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Christian Cantrell

Christian Cantrell

blogs.adobe.com/cantrell

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Created:
17 November 2009
User Level:
Intermediate
Products:
AIR
Flash Player

Multi-touch and gesture support on the Flash Platform

This article describes the new multi-touch APIs available in Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta and Adobe AIR 2 beta. As more platforms become multi-touch enabled, and as users increasingly expect to be able to interact with devices using touch interactions, the Flash Platform will provide developers with the easiest and most efficient way to deliver ubiquitous touch-enabled experiences.

Requirements

In order to make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:

Flash Player 10.1 beta

AIR 2 beta

Sample files:

Prerequisite knowledge

This article is intended for developers who are comfortable with ActionScript 3.

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About the author

Christian Cantrell is an application developer on the Adobe AIR team. His job is to build applications in order to validate AIR APIs, and to research emerging technologies in order to help guide the direction of the platform. Read his blog or follow him on Twitter.