Professional iPhone and iPod touch Programming: Building Applications for Mobile Safari View Larger Image | Richard Wagner Wrox Press, Paperback, Published January 2008, 320 pages, ISBN 0470251557 | List Price: $39.99 Our Price: $24.50 You Save: $15.49 (39% Off)
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Chapter 1: Introducing the iPhone and iPod touch Development Platform
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This hands-on, in-depth book introduces developers to the initial release of
the iPhone application platform and assists them in creating Web 2.0 applications
that operate on the iPhone and integrate with its services. Author Richard Wagner
shares his experience as he guides readers through the process of building new
applications from scratch and migrating existing Web 2.0 applications to this
new mobile platform.
Utilizing practical examples, the book shows how to build a wide range of solutions--from
a basic XHTML/CSS client to an advanced Ajax-enabled database application. As
it does so, it helps readers design a user interface that is optimized for the
iPhone touch-screen display. Additionally, the book helps readers integrate
their applications with iPhone services, including phone dialog, its motion
sensor, and Google Maps.
With this book, readers will discover how to:
Build an XHTML and CSS UI framework from the ground up
Emulate the look and feel of built-in applications
Integrate public Web 2.0 APIs into applications
Capture finger touch interactions
Use Ajax to load external pages
Create mashups for the iPhone
Store local and remote data
Optimize applications for the EDGE network
Test, debug, and deploy iPhone applications
And more.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introducing the iPhone and iPod touch Development Platform.
Chapter 2: Designing a User Interface.
Chapter 3: Implementing the Interface.
Chapter 4: Styling with CSS.
Chapter 5: Handling Touch Interactions and Events.
Chapter 6: Advanced Programming Topics: Canvas and Video.
Chapter 7: Integrating with iPhone Services.
Chapter 8: Enabling and Optimizing Web Sites for iPhone and iPod touch.
Chapter 9: Bandwidth and Performance Optimizations.
Chapter 10: Packaging Apps as Bookmarks: Bookmarklets and Data URLs.
Chapter 11: Case Studies: Beyond Edge-to-Edge Design.
Chapter 12: Testing and Debugging.
Index.
About the Author
Richard Wagner is an experienced Web designer and developer as well as author
of several Web - related books on the underlying technologies of the Mobile
Safari platform. These books include XSLT For Dummies , Creating Web Pages All
- In - One Desk Reference For Dummies , XML All - In - One Desk Reference For
Dummies , Web Design Before & After Makeovers , and JavaScript Unleashed
(1st, 2nd ed.). Before moving into full - time authoring, Richard was an experienced
programmer and head of engineering. He was also inventor and chief architect
of the award - winning NetObjects ScriptBuilder. A versatile author with a wide
range of interests, he is also author of The Myth of Happiness . Richard can
be located online at tech.digitalwalk.net .
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