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Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1:Introduction to the Adobe Integrated

Runtime (AIR) 1

A Short History of Web Applications 1

Problems with Delivering Applications via the Browser 4

Introducing the Adobe Integrated Runtime 6

Primary AIR Technologies 7

Chapter 2:Getting Started with AIR Development 20

What Do You Need to Develop AIR Applications? 20

Uninstalling Pre-Beta Versions of Adobe AIR 22

Installing Adobe AIR 22

Uninstalling Adobe AIR Beta 23

Setting Up the AIR SDK and

Command-Line Tools 24

Creating a Simple AIR Application with HTML

and JavaScript 28

Testing the Application 34

Packaging and Deploying the AIR Application 39