Breaking Out of the Web Browser with Adobe AIR

Breaking Out of the Web Browser with Adobe AIR
Author: Michael Labriola
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2010-04-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0132104342

With the introduction of Adobe AIR, Flex developers have more capability than ever before. Now you can build dynamic applications that combine the rich experience of a traditional desktop application with the power of the Internet. Leveraging your existing knowledge of Adobe Flex and Flash, Breaking out of the Web Browser with Adobe AIR will help you build well-architected desktop applications. Flex and Flash experts Jeff Tapper and Michael Labriola will teach you techniques to create truly custom interfaces by leading you through exercises with a real world time-tracking application. The book’s abundance of examples will help you become adept at interacting with the end user’s underlying operating system and teach you the most important concepts for using AIR.

Adobe AIR Bible

Adobe AIR Bible
Author: Benjamin Gorton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2008-10-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0470431598

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) lets you use scripting languages you already know and frees you from the dull parts of development—so you can focus on creating exciting and cost-saving application user interfaces using Flash, Flex, and JavaScript. Find all the tips, techniques, and best practices you need to succeed in this comprehensive reference, including installing AIR across Windows, Mac, or Linux; learning AIR programming, development, and debugging essentials; and much more.

Information Trapping

Information Trapping
Author: Tara Calishain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2007
Genre: Electronic information resources
ISBN:

How many times have you run a Google search that resulted in thousands of results? With over 8 billion pages online and more posted every day, the Web more than likely contains the information you're looking for - if only you could find it. In this book, Internet-search-engine expert Tara Calishain makes researching more efficient and rewarding for anyone for whom the Web is an indispensable tool. She does so by teaching the latest techniques for building automated information-gathering systems. As an alternative to the typical one-time search for information, Tara demonstrates how readers can use RSS feeds, page monitoring tools, and other software to set up information streams of many different data types - from text to multimedia to conversations - for capture and review.

Adobe AIR with Ajax Visual Quickpro Guide

Adobe AIR with Ajax Visual Quickpro Guide
Author: Ullman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 385
Release: 1900
Genre:
ISBN:

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is Adobe's open-source technology that lets Web developers and programmers create Rich Internet Applications that run outside of any Web browser. This Visual QuickPro Guide teaches everything you need to know to begin creating applications that combine the rich experience of a traditional desktop application with the power and reach of the Internet. The book uses a visual, step-by-step approach and covers all the fundamental.

AIR for Javascript Developers Pocket Guide

AIR for Javascript Developers Pocket Guide
Author: Mike Chambers
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2008
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596518374

This book is the official guide to Adobe ® AIR[TM], written by members of the AIR team. With Adobe AIR, web developers can use technologies like HTML and JavaScript to build and deploy web applications to the desktop. Packed with examples, this book explains how AIR works and features recipes for performing common runtime tasks. Part of the Adobe Developer Library, this concise pocket guide explains: What Adobe AIR is, and the problems this runtime aims to solve How to set up your development environment The HTML and JavaScript environments within AIR How to create your first AIR application using HTML and JavaScript Ways to perform an array of common tasks with this runtime Also included is a guide to AIR packages, classes, and command line tools. Once you understand the basics of building HTML- and JavaScript-based AIR applications, this book makes an ideal reference for tackling specific problems. It offers a quick introduction to a significant new development technology, which lets you combine the reach and ease of the Web with the power of the desktop.

The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development

The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development
Author: Marco Casario
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2009-01-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1430215895

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!

Best Bet Internet

Best Bet Internet
Author: Shirley Duglin Kennedy
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780838907122

As an Internet trainer in libraries, Kennedy knows firsthand the frustration librarians feel when applying their professional research skills to the Internet. This book offers tips and tricks designed to help librarians satisfy their patrons on the spot.