Adobe® AIR For Dummies®

Part I: Airing It Out with Adobe AIR.

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Adobe AIR.

Chapter 2: Building and Deploying Your First AIR Application with HTML and JavaScript.

Chapter 3: The Air Feels Different: Building with Flex Builder and Flash.

Chapter 4: Exploring the Adobe AIR API.

Part II: AIR Application Design.

Chapter 5: Using HTML and CSS as Building Blocks.

Chapter 6: Anyone Listening? Working with Events.

Chapter 7: Windows: Creating Native Application Shells.

Chapter 8: Working with Menus and Tray and Dock Icons.

Part III: Programming the Adobe AIR API.

Chapter 9: Don’t Be a Drag: Interacting with the Clipboard and Drag-and-Drop.

Chapter 10: A New Developer Freedom: Working with the Local File Syste.

Chapter 11: From AIRhead to Datahead: Working with Databases.

Chapter 12: Surfi ng the AIRwaves: Net Connectivity.

Chapter 13: Working with Audio.

Chapter 14: Quick and Easy: Instant Downloading and Auto-Updating.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Successful AIR Debugging.

Chapter 16: Ten Killer RIAs to Explore.

Index.