators. Finally, you can incorporate the taking of snapshots into test scripts that you create. See
“About snapshots” on page 27 for more information.
Network performance simulation You can use the controls on the new Network Performance testing panel to throttle
throughput and emulate the latency of various wireless networks (2G/GSM, GPRS/EDGE, 3G) to simulate your
Lite content’s performance in real life. You can trace details on incoming and outgoing network traffic in the
Flash
Flash Output window. See
Log window The Log window stores snapshots, including manual snapshots or snapshots created as part of a scripted
“The Network Performance panel (Flash)” on page 38 for more information.
test session. The Log window also serves as an output window for automated test results. When you view the results
of batch tests of multiple devices or test scripts, the Log window organizes output by test session. See
“About the Log
window” on page 43 for more information.
Mobile project management Use the Project menu commands to manage and save all assets, device profiles, and
export options related to a mobile project in one central location. The mobile project file (an XML file that references
files anywhere on your system) includes information about what resource files (FLA, PSD, AI, SWF, PNG, GIF), device
profiles, and output tasks are related to the project. Projects can be shared among users by exporting and importing
(as an ADCP project file). New Flash documents can be added automatically to the current project. See
“Mobile project
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basics” on page 45 for more information. To see a video tutorial about managing mobile projects, visit the Adobe
website at www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4103_dc.
Video recording You can create a video recording (QuickTime MOV file) of a bitmap, video, or Flash Lite application
showing its different parts and how the user would navigate through them. Collaborators, clients, and testers can
review exported video on any computer without the necessity of having Creative Suite installed. See
“About recording
video” on page 27 for more information.
Improved video integration Improvements in video integration include support for FLV file emulation and
recommended mobile export presets for Adobe Media Encoder. You can also preview video output from After Effects®
and Adobe Premiere® Pro in Adobe Device Central, as well as emulate FLV files in Flash Lite 3.0 content.
After Effects integration: Device compositions Select devices in Device Central and automatically set up an
Effects project (dimensions, render settings, and so on) that targets those devices. Preview the different device
After
compositions in After Effects and test in Device Central. See
“Create After Effects compositions for playback on mobile
devices” on page 22 for more information. To see a video tutorial about creating compositions for mobile devices, visit
the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4110_xp.
Export options: automation of mobile content packaging and deployment You can define project-specific output
services (Copy To File System, Send To Bluetooth Device, Upload To FTP Server). Once defined, these output services
can be directly triggered from Adobe Device Central. See
“Using tasks” on page 50 for more information.
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Chapter 2: Introducing
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Adobe
Adobe® Device Central offers a way for developers of mobile content to test their work on a wide variety of mobile
devices. Device Central works with content developed on many different Adobe products as well.
Device Central
About Adobe Device Central
Adobe Device Central provides mobile content developers and testers with a way to create and preview mobile content
on a large variety of devices. Device Central displays realistic skins of a wide range of mobile devices that show:
• What the devices look like
• How your content appears on those devices
You can interact with emulated devices more as you do with actual devices, including testing performance levels,
network states, memory, battery power levels, and types of lighting.
Device Central provides a library of devices to choose from. Each device has a profile that contains information about
the device, including the media and content types it supports (that is, the content that can be used on an individual
device, such as screen savers, wallpaper, and stand-alone Adobe Flash® Player). You can search through available
devices, compare multiple devices, and create custom sets of the devices you use most.
Device Central supports different media formats including Adobe Flash®, bitmap, video, and web formats. You can use
different media formats to create different types of content, such as screen savers or wallpaper.
See also
“About content types” on page 29
“Working with device profiles” on page 11
“Testing with the Emulator tab” on page 25
Work area components
The left side of the Device Central work area contains device sets and libraries for managing devices. The right side of
the screen gives detailed information (either a profile or emulation) about what you have selected on the left. The main
components of the Device Central work area are:
Device Sets panel To create custom device sets, drag icons (or copy and paste) from the Online Library or Local
Library panels into the Device Sets panel. Over time, you will probably create custom sets to test content and projects.
