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A quick 4 hours guide for developers, web designer and those having basic knowledge in HTML, CSS, Java Script and jQuery to learn using Adobe Edge Preview 3 to develop web interactive and web applications. The book covers the following topics: Before We Start! What is Adobe Edge? What to Expect from this Book Hour 1: Overview of Edge Runtime Edge Composition Edge Symbol Edge Action Events HTML page DOM specific Events Edge Elements DOM specific Events Element level Touch Interaction specific Triggers Hour 2: Adding Basic Actions to Your Animation - Playing with Triggers Where to Add Triggers in the Edge IDE? Different Type of Triggers "Earth" - An Example for Basic Playback Control "Day and Night" - An Example for Changing the content of an Element in Runtime Where all Triggers are Saved When We Type into the Edge Code Editor? Reference to different Elements and their properties while writing Triggers Using Lookup Elements (Lookup Selectors) and jQuery API Using Some Other Useful Edge Runtime APIs "Progress Bar" Example - Using what we have learned about referencing Elements Hour 3: Edge Touch API and Gestures for iPhones, iPads and Android devices - Thinking Beyond Desktop & Mouse Touch Events supported on iPhones, iPads and Android devices Difference Between Touch and Mouse Events The WebKit Event Object for touch events Note: Setup Environment to Test HTML Pages on Your Devices Gestures Adobe Edge and jQuery Mobile Events Using Touch Events in Edge Compositions Adding Touch Events to Edge Element's Action Adding Touch Events to the DOM Elements Associated with Edge Element Adding Gesture Events to Compositions in Edge IDE Making Edge Compositions Compatible for Both Mouse and Touch Events Example: Cross-platform Slider Prevent scrolling Prevent Default HTML Resize Hour 4: Complex Interactions between Multiple Compositions and Development and Usage of Reusable Compositions Wheel: Example of a nested Element Animation Adding Interaction to Control the Animation of