This document outlines the Adobe Flash Platform for mobile development, emphasizing its tools and functionalities across various platforms. It covers user interface design principles, device capabilities, and techniques for creating flexible layouts, alongside considerations for performance optimization. Additionally, it provides resources and tips for effective coding and testing in Adobe Flex and Flash Builder.

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Adobe Flash Platform
for Mobile
Development
Hemanth Sharma
Adobe Systems
Platform Evangelist

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Adobe Flash Platform

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Why Flash Platform?
 Adobe Flash Platform Tooling is Supported on Windows &
Macintosh
 Flash Player Runtime is Supported on Win/Mac/Linux, etc
 Flash Lite 1.0 - Flash Lite 4.0
 Flash Player 10.1
 Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)
 Microphone Access
 Native Processes
 Hardware Acceleration

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LAYOUT / USER INTERFACE
Screen Sizes, Resolution & Orientation
DEVICE INPUT CAPABILITIES
Keyboard / Mouse / Keypad / Multitouch / Accelerometer
HARDWARE CONSTRAINTS
Processor, Memory, Optimization
TESTING & SIMULATION
Browsers & Devices
PACKAGING
Web / Standalone / Mobile
Challenges

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FIXED VS FLEXIBLE
Designing a Mobile Layout

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Multiscreen User Interface / Layout
FLUID / FLEXIBLE LAYOUT
Common / Re-usable UI Elements
Common Code
Easy Bug Fixes
Easy to manage
Generally 1 Project
Heavy File Size
Non-shareable Project File
FIXED LAYOUT
Less File Size
Less Compromises
Can still manage Common Code
Screen-specific Multiple Projects
Layout-specific UI Elements
Difficult Bug Fixes

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Fixed Layout
DESKTOP / TABLET DEVICE

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Flexible Layout
PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE

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WEIGH
Weigh your “Requirements”

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Flexible Layout
FLASH PROFESSIONAL + FLASH PROJECT - Custom Flexible Layout Class
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
function setPosition(e:Event):void {
if (stage.stageWidth < stage.stageHeight) {
// Adjust UI Elements for Vertical Layout
} else {
// Adjust UI Elements for Horizontal Layout
}
}
setPosition(null);
stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, setPosition)

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Flexible Layout
FLASH BUILDER + FLEX PROJECT - Layout Constraints

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Device Input Capabilities
KEYBOARD
Desktop PC, Devices (Virtual / Connected / Hardware)
KEYPAD
Devices
ACCELEROMETER
Devices / Tablets
MULTITOUCH / GESTURE
Devices, Tablets, Laptops, Desktop PC

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Accelerometer
import flash.sensors.Accelerometer;
import flash.events.AccelerometerEvent;
If (Accelerometer.isSupported) {
var accel:Accelerometer = new Accelerometer();
accel.addEventListener(AccelerometerEvent.UPDATE, update);
}
function update(e:AccelerometerEvent):void {
e.accelerationX;
e.accelerationY;
e.accelerationZ;
}

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Multitouch Gestures
import flash.events.TransformGestureEvent;
cell.addEventListener(TransformGestureEvent.GESTURE_ZOOM, onZoom);
function onZoom(e:TransformGestureEvent):void {
cell.scaleX *= e.scaleX;
cell.scaleY = cell.scaleX;
}
cell.addEventListener(TransformGestureEvent.GESTURE_ROTATE, onRotate);
function onRotate(e:TransformGestureEvent):void {
cell.rotation += e.rotation;
}

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Hardware Keys
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, onKeyDown, false, 0, true);
function onKeyDown(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
//Back Key
if (event.keyCode == 94) {
event.preventDefault(); // to kill event from running default behavior
//do your own back stuff
}
//Menu Key
if (event.keyCode == 95) {
event.preventDefault(); // to kill event from running default behavior
//do your own back stuff
}
}

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Approach
CORE Libraries
Desktop
Smart Layout
Web
Third Party
Libraries
Mobile Tablet

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Coding Approach
FLEX PROJECTS

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Flash Professional + Flash Builder
http://www.tinyurl.com/multiscreen1
http://www.tinyurl.com/multiscreen2

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Testing & Simulation

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AIR Packaging
FLASH
PROFESSIONAL
CS5
.air
.exe
.dmg
.apk
.ipa

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Packaging for Android
.apk

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What’s new in Flash Builder (Burrito) & Adobe Flex?
 New Flex SDK “Hero”
 Multiscreen Flex development
 Optimized Mobile Flex components based on Spark
 More Spark components

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New Flex Mobile Components

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View Based Apps

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Flex Mobile Workflow
.apk

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DEMO &
DEVELOPMENT WALKTHROUGH

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Content Optimization & Tips
 Bitmaps for Performance Vs Vectors for Less Memory
 Keep bitmaps as small as possible
 Reduce number of nodes for Vectors
 Use opaque background for texts
 Experiment with Anti-aliasing options for text
 Use only if absolutely necessary (for Mobile Content) –
Filters
Blend Modes
Transparency
Perspective Distortion

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Content Optimization & Tips
 Set Frame Rate as low as possible
 Adjust Frame Rate dynamically
 Combine Event Handlers functions wherever possible
 Use EnterFrame over Timers
 Use Event.RESIZE over
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGE
 Place text/graphics on whole pixels (Pixel Boundaries)
 Avoid object creation inside loops
 Instantiate one Library Bitmap and re-use the BitmapData
 Use Loader.unloadAndStop(); - Sounds, Listeners, Timers, HW, etc.

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Video Player Optimization Tips
 Minimize redraw region during Video playback
 Reduce frquency of non-video updates (Playhead, etc.)
 Avoid overlapping graphics / transparent overlays
 Avoid rotation, skew and perspective projections
 Do not CacheAsBitmap
 Avoid filters, ScrollRect, .z
 Avoid color transforms, alpha
 Stop EnterFrame handlers and Timers
 Stop all timelines

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Resources
 http://flex.org/tourmobile
 http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flex/mobile/
 http://www.tinyurl.com/multiscreen1
 http://www.tinyurl.com/multiscreen2
 http://groups.adobe.com
 http://flashproindia.groups.adobe.com
 http://labs.adobe.com
 http://tv.adobe.com

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