Ben Forta's Blog - HTML5

Brackets Hackathon At MAX

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:38:00 -0400

Looks like there are still a few tickets left for the Brackets Hackathon at MAX 2013. This is a chance to hang out with the community, contribute to the Brackets project, chat with project leads, and more. Registration is not required (but it will get you an awesome t-shirt).

Brackets Sprint 24 Build Released

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:19:00 -0400

Brackets Sprint 24 Build (codenamed "Jack Bauer") has been released. This is a huge update, and includes advanced JavaScript intelligence, Quick View (for quickly viewing colors), UX updates, and over a dozen community contributions.

Creative Cloud Team Releases More Sneaks

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:22:00 -0400

That Photoshop deblur sneak was pretty cool, right? Well, there's more! Here are sneaks of features coming soon to Dreamweaver, Flash, and Edge Reflow. All this, and a whole lot more at Adobe MAX next month. And it's not too late to register!

Brackets Sprint 23 Build Released

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:11:00 -0400

The Brackets team has announced the release of their Sprint 23 Build. Major enhancements include a new toolbar, Live Highlight for HTML, and lots of community contributions and translations.

Instant Adobe Edge Inspect Starter

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:25:00 -0400

I first seriously used Edge Inspect when I was testing the redesign and relaunch of my own web site late last year, and I was hooked. Sure, if you are still creating desktop targeted HTML and CSS and relying on devices simply scaling the pages down, then you'll probably have little need for a tool like Edge Inspect. But as soon as you start building device specific experiences, including adaptive and responsive UI, you'll desperately need synchronized browsing, the ability to capture multiple device screenshots, and more. As I've previously stated, Edge Inspect is one of those rare products that, once you use it, you wonder how you ever developed without it. Why do I mention this now? Packt recently sent me a copy of Joseph Khan's new Instant Adobe Edge Inspect Starter e-book, which I took the time to read on a flight this week.Edge Inspect is a very small and focused tool, it is designed to solve a very specific problem, and it does that very well. It's not a complicated product to learn; there really aren't that many options and features; it's intentionally clean and simple. Which makes you wonder if a book on Edge Inspect is necessary or of value. That said, Instant Adobe Edge Inspect Starter really does walk through everything you need to know about the product, from explaining what it is, to installation and set up, to real time page tweaks, to screen grabs, and more. The text is straightforward, the color screenshots useful, and the instructions make sense. So is this book worth your time and money? As I said, Edge Inspect is not a big complex product, and so it doesn't need a big complex book. Thankfully, this e-book weighs in at about 50 pages, and is priced at about $5 (there are print editions that are priced higher). Books don't get much lower risk than that, and so this one is perfect for Edge Inspect beginners.

Sarah Hunt On Edge Animate Edge Reflow Integration

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:07:00 -0400

Sarah Hunt, Edge Animate Product Manager, posted this video on How to add an Edge Animate project to Edge Reflow output:

Check Out Flippin' Awesome

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:03:00 -0400

Our very own Brian Rinaldi has created Flippin' Awesome, a home for "top-notch resource for web and mobile developers publishing regular articles, tutorials and news that is cutting-edge, useful and fun". Among his initial content is a great series on Getting Started With PhoneGap Build.

CIO Magazine On Responsive Design Tools

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:35:00 -0400

CIO Magazine has published an overview of 7 Tools to Build Websites Using Responsive Design, and highlights both Dreamweaver and Edge Reflow.

Andy Trice Builds A Game In PhoneGap

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:08:00 -0400

Adobe evangelist Andy Trice has outdone himself this time. PhoneGap Legends is an infinitely-scrolling top-view RPG themed game that is implemented entirely in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PhoneGap. Performance is superb, and Andy has included lots of details, videos, and source via GitHub.

ADC On Responsive Design

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:48:00 -0400

ADC has published an article by Carrie Cousins on Ten things you need to know about responsive design. This one is a quick, easy, and worthwhile read.

Appliness March 2013 Is Out

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:37:00 -0400

The March 2013 issue of Appliness features an interview with W3C champion Lea Verou, as well as lots of JavaScript, jQuery, PhoneGap, and CSS goodness.

Brackets Sprint 21 Build Released

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:16:00 -0400

The Brackets team has announced the release of Sprint 21 Build. Major enhancements include the use of Node.js for live development, JavaScript code hinting, and community recognition in the About screen.

Brian Rinaldi On Learning From Brackets

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:18:00 -0400

Brian Rinaldi has been digging into the rapidly evolving Brackets project and has shared his ideas on Learning from the Brackets Open Source Code.

Lee Brimelow Explains Edge Reflow

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Adobe evangelist Lee Brimelow has posted a great video introduction to Edge Reflow (a preview of which is now available on Creative Cloud), this one is well worth watching.

Creative Cloud App Updates

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:46:00 -0400

When we first discussed Adobe Creative Cloud, one of the benefits we touted was that the platform (and it's app subscription model) would make it possible for us to update apps and provide more functionality with greater frequency. And that's already happening. As was announced on the Creative Layer blog, last week we released a public preview of Edge Reflow, and an update to Dreamweaver which (among other things) adds support for Edge Web Fonts.