Programming the Mobile Web

Description

Today's market for mobile apps goes beyond the iPhone to include BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Phone, and smartphones powered by Android, webOS, and other platforms. If you're an experienced web developer, this book shows you how to build a standard app core that you can extend to work with specific devices. You'll learn the particulars and pitfalls of building mobile apps with HTML, CSS, and other standard web tools.

 You'll also explore platform variations, finicky mobile browsers, Ajax design patterns for mobile, and much more. Before you know it, you'll be able to create mashups using Web 2.0 APIs in apps for the App Store, App World, OVI Store, Android Market, and other online retailers.

* Learn how to use your existing web skills to move into mobile development
* Discover key differences in mobile app design and navigation, including touch devices
* Use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax to create effective user interfaces in the mobile environment
* Learn about technologies such as HTML5, XHTML MP, and WebKit extensions
* Understand variations of platforms such as Symbian, BlackBerry, webOS, Bada, Android, and iOS for iPhone and iPad
* Bypass the browser to create offline apps and widgets using web technologies

CONTENTS:

Dedication; Preface; Who This Book Is For; Who This Book Is Not For; What You’ll Learn; Other Options; If You Like (or Don’t Like) This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; How to Contact Us; Safari(R) Books Online; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Mobile Jungle; 1.1 Myths of the Mobile Web; 1.2 The Mobile Ecosystem; 1.3 Mobile Knowledge; 1.4 Brands, Models, and Platforms; 1.5 Technical Information; 1.6 Market Statistics; Chapter 2: Mobile Browsing; 2.1 The Mobile Browsing Experience; 2.2 Mobile Web Eras; Chapter 3: Architecture and Design; 3.1 Website Architecture; 3.2 Design and Usability; Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Environment; 4.1 Setting Up a Development Environment; 4.2 Production Environment; Chapter 5: Markups and Standards; 5.1 First, the Old Ones; 5.2 Current Standards; 5.3 XHTML Mobile Profile and Basic; 5.4 CSS for Mobile; 5.5 Confusion; Chapter 6: Coding Markup; 6.1 Heading Structure; 6.2 The Document Body; 6.3 Plug-ins and Extensions; Chapter 7: CSS for Mobile Browsers; 7.1 Where to Insert the CSS; 7.2 Selectors; 7.3 CSS Techniques; 7.4 Common Patterns; 7.5 CSS Sprites; 7.6 WebKit Extensions; Chapter 8: JavaScript Mobile; 8.1 Supported Technologies; 8.2 Coding JavaScript for Mobile Browsers; Chapter 9: Ajax, RIA, and HTML 5; 9.1 Ajax Support; 9.2 JavaScript Libraries; 9.3 WebKit CSS Extensions; 9.4 Mobile Rich Internet Applications; 9.5 HTML 5; Chapter 10: Server-Side Browser Detection and Content Delivery; 10.1 Mobile Detection; 10.2 Content Delivery; 10.3 Multimedia and Streaming; 10.4 Content Adaptation; 10.5 Mobilizing WordPress and Other CMSs; Chapter 11: Geolocation and Maps; 11.1 Location Techniques; 11.2 Detecting the Location; 11.3 Showing a Map; Chapter 12: Widgets and Offline Webapps; 12.1 Mobile Widget Platforms; 12.2 Standards; 12.3 Platforms; 12.4 Widget Design Patterns; Chapter 13: Testing, Debugging, and Performance; 13.1 Testing and Debugging; 13.2 Performance Optimization; Chapter 14: Distribution and Social Web 2.0; 14.1 Mobile SEO; 14.2 Mobile Web Statistics; 14.3 Mobile Web Advertising; 14.4 Mobile Web Social Features; MIME Types for Mobile Content; Markup and Script MIME Types; Image MIME Types; Mobile Content MIME Types; Audio and Video MIME Types; Widget and Webapp MIME Types; Colophon;