This document introduces building an Adobe Air mobile app for Android to provide beer recommendations and recipes. It was developed using Adobe Flash Professional CS5 and the Adobe Air runtime. The app handles different screen resolutions either through code resizing, which is fast but can cause artifacts, or by creating multiple projects tailored to different screen layouts. Lessons learned include file paths being case-sensitive and performance being similar to a 7-year-old PC. The app was successfully delivered to Belgian grocery stores to help shoppers find beers that match their tastes and recipes.

1. Adobe Air for mobile, is it really easy?An introduction by Jürgen Coetsiers & Tom Janssens

2. tcs digital world Formerly know as the creative stores We build ideas into the digital world to enable your brand to be connected with real people in the real world

3. Who are we Jürgen Coetsiers CTO Software Architect Tom Janssens Architect Senior Analyst Developer

4. WE HAVE NO FLASH BACKGROUND

5. The Brief Touchscreen app where the shopper can consult information about the beer category: Find the right beer brand that fits with my taste preference. Which beer do I need to buy that fits with a particular ingredient (fish-chicken-aperitif-...)? Which recipe can I make that fits with a particular beer? print recipes

6. We delivered Available in every Delhaize near you (2011 roll out) Based on Adobe Air runtime Developed in Adobe Flash CS5

7. LET’s THINK

8. It’s touch based It is multi-platform It’s flash

10. HOW DID WE DO IT?

11. Getting Started – Required Software Flash Professional CS5 Adobe Flash Professional CS 5 Extension for AIR 2.5 http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashpro_extensionforair/ Android SDK http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

13. Connect your device (or start emulator)

15. Profile = Mobile

17. Single AppResize artifacts Not Suitable for all screen layouts

19. Shared AS3 code

20. Fast / Easy to code

21. No Resize Artifacts