Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket Reference

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It is also important to note that the Beta 1 build of AIR is not
feature complete, and a number of significant AIR features
have not been implemented and/or included in the build.


The following is a partial list of features and functionality
included in the Adobe AIR Beta 1:



  • Mac support (OS X 10.4.8 and above; Intel and PPC)

  • Windows support (Windows XP and Windows Vista
    Home Ultimate Edition)

  • File I/O API

  • SQLite embedded database

  • All functionality within Flash Player 9, including com-
    plete network stack

  • Windowing APIs

  • Command-line tools (ADL and ADT)

  • HTML within Flash content

  • Top-level HTML applications

  • ActionScript/JavaScript script bridging

  • Flex Builder and Flex Framework support for authoring
    AIR application

  • Application command-line arguments

  • Drag and drop support

  • Rich Clipboard access

  • Native Menu API (Mac-only in Beta)

  • Service Connectivity API

  • File type association

  • Application icons

  • PDF support

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