Adobe AIR for JavaScript developers pocket guide

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 p...

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Autor principal: Chambers, Mike (-)
Otros Autores: Dura, Daniel, Georgita, Dragos, Hoyt, Kevin
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly Media 2008.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Adobe developer library
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627641406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Preface; Adobe AIR Runtime Naming Conventions; What This Book Covers; Errors and Errata; Audience for This Book; Who This Book Is For; What Does This Book Assume?; Who This Book Is Not For; How This Book Is Organized; How to Use This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; License and Code Examples; Support and More Information; Accessing the Book Online; Online Adobe AIR Resources; About the Authors; Mike Chambers; Daniel Dura; Dragos Georgita; Kevin Hoyt; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction to Adobe AIR; A Short History of Web Applications
  • Problems with Delivering Applications via the BrowserConflicting UI; Distance from the Desktop; Primarily Online Experience; Lowest Common Denominator; Introducing Adobe AIR; Primary Adobe AIR Technologies; Primary Application Technologies; HTML/JavaScript; Adobe Flash; Primary Document Technologies; PDF; HTML; What Does an Adobe AIR Application Contain?; Technology integration and script bridging; Adobe AIR Functionality; Adobe AIR APIs; Adobe AIR desktop integration; Security Model; Adobe AIR Development Toolset; Is Adobe AIR the End of Web Applications in the Browser?
  • Chapter 2. Getting Started with Adobe AIR DevelopmentWhat Do You Need to Develop Adobe AIR Applications?; Adobe AIR Runtime; Adobe AIR SDK; HTML/JavaScript IDE or Editor; Supported Operating System; Uninstalling Prerelease Versions of Adobe AIR; Uninstalling on Windows; Uninstalling on Mac; Installing Adobe AIR; Uninstalling Adobe AIR; Uninstalling on Windows; Uninstalling on an Mac; Setting Up the Adobe AIR SDK and Command-Line Tools; Installing the Adobe AIR SDK; Placing the Command-Line Tools Within the System Path; Windows; Mac; Creating a Simple AIR Application with HTML and JavaScript
  • Creating the Application FilesUnderstanding application descriptor files; Creating the root application file; Accessing Adobe AIR APIs; Testing the Application; Using ADL to Launch the Application; Capturing Output from the Application at Runtime; Runtime JavaScript errors; runtime.trace; Packaging and Deploying the AIR Application; What Is an AIR File?; Digitally Signing AIR Files; Signing with a self-signed certificate; Signing with a CA-issued certificate; Creating an AIR File Using ADT; Generating a self-signed certificate; Generating an AIR file; Testing and Installing the AIR File
  • Deploying the AIR FileSetting the MIME type; Chapter 3. Working with JavaScript and HTML Within Adobe AIR; WebKit Within Adobe AIR; Why WebKit?; Open project; Proven technology that web developers know; Minimum effect on AIR runtime size; Proven ability to run on mobile devices; WebKit version used within Adobe AIR; JavaScript within Adobe AIR; AIR Implementation of Functionality; URI Schemes; Supported URI schemes; Unsupported URI schemes; AIR URI Schemes; Relative URLs; Cookies; Windowing; Windows; Dialogs; XMLHttpRequest and Ajax; Canvas object; Clipboard object; Drag and drop
  • Supported plug-ins