Adobe® AIR Bible -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Introduction to AIR -- Chapter 1 Clearing the AIR -- Why Use AIR? -- Comparable Technologies -- AIR Development Platforms at a Glance -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Development Environment -- Adobe Integrated Runtime -- Development Environments -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Building Your First AIR Application -- Using Flex Builder 3 -- Using Flash CS3 -- Using Dreamweaver CS3 -- Summary -- Part II Programming for AIR Essentials -- Chapter 4 Crash Course in AIR Programming -- A closer look at ActionScript -- An Introduction to Flash -- The Highlights of Flex -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Development Essentials -- The AIR Security Model -- Basic Application Properties -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Debugging and Profiling -- Debugging Basics -- Logging -- Profiling Techniques -- Memory and Performance Tips -- Summary -- Part III AIR API -- Chapter 7 Communicating with the Local Machine -- Differences among Operating Systems -- The AIR Security Sandbox -- Working with the Operating System -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Using the Filesystem -- Filesystem Basics -- Using Folders -- Using Files -- File Encryption -- Simple Text Editor -- Summary -- Chapter 9 Using the Clipboard -- Choosing a Clipboard Format -- Copying Data to the Clipboard -- Pasting Data from the Clipboard -- Copy and Paste Sample Application -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Dragging and Dropping -- Drag and Drop Classes -- Dragging Out -- Sample Application -- Summary -- Chapter 11 SQLite Databases -- Introducing SQLite -- Getting Started with SQL -- Managing SQL Databases -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Using Native Operating System Windows -- Creating System Windows -- Controlling System Windows -- Using Application Icons -- Twitter Client Sample Application -- Summary -- Chapter 13 HTML Content -- Accessing the AIR API -- Using the AIR HTML Introspector.

Using Dreamweaver -- Summary -- Part IV Building an Application -- Chapter 14 Preparing to Build a Large-Scale Application -- Planning an Application -- The Architecture Phase -- Summary -- Chapter 15 Building a Reusable Config Class -- Defining the XML -- Resolving Dynamic Properties -- Using Composition for Event Dispatching -- Global Accessibility -- Your Config Class in Action -- Summary -- Chapter 16 Application Design Best Practices -- Preventing Spaghetti Code -- Flex and Flash Guidelines -- General Coding Guidelines -- Summary -- Chapter 17 SDK Development -- SDK Development Essentials -- Compiling Applications -- Debugging -- Summary -- Chapter 18 Sample Application: LogReader -- Requirements -- Architecture -- Testing -- Summary -- Chapter 19 Polishing a Finished Application -- The Importance of Design and Usability -- Flex Builder 3 Design Tutorial -- Summary -- Part V Testing and Deploying -- Chapter 20 Deployment Workflow -- Deploying from the Flex Builder 3 IDE -- Deploying from the Flash CS3 IDE -- Deploying from the Dreamweaver CS3 IDE -- Compiling, Testing, and Deploying with Command-line Tools -- Summary -- Chapter 21 Leveraging Ant to Automate the Build Process -- Getting Set Up -- Creating a Build File -- Adding Basic Targets -- Adding Advanced Targets -- Summary -- Chapter 22 Installation and Distribution -- Implementing an Update System -- Using the Adobe Install Badge -- Creating a Custom Install Badge -- Manual Installation -- Summary -- Index.