To share device sets among team members, import and export sets.
Local Library panel Shows a group of generic Flash Lite™ devices initially. The Local Library panel also shows the
mobile devices that you have downloaded into Device Central from the online library. The Local Library panel lists the
devices that you can use to test content. If a device profile has been updated online since you downloaded it, its icon
changes to orange.
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By default, the devices in the library panels are grouped by manufacturer and sorted by name. To group the devices
using different criteria, click the Grouping menu
and choose from the list. If you select None, all available devices
are shown as one list, sorted alphabetically by name.
In each group, devices are, by default, listed alphabetically by name, and additional columns provide information
specific to each device. To see all information, move the slider to the right until the Name, Display Size, Flash Lite, and
Color Depth columns appear.
Online Library panel Shows all the devices that are available to download to the local library, device sets, or a mobile
project.
Like the Local Library panel, the devices in the Online Library panel are grouped by manufacturer and sorted by name
by default. You can change the groupings as you do for the local library.
To refresh your view of the online library, click the icon . To hide or view the left side of the work area, click the
expand and collapse buttons. You can also open and close individual panels on the left side.
Device Profiles tab Shows detailed information about devices. Different screens show general information and
specific details for Flash, bitmap, video, and web. The Device Profiles tab can show one or multiple devices. (The same
information is displayed about a device whether you view the device individually or as part of the multiple view.)
When one device is shown on the tab, the first line of information across the top lists the media types that the device
supports, such as Flash, bitmap, video, and web, in addition to general information. Click a media type to show more
information about the content types supported. For example, if you click the media type Bitmap, the content types
Fullscreen, Screen Saver, and Wallpaper are common.
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When you select multiple devices from the local library to view on the Device Profiles tab, you can change the order
in which the devices are displayed by dragging devices to a new location on the tab. (You can also drag any device from
the Device Profiles tab into a set in the Device Sets panel.)
New Document tab Displays the interface for creating a mobile document in Flash, Adobe Photoshop®,
Illustrator®, or Adobe Captivate®. This tab appears when you issue the command to create a mobile document
Adobe
in one of the applications listed. (For Adobe® After Effects®, the tab is called New Composition.) For example, in Flash,
the command is Create New
Document tab from Device Central by selecting File
> Flash Mobile Document. (Alternatively, you can create a FLA file and display the New
> New Document In > Flash.)
The options that appear on the New Document tab depend on the type of document you are creating. For example,
when you create a Flash document, you select a Flash Player version, an ActionScript® version, and content type.
(Adobe Captivate support is available in Adobe Device Central 2.1.)
Emulator tab Shows the testing interface. The Emulator tab is designed to simulate how content (for example, a SWF
file or Photoshop image) appears on a specific mobile device. With Flash, the Emulator tab opens when you are
working in a FLA file and issue the Control
> Test Movie command to export or test the file. Only one device can be
emulated at a time. To select a different device, double-click a device name in the Device Sets panel or any library panel.
Testing panels Collapsible panels for testing and performance tuning appear on the right of the emulator tab. The
panels that appear depend on what type of file you are testing. See
“The testing panels” on page 28 for information.
For a tutorial on the Device Central workspace, see http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0184.
