April 2011
Intermediate to advanced
318 pages
7h 59m
English
Content preview from Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR
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Chapter 1. AIR
Intelligence is the faculty of making artificial objects, especially tools to make tools.
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Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), initially code-named Apollo, was created in 2007 as an environment for building Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) running outside the browser while benefiting from desktop features. With AIR, developers can write desktop software using ActionScript, HTML, or JavaScript for the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux platforms. Each application is installed as a standalone client application; its proper execution requires that the AIR runtime be installed in the environment. Figure 1-1 shows the Apollo and AIR logos.
Figure 1-1. Apollo and AIR logos
AIR version 2.5 focused on mobile development and introduced new features such as geolocation capability, accelerometer capability, and multitouch inputs. AIR is targeted at smartphones as well as tablet computers and netbooks.
AIR 2.5 and later supports the Android platform. Android is an operating system based on the open source Linux platform. It was initially developed by Google, and was further expanded by the Open Handset Alliance for use with mobile devices. Android runs applications developed using the Java programming language and packaged as an Android Package (APK) file.
Adobe adapted AIR as a tool for ActionScript programmers to make Android applications. HTML/Ajax mobile development is not ...
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