About ActionScript publish settings 65
Configuration files that install with Flash 8
When you install Flash Basic 8 or Flash Professional 8, several ActionScript-related
configuration folders and files are placed on your system. You might use these files to make
certain configurations to the authoring environment. As always, modify carefully and save a
back up of files that you modify.
ActionScript classes folder Contain all of the ActionScript classes (AS files) that are
included in Flash Professional 8 or Flash Basic 8. Typical paths to this folder are as follows:
■ Windows: Hard Disk\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\Configuration\Classes.
■ Macintosh: Hard Disk/Users/user/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash 8/
language/Configuration/Classes.
The Classes folder is organized into folders that contain directories that contain the classes
for Flash Player 7 (FP7) and Flash Player 8 (FP8). It also contains a directory for the mx
package (mx), that’s used in both players and ASO files (aso). For more information on
ASO files, see “Using ASO files” on page 282. For more information on the organization
of this directory, see the readme file in the Classes folder.
Include classes folder Contain all of the global ActionScript include files and is located in:
■ Windows: Hard Disk\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\Configuration\Include.
■ Macintosh: Hard Disk/Users/user/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash 8/
language/Configuration/Include.
ActionsPanel.xml configuration file Includes the configuration file for ActionScript code
hinting and is located in:
■ Windows: Hard Disk\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\Configuration\ActionsPanel\ActionScript_1_2.
■ Macintosh: Hard Disk/Users/user/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash 8/
language/Configuration/ActionsPanel/ActionScript_1_2.
AsColorSyntax.xml configuration file The configuration file for ActionScript code color
syntax highlighting; located in:
■ Windows: Hard Disk\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\Configuration\ActionsPanel\.
■ Macintosh: Hard Disk/Users/user/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash 8/
language/Configuration/ActionsPanel.