Getting started with PanoSalado

Setting up programming environment and compiling basic PanoSalado files

FlashDevelop

1. You must have JRE 6 or higher
2. Download Flex SDK 3
3. Download latest Flashdevelop
4. Download latest PanoSalado source
5. Install Flashdevelop, Unzip Flex, configure Flashdevelop to use Flex
6. Unzip PanoSalado, get "PanoSalado Source"
7. Open Flashdevelop, Project->New Project->AS3 Project, Set "Location" to directory of "PanoSalado Source", uncheck "Create directory for project"
8. In new project browse file tree on the right, open PanoSalado.as
9. Tools->Flash Tools->Build Current File (or Ctrl+F8) - PanoSalado.swf appears in root directory of the file tree on the right
10. Repeat 8. and 9. for ModuleLoader.as
11. Create and edit *.xml configuration file, for exemple and structure of such file see PanoSalado configuration
12. Minimal set of files (besides images) required to get PanoSalado to work is PanoSalado.swf, ModuleLoader.swf, and *.xml configuration file. For schema of files dependencies see Introduction
13. Try compiling and embeding into *.xml configuration file some plugins
14. Start writing your own custom plugins/extensions. See examles at Extending PanoSalado

Flex Builder 3

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Flash CS4

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