Chapter 2. Getting Started with Adobe AIR Development
This chapter discusses how to start developing applications for Adobe AIR using HTML and JavaScript. It covers:
Installing Adobe AIR
Configuring the Adobe AIR SDK and command-line tools
Creating your first AIR application
Testing AIR applications
Signing, packaging, and deploying AIR applications
Once you have completed this chapter, your environment for developing AIR applications should be configured correctly, and you should have a solid understanding of how to begin to build, test, and deploy Adobe AIR applications.
What Do You Need to Develop Adobe AIR Applications?
You need a number of items to begin developing AIR applications.
Adobe AIR Runtime
The Adobe AIR runtime is required to test application icons and deploy AIR applications. You can download the runtime for free from http://www.adobe.com/go/getair.
Adobe AIR SDK
The Adobe AIR SDK contains command-line tools, sample files, and other resources to make it easier to develop AIR applications. In particular, we will be using the command-line tools included in the SDK (ADL and ADT), which will allow us to test, sign, and package our AIR applications from virtually any development environment.
You can download the AIR SDK for free from http://www.adobe.com/go/getairsdk.
HTML/JavaScript IDE or Editor
Building AIR applications with HTML and JavaScript requires that you have a way to create the HTML and JavaScript files. You can use any tool that supports creating and editing text files ...
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