Smashing Mobile Web Development
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Smashing Mobile Web Development PART I: INTRODUCTION TO HTML5/JS/CSS 5 Chapter 1: Introduction to Mobile Web Development 7 Mobile Web Examples 8 Understanding Native Versus Web Platforms 9 Pros and Cons of Native Versus Web Platforms 9 Web-to-Native Solutions 11 Devices and Operating Systems 12 Design Aesthetics 13 Dialog Boxes 14 iOS Design Patterns 14 Android Design Patterns 14 Viewports 14 Orientations 16 Fonts 16 Summary 18 Chapter 2: Overview of Mobile Technologies 19 HTML 20 Key HTML5 Features 20 CSS3 28 Key CSS3 Features 29 Javascript 34 jQuery 34 XUI 34 Zepto 35 jQTouch 35 UI Frameworks/Utilities 35 Sencha Touch 35 jQuery Mobile 35 Modernizr 36 iScroll 36
Mustache/JavaScript Templates 37 Summary 38 PART II: APPLICATION SETUP AND INFRASTRUCTURE 39 Chapter 3: Development and Production Setup 41 Development Setup 42 Implementing Local Hosting 43 Setting Up MAMP (For Mac OS X) 43 XAMPP for Windows 45 Using IDEs to Write Your Web App 48 Testing Your Code 51 Setting Up the Production Environment 57 Hosting 57 Infrastructure Setup 58 Managing Bandwidth 59 Summary 59 Chapter 4: Creating the Prototype 61 Using HTML5 to Aid in Structure and Design 62 Using the HTML5 Mobile Boilerplate 62 Application Design 63 Mocking Up Your Pages 64 Settings/About 65 Defi ning Hash Navigation 73 Pushstate Navigation 75 Summary 76 Chapter 5: Mobile Web Structure 77 Elements to Build 78 Centering Your Content with Viewports 78 Using Full App Mode (iOS Only) 79 Adding Header and Navigation Elements 87 Adding Hash Change Events 89
Transitions 90 Letting Users Scroll Th rough App Pages 92 Allowing Your Application to Adapt to Orientation Changes 95 Summary 99 Chapter 6: Creating a Mobile Web Database 101 Elements to Build 102 Databases in HTML5 102 Summary 112 PART III: DEVELOPMENT 113 Chapter 7: Interacting with Web SQL 115 Elements to Build 116 Creating the Database and Its Tables 116 Adding Values to the Color Table 118 Building the Manage Wine Page 119 Summary 134 Chapter 8: Geolocation and AJAX 135 Elements to Build 136 Creating the Find Tab 136 Creating the Callback 139 Handling Location with Google Maps 140 Using the Foursquare API to Find Venues 143 Creating the Info Window 147 Building the Refresh Button 150 Summary 152 Chapter 9: Running Queries and Connecting with Social Media 153 Elements to Build 154 Creating the Activity Tab 154 Writing the Query 154 Working with Templates 156
Using Templates to Build the Activity Feed 158 Running Your Script and Displaying the Results Correctly 161 Creating the Wine Detail Page 162 Creating the Wine Detail Page Structure 162 Building the Wine Detail Page Logic 163 Showing Detail on the Page 166 Connecting to External Sites 167 Building the Template 167 Creating the List View 170 Building the Template for Your Tweets 172 Defi ning a Custom Function for Relative Timestamps 174 Tweaking the Timestamp 175 Changing the Tweet in the List View 177 Sharing on Twitter and Facebook 178 Summary 179 Chapter 10: Location Storage and Search 181 Elements to Build 182 Creating the Mystorage Function 182 Caching Geolocation and Venues 184 Caching Tweets 188 Saving Details in the Settings Tab 189 Searching Your History 191 Summary 195 PART IV: PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION 197 Chapter 11: Testing and Organizing Your code 199 Organizing Your JavaScript Files 200 Setting Up Global.js 201 Creating Database.js 202 Creating Util.js 202
Creating Social.js 203 Creating Geo.js 203 Creating Helper.js 203 Putting It All Together 204 Loading Your JavaScript Files 204 Head.js 205 Manifest Cache 205 Decrease Your Javascript Footprint 206 Mobile Testing Techniques 207 Testing For Corks 207 Summary 209 Chapter 12: Preparing for Launch 211 Debugging Tips 212 Testing Environments 212 Development Tools 215 Touch Vs. Mouse Events 221 Performance Tips 221 Mobile Bandwidth 222 JavaScript Optimizations 224 CSS Optimizations 229 Summary 233 Appendix A: HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Concepts 235 HTML5 236 Markup 236 Geolocation 238 DOM Storage 240 Cache Manifest 242 CSS3 245 Box Shadow 245 Gradients 249
