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Building Iphone Apps With Html, CSS, And Javascript
Jonathan Stark
Making App Store Apps Without Objective-C Or Cocoa
O'Reilly Media
February 2010
On Sale: January 28, 2010
192 pages
ISBN: 0596805780
EAN: 9780596805784
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It's a fact: if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you
already have the tools you need to develop your own iPhone
apps. With this book, you'll learn how to use these open
source web technologies to design and build apps for the
iPhone and iPod Touch on the platform of your choice-without
using Objective-C or Cocoa. Device-agnostic mobile
apps are the wave of the future, and this book shows you how
to create one product for several platforms. You'll find
guidelines for converting your product into a native iPhone
app using the free PhoneGap framework. And you'll learn why
releasing your product as a web app first helps you find,
fix, and test bugs much faster than if you went straight to
the App Store with a product built with Apple's tools.
- Build iPhone apps with tools you already know
how to use
- Learn how to make an existing website
look and behave like an iPhone app
- Add
native-looking animations to your web app using jQTouch
- Take advantage of client-side data storage with
apps that run even when the iPhone is offline
- Hook
into advanced iPhone features -- including the
accelerometer, geolocation, and vibration -- with JavaScript
- Submit your applications to the App Store with
Xcode
Comments
38 comments posted.
Re: Building Iphone Apps With Html, CSS, And Javascript
Sara--
I understand what you mean. I recently received a book for review from one of my favorite book sites. The book sounded great--a mystery, recommended by two of my favorite authors. But I didn't like it at all. For a number of reasons, the book just didn't work for me. Since I had signed up to be a reader reviewer, I felt I had to finish and submit my comments. I did, and I kept reminding myself I'd like the next book, and the one after that. (And I did!)
(G S Moch 4:24pm April 17, 2010)
If I can't get into a book I tend to put it aside & move on. Reading should NEVER be hard work but a great pleasure.
(Mary Preston 5:18pm April 17, 2010)
Hello Sara, Please enter me in your fantastic contest. I love entering and winning contests from FreshFiction.com
God Bless Everyone, Cecilia
(Cecilia Dunbar Hernandez 5:25pm April 17, 2010)
I have a pile of To Be Read books AND a pile of I Might Try To Read These Books Someday. The second pile are the books by authors that I really like, but I just can't get into this book. When I am going to a doctor appointment or somewhere that I know I will be kept waiting, I take a book from the second pile!
(Karin Tillotson 5:32pm April 17, 2010)
I'm with Mary, but I relate to GS Moch, since I'm also a reviewer. Right now I have a review book that is so juvenile and dull that it is taking me forever to read, so I go on to better books in hopes I'll get so caught up I have no choice but to finish the problem child....
I love to read, and usually have several books going at once and never lose my train of thought when switching. There are just sooo many good ones coming out. I already have a couple that aren't out until July and August, but these are the ones I really want to do now! Temptation, get thee behind me.... On the few occasions it seems like work, I take a breather -- get out and go window shopping or something, but always ready to get back home and read some more.
(Betty Cox 5:46pm April 17, 2010)
I don't think of reading as work because I love it BUT if it is something that I don't find interesting then I might lean more to the work side.... This isn't very helpful, lol!!!
(Brandy Blake 6:03pm April 17, 2010)
What would we do without books!
Blessings,
Marjorie
(Marjorie Carmony 6:43pm April 17, 2010)
I agree with the ladies; if I cannot get into a book in the first or second chapter, it goes back on the shelf for a later date. I never pass it onto the DILs until I have READ it all--whenever that might be. who knows when it will just be the right fit.
(Barbara Studer 6:58pm April 17, 2010)
I am like Sarah, surrounded by books and read at least 300 pages per day - sometimes it takes 2 days to read a book, and on
others I might read 2, so it averages out to 1 per day.
Recently I have started reading books for review and now it feels like work as I just can't relax and enjoy because i have to take
notes. It is like reading for classes, once it is an assignment, it is work!
(Jackie Wilson 7:01pm April 17, 2010)
oops - sorry I misspelled your name
Sara!
(Jackie Wilson 7:02pm April 17, 2010)
I also read books for review, and find myself thinking of it as work sometimes. This year I'm trying a
bit harder to also read more for just me! However, as most of you have commented...I will read a
review book to the bitter end regardless of what I think, but I did have one book that was just so poorly
written, and jumpy from scene to scene that I did ask if I really had to finish it.
If the review book is that horrid, I would suggest asking whoever you report to what your options are,
because I'm sure that most of us would rather read a more positive review than a negative one, but the
best reviews are the ones that are totally honest, and therefore I hope you're being honest about your
enjoyment level of a book.
