Adobe Air Bible

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Adobe AIR is a revolutionary technology that blurs the line between the desktop and the web. The AIR Bible will get developers up and running building simple AIR application, then take them through all aspects of the new API. The authors have a wealth of experience in building Rich Internet Applications using Flex, Flash, HTML, and Ajax. They will bring their experience to the table walking the reader through application programming topics and demystifying the techniques developers use to build the kind of complex application that readers are sure to want to build with this exciting new technology. Table of contents : AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Introduction to AIRChapter 1: Clearing the AIRChapter 2: Setting Up Your Development EnvironmentChapter 3: Building Your First AIR ApplicationPart II: Programming for AIR EssentialsChapter 4: Crash Course in AIR ProgrammingChapter 5: Development EssentialsChapter 6: Debugging and ProfilingPart III: AIR APIChapter 7: Communicating with the Local MachineChapter 8: Using the FilesystemChapter 9: Using the Clipboard.Chapter 10: Dragging and DroppingChapter 11: SQLite DatabasesChapter 12: Using Native Operating System WindowsChapter 13: HTML ContentPart IV: Building an ApplicationChapter 14: Preparing to Build a Large-Scale ApplicationChapter 15: Building a Reusable Config ClassChapter 16: Application Design Best PracticesChapter 17: SDK DevelopmentChapter 18: Sample Application: LogReaderChapter 19: Polishing a Finished ApplicationPart V: Testing and DeployingChapter 20: Deployment WorkflowChapter 21: Leveraging Ant to Automate the Build ProcessChapter 22: Installation and DistributionIndex Market Description : This is a comprehensive analysis of the AIR framework and how to leverage it from Flex, Flash, HTML, and Ajax. Once that foundation is established, the second part of this book guides developers to start designing large scale applications, to give them the knowledge to create AIR applications that really work. About Author : Peter Elst is a certified Flash instructor, Adobe Community Expert, and User Group Manager for the MMUG Belgium.Benjamin Gorton has been developing software for the desktop and the web for over 10 years. He currently works as a Senior Software Developer for Schematic.Ryan Taylor is an award-winning artist and programmer specializing in object-oriented Flash development and static/motion design. Jeff Yamada is currently a Software Developer for Schematic where he is part of the Multimedia Platforms Group in LA. Jeff specializes in Object Oriented Programming and experimental user interface design.