Adobe AIR Introduction

Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime, it can use existing web development technologies (Adobe Flash CS3 professional, Adobe Flash cs4 professional, Adobe Flex, Adobe ActionScript 3.0, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build a rich array
Internet application (RIA) and deploy it to the desktop.

At the Adobe AIR Developer Center (http://www.adobe.com/cn/devnet/air/), you can find detailed information about getting started and using Adobe AIR.

With air, you can work in a familiar environment, use tools and methods that you think are the most comfortable to use, and because it supports flash, flex, HTML, JavaScript, and Ajax, you can create the best possible experience that meets your needs.

For example, you can use one of the following technologies or a combination of them to develop applications:

Flash/flex/ActionScript
Html/JavaScript/CSS/ajax
PDF files can be used by any application
Therefore, the air application can:

Flash or flex applications based on Flash/flex (SWF)
Based on flash or flex with HTML or PDF. Flash/flex (SWF) applications whose root content is HTML (HTML, JS, CSS) or PDF content
Based on HTML. Applications whose root content is HTML, JS, and CSS
Based on HTML with Flash/flex or PDF. The root content is an HTML application that contains Flash/flex (SWF) or PDF content
Users interact with the air application in the same way as they interact with the local desktop application. Once this Runtime is installed on your computer, you can install and run the AIR application just like any other desktop application.

This operation Eliminates cross-browser testing by ensuring consistent functionality and interaction between different desktops to provide consistency for deploying applications across operating system platforms and frameworks. It is not developed for a specific operating system, but for this purpose, it has the following advantages:

Applications developed for air can run on multiple operating systems without additional work. This runtime ensures consistent and predictable presentation and interaction on all operating systems supported by air.
You can build applications faster, because this runtime allows you to use existing web technologies and design patterns and extend your web-based applications to the desktop, instead of learning traditional desktop development technologies or complex local code.
You can use this runtime to develop applications more easily than using lower-level languages such as C and C ++. You do not need to manage complex low-level APIs specific to each operating system.
When developing applications for air, you can use a rich set of frameworks and APIs:

The API and air framework specific to air provided during this operation
The ActionScript API and flex framework used in the SWF file (as well as other ActionScript-based libraries and frameworks)
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Most Ajax frameworks
Air greatly changes the creation, deployment, and usage of applications. With more creative control capabilities, you can extend your flash, flex, HTML, and Ajax-based applications to the desktop without learning traditional desktop development technologies.