Mobile Development with Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5: Learn by Video

Create Android and iOS Applications with the Flash Platform

In this in-depth course you’ll learn everything you need to know to start developing for mobile and devices on Android and iOS using Flash Platform technology. Top Flash Platform experts Peter Elst and Joseph Labrecque will walk you through the entire workflow from application setup to development and deployment, covering best practices for mobile development and how to debug the applications you create on the desktop or on a device. Along the way you’ll learn how to work with gestures, touch events, hardware APIs, data, multimedia features, and much more. After completing this course you’ll be well on your way to making your mobile projects a reality. This Learn by Video workshop is published in partnership with Peachpit Press.

Trainer: Peter Elst, Joseph Labrecque

ISBN Code: 978-0-321-78810-8

September, 2011

Duration: 7 hrs 20 min

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Welcome to Mobile Development with Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5: Learn by Video

In this chapter we'll discuss the technology involved in developing mobile applications with the Flash Platform. We'll explore ActionScript, the AIR runtime, and the Flex framework, as well as various best practices for optimizing applications that are to be used on smartphones and tablets.

Developing for the Flash Platform on Mobile
- In this lesson, we'll discuss why you might want to develop for mobile devices using Flash Platform technologies and what their main benefits are.
  
  Why Develop for Mobile Using ActionScript, Flex, and AIR?
  
  03:24
- In this lesson, we'll talk about the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) and its role in mobile development with Flash Platform tools.
  
  What Is Adobe AIR and How Does It Fit In?
  
  04:15
- In this lesson, we introduce Flex as an optional framework to make your life easier when authoring mobile applications.
  
  Introducing the Flex Framework
  
  06:59
- There are various best practices that are good to keep in mind when you get started with mobile application development. In this section we'll look at working with different screen sizes and optimizing performance and user input for touch-based devices.
  
  Best Practices for Mobile
  - In this lesson, we'll discuss different screen sizes and pixel densities on mobile devices and how to appropriately deal with them in your applications.
    
    Working with Different Screen Sizes
    
    07:12
  - In this lesson, we talk about some things to consider when porting web and desktop application to mobile devices - moving from a mouse to touch-based user input.
    
    Optimizing Applications for Touch-Based User Interaction
    
    04:15
  - In this lesson, we will discuss ways to optimize mobile applications if you run into performance issues.
    
    Optimizing Mobile Application Performance
    
    05:39
  - In this lesson, we discuss the importance of on device testing and what are mobile hardware specific features that can't be simulated on desktop.
    
    The Importance of On-Device Testing
    
    03:52
This chapter covers the basics of working with mobile in Flash Professional CS5.5. You'll see how to create a new mobile project, work with mobile templates, use the Projects panel, and perform intelligent scaling.

Setting Up Your Project in Flash Professional CS5.5
- With Flash Professional CS5.5, you now have the ability to target iOS and Android directly. In this lesson, we'll go over how to create a new project in Flash Professional that targets Android or iOS.
  
  Creating a New Project
  
  05:02
- All AIR projects have an application descriptor file, which provides the compiler with certain important project settings. This lesson will explain the importance of the application descriptor file and demonstrate how to access various settings from the Flash GUI.
  
  Setting Up the Application Descriptor
  
  06:52
- Flash Professional CS5.5 templates provide a solid jump-start for mobile development projects. In this lesson, you'll learn how to use project templates when working in Android and iOS.
  
  Using Project Templates
  
  07:50
- Mobile devices come in a wide range of screen resolutions and pixel densities. In this lesson, we'll have a look at enhancements made to the Project Panel to allow for shared assets and multiple FLA files targeting specific device resolutions.
  
  Managing the Projects Panel
  
  06:29
- Using Flash Professional CS5.5, we can easily adapt objects on our Stage for various mobile device screen resolutions. In this lesson, we'll look at how to modify project resolution in such a way that assets already established upon the stage are able to scale appropriately.
  
  Scaling Intelligently upon Stage Resize
  
  05:25
Debugging your mobile application is an essential step in the mobile development process. In this chapter we'll look at what debugging tools are available in Flash Builder 4.5 and how you can do on-device debugging over USB or a wireless network.

