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Responsive Web Design Interactive Infographic. This infographic is the first place to check when you need well researched information on responsive web design.

Responsive Web Design Interactive Infographic

With basic glossary, 15 blog articles, 5 quotes, 11 free PDF books, Google recommendations, as well as 65 tutorials, 20 plugins, 19 tools, and ready-made responsive website templates, this page is meant to classify a whopping amount of RWD content and give you exhaustive answers & tips to help improve your website designs. Dynamic Page Generation in jQuery Mobile. This tutorial walks you through the creation of a Bible viewer as an example of loading content from XML and dynamically generating pages with jQuery Mobile.

Dynamic Page Generation in jQuery Mobile

XML Format? The viewer works with OSIS or Zefania XML format. I selected the KJV translation for this demo, however it should work for any other translation or language. The XML file is 5.5MB, so I've split each Bible book in its own file that will be loaded when needed. Now, largest XML file is ~300KB. * Check OSIS XML format of the Genesis book after being split. Multi-page Template. Mobile Considerations in User Experience Design: “Web or Native?” Advertisement Our brand new Smashing Books #3 and #3⅓1 have been released last month and we’re sincerely grateful for the tremendous feedback, reviews and photos submitted by our truly smashing readers across the world.

Mobile Considerations in User Experience Design: “Web or Native?”

We appreciate your time and your interest, and thank you for your support and love. Today we are happy to present a yet another sample chapter from the book. In his chapter, Aral Balkan explores what “native” actually means, what options designers and developers have and gives practical advice on what you need to know when deciding on tools for your next mobile-optimized project. The sample is also available for free download in PDF2, EPUB3 and MobiPocket4 or .ZIP with all files. — The Smashing Editorial Team Written by Aral Balkan, reviewed by Josh Clark and Anders M. As you probably know, user experience design is the discipline concerned with all aspects of the design of interactive products. A Web Designer Is a User Experience Designer Designing Documents vs. Not really. Site mobile ou appli : comment choisir ? Application ou site mobile, telle est la question ! Les stats de l’internet mobile et des smartphones se succèdent et si la présence mobile ne fait plus débat, les moyens restent un dilemme.

Making It a Mobile Web App. Advertisement Ask any interactive agency nowadays what their clients are asking for when they need a mobile experience — the answer will inevitably be “an iPhone and/or an iPad app.”

Making It a Mobile Web App

Native Apple apps are a hot commodity, and in today’s mobile application ecosystem, mobile web apps are not sexy. In fact, many people don’t even realize they are even an option. In certain cases, an iPhone/iPad app will be the right solution for their needs. However, there are some situations where it may become a short-term win, but eventually a long-term loss. Increasing Fragmentation Mobile apps are all the rage. But what about deploying to Windows Phone 7, Blackberry and Symbian? GAP StyleMixer application for both iOS & Android The Mobile Web is Everywhere As the native mobile app market becomes increasingly fragmented, it is becoming clear that there needs to be a solution which can re-use code and designs across platforms, and which eases deployment headaches.

Old News The App Store Model (ik)(vf) Application vs. Flash vs. HTML5 stack. Core Mobile Web Platform Community Group. Next Steps for W3C Coremob (Core Mobile Platform Community Group) 0.

Core Mobile Web Platform Community Group

Introduction Hoping that those who have been at MWC have now had time to recover from it and that those that did not go have recovered from whatever they were doing instead. It’s time to decide what Coremob will move on to do next. Irrespective of the hiatus that MWC represents, some thinking has been going on. The agenda, contentiously put, is: Making Web technology the obvious choice for cross platform development, and in the shorter term making it fit for mobile. That suggests a lot of work and more resources than a W3C Community Group structure can muster. This is discussed in more depth below. Please contribute your thoughts on the Coremob mailing list (archives). Dev mobiles.

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Mobile HTML5 - compatibility tables for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, iPad and other mobile devices. Web App Development Frameworks for Mobile and Desktop Devices Using HTML5 and JavaScript. Top 10 Mobile Web Development JavaScript Frameworks.

By Jacob Gube Creating web apps and sites for the Mobile Web has its own sets of challenges and techniques.

Top 10 Mobile Web Development JavaScript Frameworks

From UIs optimized for fingers instead of mouse cursors to the bandwidth limitations that most portable personal devices have, developing for mobile devices requires a paradigm shift for those of us who’ve traditionally created products aimed at desktops. To help you rapidly deploy cross-platform mobile apps and websites, there’s a wide range of JavaScript frameworks you can take advantage of. Some common characteristics of JavaScript mobile web development frameworks: Optimized for touchscreen devices: Fingers as input devices instead of mouse cursors provide an extra set of challenges in user interface design.

In this article, you’ll find my top picks of JavaScript mobile web development frameworks you should consider using to build your next mobile web app or website. 1. jQuery Mobile 2. 3.