Native apps have distinct advantages, but the future belongs to mobile web apps that function on a broad range of smartphones and tablets. Get started with jQuery Mobile, the touch-optimized framework for creating apps that look and behave consistently across many devices. This concise book provides HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript code examples, screen shots, and step-by-step guidance to help you build a complete working app with jQuery Mobile.

If you're already familiar with the jQuery JavaScript library, you can use your existing skills to build cross-platform mobile web apps right now. This book shows you how.

• Get a high-level overview of jQuery Mobile: how it works and how to use it
• Learn about paging and navigation, including dialogs, Ajax content, and history
• Employ jQuery Mobile's extensive event system to create rich interactions
• Work with toolbars, buttons, lists, forms, and other UI elements
• Create a variety of visual designs with jQuery Mobile's sophisticated theming system
• Use the jQuery Mobile API for finer control over elements and interactions
• Put everything together and build a mobile app from start to finish