Build a powerful and practical jQuery-based framework in order to
create mobile-optimized websites
Key Features:
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Build websites with jQuery Mobile that work beautifully across a wide
range of mobile devices
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Become a competent jQuery Mobile developer and learn the building
blocks of jQuery Mobile's component-driven design
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This book covers key concepts but with a focus on providing the
practical skills required
Book description:
jQuery Mobile is a HTML5-based touch-optimized web framework. jQuery
Mobile can be used to build responsive cross-platform websites and apps
for a wide range of smartphones, tablets, and desktop devices. The
jQuery Mobile framework can be integrated with other mobile app
frameworks such as PhoneGap, IBM Worklight, and more.
Introduction to jQuery Mobile explains how to add the framework to your
HTML pages to create rich, mobile-optimized web pages with minimal
effort. You'll learn how to use jQuery Mobile's automatic enhancements
and configure the framework for customized, powerful mobile-friendly
websites. We then dig into forms, events, and styling. You'll see how
jQuery Mobile automatically enhances content, and will find out how to
use the JavaScript API to build complex sites. We'll introduce you to
how jQuery Mobile can be themed as well looking into how JavaScript can
be used for deep sets of customizations. The examples are ready to run
and can be used to help kick-start your own site. Along the way, you
will leverage all the concepts you learn to build three sample mobile
applications.
What You Will Learn:
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Create mobile-optimized sites using simple HTML
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Structure your sites so users can browse them on mobile devices
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Find out how to work with multiple pages in the JQM framework and
embed multiple pages in HTML files
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Enhance simple pages using various toolbars
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Include mobile-optimized forms for interactive sites
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Convert desktop sites into mobile versions
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Use HTML5's local storage feature in jQuery Mobile to include
persistent client-side storage
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Explore the rich sets of widgets and themes available and discover how
to modify them for use in your jQuery Mobile site
Who this book is for:
This book is for any web developer who is looking to create
mobile-optimized websites. Basic knowledge of HTML is required. Minor
familiarity with JavaScript would help but is not required.
