This book will help you join the thousands of successful iPhone apps developers without needing to learn Objective-C or the Cocoa touch APIs. If you want to apply your existing web development skills to iPhone and iPad development, then now you can. WebKit's support for HTML5 means any web developer can create compelling apps for both the iPhone and the larger-screen iPad.
Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps takes you through the latest mobile web standards as well as the specific features of the iPhone and iPad. You'll learn about WebKit and Mobile Safari, HTML5 and CSS3, vector graphics and multimedia support. You'll discover the built-in hardware features of the iPhone and iPad and how best to take advantage of them.
The market for web apps for the iPhone and iPad is expanding rapidly. You'll want to know about all the advantages, and Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps is the perfect starting point.
Author(s): Chris Apers, Daniel Paterson (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Apress
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 512
Tags: Computer Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Development Tools....Pages 3-11
Development Environment....Pages 13-28
Introducing Developer and Debugging Tools....Pages 29-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
The Anatomy of a Web Application....Pages 67-88
User Experience and Interface Guidelines....Pages 89-116
Interesting CSS Features for Your Web Application User Interface....Pages 117-163
Bitmap and Vector Graphics and Downloadable Fonts with Canvas and SVG....Pages 165-218
Embedding Audio and Video Content in Your Web Application....Pages 219-256
Handling Transformations, Animations, and Special Effects with CSS....Pages 257-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
An Object-Oriented JavaScript Programming Primer....Pages 301-319
Cross-Document Communication....Pages 321-341
Ajax and Dynamic Content....Pages 343-365
Using Touch and Gesture Events....Pages 367-395
Location-Aware Web Applications....Pages 397-430
A Better Handling of Client-Side Data Storage....Pages 431-466
Back Matter....Pages 467-488
