Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket - Brossura

Chambers, Mike; Dura, Daniel; Hoyt, Kevin

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ISBN 10: 0596515197 ISBN 13: 9780596515195

Casa editrice: O'Reilly Media, 2007

Riassunto

Written by members of the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) product team, this is the official guide to the beta release of Adobe's new cross-platform desktop runtime, previously known by its code name Apollo.

This book explains how you can use AIR to build and deploy HTML and JavaScript-based web applications to the desktop, using all of the tools and technologies with which you are already familiar. Everything you need to know about this platform is right here, so you can start building applications with AIR right away.

Topics include:

• What AIR is, and the problems this runtime aims to solve
• How to set up your development environment
• How to create your first app using HTML and JavaScript
• The HTML and JavaScript environments within AIR
• How to do common tasks, presented in the easy-to-use O'Reilly Cookbook format

Also included is a guide to AIR packages, classes and command line tools. Once you understand the basics of building an HTML- and JavaScript-based AIR applications, this pocket guide makes an ideal reference for tackling specific problems. Welcome to the revolution!

Adobe Developer Library is a co-publishing partnership between O'Reilly Media and Adobe Systems, Inc. and is designed to produce the number one information resources for developers who use Adobe technologies. Created in 2006, the Adobe Developer Library is the official source for comprehensive learning solutions to help developers create expressive and interactive web applications that can reach virtually anyone on any platform. With top-notch books and innovative online resources covering the latest in rich Internet application development, the Adobe Developer Library offers expert training and in-depth resources, straight from the source.

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Contenuti

Adobe® Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide; Introduction; AIR Runtime Naming Conventions; What This Book Covers; What Beta Means; Audience for This Book; How This Book Is Organized; How to Use This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; License and Code Examples; Support and More Information; How to Contact Us; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR); 1.1 A Short History of Web Applications; 1.2 Problems with Delivering Applications via the Browser; 1.3 Introducing the Adobe Integrated Runtime; 1.4 Primary AIR Technologies; Chapter 2: Getting Started with AIR Development; 2.1 What Do You Need to Develop AIR Applications?; 2.2 Uninstalling Pre-Beta Versions of Adobe AIR; 2.3 Installing Adobe AIR; 2.4 Uninstalling Adobe AIR Beta; 2.5 Setting Up the AIR SDK and Command-Line Tools; 2.6 Creating a Simple AIR Application with HTML and JavaScript; 2.7 Testing the Application; 2.8 Packaging and Deploying the AIR Application; Chapter 3: Working with JavaScript and HTML Within AIR; 3.1 WebKit Within the Adobe Integrated Runtime; 3.2 JavaScript Within AIR; 3.3 AIR Implementation of Functionality; 3.4 Accessing AIR APIs from JavaScript; Chapter 4: AIR Mini-Cookbook; 4.1 Application Chrome; 4.2 Windowing; 4.3 File API; 4.4 File Pickers; 4.5 Service and Server Monitoring; 4.6 Online/Offline; 4.7 Drag and Drop; 4.8 Embedded Database; 4.9 Command-Line Arguments; 4.10 Networking; 4.11 Sound; AIR Command-Line Tools; ADL; ADT; AIR JavaScript Aliases;

Product Description

Book by Chambers Mike Dura Daniel Hoyt Kevin

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: O'Reilly Media
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0596515197
• ISBN 13: 9780596515195
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 154