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Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a fantastic new technology that greatly expands the ways in which you can create desktop applications. Traditionally, programs like Microsoft Word, the Firefox Web browser, and Adobe Reader have been written in a programming language like C or C++. Learning such technologies, while not hard, takes some effort, and making graphical applications, let alone cross-platform apps, using them is an even larger hurdle. Now, with Adobe AIR you can use whatever Web development know-how you have— be it Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, or standard Ajax (HTML and JavaScript)—to create fully functional desktop applications that will run equally well on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
This book, which focuses solely on the Ajax (HTML and JavaScript) pproach, covers everything you need to know to begin creating useful Adobe AIR pplications today. With a minimum of technical jargon and lots of practical examples, this easy-to-follow text is the perfect introduction for how you can
apply your Web development skills in new ways. Whether you’re creating programs for your own use, developing company software, or repurposing a Web site to broaden its reach, Adobe AIR is the right tool for the job. With so many ways to create desktop applications, the natural question is: Why should I use Adobe AIR? The first and most compelling reason is that using Adobe AIR is easy. In all likelihood you’ll just apply the knowledge you already have. In the worst-case scenario, if you have limited to no experience with
HTML and JavaScript, rest assured that few technologies are as pproachable as these. The learning curve for using Adobe AIR is therefore short but the upside is huge. A second but very strong reason to use Adobe AIR is that it automatically generates crossplatform applications. The programs you create
will run equally well on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux regardless of the perating system on which they were written. Adobe AIR was designed pecifically with this in mind, and there are but few areas in which operating
system-specific steps need to be taken. A third consideration to note is that with Adobe AIR you’re creating graphical applications:
programs that are visible, that run outside of any console window or terminal
application, and that can take full advantage of the user’s mouse and eyboard. This may not sound revelatory to you, but when using other echnologies (like C or C++) to make an application, creating a graphical application
http://rapidshare.com/files/175800146/Peachpit.Press.Adobe.AIR.with.Ajax.Visual.QuickPro .Guide.May.2008.rar
Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a fantastic new technology that greatly expands the ways in which you can create desktop applications. Traditionally, programs like Microsoft Word, the Firefox Web browser, and Adobe Reader have been written in a programming language like C or C++. Learning such technologies, while not hard, takes some effort, and making graphical applications, let alone cross-platform apps, using them is an even larger hurdle. Now, with Adobe AIR you can use whatever Web development know-how you have— be it Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, or standard Ajax (HTML and JavaScript)—to create fully functional desktop applications that will run equally well on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
This book, which focuses solely on the Ajax (HTML and JavaScript) pproach, covers everything you need to know to begin creating useful Adobe AIR pplications today. With a minimum of technical jargon and lots of practical examples, this easy-to-follow text is the perfect introduction for how you can
apply your Web development skills in new ways. Whether you’re creating programs for your own use, developing company software, or repurposing a Web site to broaden its reach, Adobe AIR is the right tool for the job. With so many ways to create desktop applications, the natural question is: Why should I use Adobe AIR? The first and most compelling reason is that using Adobe AIR is easy. In all likelihood you’ll just apply the knowledge you already have. In the worst-case scenario, if you have limited to no experience with
HTML and JavaScript, rest assured that few technologies are as pproachable as these. The learning curve for using Adobe AIR is therefore short but the upside is huge. A second but very strong reason to use Adobe AIR is that it automatically generates crossplatform applications. The programs you create
will run equally well on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux regardless of the perating system on which they were written. Adobe AIR was designed pecifically with this in mind, and there are but few areas in which operating
system-specific steps need to be taken. A third consideration to note is that with Adobe AIR you’re creating graphical applications:
programs that are visible, that run outside of any console window or terminal
application, and that can take full advantage of the user’s mouse and eyboard. This may not sound revelatory to you, but when using other echnologies (like C or C++) to make an application, creating a graphical application
http://rapidshare.com/files/175800146/Peachpit.Press.Adobe.AIR.with.Ajax.Visual.QuickPro .Guide.May.2008.rar