Beginning PhoneGap
- 3h 53m
- Thomas Myer
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2012
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!
About the Author
Thomas Myer is a consultant, author, and speaker. He owns Triple Dog Dare Media and specializes in Linux- and Mac-based development, including iPhone apps, CMS, blogs, wikis, dashboard widgets, UNIX systems, and Applescripting. He is the author of several books, including Professional CodeIgniter, Apple Automator with AppleScript, and Mac OS X UNIX Toolbox, among others.
In this Book
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Introducing PhoneGap
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Installing and Configuring PhoneGap
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Basic Walkthrough
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Events
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Working with the Device, the Network, and Notifications
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Accelerometer
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Compass
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Geolocation
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Media
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Camera
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Storage
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Files
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Contacts
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Capture
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Creating a Note-Taking Application
