About language settings in Device Central
Changing the Language setting displays the emulated content
using the fonts that are associated with the device in your preferences
(Edit menu > Preferences in Windows, Device Central
menu > Preferences on Mac OS). The Emulator tab displays fonts
that are as similar as possible to those used on the actual device.
If you have the actual device font, change your font mapping to
that font to emulate the content as accurately as possible.
When you change the Language setting on the Device Status panel,
ensure that a matching font is installed on your computer and that
the font is mapped to the language in Preferences. For example,
if you change the Device Central language setting
to Japanese, but do not have any Japanese fonts installed or mapped
in Preferences, the Emulator cannot display text in Japanese.
Note: The Device Central Language setting is comparable to the Flash
Locale setting. The setting applies to values returned from the
host environment, such as Flash Player or the device operating system.
Advanced users familiar with XML can extend the list of languages
provided through the Language combo box. To do this, edit the DeviceLanguages.lng
file in the Devices folder where Device Central is
installed. On Windows® XP, the default location is C:\Documents
and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe
Device Central CS4. On Windows® Vista™, the default location is
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Adobe\Adobe Device Central CS4. On
Mac OS, the default location is: user folder/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe
Device Central CS4/Devices/devicelanguages.lng.
Change the language, time zone, date, or time
For
rich media applications, the Emulator tab provides a Device Status
panel. The data on the Device Status panel can be accessed through
FSCommands in rich media content. The Emulator tab keeps Device
Status settings with the application; they are not saved with the
device.
Setting the time zone issues a GetTimezoneOffset() FSCommand.
You might want to test a script that performs a specific action
when you switch time zones, for example. The time zone options provided
follow the same pattern as the Time Zone settings on the Windows
system control panel.
Setting the date or time issues a getDate() or getTime() FSCommand. These
commands provide the date and time information in the device’s operating
system to the rich media application.
On the Device Status panel, choose a different language,
time zone, date, or time.
Change the volume or battery level
You can change the volume or battery level
to simulate actual conditions on a device. For example, you can
change the battery level to 10% without having to wait until the
battery actually decreases to 10% power. This is helpful, for example,
to test that a low battery indicator appears when the battery reaches
a certain level.
Open the Emulator tab by doing one of the following:
From Device Central, select File >
Open, navigate to a FLA file, and double-click the file.
In Flash, open a file and select Control > Test
Movie.
On the Device Central Emulator tab, expand
the Device Status panel.
Move the Volume or Battery level slider bar to increase or
decrease the level.
Simulate an external power source
Open the Emulator tab by doing one of the
following:
From Device Central,
select File > Open, navigate to a FLA file, and double-click
the file.
In Flash, open a file and select Control > Test
Movie.
On the Device Central Emulator tab, expand
the Device Status panel.
Select Charger.
