Adobe has released AIR Beta 2.
- System Tray icon/Dock Bar Bounce
- Synchronous database API
- Native menus
- Drag and drop enhancements including bitmap support
- Windowing improvements such as Z-order control and enhanced
- Activation and focus support
- Improved Install dialog look and feel
- Application-initiated runtime updates
- HTML security model improvements
- Mouse support for double-click and scroll-wheel
- Per-machine runtime installs
- Performance and memory enhancements
- XSLT support
- Support for Windows 2000
- Hundreds of bug fixes
Adobe AIR
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/
Develop with Adobe AIR with HTML and JavaScript
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/develop_ajax.html
Developer FAQ
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR:Developer_FAQ
Migration instructions (moving from Beta 2 to Beta 1)
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR:Migration
AIR HTML Security FAQ (covers additional changes)
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR:HTML_Security_FAQ