Today Flash 7.2 updater (aka ellipsis) has been released. What does this mean to you? A radically different Flash, and that's not an exaggeration. There are over a hundred bug fixes, including a major performance improvement and component fixes. For example, you might have noticed at times Flash interacted badly with other software, and you had to reboot often. Or perhaps, Flash crashed while you were working, with no warning. Well - that's been fixed. Watch your task manager, and marvel. Above and beyond, the most influential improvement to my workflow.

And of course I have to note the addition of a ScrollBar component in the V2 Component set. No more complaining from me! The ScrollBar is back!

To read about the significance of Ellipsis, read Mike Chambers article here: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/context.html

FAQ and general information about 7.2 updater: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/special/7_2updater/

Additionally, there's a major new documentation release. Hundreds of new code examples (check out that ActionScript Dictionary), and thousands of doc bug fixes. Check out your install file, and look inside Samples/HelpExamples folder - you'll find a whole new set of example FLA files for you to explore and learn from including a PHP and Flash example, WebService example, animation example, and many more about the fundamentals of coding. Many of these example files use components, so hopefully these will be useful to you. Please feel free to ask questions here about the new examples. To read more about the documentation update, see Erick Vera's article here:  http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/logged_in/evera_flashdoc.html

For info on the new JavaScript Flash File API, read Guy Watson's article here:  http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/jsapi.html

And for skinning V2 components, read Chafic's article here: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/skinning_2004.html

And Mike Chambers article about the new-to-7.2 Delegate class: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/eventproxy.html

Without further ado, the download is a must. Find it here:

Windows - 66.66 MB
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flash/updates/mx2004/update_fmx2004_7.2.exe

Mac - 73.46 MB
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flash/updates/mx2004/update_fmx2004_7.2.dmg

Do not uninstall Flash (7.0 or 7.0.1) before applying the 7.2 updater. The updater installs overtop of your current installation.

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