[Tutorial] MegaZine 3 as EXE/APP (EN)

[Florian Nücke]

MegaZine 3 as EXE/APP

So, a lot of people apparently want to be able to distribute their books on
different paths than the internet, e.g. CDs. This quick (image!) tutorial will
show you how to generate a so called projector, a Windows / Mac application
that will run without the browser.


Prerequisites

First off, be aware that you will need Adobe CS3 or Adobe CS4 for this. If you
don't have it I can't help you. There might be other programs doing something
similar, but I never heard of any.
Next, you will need the sources. Get the from the SVN repository (see the
download section of the page). If you don't know how to use Tortoise or other
clients ask google. It knows many things. Once you got the sources checked
out, you will have some folders, among them one named "fla". This is where we
will begin.


Conquering the world, one step at a time

Step 1
In the fla folder you will see a file named megazine.fla.
Open it in the Flash IDE.



Step 2
I have the German version of CS4, but if it looks a bit different for you, don't worry,
nothing we need has changed a lot in the last versions.



Step 3
Firstly, opene the document properties, hotkey is Ctrl+J, or navigate to it via the
menu as depicted below.



Step 4
Adjust the width and height to allow your book to fit in it, best allow it to have
little free space (i.e. make it a bit larger than you page sizes). Especially in the
height, to allow the navigation enough room.
When you're done, press OK.



Step 5
Next, go to the publish settings of the document, hotkey is Ctrl+Shift+F12.



Step 6
Here, remove the tick from "Flash (.swf)" and add it to "Windows-Projector (.exe)"
if you want a player for windows, or "Macintosh-Projector" if you want one
for Mac OS, respectively (or both). Then press "Publish" and wait a bit, the
exe/app is being generated.



Step 7
Once done, you'll find a file named megazine.exe/.app in the fla folder.
Use this file to replace you megazine.swf and you can launch it and
have your book displayed.


You can now also remove the index.html file as well as the swfobject
and swfaddress folders.