Debugging Your Application
- In this lesson, we'll look at features that help you debug your application on the desktop, including trace statements, the debugger, and Flash Builder Profiler.
  
  Debugging on the Desktop
  
  06:59
- In this lesson, you'll see how to debug your application on an actual device connected over USB.
  
  On-Device Debugging over USB
  
  03:45
- In this lesson, we'll discuss how to debug applications running on a device over the Wi-Fi network with Flash Builder, so you don't have to be tethered to the computer.
  
  On-Device Debugging over a Wi-Fi Connection
  
  02:40
This lesson explores some things you need to consider when porting web and desktop application to mobile devices - i.e., moving from a mouse to touch-based user input.

Creating a Mobile Project in Flash Builder 4.5
- In this lesson, we'll walk through the process of setting up an ActionScript-based mobile project in Flash Builder 4.5.
  
  Creating an ActionScript Mobile Project
  
  06:13
- In this chapter we'll cover setting up mobile projects with Flash Builder 4.5 using either ActionScript or Flex 4.5 on mobile. We'll discuss the various project templates available, as well as working with mobile views and data persistence in your application.
  
  Flex Mobile Projects
  - In this lesson, we'll walk through the process of setting up an ActionScript-based mobile project in Flash Builder 4.5.
    
    Creating a Blank Flex Mobile Application
    
    07:39
  - Flash Builder lets you set up Flex mobile projects using a number of templates. In this section we'll discuss creating applications that start with a blank, view-based, or tabbed application template. We'll build on that to discuss specific user interface elements available to each of those templates.
    
    Creating a View-Based Application
    
    07:37
  - In this lesson, we'll walk through the process of setting up a Flex Mobile application in Flash Builder 4.5 using the blank application template.
    
    Creating a Tabbed Application
    
    04:51
  - In this lesson, we'll walk through the process of setting up a Flex Mobile application in Flash Builder using the view-based application template.
    
    Working with the ActionBar
    
    05:33
  - In this lesson, we'll walk through the process of setting up a Flex Mobile application in Flash Builder using the tabbed application template.
    
    Working with the TabBar
    
    05:57
  - This lesson explains the ActionBar concept in Flex Mobile projects and how to use it in your applications.
    
    Working with the ViewMenu
    
    06:42
  - In this lesson, we discuss how to create splash screens for Flex Mobile based applications and the options you can set for it.
    
    Adding a Splash Screen
    
    03:44
- Views are the way in which almost all mobile applications are set up. In this chapter you'll see how to set up views in a Flex Mobile View-based application and how to navigate and pass data between them.
  
  Working with Views
  - In this lesson, we'll look at working with mobile views and how to push a new view in your Flex Mobile view-based applications.
    
    Pushing a View
    
    06:12
  - In this lesson, you'll learn how to pass data along to a new view in Flex Mobile view-based applications.
    
    Passing Data to a New View
    
    04:26
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to remove a mobile view in Flex Mobile view-based applications.
    
    Removing a View
    
    02:12
  - This lesson looks at specifying and customizing built-in view transitions in Flex Mobile view-based applications.
    
    Using View Transitions
    
    03:11
- In this chapter you'll learn how to work with the soft keyboard in your Flex Mobile applications and see how basic state persistence helps when working with multiple views.
  
  The Soft Keyboard and Persisting Application States
  - In this lesson, you'll learn how to work with the soft keyboard in your Flex Mobile applications and see how you can trigger it programmatically.
    
    Working with the Soft Keyboard
    
    04:54
  - In this lesson, we'll look at how to do basic state persistence when working with multiple views in Flex Mobile view-based applications.
    
    Persisting Application States
    
    02:22
The number of mobile and touch-specific APIs now present in ActionScript 3 is truly staggering. This chapter will introduce you to gestures, touch events, and a variety of hardware APIs and sensors.

Using Mobile API Features
- It is possible to enable auto-orientation in an application and respond to device orientation changes through StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGE. In this lesson, you'll see how to adapt a layout in response to device orientation changes.
  
