Fireworks CS4 Beta - New User Interface

The entire application interface has been given a face lift. The grey theme of the application gives a ‘different’ look to the application.

The panels and all the related UI elements have been redone to be in sync with the new UI look and feel.

The panels can be docked and docked along with other panels. They can also be kept floating around the canvas workspace. Also the panels can be tied to the ends of screen where a blue line will become visible when they are dragged to that side of the screen. The below image show panels floating around the workspace. Clicking on the panel will expand it to access them.

The above image shows the options present to show the panels. Iconic mode is the smallest mode where just the panel icons will be visible. Clicking on the icon will expand it.

Mac users can also get a choice between the classic Mac floating feel of the application or the windows style of tabs for documents and fixed place for panels.

1. This option will bring in the tabs for the document. If the user wants they can pull out any document from the set of tabs and make them floating.
2. The broad bar present on the top of application where the shortcuts are present can be removed using this option.

There are many more functionalities present in the handling of panel adjustments and the UI for the application for you to explore. If you feel any problems and are stuck feel free to ask me.