From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens

The recording of my Adobe MAX 2011 session “From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens” is now up on Adobe TV.

Slides are also available below.

Open Screen Project: Views from the Trenches – Recording

Hey! The panel recording of Open Screen Project: Views from the Trenches from 360|Flex 2011 in Denver is finally available! Recording and details below!

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Title
Open Screen Project: Views from the Trenches

Date and Time
April 12, 2011 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM (GMT-7 Mountain Time US & Canada)

Speakers
Jonathan Campos
Jun Heider – moderator
Antonio Holguin
Joseph Labrecque
Matt Legrand
Ben Stucki
Jeff Tapper

Agenda
It’s the first half of 2011 and Adobe’s Open Screen Project initiative has started to really gather some momentum. From a vision of grandeur to the assimilation of a number of different devices and form factors, the Open Screen Project is well on it’s way to becoming a fully realized reality. From Windows, Mac, Linux, to Android, QNX, iOS, and WebOS Adobe has significantly increased the audience consuming ActionScript-based applications on devices from Desktop, web, tablet, mobile, and TV. Come hear how this initiative looks from the eyes of your peers, fellow ActionScript and Flex developers. Gain some insight on how to ride this multi-screen wave of the future.

StageText (AIR 3 for Mobile)

This is another new features demonstration which I originally wrote for my upcoming AIR 3 book showing the StageText class in action on a device!

Native Text Input UI (mobile) — Mobile apps can now take advantage of the native text input controls on mobile platforms, including platform-specific user interaction behaviors such as magnification and text selection. Native text controls are available on Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS, and iOS operating systems.

Vibration ActionScript Native Extension

I’ve had this example of the Vibration ActionScript Native Extension (ANE) on my DROID3 for some time now and am just thrilled with the expanded capabilities of ANE in Adobe AIR 3 for both mobile and desktop. Wanted to share this example which I originally wrote for my upcoming AIR 3 book which displays the Vibration ANE in action on a device!

Native extensions for Adobe AIR are a combination of ActionScript classes and native code that provide easy access to device-specific libraries and features that are not available in the built-in ActionScript classes.

Want to use it in your own projects? Adobe has made it available for download here :)

…and a few others are also available from the Adobe Developer Connection repository! I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot of these pop up in the weeks and months to come.