Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 - Manual (Page 448)

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3 Select Site > Air Application Settings.
4 Complete the AIR Application and Installer Settings dialog box, and then click Create AIR File.
For more information, see the dialog box options listed below.
The first time you create an Adobe AIR file, Dreamweaver creates an application.xml file in your site root folder.
This file serves as a manifest, defining various properties of the application.
The following describes the options in the AIR Application and Installer Settings dialog box:
Application File Name is the name used for the application executable file. By default, the extension uses the name
of the Dreamweaver site to name the file. You can change the name if you prefer. However, the name must contain
only valid characters for files or folder names. (That is, it can only contain ASCII characters, and cannot end with a
period.) This setting is required.
Application Name is the name that appears on installation screens when users install the application. Again, the
extension specifies the name of the Dreamweaver site by default. This setting does not have character restrictions,
and is not required.
Application ID identifies your application with a unique ID. You can change the default ID if you prefer. Do not use
spaces or special characters in the ID. The only valid characters are 0-9, a-z, A-Z, . (dot), and - (dash). This setting
is required.
Version specifies a version number for your application. This setting is required.
Initial Content specifies the start page for your application. Click the Browse button to navigate to your start page
and select it. The chosen file must reside inside the site root folder. This setting is required.
Description lets you specify a description of the application to display when the user installs the application.
Copyright lets you specify a copyright that is displayed in the About information for Adobe AIR applications
installed on the Macintosh. This information is not used for applications installed on Windows.
Window Style specifies the window style (or chrome) to use when the user runs the application on their computer.
System chrome surrounds the application with the operating system standard window control. Custom chrome
(opaque) eliminates the standard system chrome and lets you create a chrome of your own for the application. (You
build the custom chrome directly in the packaged HTML page.) Custom chrome (transparent) is like Custom
chrome (opaque), but adds transparent capabilities to the edges of the page, allowing for application windows that
are not rectangular in shape.
Window Size specifies the dimensions of your application window when it opens.
Icon lets you select custom images for the application icons. (The default images are Adobe AIR images that come
with the extension.) To use custom images, click the Select Icon Images button. Then, in the Icon Images dialog box
that appears, click the folder for each icon size and select the image file you want to use. AIR only supports PNG
files for application icon images.
Note: Selected custom images must reside in the application site, and their paths must be relative to the site root.
Associated File Types lets you associate file types with your application. For more information, see the section that
follows.
Application Updates determines whether the Adobe AIR Application Installer or the application itself performs
updates to new versions of Adobe AIRapplications. The check box is selected by default, which causes the Adobe
AIR Application Installer to perform updates. If you want your application to perform its own updates, deselect the
checkbox. Keep in mind that if you deselect the checkbox, you then need to write an application that can perform
updates.