[EBOOK] Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

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Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Jonathan Stark

Copyright © 2010 Jonathan Stark

Abstract

If you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. This hands-on book shows you how to use these open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device -- without having to use Java. Buy the print book or ebook or purchase it in iBooks.

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Preface

Who Should Read This Book
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
Safari® Books Online
How to Contact Us

1. Getting Started

Web App vs. Native App
Web Programming Crash Course

2. Basic Styling

Don’t have a website?
First Steps
Adding the Android CSS
Adding the Android Look and Feel
Adding Basic Behavior with jQuery
What You’ve Learned

3. Advanced Styling

Adding a Touch of Ajax
Traffic Cop
Simple Bells and Whistles
Adding an Icon to the Home Screen
What You’ve Learned

4. Animation

With a Little Help from Our Friend
Sliding Home
Adding the Dates Panel
Adding the Date Panel
Adding the New Entry Panel
Adding the Settings Panel
Putting It All Together
Customizing jQTouch
What You’ve Learned

5. Client-Side Data Storage

Web Storage
Web SQL Database
What You’ve Learned
Web Database Error Code Reference

6. Going Offline

The Basics of the Offline Application Cache
Online Whitelist and Fallback Options
Creating a Dynamic Manifest File
Debugging
What You’ve Learned

7. Going Native

Intro to PhoneGap
Download the Android SDK
Download PhoneGap
Setting Up the Environment
Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD)
Build KiloGap
Installing KiloGap in the Emulator
Installing KiloGap on your Phone
Controlling the Phone with JavaScript
What You’ve Learned

8. Submitting Your App To Android Market

Preparing a Release Version of Your App
Uploading Your App to the Android Market
Distributing Your App Directly
Further Reading

A. Detecting Browsers with WURFL

Installation
Configuration
Testing wurfl-php