See also
“Working with device profiles” on page 11
“Testing with the Emulator tab” on page 25
Device Central workspace tutorial
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Keyboard shortcuts
The following commands have keyboard shortcuts:
Commands Windows key Mac OS X key
Device Central > Preferences Ctrl + K Cmd + K
Device Central > Hide Device Central Cmd + H
Device Central > Hide Others Option + Cmd + H
File > Open Ctrl + O Cmd + O
File > New Project Ctrl +N Cmd +N
File > Jump To Flash Ctrl + Shift + O Option + Cmd + O
File > Close Ctrl + W Cmd + W
File > Save Ctrl + S Cmd + S
File > Save As Shift + Ctrl + S Shift + Cmd + S
File > Take Snapshot Ctrl + R Cmd + R
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Introducing Adobe Device Central
File > Start Recording Video Presentation File > Stop Recording
Video Presentation
File > Quit (Windows) Device Central > Quit Device Central
OS)
(Mac
Edit > Undo Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z
Edit > Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z Cmd + Shift + Z
Edit > Cut Ctrl + X Cmd + X
Edit > Copy Ctrl + C Cmd + C
Edit > Paste Ctrl + V Cmd + V
Edit > Select All Ctrl + A Cmd + A
Edit > Preferences (Windows) Device Central > Preferences
OS)
(Mac
View > Zoom In Ctrl + + Cmd + +
View > Zoom Out Ctrl + - Cmd + -
View > Magnification > 400% Ctrl + 4 Cmd + 4
View > Magnification > 300% Ctrl + 3 Cmd + 3
View > Magnification > 200% Ctrl + 2 Cmd + 2
View > Magnification > 100% Ctrl + 1 Cmd + 1
Ctrl + Shift + R Cmd + Shift + R
Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q
Ctrl + K Cmd + K
View > Detached View Ctrl + Shift + D Cmd + Shift + D
Window > Flash Output Ctrl + T Cmd + T
Window > Log Ctrl + L Cmd + L
Window > Script Editor Ctrl + E Cmd + E
Help > Device Central Help F1 Cmd + ?
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You can open folders by pressing Alt + Right Arrow key, and close folders by pressing Alt + Left Arrow key. You can
pause and play movies by toggling the spacebar when your focus is on the Emulator tab.
Device Central preferences
You can access Preferences from:
• Windows: Select Edit > Preferences
• Mac OS: Select Device Central > Preferences
Automatically connect to online library on launch
To have Device Central automatically connect to the online library, go to General Preferences.
Change the default phone ID
The default phone ID is the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number of the device that Device Central
is emulating. Each Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System (UMTS) mobile device has a unique IMEI number. The 15-digit number identifies the origin, model, and serial
number of the mobile device.
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Specifying a default phone ID instructs Device Central to use that number as the default IMEI for any device tested.
1 Select Edit (Windows) or Device Central (Mac OS) and then Preferences and General.
2 Enter a new number in the Default Phone ID text field.
Change undo levels
Use the Undo Levels option to change the number of times you can revert to a previous state. For example, the default
setting of 20 enables you to revert through your last 20 actions.
1 After accessing Preferences, select General from the list.
2 Enter a new number in the Undo Levels text field.
Change the application language
Depending on the language packs installed, you can change the language for Device Central to British or American
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Korean, Chinese Traditional, or Chinese
Simplified. After you restart Device Central, the user interface contains text in your selected language.
1 After accessing Preferences, select General from the list.
2 Select a language from the Application Language menu.
Change the font mapping
Use the font mapping option to define the device fonts used when emulating a device. In a FLA file, you can specify
generic device fonts, such as sans, serif, or typewriter. Adobe Flash Lite™ automatically tries to match the selected
generic font to an available font on the device at run time. If you know the device fonts available on a device, you can
select those fonts or similar ones from the Assigned Fonts lists.
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Note: On an actual mobile device, the native font of the device operating system is used to render the SWF content.
1 After accessing Preferences, select Font Mapping from the list.
2 Select a language from the Language menu.
3 Select sans, serif, and typewriter fonts from the menus.
Change log and output preferences
The Log and Output preferences include several settings. They are all optional; use the ones you want. By default, the
snapshot pool size is 500 MB. When you quit Device Central, snapshots are removed from the log window. However,
they still take space in the pool, unless you clear them.
1 For Max. Pool Size, enter a value.
The minimum is 5 MB. If 90% of the space is filled, a low disk space alert is displayed in the log window.
2 Select Automatically Clear Snapshot Pool When Quitting Device Central.
3 Select the Clear Pool Now button.
4 Enter a value for the Maximum Number Of Snapshots Per Session.
5 Select Automatically Clear Flash Output Window When Reloading SWF.
The images stored during a previous session are not affected.
