Thanks for the help guys. The webkit build that bundles with AIR doesn't support Web Sockets or the localStorage which we depend on, so it looks to be a dead end.
I had a look at the solutions mentioned above. I am looking into using webkit.net to build a custom version of webkit that will simply wrap the html5 app. Anyone have any experience with this? On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:23:09 PM UTC+1, paul h wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:16:57 PM UTC+1, paul h wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:56:56 PM UTC+1, cipher_neo wrote: >>> >>> Is it possible to wrap a HTML5 jquery app that is served up by a rails >>> app in an adobe air app that is installable on multiple platforms? >>> >>> I don't know much about adobe air, but the effect I am trying to achieve >>> is to bring the web app to the desktop via an installable exe with not a >>> lot of work. >>> >> >> So I guess this is for Windows as you mention an exe? >> > > I should read better, just checked back and spotted you asking for > multiple platforms - SWF Studio is Windows only by default although the > guys at Northcode do have a MAC solution in the background (called Thing), > and they will do work for clients so may be able to provide something for > Linux if you ask...... > >> >> I don't know much about Adobe Air, other than the few apps I have tried >> have required runtimes to be downloaded directly from Adobe. One problem >> with Air, AFAIK, is that you can't distribute it yourself, so your users >> are taken out of your app to get the Air files required to run your app, so >> you distribute the application files, but the runtimes from Adobe are >> required to run your app first - this may have changed from what I >> remember, it was many years ago. This may not be the image you wish to >> portray to your users. >> >> One possible solution, would be to have a look at SWF Studio, from >> Northcode [1]. You will need to know some Flash or Flex, but you can use >> SWF Studio to embed a browser, and any required files that can be packaged >> into the exe, and then extracted at your convenience. Taking it a step or >> two further, you might also be able to embed your complete rails app, which >> may not be what you want anyway, but could be an option. >> >> The guys at Northcode are old school programmers and extremely helpful. >> You can download an unlimited free trial which will build your exe with a >> 24hr expiration period, so you can build and test an unlimited number of >> times before you decide to purchase. >> >> BW >> >> Paul >> >> [1] www.northcode.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/yp_3SygNkVwJ. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