  Setting Device Orientation Dynamically
  
  05:17
- Most mobile devices contain an accelerometer sensor that detects movement of the device in space. In this lesson, you'll learn how to adjust the X and Y positions of a display object based on accelerometer sensor data.
  
  Using the Accelerometer to Move an Image
  
  06:14
- The geolocation sensor detects specific location data such as latitude and longitude coordinates. In this lesson, you'll see how to retrieve dynamic geolocation sensor data.
  
  Reading Geolocation Data
  
  04:35
- The geolocation sensors on a mobile device can be used to gather data and feed that to a variety of external services. In this lesson, we will employ the Geolocation ActionScript API to retrieve dynamic location data that will be fed into the embedded Google Maps API for Flash.
  
  Using Geolocation to Plot to a Map
  
  08:35
- Using Adobe AIR, you can invoke the native camera application on a device to capture a photograph. In this lesson, we'll have a look at the mobile CameraUI class, which makes this possible.
  
  Using CameraUI to Take a Photograph
  
  06:36
- Both Android and iOS have local storage set aside for storing captured photographs. In this lesson, you'll see how to use the CameraRoll API to select an image from device storage and then display the image along with basic metadata within the AIR application.
  
  Reading from the CameraRoll
  
  06:55
- Many Android devices provide hardware that can be used as a direction control for games or a selection control for applications. This often is part of the device's physical keyboard or can take the form of something like a trackball. In this lesson, you'll learn how to access the D-pad or trackball on an Android device.
  
  Detecting Android Trackball and D-Pad Interactions
  
  04:37
- Android devices always come with a dedicated set of hardware keys built into the device. These include Back, Menu, Home, and Search. In this lesson, you'll see how to access these keys and override their default behavior.
  
  Detecting Android Key Interactions
  
  04:05
- Generally, all iOS and Android devices include a multitouch display upon which you can perform a variety of gestures and touch events. We will examine some of these here.
  
  Working with Multitouch and Gestures
  - The swipe gesture is used in a flicking motion, and will record positive or negative movement along the X or Y axis. In this lesson, you'll see how to employ the multitouch swipe gesture.
    
    Using the Swipe Gesture to Move an Image
    
    05:20
  - The rotate gesture involves placing two fingers on the screen and moving one around the other in a clockwise or counterclockwise motion depending on the direction in which one wishes to rotate an object. This lesson looks at using the multitouch rotate gesture.
    
    Using the Rotate Gesture to Rotate an Image
    
    03:56
  - The zoom gesture is a pinching and pulling motion with two fingers. In this lesson, we'll look at how to use the multitouch zoom gesture when scaling an object on the Stage.
    
    Using the Zoom Gesture to Pinch and Zoom
    
    04:06
  - The pan gesture involves two fingers touching the screen and moving in unison. This lesson will describe how to employ the multitouch pan gesture to pan an image around the screen.
    
    Using the Pan Gesture to Move an Image
    
    04:00
  - The Android long-press gesture is a timed touch event that is used heavily on that platform. However, this is not one of the predefined gestures available to us in ActionScript. In this lesson, you'll learn how to simulate the long-press interaction found on Android devices.
    
    Emulating Long-Press Interactions
    
    05:53
  - When using AIR for Android and iOS, you have a choice of using predefined gestures for your applications or employing raw touch data. In this lesson, we'll look at the data returned when using raw touch interactions in ActionScript.
    
    Reading Data from Raw Touch Events
    
    04:42
  - It is possible to use traditional startDrag and stopDrag methods on mobile as well. In this lesson, you'll see how to use touch points to enable drag-and-drop functionality on display objects in an application.
    
    Dragging an Image Using Touch Events
    
    04:53
  - The touch/tap event is quite similar to a mouse down/mouse up sequence. In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the touch/tap interaction in a project to provide a visual selection indicator onscreen.
    
    Using the Touch/Tap Event to Highlight an Object
    
    04:18
- In this chapter, you'll see how to use specific URLs and URI prefixes to expand your AIR applications to pass data to native applications and other device functions.
  
  Working with Native URI Handlers
  - Using AIR for mobile, it is possible to invoke the native phone dialer on a device. In this lesson, you'll see how to invoke the phone dialer (if one exists) from within an AIR application.
    
