Professional iPhone and iPod touch Programming
The unprecedented success of iPhone and iPod touch serves as
proof positive that application developers are entering uncharted
territory when it comes to creating sophisticated, multi-functional
mobile applications for the revolutionary interface design of the
touch screen. The Safari-exclusive applications for these Apple
devices assemble elements of Web 2.0 apps, traditional desktop
apps, multimedia video and audio, and the cell phone. this book
shows you how to integrate these various elements with key design
concepts and principles in order to develop a highly usable
interface for the touch screen.
You''ll learn to use existing open-source libraries in your
code, imitate the overall look and feel of built-in Apple
applications, and migrate existing Web 2.0 apps and sites to this
new mobile platform. Along the way, you''ll discover how to design
a user interface that is optimized for the touch-screen display. By
the end of the book, you''ll feel untouchable as you create a
custom mobile application from scratch.
What you will learn from this book:
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How to design and implement an iPhone user interface
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Ways to enable and optimize web sites for iPhone and iPod
touch.
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Tips for handling touch interactions and capturing JavaScript
events
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Specific CSS styles that are useful for developing
applications
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Techniques for integrating applications with core iPhone
services including Phone, Mail, and Goolge Maps
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How to minimize constraints and maximize bandwidth and
app-execution performance
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Methods of debugging Mobile Safari applications
Who this book is for:
This book is for web developers who want to build new
applications for iPhone and iPod touch. A working knowledge of
HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX is necessary.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and
written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of
programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and
relevant, they address the issues t3echnology professionals face
every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert
education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do
a better job.