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oday's Web 2.0 applications (think Facebook and
Twitter) go far beyond the confines of the desktop and
are widely used on mobile devices. The mobile Web has
become incredibly popular given the success of the
iPhone and BlackBerry, the importance of Windows Mobile,
and the emergence of Palm Pre (and its webOS platform).
At Apress, we are fortunate to have Gail Frederick of
the well-known training site Learn the Mobile Web offer
her expert advice in Beginning Smartphone Web
Development. In this book, Gail teaches the web
standards and fundamentals specific to smartphones and
other feature-driven mobile phones and devices.* Shows
you how to build interactive mobile web sites using web
technologies optimized for browsers in smartphones *
Details markup fundamentals, design principles, content
adaptation, usability, and interoperability * Explores
cross-platform standards and best practices for the
mobile Web authored by the W3C, dotMobi, and similar
organizations * Dives deeps into the feature sets of the
most popular mobile browsers, including WebKit, Chrome,
Palm Pre webOS, Pocket IE, Opera Mobile, and Skyfire By
the end of this book, you'll have the training, tools,
and techniques for creating robust mobile web
experiences on any of these platforms for your favorite
smartphone or other mobile device. What you'll learn *
Build interactive mobile web pages that comply with
industry standards and best practices. * Develop web
sites using the markup languages of the mobile Web:
XHTML-MP, Wireless CSS, and WML. * Use Mobile JavaScript
and Ajax for client-side web interactivity. * Adapt the
syntax and design of mobile web pages to target
smartphone models. * Enhance mobile web pages to target
advanced features of smartphone browsers.* Validate and
compress mobile markup to optimize for network
transmission and browser performance. * Simulate
smartphone browsers using emulators and development
tools. Who this book is for Mobile application
developers and their managers need to learn mobile web
technologies because it's in their economic interest.
Time-to-market and opportunity costs are significantly
lower for web-based mobile applications than for native
ones. Desktop web developers at software companies and
IT departments of non-technology businesses need to
learn mobile web technologies to meet the demands of
managers who will soon be asking them to "mobilize this
web site." These developers will want to do the minimum
work possible to maximize the compatibility of their
mobile web sites. The standards-based approach advocated
in this book will allow them to build gracefully
adaptive and portable mobile web experiences that
perform well across mobile browser platforms.Table of
Contents * Introduction to Mobile Web Development * Set
Up Your Mobile Web Development Environment * Mobile
Markup Languages * Device Awareness and Content
Adaptation * Adding Interactivity with JavaScript and
AJAX * Mobile Web Usability * Enhancing Mobile Web Pages
for Smartphone Browsers * Optimizing Mobile Markup *
Validating Mobile Markup * Testing a Mobile Web Site *
Deploying a Mobile Web Site * How to Play Well in the
Mobile Ecosystem * The Future of the Mobile We |
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