(Sandi Shilhanek 7:29pm April 17, 2010)
I have always read just to wind down or to take a mental break from work. My main problem is finding a place nice and quiet to read for relaxation.
As to finishing a book, I learned back in grammar school when I picked a book for a book report assignment, if I don't enjoyed the book, chose another. I couldn't get past the first five pages and cringed when I have to give a review for my book report.
I had to speak to my teacher to chose another book since I was having a miserable time.
Now, if I was paid to give a review, I am obligated to finish the book. The other option is to tell the person who is paying me for the review that I cannot read the book and returned the payment.
(Kai Wong 7:36pm April 17, 2010)
No I don't read for work but for pleasure and as I've often said if I start a book and don't enjoy it simply put it down and try it at a later time.
(Diane Sadler 7:53pm April 17, 2010)
There are times when a book feels like work to read when it is intended for leisure. Frequently, that is an indication that I need to turn to a different book and perhaps return to the first when I am in the mood for it. Occasionally, I find that a book doesn't click for me at all under any circumstance. Those I put down into a giveaway pile. I used to try to slog through every book I opened but have since found peace of mind in giving something a try and letting go if necessary.
(G. Bisbjerg 8:12pm April 17, 2010)
I read for pleasure. If there is a book I'm reading that I don't find interesting, I might stick it out a little longer to see if it improves, but I don't feel obligated to finish it if the book doesn't get better. There are plenty of good books out there and too little time to read them already to waste on a book I don't enjoy!
(Cheryl Bradley 10:01pm April 17, 2010)
Sometimes I will have buyers remorse of sorts on a book. I'll buy it on a whim or by recommendation and then it sits there in the TBR pile for months because other books I want to read pop up. Then I see it and I do feel kinda guilty for not reading it yet.
(Summer Sharp 10:24pm April 17, 2010)
I try to give a book a chance, but
sometimes you have to give up when you
find yourself reading without taking
anything in. At that point it just a waste
of time and fruitless.
(Jung Ja Ahn 10:27pm April 17, 2010)
The only reading I've ever done that has truly ever felt like work has been the forced reading I've done for school courses or the occasional miserable book that I started reading and turned out to be utterly miserable and I felt like I just had to finish it so I could throw it in the trash knowing that I've finished it. There are few books I can say that I've ever tried to read and never finished... Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard is one of them.
(Donna Holmberg 10:34pm April 17, 2010)
If I cannot get into a book, will either put it back for a later time, skim thru it or will only just not finish it, if the story is not doing it for me or the characters are not likable. I usually start skimming only if I want to finish it and am not caring for at the point where I am almost finished reading it anyway.
(Pat Lieberman 11:12pm April 17, 2010)
Anything with history as the main topic...
I don't know what it is, but give me dates and places and my mind goes blank.
(Jamie Prusinski 11:52pm April 17, 2010)
I'll read anything from astronomy to theology and in between. Sorry, no zoology. Generally, I don't have problems finishing a book once I've read about 10 or 20% of it, though there recently was one about genocide in the 20th C which I finally dropped. And sometimes it takes me a while to pick up a new one, just because I'm not in the mood for a certain type of book. But this is rare. My mood can also determine how much I like a book. Like Jamie, anything with history will most easily ring my chimes. Historical novels were my first adult reads, not historical romances, and learning history is still my favorite--fiction or non-fiction. Skimming? Of the 1000s of books I've read, there are at most 2 dozen where I've done that. That's why correct grammar and vocabulary are so important to me. I love the logic in all things and get very irritated if sentences don't make sense.
(Sigrun Schulz 12:30pm April 18, 2010)
Omg...I totally get what you're saying...there are times when I've bought books (print/ebook) and right now I'm dragging my feet in reading them...I do feel guilty about not paying the proper homage to them and I'm really good at guilt-tripping myself so it's not a pleasureable experience. I do force myself to read the books and yes there is a bit of resentment at a point but the guilt outweighs everything until I've actually finished it.
(Anna Hoque 12:36pm April 18, 2010)
My whole house is a book stash : )
There have been a few times lately
when I have felt I needed to read a
particular book because I really should
write a review and I wasn't in the
mood for it. I keep looking at the
shelves of books with others calling
my name. I have a bunch of books
waiting for me now but I am reading
BREAKING DAWN by Stephenie Meyer
because I really want to finish the
Twilight series. I am enjoying it, but
am worrying about what I'll read next.
I have a feeling no mater what I
choose, I'll be wishing I were reading
something else.
