Good resource for HTML + JS mobile development

Report · Mar 22, 2011

Hello,

It seems that while Adobe AIR is focusing strongly on mobile now, the resources for delveloping for it almost only limited to Flex. I've already spent a lot of time coding in HTML, CSS3 and I'm not intended to switch to Flash, Flex. My question is, that anybody aware of any good tutorial on HTML based mobile development with AIR?

It should be the same as a desktop app, because AIR's philosophy is write once, use anywhere, but there must be some issues that we sould be aware of.

Thanks,

Tibor

Report · Mar 22, 2011

I don't think there are any plans to support the HTML/JS development model with the AIR for mobile efforts. I would instead take a look at solutions using PhoneGap or Appcelerator's Titanium for your mobile development if you want to stay in the HTML/JS world. Adobe has demo'ed some efforts on the jQuery Mobile framework, so I would follow up along those lines.

Hope this helps,

Chris

Report · Mar 23, 2011

Thanks,

It's really sad, that you (Adobe) stopped supporting the the web standards on the future of web devices (mobile). Please let me know if this is a business decision or a technological problem (which is unlikely since all AIR does is it provides a webkit engine with an exposed AS3 API).

Tibor

Report · Mar 23, 2011

I don't work for Adobe, so I don't know their reasons. This is just what they have public communicated about the AIR for mobile solution. I think some of the choices about AIR were about time to market, and the number of users. Heck, there are people upset that it doesn't support ActionScript 2.

Actually, Adobe seems quite committed to the web standard solution tools as well. They are hiring jQuery experts and are committing improvements back into the jQuery framework. I expect to see some real mobile based enhancements in Dreamweaver to support developers who want to build mobile web apps. To that end I think PhoneGap and jQuery are going to be your best friends for your development tool chest.

AIR does have a StageWebView, you could just create an instance of that and attempt to build you app in it, but I personally would recommend PhoneGap

Hope this clears up any questions,

Chris