HTML 5 in Action

Rob Crowther

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.

About the Author

Rob Crowther is a web developer and blogger and the author of Manning's Hello! HTML5 & CSS3.

Joe Lennon is an enterprise mobile application developer.

Ash Blue builds award-winning interactive projects.

Greg Wanish is an independent web and eCommerce developer.

Table of Contents

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