10.3 Choosing an Authoring Application
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a project created in Flash may be published as a stand-alone “projector” file. This embeds
the Flash Player, producing an application that will play without the use of a browser.
Developers also consider the delivery platform as they make publishing decisions.
One of the advantages of web-based applications is that they can be viewed on a wide
range of computers. Pages may display quite differently, however, on different platforms.
Authoring applications for the Web often contain features to ensure effective display on
different types of computers. These include “web-safe” color palettes and utilities to
make font adjustments between different platforms.
More significant adjustments are needed ...