CSS Animation 257 JavaScript 265 Basic Events 265 Touch Events 267 jQuery 271 Summary 277 Index 279
Mustache/JavaScript Templates 37 Summary 38 PART II: APPLICATION SETUP AND INFRASTRUCTURE 39 Chapter 3: Development and Production Setup 41 Development Setup 42 Implementing Local Hosting 43 Setting Up MAMP (For Mac OS X) 43 XAMPP for Windows 45 Using IDEs to Write Your Web App 48 Testing Your Code 51 Setting Up the Production Environment 57 Hosting 57 Infrastructure Setup 58 Managing Bandwidth 59 Summary 59 Chapter 4: Creating the Prototype 61 Using HTML5 to Aid in Structure and Design 62 Using the HTML5 Mobile Boilerplate 62 Application Design 63 Mocking Up Your Pages 64 Settings/About 65 Defi ning Hash Navigation 73 Pushstate Navigation 75 Summary 76 Chapter 5: Mobile Web Structure 77 Elements to Build 78 Centering Your Content with Viewports 78 Using Full App Mode (iOS Only) 79 Adding Header and Navigation Elements 87 Adding Hash Change Events 89
Transitions 90 Letting Users Scroll Th rough App Pages 92 Allowing Your Application to Adapt to Orientation Changes 95 Summary 99 Chapter 6: Creating a Mobile Web Database 101 Elements to Build 102 Databases in HTML5 102 Summary 112 PART III: DEVELOPMENT 113 Chapter 7: Interacting with Web SQL 115 Elements to Build 116 Creating the Database and Its Tables 116 Adding Values to the Color Table 118 Building the Manage Wine Page 119 Summary 134 Chapter 8: Geolocation and AJAX 135 Elements to Build 136 Creating the Find Tab 136 Creating the Callback 139 Handling Location with Google Maps 140 Using the Foursquare API to Find Venues 143 Creating the Info Window 147 Building the Refresh Button 150 Summary 152 Chapter 9: Running Queries and Connecting with Social Media 153 Elements to Build 154 Creating the Activity Tab 154 Writing the Query 154 Working with Templates 156
Using Templates to Build the Activity Feed 158 Running Your Script and Displaying the Results Correctly 161 Creating the Wine Detail Page 162 Creating the Wine Detail Page Structure 162 Building the Wine Detail Page Logic 163 Showing Detail on the Page 166 Connecting to External Sites 167 Building the Template 167 Creating the List View 170 Building the Template for Your Tweets 172 Defi ning a Custom Function for Relative Timestamps 174 Tweaking the Timestamp 175 Changing the Tweet in the List View 177 Sharing on Twitter and Facebook 178 Summary 179 Chapter 10: Location Storage and Search 181 Elements to Build 182 Creating the Mystorage Function 182 Caching Geolocation and Venues 184 Caching Tweets 188 Saving Details in the Settings Tab 189 Searching Your History 191 Summary 195 PART IV: PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION 197 Chapter 11: Testing and Organizing Your code 199 Organizing Your JavaScript Files 200 Setting Up Global.js 201 Creating Database.js 202 Creating Util.js 202
Creating Social.js 203 Creating Geo.js 203 Creating Helper.js 203 Putting It All Together 204 Loading Your JavaScript Files 204 Head.js 205 Manifest Cache 205 Decrease Your Javascript Footprint 206 Mobile Testing Techniques 207 Testing For Corks 207 Summary 209 Chapter 12: Preparing for Launch 211 Debugging Tips 212 Testing Environments 212 Development Tools 215 Touch Vs. Mouse Events 221 Performance Tips 221 Mobile Bandwidth 222 JavaScript Optimizations 224 CSS Optimizations 229 Summary 233 Appendix A: HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Concepts 235 HTML5 236 Markup 236 Geolocation 238 DOM Storage 240 Cache Manifest 242 CSS3 245 Box Shadow 245 Gradients 249
CSS Animation 257 JavaScript 265 Basic Events 265 Touch Events 267 jQuery 271 Summary 277 Index 279