    Making a Phone Call
    
    03:20
  - You can also use AIR for mobile to invoke the native text messenger application on a device. In this lesson, you'll learn how to invoke the native test messaging application (assuming the device is SMS-capable) from within an AIR project.
    
    Sending a Text Message
    
    03:11
  - AIR for mobile enables you to invoke Google Maps through the default web browser or Maps application. In this lesson, you'll see how to invoke the default map application and have it display specific coordinates.
    
    Opening the Maps Application on Android
    
    04:33
  - Need to direct a user to email from directly within an AIR application? This lesson will show you how to invoke the native email application from within an AIR project and even pass along some basic information.
    
    Sending an Email
    
    04:03
  - On Android, you can link directly to the Android Market from within an AIR application. In this lesson, you'll see how to invoke the Android Market and perform a custom search according to specific parameters.
    
    Opening the Android Market
    
    04:24
Working with data is something practically every mobile application does. In this chapter we'll discuss working with the filesystem to read, write, and delete files. We'll also cover setting up and interacting with a local SQLite database as well as interacting and authenticating with online data sources.

Working with Data
- Interacting with the filesystem lets you read, write, and delete files on the mobile device you're developing for. In this section you'll see how you can take advantage of these features in your mobile applications.
  
  Interacting with the Filesystem
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to read in files from the filesystem on mobile devices.
    
    Reading Files
    
    06:11
  - This lesson will show you how to write files to the filesystem for mobile applications.
    
    Writing Files
    
    07:32
  - Sometimes you may need to delete files from the filesystem on mobile devices, and this lesson shows you how.
    
    Deleting Files
    
    04:30
- In situations where you have structured data that you want to be able to filter at runtime, local SQLite database support comes in very handy. In this section we'll look at creating a connection to a local database on the mobile device, as well as running queries and getting results back to display in an application.
  
  Working with a Local SQLite Database
  - This lesson introduces the SQLite database engine and shows how to create and connect to a local database file.
    
    Connecting to a Database File
    
    04:51
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to add new records to a local SQLite database.
    
    Adding New Records
    
    06:35
  - This lesson looks at querying a local SQLite database table to get back records and display them in a mobile application.
    
    Querying the Database
    
    04:33
  - In this lesson, you'll learn how to update records in a local SQLite database table.
    
    Updating Records
    
    06:17
  - In this lesson, we'll look at deleting records from a local SQLite database table.
    
    Deleting Records
    
    03:15
- Shared objects are a good way to save application specific data between different sessions, and you'll learn how to work with them in this lesson.
  
  Using Local Shared Objects
  
  05:16
- Working with online data sources is very common in mobile applications. In this section you'll see how to do network detection so you can download and cache the latest information as well as work with data returned from an API service call that returns in an XML or JSON format.
  
  Working with an Online Data Source
  - In this lesson, we'll look at online/offline network detection and caching an online resource on the device for use when no network connection is available.
    
    Online/Offline Detection
    
    07:57
  - This lesson looks at using XML in a mobile application with the Twitter public timeline feed.
    
    Working with XML
    
    06:08
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to use a JSON-based Google search API, decode it, and use it in your mobile applications.
    
    Working with JSON
    
    08:14
- Open authentication (or OAuth) is an increasingly popular way of authenticating the user in your application with a third-party service. It lets users give applications access to their information without having to share their login and password credentials. In this section we'll discuss how OAuth works and how you can implement it in your projects.
  
  Open Authentication
  - This lesson introduces the basics of open authentication (OAuth), discusses the authentication workflow, and explains what its benefits are.
    
    What Is OAuth?
    
    02:50
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to authenticate an application with OAuth using a PIN-based workflow.
    
    Authenticating with OAuth
    
    05:44
  - In this lesson, we'll look at building a basic Twitter client that uses OAuth for authentication and calls various API methods.
    
    Creating a Simple Twitter Client
    
    04:45
This chapter will explore working with video, audio, and the StageWebView object on mobile devices. While there is a lot of new stuff to cover with Flash on Android and iOS, it's important to remember that this is still Flash we are working with!

