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HTML, CSS, and JavaScript® Mobile Development For Dummies®

Name: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript® Mobile Development For Dummies®
Author: William Harrel
ISBN: 9781118026229

by William Harrel

September 2011

Beginner to intermediate

452 pages

10h 52m

English

For Dummies

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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction
Part I: In the Beginning, There Were No Mobile Devices . . .
Chapter 1: Designing Websites for Big and Small Screens
Introducing the Mobile Internet UserIntroducing HTMLLimitations of HTML — Everything on the TableIntroducing XHTML and HTML5
Chapter 2: Bringing More to HTML with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Understanding CSSCSS Standards and Versions
Chapter 3: Introducing JavaScript for Building Mobile Web Pages
Getting Mobile with JavaScriptWhere to Put JavaScript in Your HTML ScriptFunctions: Wait Until You're Called!Let JavaScript Do the Thinking!Graphic Magic with JavaScript
Chapter 4: Mobile Web Design Software and Utilities
Hand-Coding versus Web Design ProgramsCoding by Hand (or Shaving with Glass)Hand-Coding with Source Code EditorsAdvantages of Design SoftwareGetting to Know Adobe Device CentralUsing Your Browser as a Testing Environment
Part II: Creating a Mobile Site

Chapter 5: Thinking Small, Smaller, Smallest
No Mobile Device Gets Left BehindFinding Out Which Devices Can Do WhatWhen Mouse Clicks become Buttons, Touches, and Multi-Touches
Chapter 6: Developing a Mobile Device Detection and Adaption System
Understanding Mobile Device DetectionDefining Devices by ClassesLetting the User Choose
Chapter 7: Laying Out the Home Page
A Call to ActionLaying Out the FrameworkUsing CSS for Formatting Columns and BoxesUsing CSS to Format TextDesigning Menus and NavigationAdding an Image to Your Layout
Chapter 8: Using Templates
Understanding Why Pros Rely on TemplatesWorking with Dreamweaver TemplatesChoosing the Right Template Structure
Part III: Enhancing Your Site with Advanced Interactivity and Multimedia
Chapter 9: Designing Mobile Forms
Understanding XHTML FormsCreating a Contact Form
Chapter 10: Working with Images, Videos, and Flash Movies
Using Graphics and Images on Mobile SitesUsing Digital Video in Mobile Web PagesUnderstanding Flash on Mobile Devices
Chapter 11: Getting to Know HTML5 and CSS3
Discovering HTML5's Latest and Greatest FeaturesExamining the Most Useful CSS3 EnhancementsUsing the New CSS3 Features
Chapter 12: Understanding Mobile WebKit Extensions and Other Mobile-Specific Options
What Are WebKit Extensions?Creating Artwork with WebKit ExtensionsCreating a WebKit Animation
Part IV: Building Real-World Applications
Chapter 13: Automating Your Sites with JavaScript
Who's Looking?Making Changes for Mobile DevicesValidate Your Forms, Please
Chapter 14: Creating a Mobile Quiz
Understanding Multiphase Application DevelopmentThe User InterfaceData StorageThe JavaScript Quiz Project
Chapter 15: Making Your Mobile Site Search-Engine Friendly
You Build It, but They Don't ComeUnderstanding How Search Engines Find WebsitesPreparing Your Site for Search EnginesUsing Sitemaps to Submit Your Sites to Search Engines
Chapter 16: Building a Mobile Search Page
Making Your Site SearchableFinding and Using Search Engine UtilitiesDeploying a Google Search of Your SitePlacing a Google Map on Your Website
Chapter 17: Creating a Mobile Shopping Cart
Deciding What You Need Your Shopping Cart to DoDeploying an Online Mobile E-Commerce ServiceCreating a Server-Side Mobile Shopping Cart
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Top Ten Mobile Emulators
Adobe Device CentralOpera Mini SimulatorTestiPhone–iPhone SimulatoriPad PeekAndroid EmulatorDeviceAnywhereMobile SimulatorUser Agent SwitcherMobile Phone Emulator
Chapter 19: Top Ten Mobile Template Sites
How to Choose a Web TemplateTemplates.comTemplateMonster.comMoveToDotMobiMEE TemplatesOSWDmobiHybridPerfectoryFreeTemplatesOnlinebMobilized
Chapter 20: Top Ten Mobile Widgets
Google Maps JavaScript APIJqueryUI Accordion MenuYouTube Video Bar WidgetjQueryUI Tab Menu WidgetTwo-Column WidgetjQuery Droppable Widget3D Rotation ViewerHTML5 Video Player WidgetRounded Corners, Gradients, and Drop Shadow WidgetGoogle Web Toolkit Button

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This part covers sophisticated web applications, such as automating with JavaScript, and creating a JavaScript quiz application that keeps track of the user's answers and tallies the score. You learn how to make your site search-engine-friendly, so that people can find your site, and how to create a search engine for your site, so your users can find information on your site. You also learn how to create a mobile shopping cart, or e-commerce, interface.

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