Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Preface  

Introduction to the Adobe Integrated  Runtime (AIR)  

     A Short History of Web Applications 

     Problems with Delivering Applications via the Browser 

     Introducing the Adobe Integrated Runtime 

     Primary AIR Technologies 

Chapter 2:. Getting Started with AIR Development

     What Do You Need to Develop AIR Applications? 

     Uninstalling Pre-Beta Versions of Adobe AIR 

     Installing Adobe AIR 

     Uninstalling Adobe AIR Beta 

     Setting Up the AIR SDK andCommand-Line Tools 

     Creating a Simple AIR Application with HTML and JavaScript 

     Testing the Application 

     Packaging and Deploying the AIR Application 

Working with JavaScript and HTML Within AIR  

     WebKit Within the Adobe Integrated Runtime 

     JavaScript Within AIR 

     AIR Implementation of Functionality 

     Accessing AIR APIs from JavaScript 

Chapter 4:. AIR Mini-Cookbook

     Application Chrome 

     Windowing 

     File API 

     File Pickers 

     Service and Server Monitoring 

     Online/Offline 

     Drag and Drop 

     Embedded Database 

     Command-Line Arguments 

     Networking 

     Sound 

AIR Command-Line Tools  

Appendix B:. AIR JavaScript Aliases

Index  

描述

這本書是由Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)產品團隊的成員撰寫的，是Adobe新的跨平台桌面運行時（之前被稱為Apollo）的官方指南。本書解釋了如何使用AIR來建立和部署基於HTML和JavaScript的網絡應用程序到桌面，使用您已經熟悉的所有工具和技術。這裡包含了您需要了解的有關這個平台的一切，所以您可以立即開始使用AIR來建立應用程序。主題包括：
- AIR是什麼，以及這個運行時旨在解決的問題
- 如何設置開發環境
- 如何使用HTML和JavaScript創建您的第一個應用程序
- AIR中的HTML和JavaScript環境
- 如何執行常見任務，以易於使用的O'Reilly Cookbook格式呈現

書中還包括了AIR包、類和命令行工具的指南。一旦您了解了基本的基於HTML和JavaScript的AIR應用程序構建，這本口袋指南就成為解決特定問題的理想參考資料。歡迎來到這場革命！

Adobe Developer Library是O'Reilly Media和Adobe Systems, Inc.之間的合作出版夥伴關係，旨在為使用Adobe技術的開發人員提供頂尖的信息資源。Adobe Developer Library成立於2006年，是開發人員創建具有表達力和互動性的網絡應用程序的全面學習解決方案的官方來源，可以在任何平台上幾乎觸及任何人。通過涵蓋最新的豐富互聯網應用程序開發的頂尖書籍和創新的在線資源，Adobe Developer Library提供來自來源的專業培訓和深入資源。

目錄

前言
介紹Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)
網絡應用程序的簡史
通過瀏覽器傳遞應用程序的問題
介紹Adobe Integrated Runtime
主要AIR技術
第2章：開始使用AIR開發
開發AIR應用程序需要什麼？
卸載Adobe AIR的預測版本
安裝Adobe AIR
卸載Adobe AIR Beta
設置AIR SDK和命令行工具
使用HTML和JavaScript創建簡單的AIR應用程序
測試應用程序
打包和部署AIR應用程序
在AIR中使用JavaScript和HTML
Adobe Integrated Runtime中的WebKit
AIR中的JavaScript
從JavaScript訪問AIR API