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Ajax development in AIR overview.
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This Talk
• About Me and Nitobi
• Ajax Frameworks in AIR
• Demos
• Code
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André Charland
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Nitobi Customers
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AIR Features
• File I/O
• Native Windowing
• Menuing
• Online/Offline Detection
• Chrome Control
• Local Storage
• System Notifications
• Auto Updates
• SQLite Database
• Background Processes
• Drag and Drop
• Clipboard
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Why Ajax in AIR?
• Code Reuse
• Skills Reuse
• HTML is REALLY good at some things
• Maintain UI patterns
• JavaScript is growing
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Languages
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Book Sales Since 2003
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/03/state-of-the-computer-book-mar-22.html
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Ajax Frameworks • EXT
• Dojo
• Adobe Spry
• Script.aculo.us
• Google Web Toolkit
• Mochikit
• Yahoo User Interface Library
• Direct Web Remoting (DWR)
• JQuery
RicoASP.NET Ajax
(Atlas)CakePHPAjaxTagsDjango
Rails-supportedSarissaSAJAXXAJAXRialto
NitobiBackbaseTIBCO
NexawebLaszlo
TelerikInfragistics
IceSoftActiveWidgets
Dart
GaiaAjax.NETAjaxium
Anthem.NETAjaxAspects
BitkraftComfortASP.
NETemergetkFastPage
MagicAjax.NET
mxAjax
CajaxClaw
FURIAGuavaHTSjPOP
JPSpanMy-BICKumbia
NanoAjaxNoculo
PHPLiveXPicoraQcodosniPEARSymfonyPAJAXPAJAJ
TigermouseXOAD
PHPLiveXPicoraQcodosniPEARSymfonyPAJAXPAJAJ
TigermouseXOADZephyrADFADL
RestletSWATOTacos
TelosysThinkCAP JX
WicketWidgetServer
WonderXANDRA
xWireZK
AJASONaSSL
AjaxACAjax Agent
CajaxClaw
FURIAGuavaHTSjPOP
JPSpanMy-BICKumbia`
CernyEXT
JackBeJavelineJsLINBJsRia
MacaoOpenLink
Plex ToolkitQooxdoo
IWFZimbra AjaxTk
JuiseLibAjaxCallerAjaxGears
AjaxToolboxAJFORM
Jx/jxsLokrisMAJAXRSLiteSack
UniAjaxXHConn
Ajax Client Engine
Ajax Queue Class
LumberjackJSLog
jsTracerCAPXOUS
Walter Zorn Framework
SmartClientSubsys_jsHttpR
equestThyAPITIBET
twoBirds
AjaxCFCJSMX
WDDXAJAX
AkelosAModules3AJASON
aSSLAjaxAC
Ajax Agent
MOJOZapatec
ComponentOne
FarpointDevExpress
Janus
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Ajax in AIR
Apps
Sites
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Code Hinting jQuery
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Code Hinting ExtJS
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JavaScript Everywhere!
WEB
DESKTOP
MOBILE
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SalesForce.com Client
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Scrutinizer
about.stompernet.com/scrutinizer
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sh.AIR
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Drag and Drop• Event listeners
•Event handlers
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Writing Files to Disk
• Use FileStream to write to the disk
• Deposit file on Desktop or any other location
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Mac Doc Wanna Be
<img src="grabby.png" onmousedown="window.nativeWindow.startMove();" />
Build it with Dreamweaver
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Same CodeSA
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Fisheye
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Ajax Component Themes
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Usability Pitfalls
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Activity indicators
• minimize, move, close when ‘chromeless’
• Mouse hints, invitations, tool tips
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A Few More Ideas
• File Uploading and Syncing
• Dashboard
• Games
• Collaboration
• Touch screens and kiosks
• Companion applications
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AIR Resources
• OnAIR Site
• http://onair.adobe.om
• Enterprise Ajax
• www.enterpriseajax.com
• Kevin Hoyt’s AIR Examples
• http://blog.kevinhoyt.org/2007/06/27/35-air-examples-for-javascript-developers/
• AIR for JavaScript Developers (Pocket Guide)
• http://ajaxian.com/archives/adobe-air-free-book-download
• Adobe Labs Ajax Resources
• http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/develop_ajax.html
• Dreamweaver Extension for AIR
• http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR:Dreamweaver_CS3_Extension
• AIR Downloads
• http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/air.html
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