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Quick Start
Introduction
Screentime for Flash enables you to create professional, dynamic, reliable Flash-based screensavers. Just design your content in Flash, Flex or Flash Builder, publish your SWF, and compile it using Screentime into a screensaver. Screentime's output is a screensaver installer that you can distribute freely.
You can extend Flash to access Mac OS X and Windows Desktop APIs using Screentime's STF ActionScript class. Some of the capabilities Screentime's STF class include: reading and writing to files on the end users computer, setting the active wallpaper, creating shortcuts, and the ability to create and utilize a unique user identifier.
1) Design your screensaver in Flash, Flex, or Flash Builder.
Design your screensaver in Flash, Flex or Flash Builder, as your would any web application. For tips on designing a great screensaver see Screensaver Designer Guide.
2) If you need STF methods, add the ScreentimeScreensaver component to your movie.
Include the ScreentimeScreensaver component to your Flash FLA or Screentime_AS3.swc in your Flex or Flash Builder project and add STF properties, commands, and events for any required desktop functionality. Screentime's STF classes follow ActionScript (AS) syntax, and are documented online and in the Flash Help panel.
For more information on STF Class methods see STF Class Summary.
For more information on ScreentimeScreensaver Flash component and Flex SWC see:
Allow the component one frame to initialize itself. Add Screentime STF commands to subsequent frames for required desktop functionality.
3) Launch Screentime and select your screensaver content.
Once you complete the development of your screensaver's SWF(s), launch the Screentime builder, and drag and drop your SWFs onto the Screentime workspace pane.
4) Select your screensaver settings.
Choose your screensaver settings in Screentime -- identify any external files you need, check exit on key down and mouse move boxes, specify your preview and installer graphics, etc.
For more detailed information on Screentime settings see:
5) Build your screensaver.
Click "Build" in Screentime to build your screensaver installer.
If you need to debug your Screentime commands, enable automatic tracing, and review the tracing by your saver in the TraceViewer (PC) or Console.app (Mac). For more information on debugging, please read Debugging Your Screen Saver
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