Multimedia Features
- In this section, you'll see how to record, encode, save, load, and play back audio on a mobile device using Adobe AIR.
  
  Working with Audio
  - In this lesson, you'll learn how to load, play, pause, and resume MP3 playback on a device. This technique is useful for loading full tracks into an application to enable basic playback or for providing background audio to a game.
    
    Playing Audio Files
    
    05:21
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to use the device microphone to record audio within an application, encode it to .wav, and save it to the local device.
    
    Recording Audio Files
    
    06:04
- In this section, you'll learn what you need to know to record and play back video on a mobile device using Adobe AIR.
  
  Working with Video
  - In this lesson, you'll see how to enable the video playback of an .flv file on the device by using the Video Display object, along with the NetConnection and NetStream classes in ActionScript.
    
    Playing Video Files
    
    07:07
  - In this lesson, we'll have a look at the mobile CameraUI class. This can be used to invoke the native camera application on the device to capture video.
    
    Recording Video Files
    
    06:28
- StageWebView is a totally new object that can be used to render HTML content within an AIR application. In this section, we will look at some of the potential uses for this killer feature.
  
  Working with HTML Using StageWebView
  - Using AIR for mobile, it is possible to render HTML content in a special object called StageWebView. In this lesson, you'll learn how to load a website into an application using the StageWebView class.
    
    Loading a URL into StageWebView
    
    05:05
  - While the StageWebView object is not part of the traditional Flash display list, you can still access the bitmap data of rendered HTML content by using methods specific to this class. In this lesson, you'll see how to capture bitmap data from a StageWebView object by using the drawViewPortToBitmapData method available in ActionScript.
    
    Capturing Bitmap Data from StageWebView
    
    06:45
  - Loading advertisements within a mobile application is a great way to collect a little revenue, even if you're offering an application for free. In this lesson, you'll learn how to employ a StageWebView object to load ads into a mobile application through an ad service.
    
    Using Advertisements in StageWebView
    
    06:23
The final step in making your application publicly available for Apple iOS devices is submitting it to the App Store for distribution. In this chapter we'll discuss the steps involved in doing so, including working with provisioning profiles and exporting a signed release build.

Distributing Applications on iOS
- In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the iOS Provisioning Portal to set up certificates, devices, and the App ID for your application.
  
  Using the iOS Provisioning Portal
  
  02:21
- In this lesson, you'll see how to set up a development provisioning profile for your application and install it to allow the application to be debugged on iOS devices.
  
  Setting Up and Installing a Development Provisioning Profile
  
  01:29
- This lesson covers the final steps in making your application publicly available: creating a distribution provisioning profile and exporting a release build to be distributed in the App Store.
  
  Creating a Distribution Provisioning Profile and Exporting a Release Build
  
  04:42
In this chapter, we will examine how to prepare your AIR for Android application for distribution through the worldwide Android Market. Everything from asset preparation to signing and final publication is covered.

Distributing Applications on the Android Market
- The most popular way of distributing Android applications is through the Android Market. In this lesson, you'll see how to register as an Android developer and gain access to the Android Market.
  
  Using the Android Market Developer Portal
  
  02:26
- The Android Market requires certain icon files to be compiled along with an .apk to form a valid submission. This lesson demonstrates how to prepare and assign icons for applications that are to be distributed via the Android Market.
  
  Preparing Application Icons
  
  05:44
- Users often appreciate being able to move an application to the device's SD card to save memory. In this lesson, you'll learn how to enable an AIR for Android application to be installed onto the device SD card.
  
  Installing to the SD Card on Android
  
  05:48
- To form a valid submission, the Android Market requires an .apk to be signed with a digital code signing certificate that has certain precise properties. In this lesson, you'll see how to do this correctly and avoid trouble with your submission.
  
  Signing Your Application
  
  03:58
- The Android Market requires a number of textual descriptions and image assets to be entered as part of a valid submission. In this lesson, you'll see how to prepare the various assets and data that must accompany your Android application when you submit to the Android Market.
  
  Preparing Android Market Assets
  
  03:41
- In this lesson, you'll learn how to package an .apk from Flash Builder and Flash Professional and then upload it, along with prepared assets and data, onto the Google Android Market for publication.
  
