Beginning PhoneGap

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Now web developers can create cross-platform mobile apps in a language they already know Are you a web developer eager to move into the mobile space, but don't have the time to learn a new language? Then PhoneGap is what you've been waiting for. PhoneGap is a free and open source framework that allows you to create cross-platform applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Beginning PhoneGap shows you how to make it happen. After a brief review on installing and configuring PhoneGap, you quickly dive into using PhoneGap to build iOS, Android, and Blackberry applications. Each chapter provides an in-depth view of different components, and lets you master each through exercises before moving on to the next piece. By the end of the book, you'll be ready to create your own mobile applications. Beginning PhoneGap: * Walks you through the entire process of creating a PhoneGap application, including contacts, the camera, media files, storage options, and more * Demonstrates how to install and configure PhoneGap for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, webOS, and Symbian * Reviews event objects and event types * Shares techniques for working with the network, the device, and notifications * Provides essential guidance on mastering the filesystem, web databases, and storage * Encourages you to make the most of Geolocation, Compass, and Accelerometer * Includes an array of exercises throughout the book where you can apply what you just learned Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.
Create cross-platform mobile apps without having to learn a new language! PhoneGap is an open source solution, ideal for web developers wanting to build cross-platform mobile apps without having to learn a new language. Using HTML, CSS, and Javascript, PhoneGap allows you to jump into the mobile world and develop apps for iPhone, Android, and the BlackBerry. * Walks you through installing the development software * Covers the basics of each of PhoneGap's functional units * Introduces various projects you can build with the framework * Discusses using HTML, CSS, JavaScript * Explores the features accelerameter and compass * Examines media, storage and files, camera, contacts, geolocation, and more Within Beginning PhoneGap, each new chapter builds on the lessons taught in the previous so that by the end of the book, you can have mobile apps up and running! "NOTE: Several significant changes to the PhoneGap software occurred shortly after this book was published. The author has written extra pages to address these and other changes. You can download the updates to this book from the book's support page on the Wrox website."

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