Developing BlackBerry Tablet Applications with Flex 4.5
1st Edition
Published on 26. June 2011
116 pages
978-1-4493-1370-8 (ISBN)
Description
Ready to put your ActionScript 3 skills to work on mobile apps? This hands-on book walks you through the process of creating an Adobe AIR application for Blackberry Tablets from start to finish, using the Flex 4.5 framework. Move quickly from a basic Hello World application to complex interactions with Blackberry APIs, and get complete code examples for working with tablet componentsincluding the accelerometer, GPS unit, camera, file system, and multitouch screen. This is an ideal resource no matter how much Flex experience you have.Use Flash Builder 4.5 to create and debug a Flex Mobile projectChoose a layout option to determine which files Flash Builder autogeneratesObtain permissions you need to install your app on a Blackberry TabletRead and write text files, browse the file system for media files, and create and write to an SQLite databaseLearn how to use native qnx components within your applicationPublish your app to a BlackBerry installer file with Flash Builder
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Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction to BlackBerry Tablet OS
- Who This Book Is For
- Who This Book Is Not For
- Conventions Used in This Book
- This Book's Example Files
- Using the Code Examples
- How to Use This Book
- Safari® Books Online
- How to Contact Us
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Hello World
- Create a Flex Mobile Project
- Set Up a Test Environment
- Setup Simulator
- Setup Device
- Reading and setting author information for debug
- Debug a Flex Mobile Project
- Chapter 2. Application Layouts
- Blank Application
- View-Based Application
- View Life Cycle
- Tabbed Application
- Chapter 3. Permissions and Configuration Settings
- Permissions
- Other Configuration Settings
- Automatically reorient
- Full Screen
- Automatically scale application for different screen densities
- Aspect Ratio
- Chapter 4. Exploring the APIs
- Accelerometer
- GPS
- Camera UI
- Camera Roll
- Microphone
- Multi-Touch
- GestureEvent
- TransformGesture
- Busy Indicator
- Chapter 5. Working with the File System
- File System Access
- Folder Aliases
- Read and Write to the File System
- File Browse for Single File
- File Browse for Multiple Files
- SQLite Databases
- Chapter 6. OS Interactions
- Open in Browser
- Splash Screen
- StageWebView
- Screen Options
- Layout
- ActionBar
- Native QNX Components
- Chapter 7. Publish to BlackBerry Installer
