Adobe AIR in Action
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Many technologies promise to put features of desktop applications on the Web;
Adobe AIR, instead, brings the flexibility, convenience, and ease of Web development
to the desktop. The AIR is a cross-platform runtime environment that allows
Web developers to use their existing skills to start building applications for
the desktop.
Adobe AIR in Action introduces AIR to developers familiar with Flash and Flex,
showing them how to build solid AIR-driven desktop applications. Using examples,
the expert authors walk web developers through the new topics they will need
to develop AIR applications for the desktop.
Readers will learn the essential features of the AIR API with examples and
code samples that they can use to get up and running in AIR quickly. The book
shows how to create and customize native windows, as well as how to read and
write files and folders on the local file system.
With Adobe AIR in Action, you'll find:
• An easy-to-follow tutorial approach
• Coverage of desktop and hybrid desktop/web application styles
• Clear instructions for Flex and Flash developers
• Every chapter walks readers through several code examples
Adobe AIR in Action also shows you how to set up and connect to a local database,
detect network connectivity and connect to Web services, bridge ActionScript
and JavaScript, and deploy and update their applications. Each chapter walks
the user through several code examples that address the basics of how to work
with the new APIs.
Web developers who read this book will be able to take instant advantage of
the increased resources available to desktop applications. Sometimes-connected,
web-enabled applications are gaining in popularity, and web developers of all
stripes will want to add these skills to their toolbox.
This book assumes basic familiarity with Flex or Flash and ActionScript.
What's Inside
• Create and customize native windows
• Read from and write to the file system
• Connect to local databases
• Detect network connectivity
• Work with video and audio
• Bridge JavaScript and ActionScript
• Deploy and update applications
About the Authors
Joey Lott has deep professional experience using Adobe technologies like Flex,
Flash, and ActionScript. Joey is the author (or co-author) of ActionScript Cookbook,
Programming Flash Communication Server, and the Flash 8 Cookbook and several
other related books. With coauthor Sam Ahn, he is a partner and founder of The
Morphic Group.
Kathryn Rotondo is a software developer at Schematic. She received a graduate
certificate in software engineering from the Harvard Extension School and a
certificate in Flash from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Sam Ahn has architected and built RIAs over the past seven years for clients
including Pfizer, Wyeth, MINIUSA, and Puma. Along with co-author Joey Lott,
he is a partner and founder of The Morphic Group, an interactive development
company focusing on Flash/Flex application development.
Ashley Atkins is a senior software developer at Six Red Marbles, and has over
six years of experience developing in ActionScript. His range of work extends
from creating simple educational interactions to architecting and developing
applications in Flex and AIR.
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