Thermo, now Catalyst
Catalyst, previously thermo just hit preview release. It is the goal to create the ultimate proffessional designer interaction program.
It allows the designer to work not only with the skin, but with the user interaction, leaving the developer to focus on the interaction code.
Today adobe gave out a pre alpha version to attendees. With the caviar that “undo” just started working in this version.
A pad design comp can be brought into catalyst. As you do it renders the psd layers and element into mxml and a flex interface. The tool panels within catalyst are similiar to photoshop layers making it familiar to designers. You can add hit states almost like the imageready web buttons. FXP file format works in catalyst and flex 4.
Even in this early version, it looks like there is a lot of potential. Enough that it is worth while to get developers and designers to start thinking about integrating into their work flow.
