Pro Android Flash

✍ Scribed by Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson, Oswald Campesato, Paul Trani (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 462
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Did you know you can take your Flash skills beyond the browser, allowing you to make apps for Android, iOS and the BlackBerry Tablet OS? Build dynamic apps today starting with the easy-to-use Android smartphones and tablets. Then, take your app to other platforms without writing native code.

Pro Android Flash is the definitive guide to building Flash and other rich Internet applications (RIAs) on the Android platform. It covers the most popular RIA frameworks for Android developers—Flash and Flex—and shows how to build rich, immersive user experiences on both Android smartphones and tablets. You'll learn how to incorporate multimedia, animation, and special effects into your apps for maximum visual appeal. You'll also cover advanced topics, including input methods, hardware inputs, deployment, and performance optimization.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introducing Mobile Flash....Pages 1-28
Targeting Applications for the Mobile Profile....Pages 29-70
Building Flash and Flex Applications for Android....Pages 71-120
Graphics and Animation....Pages 121-164
Application Deployment and Publication....Pages 165-198
Adobe AIR and Native Android Apps....Pages 199-241
Taking Advantage of Hardware Inputs....Pages 243-277
Rich Media Integration....Pages 279-338
The Designer-Developer Workflow....Pages 339-358
Performance Tuning....Pages 359-398
Beyond Mobile: Tablets and TV....Pages 399-426
Back Matter....Pages 427-448

✦ Subjects

Computer Science, general