Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR

An ActionScript Developer's Guide to Building Android Applications

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An ActionScript Developer's Guide to Building Android Applications

By Véronique Brossier

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: April 2011

Pages: 318

Chapter 1 AIR
1. Installing the Adobe Development Tools
2. Installing the AIR Runtime on an Android Device
3. What Is in the AIR SDK
4. New ActionScript Libraries
5. AIR on the Desktop Versus AIR on Android
6. Mobile Flash Player 10.1 Versus AIR 2.6 on Android
Chapter 2 Call Me, Text Me
1. Setting Up Your Device
2. Creating a Project
3. Creating the Application Descriptor
4. Writing the Code
5. Packaging Your Application As an APK File and Installing It on the Device
6. Testing and Debugging
7. Mobile Utility Applications
8. Installing AIR on an Android Device via a Server
9. Other Tools
10. Conclusion
Chapter 3 Android
1. Android Software Development Kit
2. How Does AIR Run on Android?
3. Using the Command-Line Tool
4. Conclusion
Chapter 4 Permissions, Certificates, and Installation
1. Why Mobile?
2. The APK File
3. Registering As an Android Developer
4. Publishing an Application on the Android Market
5. Controlling Distribution by Using the MAC Address
6. Launching an AIR Application
7. Monetizing Your Application
8. Reporting
9. Conclusion
Chapter 5 Evaluating Device Capabilities and Handling Multiple Devices
1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Creating Content for Multiple Screens
4. Conclusion
Chapter 6 Opening and Closing an Application and Saving Data
1. The AIR Application
2. Why and How to Save Data
3. Conclusion
Chapter 7 Multitouch Technology
1. A Brief History
2. What Is Multitouch and Gesture?
3. The Multitouch Class
4. The GestureEvent Class
5. The TouchEvent Class
6. The GestureWorks Library
7. Designing for Touch
8. Conclusion
Chapter 8 Accelerometer
1. What Is a Motion Sensor?
2. Conclusion
Chapter 9 Camera
1. The Gallery Application and the CameraRoll Class
2. The Camera Application and the CameraUI Class
3. EXIF Data
4. Conclusion
Chapter 10 Geolocation
1. Geolocation Classes
2. Locating a Device Using Global Positioning System and Network/WiFi Technology
3. AIR and Android
4. Reverse Geocoding
5. Maps
6. EXIF Data and the Map Object
7. The speed Property
8. Conclusion
Chapter 11 Microphone and Audio
1. The Microphone
2. Audio Assets
3. Working with Sounds
4. ID3 Tags
5. Modifying Sound
6. Raw Data and the Sound Spectrum
7. Audio and Application Activity
8. Conclusion
Chapter 12 Video
1. Preparing Video
2. Playing Video
3. Capturing Video
4. Conclusion
Chapter 13 StageWebView
1. The Native Browser
2. The StageWebView Class
3. Conclusion
Chapter 14 Hardware Acceleration
1. Some Definitions
2. Rendering, or How Things Are Drawn to the Screen
3. GPU Rendering on Android
4. The Display List
5. Matrices
6. Hardware-Accelerated Audio and Video
7. Conclusion
Chapter 15 Your Device and Others
1. RTMFP UDP
2. P2P Over a Local Network
3. P2P Over a Remote Network
4. Arduino and Physical Computing
5. Conclusion
Chapter 16 ViewManager
1. Navigation
2. Breadcrumb Navigation
3. Flash Builder ViewNavigator
4. Conclusion
Chapter 17 Case Study
1. The Album Application
2. Conclusion
Chapter 18 Asset Management
1. Text
2. Optimizing Art
3. Bitmap Size and Mip Mapping
4. Vector Graphics at Runtime
5. Sprite Sheet and Blitting
6. Custom Cursor
7. Asynchronous Bitmap Decoding
8. Caching Assets
9. Components
10. Conclusion
Chapter 19 Best Practices for Development
1. Resources on Optimization
2. Where to Find Help
3. How Does It Run?
4. Memory
5. Events
6. Diagnostics Tools
7. Conclusion

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Title:

Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR

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Véronique Brossier

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The animal on the cover of Developing Android Applications for Adobe AIR is the Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus). This bird’s most distinctive feature is a regal, fan-like crest, which gives the bird its scientific name (from the Latin corona, for garland or crown). This colorful crest is usually tucked down against the bird’s head, and only appears when it is courting or agitated. The Royal Flycatcher’s habitat ranges from Mexico through Central and South America, and four localized subspecies are recognized.

Measuring 16-16.5 cm long, the Royal Flycatcher has mostly dull brown plumage, though there is slight variation across subspecies in the coloring of the rump and tail, which can range from bright cinnamon to a darker rust color. Its whitish throat is contrasted with a yellow underbelly. When visible, the bird’s striking crest is colored scarlet (in the male) or bright yellow (in the female), highlighted with blue- and black-colored tips and spots.

As its name implies, the Royal Flycatcher appears to primarily eat aerial insects, such as dragonflies. Its natural habitat is humid and deciduous lowland forest, and so deforestation in Ecuador and Brazil has resulted in a vulnerable status for some Royal Flycatcher subspecies. While these birds may forage in a wide range of habitats, an intact, moist forest is necessary for survival during the breeding season. There is similarity in voice across subspecies, with each producing a clear pree-o call similar to that made by the jacamar and manakin, fellow tropical birds.

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Chapter 1 AIR

Installing the Adobe Development Tools

Installing the AIR Runtime on an Android Device

What Is in the AIR SDK

New ActionScript Libraries

AIR on the Desktop Versus AIR on Android

Mobile Flash Player 10.1 Versus AIR 2.6 on Android

Chapter 2 Call Me, Text Me

Setting Up Your Device

Creating a Project

Creating the Application Descriptor

Writing the Code

Packaging Your Application As an APK File and Installing It on the Device

Testing and Debugging

Mobile Utility Applications

Installing AIR on an Android Device via a Server

Other Tools

Conclusion

Chapter 3 Android

Android Software Development Kit

How Does AIR Run on Android?

Using the Command-Line Tool

Conclusion

Chapter 4 Permissions, Certificates, and Installation

Why Mobile?

The APK File

Registering As an Android Developer

Publishing an Application on the Android Market

Controlling Distribution by Using the MAC Address

Launching an AIR Application

Monetizing Your Application

Reporting

Conclusion

Chapter 5 Evaluating Device Capabilities and Handling Multiple Devices

Hardware

Software

Creating Content for Multiple Screens

Conclusion

Chapter 6 Opening and Closing an Application and Saving Data

The AIR Application

Why and How to Save Data

Conclusion

Chapter 7 Multitouch Technology

A Brief History

What Is Multitouch and Gesture?

The Multitouch Class

The GestureEvent Class

The TouchEvent Class

The GestureWorks Library

Designing for Touch

Conclusion

Chapter 8 Accelerometer

What Is a Motion Sensor?

Conclusion

Chapter 9 Camera

The Gallery Application and the CameraRoll Class

The Camera Application and the CameraUI Class

EXIF Data

Conclusion

Chapter 10 Geolocation

Geolocation Classes

Locating a Device Using Global Positioning System and Network/WiFi Technology

AIR and Android

Reverse Geocoding

Maps

EXIF Data and the Map Object

The speed Property

Conclusion

Chapter 11 Microphone and Audio

The Microphone

Audio Assets

Working with Sounds

ID3 Tags

Modifying Sound

Raw Data and the Sound Spectrum

Audio and Application Activity

Conclusion

Chapter 12 Video

Preparing Video

Playing Video