Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps

1. Front Matter

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2. Getting Started with Web App Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Development Tools

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      Pages 3-11

   3. Development Environment

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      Pages 13-28

   4. Introducing Developer and Debugging Tools

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      Pages 29-63

3. Web App Design with HTML5 and CSS3

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. The Anatomy of a Web Application

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      Pages 67-88

   3. User Experience and Interface Guidelines

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      Pages 89-116

   4. Interesting CSS Features for Your Web Application User Interface

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      Pages 117-163

   5. Bitmap and Vector Graphics and Downloadable Fonts with Canvas and SVG

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      Pages 165-218

   6. Embedding Audio and Video Content in Your Web Application

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      Pages 219-256

   7. Handling Transformations, Animations, and Special Effects with CSS

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      Pages 257-298

4. Going Futher with JavaScript and Web Standards

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299

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   2. An Object-Oriented JavaScript Programming Primer

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      Pages 301-319

   3. Cross-Document Communication

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      Pages 321-341

   4. Ajax and Dynamic Content

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      Pages 343-365

   5. Using Touch and Gesture Events

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      Pages 367-395

   6. Location-Aware Web Applications

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      Pages 397-430

   7. A Better Handling of Client-Side Data Storage

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      Pages 431-466

5. Back Matter

   Pages 467-488

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This book will help you join the thousands of successful iPhone apps developers without needing to learn Objective-C or the Cocoa touch APIs. If you want to apply your existing web development skills to iPhone and iPad development, then now you can. WebKit’s support for HTML5 means any web developer can create compelling apps for both the iPhone and the larger-screen iPad.

Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps takes you through the latest mobile web standards as well as the specific features of the iPhone and iPad. You’ll learn about WebKit and Mobile Safari, HTML5 and CSS3, vector graphics and multimedia support. You’ll discover the built-in hardware features of the iPhone and iPad and how best to take advantage of them.

The market for web apps for the iPhone and iPad is expanding rapidly. You’ll want to know about all the advantages, and Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps is the perfect starting point.

• Apple iPad
• Apple iPhone
• Cocoa
• Debugging
• Objective-C
• graphics
• iPad
• iPhone
• video

Chris Apers has more than 13 years experience in web technologies and mobile development, including the PalmOS, webOS, and iPhone. He is a technical manager and architect at Newsweb/Lagard re Active and participates in open source projects such as porting development libraries and software to mobile devices. With the creation of the open source framework WebApp.Net, he provides an easy way to create mobile content targeting WebKit browsers. For more, visit www.webapp-net.com and www.chrilith.com.

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