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For information on using the related features, see “Test content in Adobe Device Central” on page 25.
Script editor
In the Script Editor section, you can change the settings for the script editor, such as font style, colors, and other aspects
of the script editor appearance.
In the Code Behavior section, you can change the settings for the script editor behavior, such as enable code
completion, balance while typing, and enable dragging of selected text.
See also
“About language settings in Device Central” on page 36
Chapter 3: Managing device profiles
Adobe® Device Central provides access to an online library of mobile devices, including separate profiles for each
device. The profiles contain detailed information about the device that is helpful when creating mobile content.
Working with device profiles
About device profiles
Adobe® Device Central CS4 provides access to a large online library of mobile devices, which includes all the devices
Adobe supports, whenever you connect. From the online library, search and download the devices you want to work
with to your local library. Until you download devices from the online library, the local library contains only generic
Flash Lite™ devices.
Each device profile contains technical details about the device and information about the media and content types it
supports. You can view profiles singly or many at one time. View multiple profiles in a table to compare several target
devices. For example, if you are developing rich media content, the comparison can help you determine the best
addressable screen size and common FSCommands.
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See “View device profiles” on page 11 for information about viewing and grouping profiles.
See also
“Work area components” on page 6
View device profiles
1 In the Local Library or Online Library panel, expand a folder.
2 Do one of the following:
• To view the profile of a single device, select the device name.
• To view multiple devices simultaneously, Shift-click the device names for a continuous selection, or Ctrl+click
(Windows®) or Command+click (Mac
OS®) for a discontinuous selection.
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Viewing a device profile
A. Informational and testing tabs B. Media types C. Details about selected device
Group and sort device profiles
Device Central helps you focus on the device information that interests you. To change the way device profiles are
grouped in the Online Library and the Local Library panels:
• In the library panels, click the Grouping button and choose an option.
For example, to group devices by content type:
• In the Local Library panel, click the Grouping button and select Content Type from the pop-up menu.
The library contents are now in groups such as Screen Saver or Browser. You can expand a group to see which devices
support that content type.
To change the sort order of devices in the Online Library or Local Library panels, click the column headers. (By default,
devices are grouped by manufacturer and sorted in alphabetical order.)
See also
“About content types” on page 29
Searching device profiles
About searching profiles
Use the search tools to limit your view of local and online libraries to relevant devices.
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Search for a specific device
The Device Central Search feature lets you quickly search for a particular device in the Local Library and Online
Library panels. You can search by device name and several other criteria. You can also search devices by manufacturer
name or screen size, or have Device Central display only those devices that support a specific content type.
The search feature is dynamic—the list of matching devices automatically updates as you enter criteria. As you add
more criteria, the search becomes more specialized.
1 On the Devices menu, click Search, and then select Local Library or Online Library.
2 In the Search For text field, enter a manufacturer or model number. If you don’t want to search by manufacturer
or model, leave this field blank.
Use search criteria to find a specific device or set of devices.
3 To narrow your search, click the plus sign (+) to add search criteria. Click the plus sign again to add additional
criteria. Click the minus sign (-) to remove criteria.
Note: The search criteria you define remain until you perform a new search. Click the Search Devices button at any time
to see what criteria created the current list of devices.
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4 To close the Search box, click anywhere outside the Search box, or click the Close button in the upper-right
corner of the Search box.
Save search results as a new device set
After you do a search, you can save the search results as a new device set. (This makes it easier to group certain devices
for a specific project.)
1 After a search, right-click the search results and choose Select All.
2 Select Devices > Save Search Result As Set.
Note: If you have Search Results displayed for both the Local Library and the Online Library panels, the search results
are saved for the library that has current focus. If neither library has the focus, the Local Library search results are saved.
Clear search results
When you enter search criteria for the online or local library, the library panel displays only those devices that match
your criteria. You can, however, clear the search results and return to the full list of devices.
1 The Clear Search Results button is not active while the Search box is open. To make the Clear Search Results button
active, click outside the box.
