Features/Flash Activities

= Flash activities =

Summary
Allow developers to create activities using Flash tools.

Owner

 * Name: Tomeu Vizoso
 * Email: tomeu@sugarlabs.org

Current status

 * Targeted release: 0.86
 * Last updated: July 6th 2009
 * Percentage of completion: 100%

Detailed Description
Use Gnash to run Flash movies inside an activity window and through Gnash extensions allow movies interact with the Sugar desktop.

Benefit to Sugar
Flash developers will be able to create content for activities with the same tools and skills they are creating today. This will make broader the range of content available as Sugar activities.

Scope
This needs only changes in Gnash.

User Experience
More activities will be available and more tools will be available to develop new ones.

Dependencies
Distros need to package the last version of Gnash (v9).

Contingency Plan
None necessary, revert to previous release behaviour.

Documentation

 * http://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2009/04/embed-flash-movies-with-gnash-in-your.html


 * http://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2009/05/progress-on-sugar-activities-with-swf.html

Release Notes
Gnash has been added to the Sugar Platform, meaning that authors of educative content can use Flash tools to create activities for Sugar.

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