Raymond Camden & Andy Matthews 
jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials – Third Edition 

Build a powerful and practical j Query-based framework in order to create mobile-optimized websites

• Build websites with j Query Mobile that work beautifully across a wide range of mobile devices


• Become a competent j Query Mobile developer and learn the building blocks of j Query Mobile’s component-driven design


• This book covers key concepts but with a focus on providing the practical skills required

This book is for any web developer who is looking to create mobile-optimized websites. Basic knowledge of HTML is required. Minor familiarity with Java Script would help but is not required.

• Create mobile-optimized sites using simple HTML


• Structure your sites so users can browse them on mobile devices


• Find out how to work with multiple pages in the JQM framework and embed multiple pages in HTML files


• Enhance simple pages using various toolbars


• Include mobile-optimized forms for interactive sites


• Convert desktop sites into mobile versions


• Use HTML5’s local storage feature in j Query Mobile to include persistent client-side storage


• Explore the rich sets of widgets and themes available and discover how to modify them for use in your j Query Mobile site

j Query Mobile is a HTML5-based touch-optimized web framework. j Query Mobile can be used to build responsive cross-platform websites and apps for a wide range of smartphones, tablets, and desktop devices. The j Query Mobile framework can be integrated with other mobile app frameworks such as Phone Gap, IBM Worklight, and more.

Introduction to j Query Mobile explains how to add the framework to your HTML pages to create rich, mobile-optimized web pages with minimal effort. You’ll learn how to use j Query Mobile’s automatic enhancements and configure the framework for customized, powerful mobile-friendly websites. We then dig into forms, events, and styling. You’ll see how j Query Mobile automatically enhances content, and will find out how to use the Java Script API to build complex sites. We’ll introduce you to how j Query Mobile can be themed as well looking into how Java Script can be used for deep sets of customizations. The examples are ready to run and can be used to help kick-start your own site. Along the way, you will leverage all the concepts you learn to build three sample mobile applications.

Through a set of easy to follow instructions, we’ll show you how to use j Query Mobile’s features one easy-to-use widget at a time. You’ll see examples for each feature as well as screenshots to demonstrate what they should look like on a mobile device. You can then take these example files and modify them as you learn to experiment.