Macromedia Central Public Beta

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09-25-2003, 04:18 AM
gSOLO_01

Macromedia Central Public Beta

Get it here: http://www.macromedia.com/software/c...ecial/unwired/

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The public beta is meant to give users a sneak peak of Macromedia Central. It is a beta of the Macromedia Central environment. We will be having an additional developer beta in the coming weeks. This will be targeted at developers interested in developing applications for Macromedia Central.

I'll have some code samples et cetera later... :zzz:

Feel free to post your comments here; the Macromedia Web Forums or at the link below...

Central Public Beta Page
http://www.macromedia.com/go/central

Central Product Page
http://www.macromedia.com/software/central/

Central Public Beta FAQ
http://www.macromedia.com/software/c...oductinfo/faq/

Central Feedback Form
http://www-staging.macromedia.com/su...hform/?6213=32

Central Support Center
http://www.macromedia.com/support/central/

Central Update Article
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/cen...es/update.html

I have attached a pic of an app I'm working on...

http://gsolo.com/temp/macromedia/central/ac3.gif

http://gsolo.com/temp/macromedia/central/ac1.gif
09-25-2003, 09:38 AM
PAlexC

Wow. I didn't get SQUAT done during Beta 3. :(
09-25-2003, 10:40 AM
aversion

looks great, it's good to be able to play with it a bit, can't wait for the developer's beta.

what happened to the idea of these small side panels?
09-25-2003, 10:50 AM
PAlexC

They're still there. It runs in a separate window.
09-25-2003, 10:53 AM
gSOLO_01

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Originally posted by aversion
what happened to the idea of these small side panels?

The console and the pods?... they're still there. It's a seperate window now, as you may have seen in previous screenshots.
09-25-2003, 10:59 AM
CNO

Looks interesting. Similar in concept to the new OSX Sherlock. I think I'll test it out on the Mac - would like to get my hands on the developer public beta and explore what functionality this might have in a corporate environment.

Haven't gone through all of the documentation yet, but does this also run on portable devices?

(And hey, where are all of the MX 2004 books on that list? ;))
09-25-2003, 11:02 AM
PAlexC

I kind of like MM's description of the product category. "Information Convenience"
09-25-2003, 11:16 AM
aversion

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Originally posted by PAlexC
They're still there. It runs in a separate window.

ahhh, you have to click the little arrow thing to open one in the tile, I thought it would be in that window but it was only showing me notices. That's cool.

couple of things spring to mind, any chance of being able to 'dock' the console window, and any chance of a 'keep on top' option in the prefs so you can keep the dock open and not have other windows cover it up?... like winamp.
09-25-2003, 11:20 AM
gSOLO_01

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Originally posted by aversion
couple of things spring to mind, any chance of being able to 'dock' the console window, and any chance of a 'keep on top' option in the prefs so you can keep the dock open and not have other windows cover it up?... like winamp.

Good ideas...

I would also love to see it chromeless / transparent.
09-25-2003, 11:28 AM
aversion

pass 'em on ;)
09-25-2003, 11:32 AM
PAlexC

Yeah, the first thing I wanted to do with the pod window when I saw it was dock it and get rid of the chrome. Doesn't look good against the nice skin they've got.
09-25-2003, 11:53 AM
CNO

BTW - I know they're pulling this from an existing feed, but it would be killer if they included Flash video trailer previews in the app. Really show off the advantages of using Flash for something like this.
09-25-2003, 12:07 PM
gSOLO_01

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Originally posted by aversion
pass 'em on ;)

Send it here too; every bit helps...

http://www-staging.macromedia.com/su...hform/?6213=32
09-25-2003, 01:23 PM
MikeChambers

Hey CNO can you send me an email?

mike chambers

mesh@macromedia.com
09-25-2003, 01:25 PM
MikeChambers

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Originally posted by CNO

Haven't gone through all of the documentation yet, but does this also run on portable devices?

The initial release will be Windows and Mac, with a Pocket PC version planned after that.

More info at:

http://www.macromedia.com/software/c...fo/faq/#item-7

mike chambers

mesh@macromedia.com
09-25-2003, 01:27 PM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by CNO
BTW - I know they're pulling this from an existing feed, but it would be killer if they included Flash video trailer previews in the app. Really show off the advantages of using Flash for something like this.

Hmm, that would be a cool app (and pretty easy to make).

