Ajax & Flash Development with OpenLaszlo

Description

Introducing developers to OpenLaszlo - a new technology for developing Flash that is based on XML and JavaScript - this guide provides developers with all the information about this free and open-source tool, including how to code within the OpenLaszlo development environment and the OpenLaszlo development suite as it applies to rapid development time. How and why OpenLaszlo is used and supported by industry leaders such as IBM and Yahoo! is also discussed.

CONTENTS:

Starting OpenLaszlo
Basic Components
Working with Text
Layout Management
Event Handling
Constraints & States
Animation
Working with Data
Working with Menus
Custom Drawing
Rich Components
Extending Classes
Communicating with the browser
Debugging & Deployment
Google Maps Application

Appendix A - Introduction to XML
Appendix B - Introduction to JavaScript

Index