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 togo 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! INDICE: Introducing Adobe AIR. Introducing Flash CS4. Building Your First AIR Application. Setting AIR Application Properties. Working with the Window APIs and the Screen Class. Creating Menus for Flash Applications. Accessing theFile System. Working with the operating System. Adding Rich Media: PDF, Video, and Audio Files. Working with HTML Content. Monitoring network Connectivity.SQLite Programming in Flash CS4. Packaging, Distributing, and Installing AIR Applications.
- ISBN: 978-1-4302-1588-2
- Editorial: Apress
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 696
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés