HTML 5 in Action
ISBN: 9789351194217
464 pages
Description
HTML5 in Action provides a complete introduction to web development using HTML5. It explores the HTML5 specification through real-world examples and code samples. It earns the name "in Action" by giving you the practical, hands-on guidance you'll need to confidently build the sites and applications you-and your clients-have been wanting for years.
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 HTML5: From documents to applications
· Exploring the markup: a whirlwind tour of HTML5
· Beyond the markup: additional web standards
· The HTML5 DOM APIs
· Additional APIs and specifications
· Summary
Part 2 Browser-based apps
Chapter 2 Form creation: input widgets, data binding and data validation
· Previewing the form and gathering prerequisites
· Building a form’s user interface
· Calculating totals and displaying form output
· Checking form input data with the Constraint Validation API
· Providing fallbacks for unsupported browsers
Chapter 3 File editing and management: rich formatting, file storage, drag and drop
· The Super HTML5 Editor: application overview, prerequisites, and first steps
· Rich-text editing and Geolocation
· Managing files locally: the File System, Quota Management, File and File Writer APIs
· Adding drag-and-drop interactivity
Chapter 4 Messaging: communicating to and from scripts in HTML5
· Server-sent events (SSE)
· Using WebSockets to build a real-time messaging web app
· Messaging on the client side
Chapter 5 Mobile applications: client storage and offline execution
· My Tasks: application overview, prerequisites, and first steps
· Managing data with the Web Storage API
· Managing data using Indexed DB
· Creating a web application that works offline: using the application cache manifest
Part 3 Interactive graphics, media and gaming
Chapter 6 2D Canvas: low-level, 2D graphics rendering
· Canvas basics
· Creating a Canvas game
· Breathing life into Canvas elements
· Polishing Canvas games
Chapter 7 SVG: responsive in-browser graphics
· How bitmap and vector graphics compare
· Starting SVG Aliens with XML
· Adding JavaScript for interactivity
Chapter 8 Video and audio: playing media in the browser
· Playing video with HTML5
· Controlling videos with the HTMLMediaElement interface
· Specifying multiple formats with the element
· Combining user input with video to build a telestrator
Chapter 9 WebGL: 3D application development
· Building a WebGL engine
· Communicating with a graphics card
· Putting it all together: creating Geometry Destroyer