I wish I could read one book a day. I
hoped to gi
(Patricia Barraclough 12:56pm April 18, 2010)
I can totally understand where you're coming from. I recently had two romance books to read for judging purposes. I normally love reading books. These two were more stressful as I "had" to read them, and by a certain date.
In the end, I liked one. But the second one, if it had been a paid for book or a library book, would have gone back after the first two or three chapters. I forced myself to get through it so as to be able to give honest opinions about the work but it took me three days.
And I'm a book-a-day person usually. And after those two, I had to take a day away from books totally, and then read a few of my sci-fi books to give my mind a total break from that second book.
(Carol Cobun 4:44am April 18, 2010)
My book stash got so bad my husband brought me my own stack of book shelves just for my books. I am at present doing my NVQ which involves reading about how to do my job - boring as I know how to do it - however I can't seem to stop reading from my stash - I will have to soon but it does seem too much like work!
(Barbara Hanson 7:11am April 18, 2010)
I used to feel that way, but have grown to realize that a book should be for enjoyment and if I am not enjoying it, it needs to go.
(Joanne Reynolds 7:55am April 18, 2010)
Once it becomes a job and not an
enjoyment, I'll quit.
(Lisa Richards 10:32am April 18, 2010)
My 'to be read' pile is a mountain. Sometimes I start a book where I think I wish I hadn't but I always feel obligated to finish it...maybe it will turn out ok. And I also read other books than fiction. I have a stash of books next to my bed that I must read...when they are gone, another stash takes their place....sigh!!! I read about three books a week, wish I could read more!
(Valerie Bongards 12:16pm April 18, 2010)
I used to feel that since I bought the book, I'd darn well finish it! Now my attitude has changed to thinking, "I don't want to waste another second of my valuable life on this book!" Time is a great thing for attitudes (sometimes)....
I find that newspapers feel like work at times. I used to be able to read the paper every night. Sometimes work interferes for days on end (deadlines, ya know), so the newspaper pile escalates. And escalates. THEN it feels like work to get back to the bottom again. I guess anything in life can feel like work when you have other priorities, whether you want them or not. And yes, I'm slightly resentful....
(Elaine Seymour 12:29pm April 18, 2010)
If I am reading a book and cannot get into it, I hate to drop it - I will give it a good shot - 100 o4 200 pages and then will decide to give it up or put it back on the shelf and maybe try another time.
(Rose Guardino 1:16pm April 18, 2010)
One book bored me so bad it took two years to finish... a few I have put down for a day or two, but I always finish them.
(Colleen Conklin 2:05pm April 18, 2010)
I give books a good try by reading the first page and cracking open the middle and skimming a page.
(Alyson Widen 4:36pm April 18, 2010)
I LOVE TO READ but if I can't get into a book in the first 100-150 pages then it time to move on to another one. I am always reading several at one time anyway. Love all the contests from Fresh Fiction!
(Teresa Ward 5:36pm April 18, 2010)
I keep a book going all the time and love reading all sorts of books; but the problem some times is finding time to read. I hate to stop reading before ending a chapter of a book and lately I have run into some books with overly-long chapters. I appreciate shorter chapters. I seldom stop reading a book even when it doesn't prove interesting. I guess I just like to finish what I start.
(Gladys Paradowski 8:21pm April 18, 2010)
I find that if I can not if I can not get into the storyline of a book within the first three chapters it is time to move on to another book. I find myself going into "spurts" of different themes so I always keep the book for another try.
(Cindy Olp 11:30pm April 18, 2010)
I like sometimes it is REALLY work. I read alot of series and sometimes a book in the series just doesn't interest me but I feel the need to keep up and in the series. Also because of book club, I feel like I need to read a book that I might not like. It's hard b/c I always have the STACK of books and it's a hard choice sometimes which to read first, then if it is work, uggg. But I just knuckle down and get through it and reward myself with one I really was looking forward to next.
(Mindy Holt 11:05am April 19, 2010)
Most of the books I buy,or carry homes in tons from the library I am able to finish, but then if something comes along that I really want to read right away but need to finish something else becuase of a due date, well sometimes that ready can feel like work, and occassionally there will be a book that you just can't finish, but it does not happen very often -- except for all the computer and camera manuals I have laying around the house..lol -- somehow just can't get thru them all the way.
(Kelly Holt 7:21pm April 22, 2010)
This may sound weird but when i'm reading a book and decide i do not like it i fill that i let the book down if i dont finsh it.like it has filling or some thing.I'm so weird
(Stacey Smith 11:24pm April 24, 2010)
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