Index

A

• Abort function, File Transfer plugin / Abort
• Android debugging
  • about / Android debugging
• Android software development kit (SDK) / Mac OS
  • URL / Windows
• Ant
  • URL / Windows
• Apache Cordova
  • URL / A brief history
• Apache Cordova Plugins Registry
  • URL / Plugins
• Apple iOS
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?
• application
  • preparing / Managing the project, Preparing an application
  • previewing / Application preview
  • compiling / Compiling an application
  • building / Building an application
  • executing / Running an application
  • emulating / Emulating an application
• application development workflow
  • best practices / Best practices
• Atom editor
  • URL / Setting up a local development environment

B

• Battery Status event
  • about / The Battery Status event
  • properties / The Battery Status event
• Battery Status plugin
  • about / The Battery Status plugin
  • Battery Status event / The Battery Status event
  • Low Battery event / The Low Battery event
  • Critical Battery event / The Critical Battery event
• battery status plugin
  • about / Battery Status
  • plugin ID / Battery Status
  • npm plugin ID / Battery Status
• Blackberry 10
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?

C

• Camera plugin
  • about / Camera
  • getPicture method / getPicture
  • cleanup method / cleanup
• camera plugin
  • about / Camera
  • plugin ID / Camera
  • npm plugin ID / Camera
• Chrome
  • URL / Desktop browsers
• cleanup method, Camera plugin / cleanup
• clearWatch method, Device Motion plugin
  • about / clearWatch
• clearWatch method, Device Orientation plugin / clearWatch
• clearWatch method, Geolocation plugin / clearWatch
• command-line interface (CLI)
  • using / Introduction to a command-line interface
  • PhoneGap CLI, versus Cordova CLI / PhoneGap CLI versus Cordova CLI
  • project, creating / Creating a new project
  • Hello project, creating / Creating a Hello project
  • about / Starting a new application, Web project development
• command line interface (CLI) / Setting up a local development environment
  • about / Installing plugins
  • plugins, installing through / Command-line Interface
• ContactAddress object
  • properties / ContactAddress
• ContactField object
  • properties / ContactField
• ContactName object
  • properties / ContactName
• Contact object
  • about / The Contact object
  • properties / The Contact object
  • methods / The Contact object
• Contact objects
  • about / Contact
  • Contact object / The Contact object
  • ContactName / ContactName
  • ContactField / ContactField
  • ContactAddress / ContactAddress
  • ContactOrganization / ContactOrganization
• ContactOrganization object
  • properties / ContactOrganization
• contacts plugin
  • about / Contacts, Contacts
  • plugin ID / Contacts
  • npm plugin ID / Contacts
  • pickContact method / pickContact
• Contacts plugin
  • about / Contacts
  • methods / Contacts
  • Contact objects / Contact
  • create method / The create method
  • find method / Find
• Coordinates object
  • about / The Coordinates object
  • properties / The Coordinates object
• Cordova CLI
  • versus PhoneGap CLI / PhoneGap CLI versus Cordova CLI
• create method, Contacts plugin / The create method
• Critical Battery event
  • about / The Critical Battery event

D

• debugging
  • about / Debugging
  • desktop browser / Desktop browsers
  • PhoneGap emulator / The PhoneGap emulator
  • Weinre / Weinre
  • iOS Debugging / iOS Debugging
  • Android debugging / Android debugging
• desktop browsers
  • about / Desktop browsers
• development workflow
  • about / An introduction to a development workflow
  • web project development / Web project development
  • native platform development / Native platform development
• Device Motion plugin
  • about / The Device Motion plugin
  • methods / The Device Motion plugin
  • getCurrentAcceleration method / The getCurrentAcceleration method
  • watchAcceleration method / watchAcceleration
  • clearWatch method / clearWatch
• device motion plugin
  • about / The Device Motion plugin
  • plugin ID / The Device Motion plugin
  • npm plugin ID / The Device Motion plugin
• Device Orientation plugin
  • about / The Device Orientation plugin
  • methods / The Device Orientation plugin
  • getCurrentHeading method / getCurrentHeading
  • watchHeading method / watchHeading
  • clearWatch method / clearWatch
• device plugin
  • about / Device
  • plugin ID / Device
  • npm plugin ID / Device
• device position orientation plugin
  • about / Device position orientation
  • plugin ID / Device position orientation
  • npm plugin ID / Device position orientation
• device status plugins
  • about / Device status plugins
• Dialogs plugin
  • defining / The Dialogs plugin
• dialogs plugin
  • about / Dialogs
  • plugin ID / Dialogs
  • npm plugin ID / Dialogs
• download function, File Transfer plugin
  • parameters / Download

