February 2012
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
6h 20m
English
Content preview from jQuery Mobile: Up and Running
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Packaging with PhoneGap
PhoneGap is an open source platform for compiling native apps from HTML5 code, and it’s fully compatible with jQuery Mobile. PhoneGap (also called Apache CallBack) is managed mainly by Adobe and other important companies. Covering PhoneGap fully is out of the scope of this book. The idea here is to give you the basic information to start with it.
With PhoneGap (http://phonegap.com) we can compile our jQuery Mobile apps for:
iOS
Android
webOS
Symbian
BlackBerry
Windows Phone
When we download PhoneGap, we will receive a ZIP file with package samples for use with every platform SDK and a JavaScript file to include in every HTML file. Up to PhoneGap 1.2, every platform needs its own JavaScript file. This file will normalize some behaviors between platforms and will add some API compatibility.
Warning
If you want to compile an iOS application, you will need a Mac or a cloud-based service. You can easily rent a Mac device using http://macincloud.com.
On iOS, PhoneGap provides an installation mechanism that adds a PhoneGap project type inside Xcode, the official IDE to create native iOS applications. Table 11-2 shows every SDK you need to have installed for compilation.
Table 11-2. SDKs and IDEs required for native compilation
| SDK | Device platform | Desktop platforms | Download URL |
|---|---|---|---|
Xcode | iOS | Mac OS | Available on Mac AppStore |
ADT for Eclipse | Android | Win/Mac/Linux | |
WebWorks SDK | BlackBerry | Win/Mac | http:// blackberry.com/developers |
Visual Studio for WP | Windows Phone | Win |
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