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Is Adobe AIR a good engine as GUI to develop Windows application

I want to develop a photo browser application in Windows platfrom, the UI should be very cool and has 3D effects,Adobe AIR is a good engine as GUI, but I don't know how to integrate my C and C++ engines which I worte before into Adobe AIR, it seems the engine can't hold ActiveX? What can I do? Thanks. ...

Adobe AIR unrestricted access... how do i restrict it?

Hello everyone. Im programming my first application in Adobe AIR but i've noticed that on the install dialog it says my program has unrestricted access to the filesystem and such and i think that might scare potential users. Is there any way i can restrict it so that message doesnt show up in the dialog? Thanks. ...

Air applications using HTML don't pick up alt and title tags

Hey, I'm building a HTML application to run in an Adobe AIR container, but the alt tag for the img element and the title tag for the a element doesn't do a tool tip like a browser would handle. Is there anyway to enable this, or display it another way? Thanks ...

facebook as3 library in flash cs4

How can i use facebook as3 library in flash cs4 to build air application. I don't want to use flex here. Cs4 can build air application. But i can not use the library in cs4. Please help me as soon as possible.... ...

Air application communicate with external hardware

I wonder if my adobe air application can communicate with external hardware's API functions. ...

Interrupt system shutdown in Adobe Air

I'm trying to get my Air app to display the NativeWindow to the user (the app is normally hidden down in the system tray) when the system is shutdown. I'm using the following code currently which works nicely if the exit button is pressed, but it doesn't work when the system is shut down. I'm using a custom chrome. Any help would be much...

Generated Javascript Does not execute

I am busy writing a simple Adobe Air app using HTML, jQuery and some jQuery plugin to load RSS feeds. The problem I am having is that I am generating a section of HTML components (buttons) so that I can execute specific code on button click. But when the page is displayed the button never executes; I have tried using the built-in log fu...

How to get sqlite data based flare visualization (swf) to work in Adobe AIR desktop app?

I've been unsuccessful in trying to find an example how to get a sqlite data based flare visualization (swf) to run in Adobe AIR desktop application. Here is what I have: ProjectA: a flare visualization sample done in FlexBuilder based on a tutorial; ProjectB: a desktop AIR app that is able to retrieve data from sqlite based on a tuto...

Source files installation problem in Adobe AIR

Hey guys, wonder why when I export my project to *.air and I install it on my computer. I can see the source files in the software installed directory. Should I choose something? or it's should be like this... because, why should I write softwares on adobe air if everyone can install the project and watch my codes? I programmed on ajax...

Can Adobe Air track other windows?

Can Adobe Air be used to track other windows? I want to build an application that tracks how long certain windows have been open. Is this possible? ...

HTML input type = file in Adobe AIR does not present file browser

So the good old HTML file uploader tag only presents a browse button (without associated text input) when rendered in a HTML based Adobe AIR application. Upon clicking the browse button, nothing seems to happen. I would expect a popup window so I can select a file. I've seen examples of people using Javascript to call the AIR runtime...

Flex/AIR: Sending email with embedded image.. how?

I'm making e Flex AIR application that will produce a giftcard from a webcampicture. This giftcard needs to be sended in an e-mail to a recipient provided in the program. Should I upload the picture to a server and use php to send the mail? ...

How do I get the fullname of a file in Adobe AIR?

I'm using something like this to browse for a file in AIR. I can get the filename, but what I need is the fullname of the file. Is there a way to do that? var file:FileReference = new FileReference(); file.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, selectHandler); file.browse(); private function selectHandler(e:Event):void{ file.removeEventList...

flex buffered data

Hello, we are implementing an AIR application in Flex. We populate dynamically a canvas and present it. The problem is that the data are build not before the the change of canvas. Is there a way to buffer the output and present it after the data has been populated? thanks in advance ...

I need a screenshot from a mac for an AIR app

Can a kind-hearted mac user please spare a few moments to take a couple of screenshots of my first adobe air app and post it? Here is the link http://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/apps/dreamhost-controller-using-api/. I have not tested my app on a mac but Adobe says it should work! ...

Force install location in Badge installation of AIR applications

Hi, Is there a way to force install location when installing an AIR application via badge install? We don't want the user's to modify the installation location of the application. Regards, Sandeep ...

URLLoader fails randomly without throwing an error or dispatching any events

In Adobe AIR 1.5, I'm using URLLoader to upload a video in 1 MB chunks. It uploads 1 MB, waits for the Event.COMPLETE event, and then uploads the next chunk. The server-side code knows how to construct the video from these chunks. Usually, it works fine. However, sometimes it just stops without throwing any errors or dispatching any eve...

How do I POST XML data to a URL via JavaScript in an Adobe AIR app?

I'm writing an application that downloads an XML string from a URL and POSTs that to another URL (that's set up to handle an incoming "XML" field). I've got the first part right - it downloads the XML and I can alert() it and all that, but I'm unable to figure out how to POST that data to a server. function pull() { var myLoader = n...

How do I get Adobe AIR to update an application using JavaScript and the update framework?

This is the basics of what I have: var onError = function() { alert( "error" ); } var appUpdater = new runtime.air.update.ApplicationUpdaterUI(); appUpdater.configurationFile = new air.File( "app:/updateConfig.xml" ); appUpdater.addEventListener( air.ErrorEvent.ERROR, onError ); appUpdater.initialize(); I loaded in all the appropriate...

How can i set window application as light weight in flex ? - still not get answer help me

is it possible can set lightweight type for window application . because i don't want window application icon shows on taskbar . so if it is not possiable ? How can i do ? anybody help me for that ...