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jQuery Mobile

Jon Reid

2011111 pagesabout 2–3 hours
2011
first published
  • 2011O'Reilly Media, Incorporated · ENGISBN 9781306814096
  • 2011O'Reilly · 111 pages · ENGISBN 9781449306687
  • 2011O'Reilly Media, Incorporated · 132 pages · ENGISBN 9781449313791

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. - Publisher.

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