2 Click the Clear Search Result button at the top of the library panel.
Exporting and importing device profiles
You can export one or multiple device profiles from either the Local Library or the Device Sets panels.
1 Select File > Export >Device Profile Package.
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2 Type a name for Package Title and comments to help identify the package.
3 Click Export and specify a name and location for the exported package.
You can also import Device Profiles with the File > Import Device Profile Package option.
Managing device profiles
About the online and local libraries
The Online Library panel lists all the device profiles that are available for you to download. The Local Library panel
shows all the profiles that you have downloaded to Device Central.
Download online profiles to local library
To download device profiles from the online library to the local library, select the desired devices and drag them to the
Local Library panel.
Connect to online library
By default, Device Central connects to the online library every time you launch it. If you have been working offline,
you can connect to the online library by selecting Devices
connect to the online library every time you open Device Central or not.
> Connect Online Library. You can change preferences to
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To disconnect from the online library, select Devices > Disconnect Online Library. From time to time, make sure that
you have the latest updates from the online library by clicking the refresh button
online library on launch” on page 9.
. See “Automatically connect to
Managing device sets
Select an individual device
When you select a device in the Online Library, Local Library, or Device Sets panels, Device Central displays detailed
information about the device. Device Central also determines which sizes to propose for document creation on the
New Document tab. After sending a file for testing from an application such as Flash or Adobe Photoshop® (or opening
a file in a mobile format from Device Central), you can double-click a device in a library or Device Sets panel to have
Device Central load the device information on the Emulator tab and start content playback.
Note: The supported mobile formats are: SWF, FLV, JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBM, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, MP4, MPG,
MPEG, AVI, HTM, HTML, XHTML, CHTML, URL, and WEBLOC.
You can navigate between applications and Device Central without losing your device selection. Device Central
preselects the device of the most recently created file when you export your file for testing. In Flash, if you bypass
document creation in Device Central and send a document for testing, Device Central uses stand-alone Flash Player
as the default content type and uses the device that was selected in the last emulation session.
See also
“About content types” on page 29
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Create a device set
Device Central lets you group devices into device sets. These device sets can help you manage the devices. For example,
you can create a set based on the devices for a particular project, such as a Flash Lite player and content type
combination. Device sets appear in the Device Sets panel.
The content type selected for emulation or document creation filters the devices in the Device Sets, Local Library, and
Online Library panels. Devices that do not support the selected content type are dimmed. (When the Device Profiles
tab is shown, all devices in the Device Sets and library panels are enabled to view profile information.)
❖ To create a device set, do one of the following:
• Right-click one or more devices in the Local Library or the Online Library panel, and select New Device Set from
Selection.
• Click the New Device Set button in the upper-right corner of the Device Sets panel.
• Select Devices > New Device Set.
A New Set appears. Enter a name for the new device set. If a “New Set” already exists, Device Central adds a number
to the name (New Set (2), New Set (3), and so on).
Note: After creating a Device Set folder, you can drag the folder up and down to a new location in the Device Sets Panel.
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Create a device subset
1 Select the device set to be the subset.
2 Drag the device set into another device set. (Afterwards, the indicator arrow is indented beneath the folder icon.)
Add a device to a device set
If you copy a device to a location that already contains the device, Device Central creates a duplicate, but with a number
in parenthesis added to the device name.
❖ Do one of the following:
• Drag the device (or a group of devices) from the Local Library or Online Library panel or the Device Profiles tab to
the Device Sets panel.
• Right-click a device and choose Copy. Right-click a device set and choose Paste.
Note: To copy devices between sets, press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) while dragging. A plus sign (+) next to
the pointer indicates copying.
Delete a device or device set
❖ Do one of the following:
• With the device, device set, or individual devices selected, click the Delete >>Selection button in the upper-right
corner of the Device Sets panel
• Right-click your selection and choose Delete.
• With a device or device set selected, click Delete on your keyboard.
Export a device set
If you created a device set, you can export the set to others on your team. This can save time and ensure that everyone
is creating and testing content using the same set of devices.
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