F

• file management
  • about / File management
• FileSystem plugin
  • about / FileSystem
  • plugin ID / FileSystem
  • npm plugin ID / FileSystem
• File Transfer object
  • about / The FileTransfer object
  • properties / The FileTransfer object
  • methods / The FileTransfer object
• file transfer plugin
  • about / File Transfer
  • plugin ID / File Transfer
  • npm plugin ID / File Transfer
• File Transfer plugin
  • about / File Transfer
  • FileTransfer object / The FileTransfer object
  • FileUploadResult object / The FileUploadResult object
  • Upload function / Upload
  • download function / Download
  • Abort function / Abort
• FileUploadResult object
  • about / The FileUploadResult object
  • properties / The FileUploadResult object
• find method, Contacts plugin / Find
• Firefox OS
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?

G

• geolocation plugin
  • about / Geolocation
  • plugin ID / Geolocation
  • npm plugin ID / Geolocation
• Geolocation plugin
  • about / The Geolocation plugin
  • methods / The Geolocation plugin
  • getCurrentPosition method / getCurrentPosition
  • watchPosition method / watchPosition
  • clearWatch method / clearWatch
  • object, positioning / The Position object
• getCurrentAcceleration method, Device Motion plugin
  • about / The getCurrentAcceleration method
• getCurrentHeading method, Device Orientation plugin
  • about / getCurrentHeading
  • object properties / getCurrentHeading
• getCurrentPosition method, Geolocation plugin
  • about / getCurrentPosition
  • parameters / getCurrentPosition
• getPicture method, Camera plugin
  • about / getPicture
  • parameters / getPicture
• git installer
  • URL / Windows
• globalization plugin
  • about / Globalization
  • plugin ID / Globalization
  • npm plugin ID / Globalization
• Global Positioning System (GPS) / The Geolocation plugin
• Google Android
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?

H

• Hello project
  • creating / Creating a Hello project
  • new project, creating / Creating a new project
  • platforms, managing / Managing platforms
  • creating, from template / Creating a project from a template
• Homebrew
  • URL / Mac OS
  • Xcode, URL / Mac OS
• HTML5
  • URL / Where can it be used?
• Human interface guidelines, for platforms
  • references / User interface

I

• InAppBrowserEvent object
  • about / The InAppBrowserEvent object
  • properties / The InAppBrowserEvent object
• InAppBrowser object
  • about / The InAppBrowser object
  • methods / The InAppBrowser object
• InAppBrowser plugin
  • about / InAppBrowser, InAppBrowser
  • plugin ID / InAppBrowser
  • npm plugin ID / InAppBrowser
  • InAppBrowser object / The InAppBrowser object
  • InAppBrowserEvent object / The InAppBrowserEvent object
  • open method / Open
• integrated development environment (IDE) / Setting up a local development environment
• Ionic framework
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface
• iOS Debugging
  • about / iOS Debugging
  • Xcode / Xcode
  • Safari Remote Debugging / Safari Remote Debugging

J

• Java SE Development Kit
  • URL / Windows
• jQuery Mobile
  • URL / Competition, User interface
  • advantages / Competition
  • disadvantages / Competition
  • about / User interface

