wiley smashing jquery

[...]... Using jQuery Plug-Ins Getting to Know Plug-Ins Incorporating a jQuery Plug-In into Your Web Site Incorporating jQuery UI into Your Web Site Downloading jQuery UI Adding jQuery UI to your site Understanding how jQuery UI widgets work Customizing the design of jQuery UI Creating a UI theme with ThemeRoller Using jQuery UI themes Incorporating jQuery UI features into your Web site Incorporating Popular jQuery. .. book’s examples is available for download at www .wiley. com/go/smashingjquery 03_9780470977231-intro.indd 2 12/16/10 11:00 PM I PART I INTRODUCING JQUERY AND JAVASCRIPT Chapter 1: Introducing jQuery Chapter 2: Getting Started with jQuery 04_9780470977231-pp01.indd 3 12/16/10 11:00 PM 04_9780470977231-pp01.indd 4 12/16/10 11:00 PM CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING JQUERY JQUERY IS A JAVASCRIPT LIBRARY created to help... it, but that’s not to say that jQuery doesn’t have an advanced side Figure 1-1 shows the jQuery homepage at http:/ /jquery. com 9 Figure 1-1: The jQuery Web site 05_9780470977231-ch01.indd 9 12/16/10 11:00 PM PART I: INTRODUCING JQUERY AND JAVASCRIPT A Brief History of jQuery jQuery was created in 2006 by John Resig as an alternative to more complicated JavaScript libraries jQuery enables Web designers... with Appcelerator Titanium Mobile Working with the jQTouch plug-in Chapter 12: Finding jQuery Resources Watching jQuery Grow Using the jQuery Web Site Working with jQuery API documentation Finding jQuery tutorials Attending a jQuery meetup or conference Submitting bugs to the bug tracker Getting involved in the jQuery forum Other Web Design and Development Resources INDEX 02_9780470977231-ftoc.indd... in JavaScript, you can also do in jQuery The possibilities are endless What I love about jQuery is that it gives you a base you can build on, but you’re not limited by what jQuery offers When you’re using jQuery, you have three options when coding: n n n Use the extensive jQuery API Use or create a jQuery plug-in Write regular JavaScript Another attractive benefit of jQuery is the brevity of the code... your Web site or application 06_9780470977231-ch02.indd 19 2 SMASHING JQUERY This chapter guides you through how to set up an optional local development environment, choose the right jQuery download, and set up the jQuery library for inclusion in your Web site I also explain what the jQuery wrapper does 12/16/10 11:00 PM PART I: INTRODUCING JQUERY AND JAVASCRIPT SETTING UP YOUR DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT... 10:59 PM 02_9780470977231-ftoc.indd xii 12/16/10 10:59 PM Introduction jQuery has become a part of my everyday routine in Web design and development, so when Wiley approached me about writing a book on jQuery, I was thrilled jQuery has opened up a world of possibility for Web design Through this book, I hope to show others how using jQuery can really speed up your development time and allow you to write... have pretty confusing syntax Now take a look at an example of how jQuery handles click events: $(‘#foo’).click(function() { //click event }); THE JQUERY ADVANTAGE jQuery comes with a lot of advantages You can see by comparing it to the previous syntax examples that jQuery is the most concise and easy to understand That’s the advantage of jQuery — it just gets it done No fluff, no confusing code, and you... programming knowledge Think of this book as both an introduction and cookbook of jQuery examples with real-world solutions that you can use in your everyday working environment Smashing jQuery is divided into four parts, which I detail here PART 1: INTRODUCING JQUERY AND JAVASCRIPT The first part of the book introduces you to jQuery from a beginner’s perspective by discussing JavaScript libraries and how... extend the jQuery API core DOM manipulation Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) manipulation Utilities that provide browser detection and easier interfaces for common JavaScript functions Who uses jQuery Web designers and developers are the main users of jQuery I’ve seen jQuery used on a wide range of sites: everything from small-town mom and pop Web sites to full-blown enterprise sites Because jQuery is free, . Using jQuery Plug-Ins 251 Getting to Know Plug-Ins 252 Incorporating a jQuery Plug-In into Your Web Site 253 Incorporating jQuery UI into Your Web Site 253 Downloading jQuery UI 255 Adding jQuery. Finding jQuery Resources 301 Watching jQuery Grow 302 Using the jQuery Web Site 303 Working with jQuery API documentation 303 Finding jQuery tutorials 304 Attending a jQuery meetup or conference 304 Submitting. 255 Understanding how jQuery UI widgets work 256 Customizing the design of jQuery UI 256 Creating a UI theme with  emeRoller 258 Using jQuery UI themes 261 Incorporating jQuery UI features into