Fireworks 8 includes the following new features and interfaces that you can use to develop extensions for the product:
Marquee-to-path and path-to-marquee conversions In Fireworks 8 you can convert marquees drawn with any of the marquee tools to a vector path. You can also convert any vector path to a marquee and set its edge to hard, anti-aliased, or feathered.
Vector path compatibility with Macromedia FreeHand Although Fireworks 8 imports winding fills from FreeHand MX, it does not provide a user interface that lets you create a winding fill. However, Fireworks 8 has APIs that let third-party developers create an interface where a user can specify if a path uses an even/odd or winding fill.
Lock individual objects within a layer Instead of having to create a new layer specifically for an object you want to lock, Fireworks 8 lets you lock specific objects on a layer without locking the other objects on the same layer. Three new APIs let you specify which object to lock.
New panels and commands Fireworks 8 introduces three new panels and a new command. Several new APIs let you set selections within these panels and access the new command.
Access dialog boxes Fireworks 8 introduces a new Dialogs class as a property of the Fireworks object. The APIs in this class let you run standard application dialog boxes that are usually accessible only through the menu.
Get system information The new System class in Fireworks 8 provides APIs that let you query for information about the operating system.
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