Astro is getting closer to a release. A new beta version is out and you can read the announcement on Adobe’s site: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/. Please read also the release notes here: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/releasenotes.html.

What is new? To be short…

• Fullscreen Keyboard Access - now you can catch key events for non-printing keys (arrows, shift, enter, tab, space, etc)
• Enhanced Audio APIs
• Linux WMODE - windowless mode for Linux
• File Reference runtime access - let users load files into RIAs
• Dynamic Sound Generation
• Large Bitmap Support - up to 16,777,216 pixels (4096 by 4096)
• Context Menu - more control available
• Last character set compliant - GB18030
• Ubuntu support
• Video4Linux v2 Support (V4L2)
• unloadAndStop - better garbage collection for SWF - see Grant Skinner’s article

This info was taken from the release notes but shortened.

If you want to install it please read in release notes how to do that. Also take a look at Known Issues and Fixed Issues.

Now… we wait for more info and examples… and for the next beta realease of Flash Player 10.