Overview
- First book to combine Adobe Flash with AIR
- Aimed at the large, established Flash and ActionScript developer communities who want to move their applications to the desktop with AIR
- Written by a popular speaker in Europe and the U.S. who is recognized by Adobe as an expert and leading advocate of Rich Internet Applications
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About this book
We all know what a great tool Flash is for creating dynamic, engaging web content, and Adobe's CS4 release just makes it even better. Among the newer features is the ability to take all the power of Flash for the Web and put in on the desktop using AIR. AIR capability is built right into the Flash CS4 integrated development environment, which means you can start writing desktop applications right away.
This book not only covers the essentials of using Flash with AIR (and AIR with Flash), but also shows you how to extend application functionality in new ways. Once you've got Flash on the desktop, you're no longer constrained by the limitations of running inside a web browser. You'll have access to the local desktop file system, and AIR adds SQLite functionality for native database support. And just as Flash animations have a consistent look and feel across browsers, AIR allows you to create applications that work consistently across operating systems—Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.
For any Flash developer who wants to go from the Web to the desktop (and who doesn't?), this book is required reading. It not only tells you how to do it, but is full of practical, easy-to-follow examples that will have you building desktop AIR applications with Flash in no time. Expanding your existing Flash skills with the Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development will make you an even more potent and indispensable force on any development team!
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Book Title: The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development
Authors: Marco Casario, Andrew Shorten, Koen Weggheleire, Matteo Ronchi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1589-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Marco Casario 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-1588-2Published: 24 December 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-1589-9Published: 23 January 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 720
Topics: Web Development, Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics