1. jQuery Mobile
Hour 4
Intro to the jQuery Mobile Framework
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2. What You'll Learn in Hour 4
+ What files make up the jQuery Mobile
framework
+ How jQuery Mobile works with data attributes
+ How to use jQuery Mobile to create a simple
page
+ How to use the mobile initiation event
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3. Adding jQuery Mobile to Your Site
These files make up the complete jQuery
Mobile framework:
● jQuery library JavaScript file
● jQuery Mobile library JavaScript file
● jQuery Mobile CSS stylesheet
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4. Adding jQuery Mobile to Your Site
Go to jQuery.com to find these files.
Explore jQueryMobile.com:
● Demos
● Download
● API Documentation
● Themes
● Resources
● Blog
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5. Adding jQuery Mobile to Your Site
Basic page layout:
Example: basic_layout.html
content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"
● when page is viewed it should not be
zoomed in or zoomed out
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6. Using Data Roles
Data attributes are part of the HTML5 spec.
jQuery Mobile uses these data attributes to
create data roles for data storage.
To create a data attribute you must start the
attribute with "data-" followed by lowercase
letters. Examples: data-phone, data-userid
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7. Creating a Simple Page
Example #1: expanded_layout.html
data-role="page"
● allows jQuery Mobile to treat this div as a
single page
● allow you to have a multipage site contained
in one HTML file
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8. Creating a Simple Page
Example #1: expanded_layout.html
data-role="header" and data-role="content"
data-role="button"
● allows jQuery Mobile to transform a standard
link into a fully styled button
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9. Creating a Simple Page
Example #2: button_click.html
data-rel="dialog"
● allows jQuery Mobile to display a linked
element as a dialog instead of a standard
page
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10. Creating a Simple Page
Example #2: button_click.html
data-theme="d"
● allows jQuery Mobile to style the dialog
window a little differently than the current
color scheme
● currently five themes: a, b, c, d, e
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11. Creating a Simple Page
Example #2: button_click.html
data-rel="back"
● allows jQuery Mobile to enable the back
button
● NOTE: href="#"
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12. Understanding the Mobile Initiation
Event
To be discussed at a later time.
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