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This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Covers version 1.5 of Adobe AIR

 

Written to help you hit the ground running, this book teaches you how to build state-of-the-art rich desktop applications on the breakthrough Adobe AIR platform.

 

Stacy Tyler Young, Michael Givens, and Dimitrios Gianninas illustrate the power of this technology through practical application examples based on the official 1.5 release of Adobe AIR. You’ll discover how Adobe AIR helps you solve problems you just couldn’t solve before by extending the reach of your web applications onto users’ desktops. Building on your existing knowledge of Adobe Flex, HTML, JavaScript, and Ajax software, you’ll master the powerful Adobe AIR platform--moving quickly from task-oriented examples to larger-scale, real-world projects. The authors don’t just cover coding--they help you maximize your effectiveness throughout the entire development lifecycle via design patterns, frameworks, build process, continuous integration, and automated testing.

 

If you’re ready to build the next generation of rich hybrid desktop applications, Adobe AIR is the development platform you’ve been searching for...and this is the book you need to kick-start new projects using this exciting new technology.

 

Detailed information on how to...

  • Install and configure your Adobe AIR development environment
  • Build the next generation web/desktop hybrid applications to run on Adobe AIR
  • Add new desktop capabilities to your web applications such as native windows, local file I/O, and client-side databases
  • Create HTML/Adobe Flex mash-up applications
  • Push data to Adobe AIR clients using BlazeDS, an open source Java remoting and messaging technology
  • Package, distribute, and update Adobe AIR applications
  • Work with display objects in 3D space by leveraging Adobe Flash Player 10
  • Build Adobe AIR applications using common frameworks like Cairngorm
  • Create automated builds using Apache Ant, complete with FlexUnit testing strategies
  • Create a peer-to-peer photo-sharing application by combining Adobe AIR and Java

Part I       Getting Started with Adobe AIR

1         Introduction to Adobe AIR 9

2         Setting Up the Development Environment 15

3         Creating an Adobe AIR Application 29

4         Debugging Adobe AIR Applications 51

Part II       Building Adobe AIR Applications

5         Working with Windows 67

6         Working with Screens 89

7         Working with Files and Directories 101

8         Understanding the Drag-and-Drop API 115

9         Working with Copy and Paste 129

10       Working with Native Menus 159

11       Adding User Notifications 177

12       Working with Local Databases 189

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Customer Reviews

W Boudville @ 2009-03-03  stands between you and the operating system

Adobe is making a pitch to the javascript and open source community with its AIR. The attraction is to move towards a unification of the browser and desktop application environments and capabilities. Think of AIR perhaps as an extension of the browser. Long overdue to those of you who have chafed at the limitations of HTML compared to running a full native application on the desktop.

The book shows how with AIR you can use skills built up in Ajax, HTML and Flash. A strong point is the multilanguage capability. Plus the means of using it on linux, Mac and MS Windows. In essence, AIR is a software layer between your code and the operating system. Not unlike the way that java operates, come to think of it.
 
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