One of the most powerful features of Adobe Fireworks is that you can extend its functionality. Almost anything you can do through Fireworks’ interface — and even some things that you can’t — can also be achieved by writing a simple JavaScript extension. Fireworks extensions are of two main types: commands and command panels . If you find yourself repeatedly performing a tedious task, you could write a command to automate the process and save yourself a lot of time. Alternatively, if you are missing a particular feature that would improve your workflow, you could write a more complex extension — a command panel — to implement it. I learned to develop Fireworks extensions by writing the Specctr plugin . While working on Specctr, I’ve witnessed Fireworks’ passionate community actively support the app — an app that has been widely overlooked by Adobe
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