Yes I’m still having fun with native windows. In this example I create a second native window and position it next to the main window. You can then throw a ball around between the two windows. I modified some physics code taken from Keith Peter’s Actionscript Animation book for this example. You can download the AIR file as well as the full source. This was created using the new Flash CS3 AIR support.

I’m finally releasing my highlights video from leg 1 of the OnAIR Bus Tour. This video combines all of the webcam photos taken on the bus with a bunch of live action footage that I shot over the 2 weeks. Hope you enjoy it. Oh and there are still a bunch of tour stops left so go on over and register and maybe we’ll see you in the next highlight reel. You can see the video here.

Here is a fun little example that I made tonight that applies spring physics to 4 native windows. This example was created using Flash CS3 and Grant Skinner’s AIR panel. The main application window spawns 3 new windows and then all of their positions are continuously updated using an EnterFrame event. Once launching the app, move the window with the blue background around the desktop to see the springy action. You can download the AIR file as well as the source FLA file. Enjoy!

I’ve been doing quite a bit of work with AIR lately and I have learned a ton of things about how to get the most out of the technology. One such area is dealing with native windows. Native windows are just another name for the standard application windows that most applications on your OS use. You can launch native windows in AIR from Javascript, Flash, or Flash and you can set a whole slew of options on them.

Tomorrow marks the start of leg 2 of the OnAIR Bus Tour. The first stop is in Atlanta with a full day of sessions, snacks, and video games. If you live anywhere on the east coast then go over to the website and register for an event. They cost nothing to attend and you receive free software, food, and beer in addition to hearing all the latest and greatest from the AIR team. I have to admit that I am writing this post with a certain degree of jealously, as I will not be a part of leg 2.

Here is the raw footage from tape 2… Lee

A little earlier tonight I broadcast a live stream of the raw footage that I shot on the bus. Thanks to the coolness of UStream, I also recorded the live stream. You can check it out below. Guest stars include Robert Scoble and Kevin Lynch.

Wow that title is a mouthful! I was recently presented with the need to call an Actionscript function from Javascript that was embedded in an HTML control in a Flex-based AIR application. It isn’t quite as easy as doing something like runtime.myASFunction();. Luckily the guys on the AIR team were able to send me the solution. It actually requires two steps in order to get it working. First off you need to set the domain for the HTML control before you set the location.

Sean Moore has created an excellent resource for Adobe AIR development. These cheat sheets can be viewed in PDF form or can be printed for offline viewing. While you are on Sean’s site be sure to check out his other excellent cheat sheets.

This is another cool example I made during my time on the On AIR Bus Tour. This example was built using Flash CS3 and requires Grant Skinner’s AIRPanel extension in order to compile the application. It also uses the Tweener AS3 library to accomplish the animation so make sure to download that before trying to compile it. This example allows you to drop an FLV file onto the player to begin playing it back. You can then click on the camera icon to spit out a screen shot onto your desktop.