Ill pass this on to the team.

mike chambers

mesh@macromeida.com
09-25-2003, 01:48 PM
CNO

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Originally posted by MikeChambers
The initial release will be Windows and Mac, with a Pocket PC version planned after that.

Ah cool, thanks for the heads-up. I can see something like a multi-platform version of Vindigo being useful and relatively easy to implement in Central.

You've got mail.
09-25-2003, 02:23 PM
PAlexC

OOH OOH! Maybe you can port AvantGo to it and have Tom Peters (*cough*jerkwad*cough*)do your commercials!
09-25-2003, 05:58 PM
aversion

Looking at the reactions to Central in the community as a whole I thought of another question, relating to the method of sorting applications for distribution.

the 'app finder' isn't up yet but I'm wondering how it will sort through available applications. Will there be a user-rated ranking system and/or ranked by downloads? I assume there will be a general search facility, but what if my term is very general? For example, suppose that I'm looking for a simple RSS reader that I plug my own selection of feeds into, similar to the blago reader, and there are over a hundred responses.

I suppose what I'm asking is will there be a way to make feedback or comment on apps, make recommendations, etc? It would be nice to see a 'community' element to central, not a forum, but just some way in which the 'good word' could be passed around, helping users find the best apps for their requirements.

hope that makes sense :)
09-25-2003, 07:03 PM
MikeChambers

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Here is an image of the app finder.

(couldnt figure out how to embed it in the page)
09-25-2003, 07:25 PM
aversion

looks good, and answers my question succinctly ;)

to embed just click the 'IMG' button in the controls above and enter the URL of the image :)
09-26-2003, 10:33 AM
CNO

Not sure if this would go against the whole idea of platform-independence, but it would be very cool if there was a "minimize to dock" option for OSX, where the dock icon incorporated some of the information in the Pod for quick viewing (like the CPU monitor utility).

Might be a way to do this using Applescripting.
09-29-2003, 02:44 PM
CNO

Just out of curiosity, has anyone else had problems downloading Central in Mozilla or its variants?
09-29-2003, 02:53 PM
MikeChambers

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Originally posted by CNO
Just out of curiosity, has anyone else had problems downloading Central in Mozilla or its variants?

Did you just try to install? We are having an issue with the install web server right now, so install is not working at the moment.

I'll try to remember to post here once I find out things are working again.

Sorry for the hassle...

mike chambers

mesh@macromedia.com
09-29-2003, 02:57 PM
CNO

No, this was over the weekend - Mozilla on OSX gave me a "File not Found" error, but IE downloaded it instantly (right after the Mozilla error). I also installed it via Safari without a problem.

I can get you machine specs if those might help later this evening
09-30-2003, 09:25 PM
gSOLO_01

FYI, the install web server is back up. Also, Mike has posted up a simple beta chat application built by Greg Burch and himself...

http://www.markme.com/mesh/archives/003388.cfm
10-01-2003, 07:32 AM
gSOLO_01

Check out this article about Amazon, Google, WebServices &c. It also mentions Macromedia's innovations with Central.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/te...services_x.htm
10-05-2003, 02:05 PM
gSOLO_01

Chat app was moved to a new server; it now includes video and a few other updates...

http://www.markme.com/mesh/archives/003402.cfm
10-14-2003, 08:20 AM
gSOLO_01

I've got some tentative info up on the app I'm working on...

http://gsolo.com/amazon/
10-14-2003, 09:14 AM
aversion

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Originally posted by gSOLO_01
I've got some tentative info up on the app I'm working on...

http://gsolo.com/amazon/

looks good, I managed to find my dad's last book on it, though it's out of print now :)

maybe you could make the search button look more like a button and separate it a bit from the little arrow that opens the categories?
10-14-2003, 09:35 AM
gSOLO_01

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Originally posted by aversion
maybe you could make the search button look more like a button and separate it a bit from the little arrow that opens the categories?

thanks. yea, both need to be more obvious...

i've updated the main site with recommendations (http://gsolo.com/amazon)
10-14-2003, 05:44 PM
gSOLO_01

FYI: The Public Developer SDK Beta will be available tomorrow...
10-14-2003, 09:59 PM
gSOLO_01

Macromedia Central Dev - Mailing List
http://www.macromedia.com/go/central_maillist

Weblog / Resource Site...
http://centralmx.com