This is a simple feature that I’ve always wanted in Flash, so I decided to create it.

Free (CS3 & newer) download here.

…And, by request, here’s a version for Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8.

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This one selects a range of frames that you enter.

Select Frame Range.mxp

These should cut down on the dragging and scrolling and searching. I got tired of dragging a selection across hundreds of frames only to lose it all with one slip of the mouse.

• Select Empty Layers command
• Select Frames to Start command: this takes your selection and selects all the frames before it as well
• Select Frames to End command: this takes your selection and selects all the frames after it as well

Downloads

1. Select Empty Layers.mxp
2. SelectFrames_toStartAndEnd.mxp

Queasy Tools is a new set of quick and easy tools for Flash designers and animators. This panel provides the fastest way to create tweened animation with easing in Flash as well as putting together a set of common design functions in one location. Feature list and free download below…

UPDATE:

Newer version (1.5.0) available here.

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This panel creates and saves guides in Flash CS3.

Features, instructions, and download below the fold.

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Much of my scripting work these days takes place outside of the Flash Actions panel, but occasionally I’ll be working inside the actions panel and want format some of my code to make it more readable. I don’t like hitting the auto-format button because it gets rid of the line breaks (thus making it less readable).

So when I have to indent several lines of code, I select all the lines I want to indent and hit the TAB key. You can also decrease the indent by hitting SHIFT + TAB. This also works in external editors like SE|PY. It’s a little bit slower than auto-format, but it’s a lot faster than clicking and tabbing each line individually.