Safari and WebKit Development for iPhone OS 3.0 - Brossura

Wagner, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0470549661 ISBN 13: 9780470549667

Casa editrice: Wrox Pr Inc, 2009

Riassunto

The must-have reference for building and optimizing Web applications for Safari on iPhone 3.0

The iPhone offers a compelling Web-based application development platform revolving around its built-in browser, Safari, which is built upon the open source WebKit framework. This must-have book serves as a hands-on guide to developing iPhone and iPod touch Web applications.

Beginning with an introduction to Web application development for iPhone, this unique book then covers invaluable information on working with mobile and touch technologies, utilizing iPhone UI frameworks, and designing, styling, and programming the interface. You'll discover how to move Web apps to native apps and much, much more.

• Walks you through the process of developing Web applications for iPhone and iPod touch
• Covers how to design and develop applications that emulate the look and feel of native iPhone apps.
• Instructs on how your Web app can respond to finger touch events that are a core part of the iPhone event model.
• Shows you how to create Web-based offline applications using the latest HTML 5 cache technologies
• Explains the unique process of moving Web apps to native apps
• Features a bonus chapter on optimizing and developing for third-party browsers

Completely compliant with the new iPhone OS 3.0, as well as latest enhancements to Safari on iPhone, this indispensable book is a must-have resource.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Richard Wagner is a Senior Developer at Maark, LLC. He is an experienced web designer and developer and the author of several web-related books that discuss the underlying technologies of the iPhone application platform.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Build dynamic mobile web applications for iPhone OS 3.0

With the unparalleled success of iPhone and iPod touch, iPhone OS 3.0 has emerged as a compelling platform for which vast numbers of web developers are designing and building web-based mobile applications. This book explores the Safari and WebKit development platform that is built into iPhone OS 3.0 and takes you through the process of creating an iPhone web application from the ground up. You'll learn how to use existing open source frameworks to speed up your development time, imitate qualities of built-in Apple apps, cache data locally and even run in offline mode, and more. Whether you're eager to build new web applications for iPhone OS 3.0 or optimize existing web sites for this platform, you have everything you need to do so within these pages.

• Features coverage completely compliant with the new iPhone OS 3.0 and the enhancements to the Safari/WebKit browser

• Shows you how to design a user interface that is optimized for iPhone's touch-screen display

• Details the process of styling with CSS and reviews WebKit-specific styles that are useful when developing web apps for iPhone and iPhone touch

• Provides a code-level look at developing an iPhone web application interface

• Explains how web applications can integrate with core iPhone services, such as Phone, Email, and Google Maps

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Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Wrox Pr Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470549661
• ISBN 13: 9780470549667
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 383
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile