The jQuery Mobile framework is jQuery’s latest rabbit out of the hat project. The
jQuery Mobile framework is open source and is supported by all the big players:
iOS, Android, Bada, BlackBerry, Nokia, Adobe, and so, covering all the names
behind the project. It is a truly cross platform framework and porting applications
made in jQuery mobile will be a snap with this new technology in your hands.
Get to grips with everything you need to know to sprint through developing high
end web applications for mobiles.
jQuery Mobile First Look will show you the features of the jQuery Mobile
framework, what they do, and how they can be used. It covers the installation
thoroughly on all the machines, as it is found with any new technology that the
most difficult part is getting people to correctly install the product.
From installation to specifications and from designing to deployment this book
covers all the factors that you need to know before starting your own mobile web
application development. Starting with an introduction to jQuery Mobile, the book
will give you an overview of the key features of the framework and how they can be
used to implement a mobile web application. Development tips and troubleshooting
add to the standard information contained in these pages. The topics covered include
everything the jQuery Mobile developer needs to know in order to create a full-feature
web application for mobile devices. Ranging from a comparison of jQuery mobile
with other popular frameworks and its installation on various Operating Systems to
theming pages, website layout, and content formatting, the book presents information
about buttons, toolbars, dialogs, forms, and list views, as well as suggesting best
practices and workarounds to accomplish things in an alternative way.
jQuery Mobile First Look will help you learn one of the most promising JavaScript
mobile frameworks and grasp how widgets and elements work and what you can do
to customize and enhance their behavior.