Plain intro to jqueryMobile. This does not jumps into coding.

2.  HTML5 framework optimised for mobiles
devices
◦ Android
◦ iPhone
◦ Android Tablets / iPad
◦ More..

3.  Scope for web developers
 Cross platform support
 Stunning UI Controls
 Hundreds of plug-ins
◦ Form validation, Date Picker, Image Sliders etc.
 Access device hardware using PhoneGap

4.  Any web developer is good to go..
 Else,
◦ knowledge on HTML / HTML5
◦ JavaScript
◦ Basic knowledge on Jquery
◦ CSS knowledge to tweak existing UI controls

5.  A text editor / Web development IDE
 Browser
 But preferred to test it in real devices.
 At least on Emulators

6.  Docs… Docs… Docs… Documentation…

7.  Code re-usability
 Code minification
 Ajax requests during page transitions
 jQuery gurus please forget
$(document).ready……
 You don’t have to design the UI controls.
◦ Build in UI controls
◦ Theme

8.  Online UI builder

9.  Design your own theme

10.  Seamless integration with PhoneGap
◦ PhoneGap is a framework which helps you to access
various hardware components using simple
JavaScript method calls.
 E.g. GPS, Accelerometer, Camera, File System, Contacts
◦ With PhoneGap you can build one application and
run it on multiple platforms.
◦ PhoneGap Build

11.  Compare to native iOS/Android apps, HTML5
apps are slow & sluggish.
 Low end devices will suffer with performance
issues
 Navigation errors at times
 PhoneGap is not 100% Stable. It might crash
the app at times.

12.  jQueryMobile Community
http://forum.jquery.com/jquery-mobile
 StackOverFlow http://stackoverflow.com
 The Guy Next Cubicle :P

13.  jQuerymobile http://jquerymobile.com
 jQuerymobile Resources
http://jquerymobile.com/resources/
 ThemeRoller
http://jquerymobile.com/themeroller/
 PhoneGap http://phonegap.com/
 Emulators download
http://www.mobilexweb.com/emulators
 And obviously Google too.

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