Iphone development with flash : your visual blueprint for developing Apple apps

iOS Development with Flash: Your visual blueprint for developing Apple apps......Page 1
Credits......Page 5
Author's Acknowledgments......Page 6
How to Use This Book......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 8
Introducing the iPhone and iPod touch......Page 14
Introducing the Development Tools......Page 16
Introducing the Available APIs......Page 18
Check What APIs Are Not Available......Page 20
Become an iPhone Developer......Page 22
Generate a Certificate Signing Request on Mac OS X......Page 24
Generate a Certificate Signing Request in Windows......Page 26
Upload Your Certificate Signing Request......Page 28
Create a P12 Certificate on Mac OS X......Page 30
Create a P12 Certificate in Windows......Page 32
Add Devices to Your Account......Page 34
Create App IDs......Page 36
Create a Provisioning Profile......Page 38
Add Provisioning Files to Your Device......Page 40
Using the Actions Panel......Page 42
Create a Skeleton Custom Class......Page 44
Set the Source Path......Page 46
Create MovieClips......Page 48
Create Buttons......Page 50
Edit Properties in Flash......Page 52
Add Objects to the Stage with Code......Page 54
Remove Objects from the Stage with Code......Page 56
Work with Events......Page 58
Using the Drawing API......Page 60
Using Flash CS5 Help......Page 62
Create a New Project......Page 64
Configure Publish Settings......Page 66
Set Your Application Output......Page 68
Add Your iPhone Certificate......Page 70
Add Your Provisioning File......Page 72
Compile from Flash Professional CS5......Page 74
Compile from the Command Line......Page 76
Install Your Application with iTunes......Page 78
Install Your Application with the iPhone Configuration Utility......Page 80
Install Your Application with Xcode......Page 82
Update Your Version Number......Page 84
Explore Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines......Page 86
Understanding Screen Resolutions......Page 88
Create Full-Screen Applications......Page 90
Understanding Screen Orientation......Page 92
Create Usable Hit States......Page 94
Understanding Layout......Page 96
Change the Status Bar Style......Page 98
Create Button States......Page 100
Respond to Touch Events......Page 102
Track Multiple Touches......Page 104
Respond to Zoom Events......Page 106
Respond to Rotate Events......Page 108
Respond to Pan Events......Page 110
Respond to Swipe Events......Page 112
Listen for Accelerometer Events......Page 114
Determine If the Accelerometer Is Available......Page 116
Determine Device Orientation......Page 118
Detect Which Way Is Up......Page 120
Filter Accelerometer Data......Page 122
Prepare Your Images......Page 124
Import Images......Page 126
Display Images......Page 128
Bundle Images with Your Application......Page 130
Load Images at Runtime......Page 132
Create Images Dynamically......Page 134
Save Images to the Photo Library......Page 136
Load Images from the Photo Library......Page 138
Using iOS Default Images......Page 140
Import Audio into Your Project......Page 142
Choose an Audio Codec......Page 144
Bundle Sounds with Your Application......Page 146
Load Sounds at Runtime......Page 148
Play Sounds......Page 150
Stop Sounds......Page 152
Set the Volume of a Sound......Page 154
Visualize the Sound Spectrum......Page 156
Explore Available Video Formats and Encode a Video File......Page 158
Convert Videos......Page 160
Embed a Video......Page 162
Bundle a Video with Your Application......Page 164
Load a Video......Page 166
Buffer a Video......Page 168
Control a Video......Page 170
Set the Volume of a Video......Page 172
Determine Available Fonts on Your Device......Page 174
Embed Fonts in Your Application......Page 176
Create an Input TextField......Page 178
Create a Password TextField......Page 180
Using TLF TextFields......Page 182
Create a Scrollable TextField......Page 184
Create a Local SharedObject......Page 186
Write to a SharedObject......Page 188
Load Data from a SharedObject......Page 190
Connect to a SQLite Database......Page 192
Create a SQLite Table......Page 194
Insert Data into a SQLite Table......Page 196
Select Data from a SQLite Table......Page 198
Update Data in a SQLite Table......Page 200
Delete Data from a SQLite Table......Page 202
Handle Application Exits......Page 204
Save Application States......Page 206
Reference Files and Directories......Page 208
Write Files......Page 210
Read Files......Page 212
Update Files......Page 214
Append Files......Page 216
Handle Files Synchronously......Page 218
Copy Files......Page 220
Retrieve Your Current Location......Page 222
Map Your Location......Page 224
Map Your Location......Page 226
Determine Your Speed......Page 228
Retrieve a List of Contacts......Page 230
Retrieve a Contact’s Details......Page 232
Retrieve Phone Number Favorites......Page 234
Check for an Internet Connection......Page 236
Check for a Persistent WiFi Connection......Page 238
Set the System Idle Mode......Page 240
Make Phone Calls......Page 242
Open the Mail Application......Page 244
Open the Maps Application......Page 246
Open the Messages Application......Page 248
Play a YouTube Video......Page 250
Open the iTunes Store......Page 252
Submit Updates to Twitter......Page 254
Display Ads with Smaato......Page 256
Track with Google Analytics......Page 258
Display Ads with AdMob......Page 260
Optimize Your Display List......Page 262
Manage Mouse Events......Page 264
Understanding cacheAsBitmap......Page 266
Understanding cacheAsBitmapMatrix......Page 268
Determine the Device OS......Page 270
Create a Settings Bundle......Page 272
Add a Settings Group......Page 274
Add a Text Setting......Page 276
Add a Multiple Value Settings Field......Page 278
Add a Toggle Switch Field......Page 280
Add a Slider Settings Field......Page 282
Add a Title Settings Field......Page 284
Add the Settings Bundle to Your Application......Page 286
Read the Settings......Page 288
Add an Icon to Your Settings......Page 290
Read Your Device’s Global Settings......Page 292
Show Your Trace Statements......Page 294
Create Breakpoints......Page 296
Using the Flash CS5 Debugger......Page 298
Understanding the Debug Console......Page 300
Understanding the Variables Panel......Page 302
Get Crash Reports......Page 304
Using Instruments......Page 306
Using the ObjectAlloc Instrument......Page 308
Using the Core Animation Instrument......Page 310
Using the OpenGL ES Instrument......Page 312
Using the Activity Monitor Instrument......Page 314
Using the Hardware Acceleration Profiler......Page 316
Create an Application Icon......Page 318
Remove the Glare from Your Application Icon......Page 320
Create a Default Splash Screen......Page 322
Create App Store Graphics......Page 324
Create a Distribution Certificate......Page 326
Create an Ad Hoc Provisioning File......Page 328
Publish for Ad Hoc Distribution......Page 330
Create an App Store Provisioning File......Page 332
Publish Your Application for App Store Distribution......Page 334
Submit Your Application to the App Store......Page 336
Submit Your Application to the App Store......Page 338
Getting Your App Approved......Page 340
Track Your Application Sales......Page 342
Index......Page 344