Does Adobe want Flash to have a long and healthy future? Sure, but as the dominant player in software used by people who design Web sites, it's clear that it must embrace open-source HTML5 standards with at least as much energy as it gives its own technologies. Here's a promising sign: The company is releasing an add-on pack for its Illustrator vector-drawing package that turns the software into an HTML5 authoring tool. The Pack lets Illustrator users gear up for the richer Web ahead by beefing up Illustrator's existing SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) features and adding new support for HTML5 concepts such as CSS3 and Canvas Tags.
For years, lots of Web designers have used the venerable Illustrator to mock up Web pages. But they've typically handed over their concepts to developers who've rebuilt them from scratch in HTML and CSS. The Illustrator CS5 HTML5 Pack lets Illustrator output HTML5 content directly. It uses SVG and CSS3 to let designers build pages that can reformat themselves on the fly for PC browsers, tablets, and smartphones, and can be used to create intelligent widgets such as calendars whose appearance can change dynamically.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/205337/
For years, lots of Web designers have used the venerable Illustrator to mock up Web pages. But they've typically handed over their concepts to developers who've rebuilt them from scratch in HTML and CSS. The Illustrator CS5 HTML5 Pack lets Illustrator output HTML5 content directly. It uses SVG and CSS3 to let designers build pages that can reformat themselves on the fly for PC browsers, tablets, and smartphones, and can be used to create intelligent widgets such as calendars whose appearance can change dynamically.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/205337/