K

• Kendo UI
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface

L

• local assets, using for UI
  • about / Use local assets for the UI
  • network access, for data / Network access for data
  • non-blocking UI / Non-blocking UI
  • CSS animations / CSS animations
  • click events / Click events
  • performance / Performance
  • image assets, optimizing / Optimize the image assets
  • offline status / Offline status
  • required data, loading / Load only what you need
  • transparency / Transparency
  • JSHint / JSHint
• local development environment, setting up
  • on Mac OS / Mac OS
  • on Linux / Linux
  • on Windows / Windows
• Low Battery event
  • about / The Low Battery event

M

• media
  • about / Media
• media capture plugin
  • about / Media Capture
  • plugin ID / Media Capture
  • npm plugin ID / Media Capture
• media functionality plugins
  • about / Media functionality plugins
• media plugin
  • about / Media
  • plugin ID / Media
  • npm plugin ID / Media
• Microsoft Windows Phone
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?
• motion sensing plugins
  • about / Motion sensing plugins
• multimedia
  • about / Introducing multimedia
  • media / Media
  • file management / File management
  • contacts / Contacts

N

• native APIs
  • about / Native APIs
  • device status plugins / Device status plugins
  • motion sensing plugins / Motion sensing plugins
  • media functionality plugins / Media functionality plugins
  • notification plugins / Notification plugins
• native platform development workflow
  • about / Native platform development
• network information plugin
  • about / Network Information
  • plugin ID / Network Information
  • npm plugin ID / Network Information
• new application
  • starting / Starting a new application
  • creating / Creating a new application
  • initial code, setting up / Setting up the initial code
• Node.js
  • URL / Windows
• notification plugins
  • about / Notification plugins
• npm
  • about / npm
  • URL / npm

O

• object positioning, Geolocation plugin
  • about / The Position object
  • properties / The Position object
• OnsenUI
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface
• open method, InAppBrowser plugin / Open

P

• PhoneGap
  • history / A brief history
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?, Competition, Setting up a local development environment
  • uses / Where can it be used?
  • about / What PhoneGap is not
  • competition / Competition
  • alternatives / Competition
  • advantages / Competition
  • disadvantages / Competition
  • or Cordova / PhoneGap or Cordova?
  • for Mac OS, URL / Mac OS
  • supported platforms / Supported platforms
  • supported features, by platform / Supported features by platform
  • support, for development / Support for development
• PhoneGap API
  • URL / PhoneGap CLI versus Cordova CLI
• PhoneGap Build
  • about / PhoneGap Build
  • advantage / PhoneGap Build
  • platform support / Platform support
  • URL / Using PhoneGap Build, Authentication, Building the application
  • using / Using PhoneGap Build, Using PhoneGap Build
  • authentication / Authentication
  • application, preparing / Preparing the application
  • application, building / Building the application
• PhoneGap CLI
  • versus Cordova CLI / PhoneGap CLI versus Cordova CLI
  • installing / Installing the PhoneGap CLI
• PhoneGap Developer app
  • about / The PhoneGap Developer App
  • URL / The PhoneGap Developer App
  • URLs, to app stores for each platform / The PhoneGap Developer App
  • using / How to use it
• PhoneGap emulator
  • URL / The PhoneGap emulator
  • about / The PhoneGap emulator
• PhoneGap events
  • defining / Core PhoneGap events
  • deviceready event / The deviceready event
  • pause event / The pause event
  • resume event / The resume event
• pickContact method, Contacts plugin / pickContact
• platforms
  • managing / Managing platforms
  • adding / Adding a platform
  • listing / Listing platforms
  • removing / Removing a platform
  • updating / Keeping platforms up-to-date
  • application description, summarizing / Application description
• plugins
  • about / Introducing plugins, What is a plugin?, Plugins
  • support, over different mobile platforms / Support for different mobile platforms
  • installing / Installing plugins, Installing plugins
  • advantages / Installing plugins
  • cross-platform workflow / Installing plugins
  • platform-centered workflow / Installing plugins
  • installing, through command line interface (CLI) / Command-line Interface
  • finding / Finding plugins
  • adding / Adding plugins
  • listing / Listing plugins
  • removing / Removing plugins, Removing plugins
  • searching for / Searching for plugins
  • battery status / Battery Status
  • camera / Camera
  • contacts / Contacts
  • device / Device
  • device motion / The Device Motion plugin
  • device position orientation / Device position orientation
  • dialogs / Dialogs
  • FileSystem / FileSystem
  • file transfer / File Transfer
  • geolocation / Geolocation
  • globalization / Globalization
  • InAppBrowser / InAppBrowser
  • media / Media
  • media capture / Media Capture
  • network information / Network Information
  • splashscreen / Splashscreen
  • vibration / Vibration
  • StatusBar / StatusBar
  • defining / Essential plugins
  • Device plugin / The Device plugin
  • Network Information plugin / The Network Information plugin
  • StatusBar plugin / The StatusBar plugin
  • Dialogs plugin / The Dialogs plugin
• Plugman utility
  • about / Plugman
  • installing / Installing Plugman
• project folder structure
  • about / Project folder structure
  • hooks / Project folder structure
  • platforms / Project folder structure
  • plugins / Project folder structure
  • www / Project folder structure

