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AIR Essential Training (2008)

AIR Essential Training (2008)

with David Gassner

 


In AIR Essential Training, instructor David Gassner shows how to use the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) and associated development tools to create dynamic applications. David demonstrates how to build and deploy desktop applications that run equally well on Windows and Mac OS X. He covers creating applications in Flex Builder 3, Dreamweaver CS3, and Flash CS3; working with HTML and PDF documents; creating a seamless installation experience; and more. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
  • Getting started with AIR
  • Using the AIR SDK
  • Creating AIR applications in Flex Builder 3, Dreamweaver CS3, and Flash CS3
  • Setting application properties
  • Working with PDFs
  • Creating applications with transparency
  • Using file system input and output
  • Distributing applications

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author
David Gassner
subject
Developer, Desktop Apps
software
AIR 1
level
Beginner
duration
4h 17m
released
Feb 24, 2008

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David Gassner

David Gassner

David Gassner is a senior staff author for lynda.com. He was formerly the president and founder of Bardo Technical Services, an Adobe Solutions Network Training Provider. As an Adobe Certified Expert, he has written courseware and delivered extensive training in Flex, AIR, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, and Flash. He works with many programming languages, including Java, C#, PHP, and SQL, has been a regular conference speaker, and was the author of Wiley’s Flex 3 Bible and Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 Bible.
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