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jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials-Third Edition - Third Edition

By : Raymond Camden, Andy Matthews
Book Image

jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials-Third Edition - Third Edition

By: Raymond Camden, Andy Matthews

Overview of this book

jQuery Mobile is a HTML5-based touch-optimized web framework. jQuery Mobile can be used to build responsive cross-platform websites and apps for a wide range of smartphones, tablets, and desktop devices. The jQuery Mobile framework can be integrated with other mobile app frameworks such as PhoneGap, IBM Worklight, and more. Introduction to jQuery Mobile explains how to add the framework to your HTML pages to create rich, mobile-optimized web pages with minimal effort. You’ll learn how to use jQuery Mobile’s automatic enhancements and configure the framework for customized, powerful mobile-friendly websites. We then dig into forms, events, and styling. You'll see how jQuery Mobile automatically enhances content, and will find out how to use the JavaScript API to build complex sites. We’ll introduce you to how jQuery Mobile can be themed as well looking into how JavaScript can be used for deep sets of customizations. The examples are ready to run and can be used to help kick-start your own site. Along the way, you will leverage all the concepts you learn to build three sample mobile applications.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials Third Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Welcome to Hotel Camden


The Hotel Camden, known throughout the world, has had a web presence for some time now (okay, just to be clear, we're making this up!). They were an early innovator in the online world, beginning with a simple website in 1996 and gradually improving their online presence over the years. Online visitors to Hotel Camden can now see virtual tours of the rooms, check the grounds with a stunning 3D Adobe Flash plugin, and actually make reservations online. Recently, though, the owners of Hotel Camden decided that they want to move into the mobile space. For now, they want to start simply by creating a mobile-optimized website that includes the following features:

  • Contact information: This will include both a phone number and an e-mail address. Ideally, the user will be able to click on these and get connected to a real person.

  • Map of the hotel location: This should include the address and possibly a map too.

  • Room types available: This can be a simple list of the rooms...