> > > > > Actually, AIR uses special non publicly available pieces of the flash > > platform to make installing totally seamless. When you click on an AIR > > app to download, it it leverages this not publicly available stuff to > > download the AIR runtime in the background. > > That all sounds like heresay to me, since right now you have to > download and install the SDK separately before you can install an AIR app. >
Hmm… perhaps. I guess it depends on your definition of "hearsay". If it means that Adobe said it, and there are working apps that demonstrate it, but you just choose not to believe it then perhaps so. More specifically, At this URL: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/samples/ There are AIR sample applications. The first one is labeled as follows: "Install Now In order to run Employee directory this installer will also setup Adobe AIR." When you click on it, in the little flash area it says: "Installing this application requires the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), which will also be downloaded and installed. Press yes to continue" When you do click, if the machine you are on doesn't yet have AIR, as the test machine I used did not, it did in fact install AIR. > I wonder about non-web based distribution? It stated in an FAQ > somewhere on the labs site that the SDK will be distributable for CD > projects. Obviously in such a situation you won't be going to the web. > AIR apps *cannot* currently be distributed on CD. The SDK can, just as the Flex SDK can or any library or compiler can. The SDK is just libraries, and distributing them via CD does not mean that the resulting apps can be distributed via CD. I believe I read they intend to allow this at some point in the future but not before 1.0. > > > I wouldn't consider AIR a browser connected tool. It does have an > > > embedded browser, but... > > > > > > The ability to integrate with the local system (Via an execute type > > > command) is almost mandatory for non-connected applications. > > > > It sounds like you are saying that there is no market for AIR. > > I'm saying that there is no market for AIR in non-connected desktop > applications. > > -- > Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur, Software Developer, Author, > Recording Engineer > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > -- > My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> > My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> > My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> > > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
