If you go to the color picker and select a linear gradient you always get a horizontal linear gradient. How do you rotate the gradient 90 degrees to create a gradient moving from top to bottom in adobe flash professional cs5 or 6?
My problem stems from the inability to create vertical linear gradient on a rounded rectangle. I can transform and rotate the button to get the proper gradient but the button edges get distorted.
I start with:
I end with:
Here is the color picker i am using. I don't see a angle option for gradients.
In addition to the Gradient Transform Tool (F) which you've already found, you can hold and drag with the Paint Bucket (K) to set the direction of a gradient. If you then click on the new fill, it will automatically scale the gradient to fit the container exactly too.