  Publishing Your Application to the Android Market
  
  08:31
This chapter will examine some of the things that you can do to monitor your application's CPU and memory usage and make sure it behaves properly when installed on a user's device. We'll also look at using an analytics package to track user views and interactions.

Optimizing Your Applications
- To be a good steward of system resources, our applications should always free up system memory when not in use. In this lesson, we'll demonstrate how to properly exit an application so as not to take system resources unnecessarily.
  
  Closing the Application Upon Exit
  
  04:58
- When an AIR application is actually run on a device, you can gather information from the device itself to inform certain application runtime decisions. In this lesson, you'll see how to detect screen DPI, resolution, and pixel aspect ratio by reading from the Capabilities class at runtime.
  
  Detecting Usable Device Resolution
  
  02:30
- By using the System class in ActionScript, you can read a number of useful device resources and their consumption at runtime. In this lesson, you'll learn how to monitor CPU and memory usage in a mobile application.
  
  Monitoring Application Memory at Runtime
  
  05:11
- The Android Market keeps its own set of statistics for submitted applications, but if you want customized data reporting, an additional analytics package may be required. In this lesson, you'll see how to use an analytics package - specifically, the Google Analytics service using the GAforFlash ActionScript library - to track certain user views and interactions from within a mobile application.
  
  Adding Analytics to Your Mobile Application
  
  07:34

Welcome to Mobile Development with Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5: Learn by Video

This comprehensive course will get you up to speed on mobile development for Android and iOs using using Flash Platform technology. The contents of this course include:

Developing for the Flash Platform on Mobile
In this chapter we’ll discuss the technology involved in developing mobile applications with the Flash Platform. We'll explore ActionScript, the AIR runtime, and the Flex framework, as well as various best practices for optimizing applications that are to be used on smartphones and tablets.

Setting Up Your Project in Flash Professional CS5.5
This chapter covers the basics of working with mobile in Flash Professional CS5.5. You’ll see how to create a new mobile project, work with mobile templates, use the Projects panel, and perform intelligent scaling.

Creating a Mobile Project in Flash Builder 4.5
In this chapter we’ll cover setting up mobile projects with Flash Builder 4.5 using either ActionScript or Flex 4.5 on mobile. We’ll discuss the various project templates available, as well as working with mobile views and data persistence in your application.

Debugging Your Application
Debugging your mobile application is an essential step in the mobile development process. In this chapter we’ll look at what debugging tools are available in Flash Builder 4.5 and how you can do on-device debugging over USB or a wireless network.

Using Mobile API Features
The number of mobile and touch-specific APIs now present in ActionScript 3 is truly staggering. This chapter will introduce you to gestures, touch events, and a variety of hardware APIs and sensors.

Working with Data
Working with data is something practically every mobile application does. In this chapter we’ll discuss working with the filesystem to read, write, and delete files. We’ll also cover setting up and interacting with a local SQLite database as well as interacting and authenticating with online data sources.

Multimedia Features
This chapter will explore working with video, audio, and the StageWebView object on mobile devices. While there is a lot of new stuff to cover with Flash on Android and iOS, it’s important to remember that this is still Flash we are working with!

Distributing Applications on iOS
The final step in making your application publicly available for Apple iOS devices is submitting it to the App Store for distribution. In this chapter we’ll discuss the steps involved in doing so, including working with provisioning profiles and exporting a signed release build.

Distributing Applications on the Android Market
In this chapter, we will examine how to prepare your AIR for Android application for distribution through the worldwide Android Market. Everything from asset preparation to signing and final publication is covered.

Optimizing Your Applications
This chapter will examine some of the things that you can do to monitor your application’s CPU and memory usage and make sure it behaves properly when installed on a user’s device. We’ll also look at using an analytics package to track user views and interactions.

The lessons are wrapped in a feature-rich interface that lets you jump to any topic and bookmark individual sections for later review. Full-Screen mode provides a hi-def, immersive experience, and Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window so you can play the videos alongside your application. Also included are exercise files that give you an easy way to try out the techniques you learn and a 48-page guide containing supplemental material.

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