jQuery Mobile

by Jon Reid

Overview

Native apps have distinct advantages, but the future belongs to mobile web apps that function on a broad range of smartphones and tablets. Get started with jQuery Mobile, the touch-optimized framework for creating apps that look and behave consistently across many devices. This concise book provides HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript code examples, screen shots, and step-by-step guidance to help you build a complete working app with jQuery Mobile.

If you're already familiar with the jQuery JavaScript library, you can use your existing skills to build cross-platform mobile web apps right now. This book shows you how.

• Get a high-level overview of jQuery Mobile: how it works and how to use it
• Learn about paging and navigation, including dialogs, Ajax content, and history
• Employ jQuery Mobile’s extensive event system to create rich interactions
• Work with toolbars, buttons, lists, forms, and other UI elements
• Create a variety of visual designs with jQuery Mobile’s sophisticated theming system
• Use the jQuery Mobile API for finer control over elements and interactions
• Put everything together and build a mobile app from start to finish

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449306687
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/07/2011
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Jon Reid is a senior developer at EffectiveUI. He has been developing in HTML and JavaScript since 1996 and is committed to building rich and accessible web experiences. He is passionate about user-centered creative processes and believes that involving the user is an essential part of creating awesome software. Jon has a variety of experience with HTML-based RIAs and has been the lead on projects ranging from genetic analysis software to Microsoft's "I'm a PC" campaign.



Jon is an alumni of the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he graduated with a degree in Physics and Mathematics. He lives in Denver with his partner of 13 years.

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Conventions Used In This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Meet jQuery Mobile; 1.1 Overview of the jQuery Mobile Library; 1.2 How jQuery Mobile Works; 1.3 Create Your First jQuery Mobile Application; Chapter 2: Application Structure and Navigation; 2.1 Pages; 2.2 Dialogs; 2.3 Navigation and History; 2.4 Transitions; Chapter 3: Page Elements; 3.1 Under The Hood: jQuery Plug-ins and Widgets; 3.2 List Views; 3.3 Toolbars; 3.4 Buttons; 3.5 Form Elements; 3.6 Layout Grids; Chapter : Theming jQuery Mobile; 4.1 Themes and Swatches; Chapter 5: jQuery Mobile API; 5.1 jQuery Mobile Methods; 5.2 Events; 5.3 Responsive Layout API; 5.4 Configuring jQuery Mobile; Chapter 6: jQuery Mobile in Action; 6.1 Application Pages; 6.2 Initializing the Application; 6.3 jqmTweet Take One; 6.4 Improving the Interface; 6.5 Overall Approach; Colophon;