Hey - that looks like a great place for me to start. Thanks! L.
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Eric DeCoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Laurence, > > Check out > > > http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2008/03/interacting-with-an-air-app-from-a-browser-based-app/ > > sent via droid > > On Sep 6, 2010 5:44 PM, "Eric DeCoff" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds to me that you want to create a print server air app > > > > Reseaching > > > > sent via droid > > > > On Sep 6, 2010 5:08 PM, "Laurence MacNeill" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ooh -- that sounds interesting! I'll give that a look, and see if that > >> might work for us. > >> > >> What would be perfect would be this: Can I get my Flex app to tell > whether > >> or not it's been loaded by the AIR app, or whether it's in the Flash > >> Player? There will be times when we don't need the print functionality > of > >> the AIR wrapper -- it'd be nice if we didn't have to use it 100% of the > >> time, only when we were going to need the printing-controls. If I could > > get > >> the Flex app to recognize when it had been loaded by the AIR wrapper, I > >> could pass the print jobs to the AIR parent when that parent is > available, > >> and send them through the usual Flash Player print process when it > wasn't > >> available... Is there a way to do that? > >> > >> L. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Scott Talsma <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >>> Another approach would be to create an AIR wrapper that encapsulates > your > >>> print functionality. The AIR wrapper then loads the Flex app > >>> (mx:Application). You simply put together what you want to have printed > >>> (FlexPrintJob) and then pass the instance up the parent chain. That way > > you > >>> can continue to maintain your Flex app as you are currently while > slowly > >>> getting your feet wet in the AIR world w/o committing the entire > > application > >>> to AIR. (Additionally, you can continue to host the Flex portion online > > for > >>> update purposes; you just point the AIR "print client" at its URL.) > >>> > >>> On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:10 AM, Darin Kohles <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> As (now) a desktop app. vs a web served swf: > >>>> > >>>> If you want to do it by hand, you'll have to change the main file from > >>>> <mx:Application> to <mx:WindowedApplication>; do a diff on the "." > files > > in > >>>> the project folder (compare to a generic Air app), 'cause there are a > > few > >>>> changes. > >>>> > >>>> If you want to add network sensitivity there is a bit more coding, > >>>> otherwise have your "not connected"/"fault" errors handled > > appropriately. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> That's about it! ... of course there is digital signing, update > > awareness, > >>>> @etc;. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Laurence MacNeill < > > [email protected] > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> To clarify, I'm aware that FB4 has a "convert from Flash to AIR" > >>>>> wizard... I don't trust wizards to actually do the right thing, in > most > >>>>> cases... In fact, I generally find that they break more than they > > fix... > >>>>> So, I guess I'm asking for your experiences with this wizard, if you > > have > >>>>> any... > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> L. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Laurence MacNeill < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> So... With all this discussion of printing from Flash Player and > >>>>>> whatnot, it seems almost certain that we're going to have to switch > to > >>>>>> AIR... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Has anyone here ever taken a fairly mature app from Flash Player to > >>>>>> AIR? I'm certain it can't be as simple as checking the "AIR App" > > button in > >>>>>> the FB4 Project Properties window -- there must be something else > (or > > many > >>>>>> things) that I'm going to have to change/adjust/re-write... The app > >>>>>> currently interacts a great deal with our CF server, and I'd imagine > > that's > >>>>>> going to have to change somehow, yes? User authentication would > > probably > >>>>>> have to change as well, I would assume? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Can anyone offer any advice along these lines? If anyone here has > ever > >>>>>> done what I'm thinking about doing, please let me know about your > >>>>>> experiences. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Laurence MacNeill > >>>>>> Mableton, Georgia, USA > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Darin Kohles > >>>> Adobe Certified Developer > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Scott Talsma > >>> CTO, echoEleven > >>> >
