| The hands-on recipes in this cookbook help you solve a
variety of tasks and scenarios often encountered when using
Adobe AIR to build Rich Internet Applications for the
desktop. Thoroughly vetted by Adobe's AIR development team,
Adobe AIR Cookbook addresses fundamentals, best practices,
and topics that experienced web developers and application
designers have inquired about most. This collection also
includes solutions for using this runtime environment to
build truly innovative applications.
Ideal for working developers who want to learn the nuances
of Adobe AIR through experimentation and troubleshooting,
the recipes in this book include discussions of why and how
the solutions work. You'll find recipes to help you:
Build an AIR application with Flex, Flash, or HTML and Ajax
Create a database and connect it to your application
Put together native menus for PCs and Macs
Work with the Service Monitor Framework
Utilize the Adobe AIR Update Framework
Create branded desktop experiences with custom chrome and
custom application icons
Develop mash-up applications by consuming Flickr, YouTube,
Twittr, and EBay web services
Distribute your AIR application with the AIR browser API
And much more. Adobe AIR Cookbook not only includes dozens
of recipes from rising stars in the AIR development
community -- David Tucker, Rich Tretola, Marco Casario, and
Koen De Weggheleire -- it also features the best solutions
posted by visitors to the Adobe AIR Cookbook community
website hosted by Adobe and O'Reilly.
If you're ready to expand your skill set with Adobe AIR,
this is the book you've been waiting for.
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