R

• Ratchet
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface
• ReactJS
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface

S

• Safari Remote Debugging
  • about / Safari Remote Debugging
• Sencha Touch
  • URL / Competition, User interface
  • advantages / Competition
  • disadvantages / Competition
  • about / User interface
• Single Page Application (SPA)
  • about / Use local assets for the UI
• splashscreen plugin
  • about / Splashscreen
  • plugin ID / Splashscreen
  • npm plugin ID / Splashscreen
• StatusBar plugin
  • about / StatusBar
  • plugin ID / StatusBar
  • npm plugin ID / StatusBar
  • properties / The StatusBar plugin
• Sublime Text 3
  • URL / Setting up a local development environment
• supported platforms, PhoneGap
  • about / Supported platforms
  • URL, for updates / Supported platforms

T

• template
  • used, for creating Hello project / Creating a project from a template
  • blank template / Creating a project from a template
  • hello-world template / Creating a project from a template
• testing
  • about / Testing
• Titanium
  • URL / Competition
  • advantages / Competition
  • disadvantages / Competition
• Tizen
  • URL / What is PhoneGap?
• Topcoat Touch
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface
• Twitter Bootstrap
  • URL / User interface
  • about / User interface

U

• Upload function, FileTransfer object
  • parameters / Upload
• user interface
  • about / User interface
  • jQuery Mobile / User interface
  • Twitter Bootstrap / User interface
  • Ionic framework / User interface
  • Kendo UI / User interface
  • Sencha Touch / User interface
  • Ratchet / User interface
  • Topcoat Touch / User interface
  • OnsenUI / User interface
  • ReactJS / User interface

V

• Vibrate method
  • about / Vibrate
  • standard vibrate example / Standard vibrate
• vibrating sequence
  • example / Vibrating with a pattern (Android and Windows only)
• vibration
  • cancelling / Cancelling the vibration (not supported in iOS)
• vibration plugin
  • about / Vibration
  • plugin ID / Vibration
  • npm plugin ID / Vibration
• Vibration plugin
  • about / The Vibration plugin
  • Vibrate method / Vibrate

W

• watchAcceleration method, Device Motion plugin
  • about / watchAcceleration
• watchHeading method, Device Orientation plugin / watchHeading
• watchPosition method, Geolocation plugin
  • about / watchPosition
  • parameters / watchPosition
• web project development workflow
  • about / Web project development
• Weinre
  • about / Weinre
  • URL / Weinre

X

• Xcode
  • about / Xcode