Yes, there is nothing wrong in just writing down what our website or web application is about in the HTML file. It's always worked and always will.

The actual point here is taking advantage of the tools jQuery Mobile offers us to format our information, specifically for mobile devices.

For example, there are occasions in which the need for multiple columns may arise: we can use a layout grid, which is nothing more than some CSS-based columns.

Or, on a completely different note, we might just need to hide/show a block of content: collapsible blocks have been designed for this, and can be easily implemented in our site layout.

But before we begin analyzing any of the methods in which we are able to format our content according to our liking, we should take a look at how content is displayed in its basic HTML formatting.

Based upon the "light hand approach" (as they call it), jQuery Mobile lets the browser rendering take precedence over any other third-party styling, with...