Flash Builder @ Work: Building AIR Applications

Flash Builder @ Work: Building AIR Applications
Author: Cesare Rocchi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 113602185X

Understand the architecture of the AIR framework, the merits of AIR applications vs. Flex applications, and the capabilities of the framework including reading and writing files, interacting with local databases, and detecting and manipulate storage devices connected to the computer. Example projects demonstrate how to set up an AIR project, how AIR might be considered an extension to the Flex library to handle interaction with the operative system, and the variety of methods package an application for distribution. Building AIR Applications is the first of fourth articles that will be compiled in the book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources. Each full-color article illustrates specific aspects of Flash Builder data visualization with techniques to employ them. The book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder, features exclusive material in the form of a related real-world tutorial project to go alongside each article. This article is equivalent to 43 print pages.

Flash Builder @ Work

Flash Builder @ Work
Author: Cesare Rocchi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2010-09-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0240816749

Develop a working understanding of events and components, and containers and states so you can build and deploy RIAs in Flex. Work through a demo implementation of a login panel that employs feedback from the server side, to hone your understanding. Use the validators and the debugger to inspect your code execution. Building User Interaction is the second of five articles that will be compiled in the book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources. Each full-color article illustrates specific aspects of Flash Builder data visualization with techniques to employ them. The book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder, features exclusive material in the form of a related real-world tutorial project to go alongside each article. This article is equivalent to 33 print pages.

Flash Builder @ Work: Customizing the User interface

Flash Builder @ Work: Customizing the User interface
Author: Cesare Rocchi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136021698

Personalize user interface components of your projects. Example projects are grouped together in an AIR application and the appearance is totally customized. Learn how to change visual properties by means of style directives or create brand new skins by knowing and exploiting their internal architecture.

Flash Builder @ Work: Your First Information-Rich Application

Flash Builder @ Work: Your First Information-Rich Application
Author: Cesare Rocchi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136022015

Build your first Flex application! Discover MXML as a great markup language to quickly create a working app. Get acquainted with the Flash Builder IDE, then get your hands dirty with some Flex basics, a few components and some data service features in Flash Builder to build an application that will load and display data from RSS. Your First Information-Rich Application is the first of five articles that will be compiled in the book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources. Each full-color article illustrates specific aspects of Flash Builder data visualization with techniques to employ them. The book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder, features exclusive material in the form of a related real-world tutorial project to go alongside each article. This article is equivalent to 55 print pages.

Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices

Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices
Author: Jermaine G. Anderson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118193350

Easily create cross-platform, standalone native applications for mobile devices using AIR AIR allows you to develop the rich, creative, interactive media experiences for mobile applications. This easy-to-follow guide covers everything you need to know to create rich mobile applications using Adobe Flash Builder. Packed with examples, this book shows you how to build applications for mobile devices using a combination of ActionScript, the Flex framework and AIR. You'll discover how these applications are able to run across multiple mobile and tablet devices, targeting Google Android, Apple iOS, and BlackBerry platforms. Plus, hands-on instructions detail how to leverage the unique hardware and software features that are available to each various device and platform. Serves an ideal starting point for learning to create rich, interactive applications for mobile devices Includes hands-on examples that demonstrate how to best use the variety of hardware and software features Escorts you through mobile app concept to completion with sample code and step-by-step instructions Discusses such topics as enabling multitouch; developing for multiple screen sizes; maintaining app data; and much more Start building standalone mobile applications today with Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices.

Flash Builder @ Work: Building User Interaction

Flash Builder @ Work: Building User Interaction
Author: Cesare Rocchi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136021930

Develop a working understanding of events and components, and containers and states so you can build and deploy RIAs in Flex. Work through a demo implementation of a login panel that employs feedback from the server side, to hone your understanding. Use the validators and the debugger to inspect your code execution. Building User Interaction is the second of five articles that will be compiled in the book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources. Each full-color article illustrates specific aspects of Flash Builder data visualization with techniques to employ them. The book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder, features exclusive material in the form of a related real-world tutorial project to go alongside each article. This article is equivalent to 33 print pages.

Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst

Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst
Author: Steven Peeters
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2010-08-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1430228369

The Flash Platform is changing. Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst have brought a new separation of design and coding to web development that enables a much more efficient and streamlined workflow. For designers and developers used to the close confines of Flash, this is a hugely liberating, but at first alien concept. This book teaches the new workflow for the Flash platform. It gives an overview of the technologies involved and provides you with real-world project examples and best-practice guidelines to get from design to implementation with the tools at hand. Includes many examples Focuses on real-world situations Covers designer and developer workflow

Flash Builder @ Work: Charting and Multimedia

Flash Builder @ Work: Charting and Multimedia
Author: Cesare Rocchi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136021779

Charting and multimedia are two vital tools for data-driven applications. Learn about the main components of the chart library included in Flash Builder, and see how to build and customize widely used charts. Turning your attention to the multimedia capabilities of the Flex framework, you will review the multimedia components built into the Flex library, and learn how to use ActionScript to manipulate video and audio files. Charting and Multimedia is the third of five articles that will be compiled in the book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources. Each full-color article illustrates specific aspects of Flash Builder data visualization with techniques to employ them. The book, Data Visualization with Flash Builder, features exclusive material in the form of a related real-world tutorial project to go alongside each article. This article is equivalent to 37 print pages.

Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 Bible

Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 Bible
Author: David Gassner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 858
Release: 2010-03-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0470636025

A complete and thorough reference for developers on the new Flex 4 platform Create desktop applications that behave identically on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux with Adobe's new Flash Builder 4 platform and this in-depth guide. The book's tutorials and explanations walk you step-by-step through Flash Builder's new, faster tools; the new framework for generating code; how to connect to popular application servers; upgrading from Flex 3; and much more. Shows you how to create rich applications for the Web and desktop with the very latest version of Flex, with detailed coverage for both new and veteran Flex application developers Walks you through Flex basics; upgrading from Flex 3; how to create desktop applications with AIR; and integrating Flex applications with the most popular application servers, including ColdFusion, ASP.NET, and PHP Includes extensive code samples of common tasks that you can use to jump-start your development projects Flex your development muscles with the Flex 4 and this comprehensive guide.

Adobe AIR in Action

Adobe AIR in Action
Author: Ashley Atkins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2008-06-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 163835409X

Adobe AIR is one of the hottest topics in rich application development. This exciting new technology is still in beta, but it's already being adopted by such web giants as eBay. With AIR, Web developers use their existing skills to build rich applications that flow seamlessly between the internet and the desktop. Adobe AIR in Action introduces AIR to developers familiar with Flex and JavaScript, showing them how to build solid AIR-driven desktop and hybrid applications. Using small 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 web professionals can use to get up and running in AIR quickly. The book describes how to create and customize native windows, read and write files and folders on the local file system. 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. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.