<s>
Adobe	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
codename	O
Thermo	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
designers	O
 '	O
tool	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
rich	B-Application
web	I-Application
applications	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Rich	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Applications	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
ended	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Flash	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
,	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
architects	O
can	O
create	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flex	I-Operating_System
(	O
now	O
Adobe	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
applications	O
using	O
Adobe	O
graphics	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flash	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
can	O
import	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
Adobe	B-Language
Illustrator	I-Language
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Fireworks	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
Flash	O
XML	O
Graphics	O
(	O
FXG	B-Application
)	O
files	O
keeping	O
all	O
their	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
importing	O
,	O
users	O
use	O
simple	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
techniques	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
behaviors	O
(	O
mouse	O
event	O
handling	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Flash	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
can	O
also	O
use	O
design-time	O
data	O
placeholders	O
when	O
marking	O
up	O
an	O
application	O
,	O
testing	O
interactivity	O
,	O
and	O
choreographing	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imported	O
objects	O
are	O
maintained	O
as	O
linked	O
files	O
,	O
so	O
behaviors	O
created	O
in	O
Flash	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
are	O
still	O
maintained	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
file	O
is	O
edited	O
in	O
its	O
originating	O
program	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
or	O
Illustrator	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flash	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
"	O
Flex	B-Application
Builder	I-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
project	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
primary	O
function	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
composer	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flex	I-Operating_System
components	O
,	O
Flash	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
basic	O
code	O
workspace	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
's	O
panels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
tools	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
Eclipse	B-Application
,	O
the	O
code	O
editor	O
,	O
project	O
navigator	O
and	O
problems	O
view	O
are	O
basically	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
both	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
