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Rsfl
Rsfl
Inspiring
Nov 27, 2015 3:30 PM UTC
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AIR help that does not require installation of the runtime

Is there a way to generate an AIR help file that does not require the user to install the runtime? I googled and saw once that there is evidently an option to provide the runtime environment in the app itself (sort of like an integrated viewer file). However I don't know whether this was a standard function of AIR apps or just a hand-coded workaround.

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Nov 27, 2015 3:53 PM UTC

    That’s probably more of a function of an AIR app – RH AIRHelp being one kind of AIR app, it doesn’t support this. You either have to install the AIR runtime or use the one that’s already there. Since you can’t edit the AIRHelp app, there’s no way of “baking in” this sort of function. AIRHelp hasn’t had much attention in the latest releases, so I wouldn’t hold my breath on any further changes.

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    RsflAuthor
    Inspiring
    Nov 27, 2015 3:57 PM UTC

    Thanks for the fast response. We had looked into AIR help when it was first released and decided that it is no option for us due to the required installation process (user needs runtime, requires admin rights etc.). I had hoped that Adobe might have solved this issue in the meantime.

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Nov 27, 2015 4:04 PM UTC

    Nope – HTML5 is the “new sexy thing” these days.

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