The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development

I'm very proud to finally announce that I'm working on a new book project about AIR development using Flash CS4. The title will be published by FriendsofED and it will have some great contributors: Andrew Shorten (Adobe Evangelist),  Koen (www.newmovieclip.com) and my colleagues at Comtaste Matteo Ronchi and Fabio Bernardi.

The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development:

Going beyond the Internet browser was a dream for many Flash developers. Now with Adobe AIR, exporting Flash applications to the desktop is a reality. This book allows you to get started with the essential aspects of developing Adobe AIR applications using the Flash CS4 IDE.

It includes a wide variety of simple and consise real-world projects covering a range of topics. All code used is fully explained, and described in a manner that will allow you to easily reuse it

    * Turn Flash and ActionScript-based web sites into AIR applications
    * Incorporate Rich Media into AIR apps on any platform; Windows or Mac OS X
    * Learn best practices to work with online databases and to secure data

The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development

In book you will learn how to:

    * Integrate AIR development with Flash CS4, ActionScript, and all of Adobe's Creative Suite applications, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, and Flex Builder
    * Build platform-independent applications for deployment to any desktop
    * Incorporate video, audio, and PDFs
    * Create AIR components with Flash CS4
    * Package and distribute your AIR application for desktop deployment
    * Understand and avoid any security risks associated with rich internet applications

Who is this book for?

This book is intended for people interested in building desktop applications via Adobe AIR who are already familiar with Flash and/or ActionScript. Knowledge of Adobe AIR is not necessary to understand this book.

Comments

[Steven Sacks]

I've been trying to figure out how to do NativeWindow to NativeWindow drag and drop within the same application, but I can't figure it out. The NativeWindow drag events do not fire on the new window when dragging from one window to another, only from the OS to the window. Any tips?

[Mariano KIWO Carrizo]

Great new Marco! I read your book "Flex solutions" and I have it sit at the left of my monitor as quick-in-hand solution. I guess will have this new book when it comes.

Thanks from Argentina!