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neonimator
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October 25, 2025
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Slider for symbols in Adobe Animate and C-level

  • October 25, 2025
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Hello!

I previously created a thread about AnCode, which is my toolkit for Adobe Animate. Over time, maintaining the WindowSWF interface format became difficult, so I migrated to Adobe CEP. I kept the same look and functionality, and this move also allowed me to add macOS support, automatic theme switching, and manage the entire UI via Git, among other things.

 

Furthermore, I recently added a slider for navigating a symbol's internal frames. I've recorded a short video about this feature and even added an English voiceover using AI.

Watch on YouTube: Slider for symbols in Adobe Animate 

An English audio track is available in player settings.

Download .fla files from the video

 


Performance Optimization
In some of the functions I create, I encounter performance issues. I suspect this isn't just due to my relative newness to programming, but also because I'm using a high-level language.

 

Is it worthwhile to dive into learning C-level development using the official documentation and take courses in C to significantly boost the performance and precision of my current functions?

 

On one hand, even some functions from Adobe's own developers (with all due respect) aren't always perfectly fast or precise. On the other hand, products like EDAP Tools appear to be highly performant, likely because they use their own low-level math libraries.

    Correct answer kglad

    i doubt it's worthwhile investing any time because of animate.  otoh, if you have other programming interests, pursue them.

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    JoãoCésar17023019
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    JoãoCésar17023019Community Expert
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    October 25, 2025

    Hi.

     

    Great job again.

     

    I think it's a good idea to lean the C-level API if you have problems with heavy calculations.

     

    And just out of curiosity, I'd like to ask why only with CEP were you able to support macOS and enable automatic theme switching?

    Regards,

    JC

    neonimator
    neonimatorAuthor
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    October 25, 2025

    Thank you for your assessment.

     

    Despite the fact that Animate is fading against the background of Moho and Harmony today, there was hope for the C-level API. Not only to speed up the work of its extension, but also, for example, to establish full and high-quality control over the vector points of the drawing and bind panels to sliders, as implemented in Moho. But considering kglad's comment, it seems like it's all a pretty naive idea.

     

    As for the SWF format, as far as I know, ActionScript knowledge is needed, and I didn't want to delve into it from scratch. I was already a little familiar with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and after switching to CEP, it was easier for me to adapt the interface colors and paths of different platforms.

     

    By the way, I still haven't figured out how to get rid of window flickering on CEP when changing tabs or restarting the UI. Even when there is no automatic theme switching. I also tested the newest version of CEP.

     

    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    November 4, 2025

    @neonimator 

     

    update your graphic processors to use the current studio (not gamer) drivers.

      kglad
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      kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      October 25, 2025

      i doubt it's worthwhile investing any time because of animate.  otoh, if you have other programming interests, pursue them.

        neonimator
        neonimatorAuthor
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        October 25, 2025

        Good. Thank you for the quick reply.

        kglad
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        kgladCommunity Expert
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        October 25, 2025

        you're welcome.

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