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Product Identifiers

PublisherManning Publications Co. LLC

ISBN-101617291935

ISBN-139781617291937

eBay Product ID (ePID)201713628

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameJquery Ui in Action

SubjectUser Interfaces, Web / Web Programming, Programming / Open Source, Web / Design, Programming Languages / Javascript

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers

AuthorT. J. Vantoll

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight23.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal006.76

SynopsisDESCRIPTION Building a consistent, high-quality web user interface can be time consuming and technically challenging. jQuery UI radically simplifies the process by providing a robust set of widgets, interactions, effects, and themes that can used immediately. And, jQuery UI's powerful widget factory makes it a snap to customize existing components to match the look, feel, and function of readers' apps. jQuery UI in Action is a practical guide to using and customizing jQuery UI library components to build rich, user-friendly web applications. Using numerous engaging examples, it moves quickly from showing users how to place a datepicker on the page to building a complete user interface that includes features like a contact form and shopping cart. Readers will master jQuery UI's five main interactions--draggable, droppable, resizable, selectable, and sortable--and learn UI techniques that work across all devices. At the core of the book is a comprehensive guide to the jQuery UI widget factory, a battle tested solution for creating stateful jQuery plugins. RETAIL SELLING POINTS Comprehensive guide to using jQuery UI's widgets Insights from a member of JQuery UI's core team Create interactions that will work on any device Create custom themes that can be used across a site or applications AUDIENCE Written with front end developers and web designers in mind, readers need only a basic understanding of the jQuery library. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY jQuery UI is an open source JavaScript library that gives the users the ability to easily add widgets such as datepickers and tooltips, interactions such as drag and drop, effects such as fading in and out, and themes to their web sites or applications., Summary jQuery UI in Action is a practical guide to using and customizing jQuery UI library components to build rich, user-friendly web applications. By working through numerous engaging examples, you'll move quickly from placing a datepicker on the page to building a complete user interface that includes features like a contact form and shopping cart. You'll master jQuery UI's five main interactions--draggable, droppable, resizable, selectable, and sortable--and learn UI techniques that work across all devices. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Book You're only one tag away from richer user interfaces -- . The jQuery UI library simplifies web UI development by providing robust widgets, interactions, and effects you can use immediately. It includes datepickers, autocompletes, tooltips, and a whole lot more. And, jQuery UI's powerful widget factory makes it a snap to customize existing components to meet your needs. jQuery UI in Action is a practical guide to using and customizing jQuery UI library components. By working through numerous examples, you'll quickly master jQuery UI's twelve widgets and five interactions--draggable, droppable, resizable, selectable, and sortable. The engaging examples illustrate techniques that work across all devices. You'll use the widget factory to create reusable plugins and discover jQuery UI's CSS theming system that allows you to create a custom, cohesive look for your sites and your applications. Written for front-end developers and web designers with a basic understanding of jQuery. What's Inside Create interactions that work on any device Customizable widgets for web and mobile apps Written by a member of the core jQuery UI team Covers jQuery UI 1.11 About the Author A professional web developer, TJ VanToll is a member of the jQuery UI core team. Table of Contents PART 1 MEET JQUERY UI Introducing jQuery UI Enhancing UIs with widgets PART 2 JQUERY UI CORE Building complex web forms with jQuery UI Enhancing interfaces with layout and utility widgets Adding interaction to your interfaces Creating rich animations with effects Theming and styling applications with jQuery UI PART 3 CUSTOMIZATION AND ADVANCED USAGE Using the widget factory to build stateful plugins Extending widgets with the widget factory Preparing your application for production Building a flight-search application Under the hood of jQuery UI, Summary jQuery UI in Action is a practical guide to using and customizing jQuery UI library components to build rich, user-friendly web applications. By working through numerous engaging examples, you'll move quickly from placing a datepicker on the page to building a complete user interface that includes features like a contact form and shopping cart. You'll master jQuery UI's five main interactions--draggable, droppable, resizable, selectable, and sortable--and learn UI techniques that work across all devices. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Book You're only one tag away from richer user interfaces -- . The jQuery UI library simplifies web UI development by providing robust widgets, interactions, and effects you can use immediately. It includes datepickers, autocompletes, tooltips, and a whole lot more. And, jQuery UI's powerful widget factory makes it a snap to customize existing components to meet your needs. jQuery UI in Action is a practical guide to using and customizing jQuery UI library components. By working through numerous examples, you'll quickly master jQuery UI's twelve widgets and five interactions--draggable, droppable, resizable, selectable, and sortable. The engaging examples illustrate techniques that work across all devices. You'll use the widget factory to create reusable plugins and discover jQuery UI's CSS theming system that allows you to create a custom, cohesive look for your sites and your applications. Written for front-end developers and web designers with a basic understanding of jQuery. What's Inside Create interactions that work on any device Customizable widgets for web and mobile apps Written by a member of the core jQuery UI team Covers jQuery UI 1.11 About the Author A professional web developer, TJ VanToll is a member of the jQuery UI core team. Table of Contents PART 1 MEET JQUERY UI Introducing jQuery UI Enhancing UIs with widgetsPART 2 JQUERY UI CORE Building complex web forms with jQuery UI Enhancing interfaces with layout and utility widgets Adding interaction to your interfaces Creating rich animations with effects Theming and styling applications with jQuery UI PART 3 CUSTOMIZATION AND ADVANCED USAGE Using the widget factory to build stateful plugins Extending widgets with the widget factory Preparing your application for production Building a flight-search application Under the hood of jQuery UI, AUTHOR BIO TJ VanToll is a Web Developer with seven years of experience developing large web applications. He is a member of the jQuery UI core team and has contributed to many open source projects. He blogs about his experiences on his personal blog and larger publications such as HTML5 Rocks and Script Junkie.

LC Classification NumberQA76.73.J39