Wiley Professional iPhone & iPod touch Programming: Building Applications for Mobile Safari 978-0-470-25155-3 Benutzerhandbuch
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978-0-470-25155-3
Introducing the iPhone
and iPod touch
Development Platfor m
The introduction of the iPhone and subsequent unveiling of the iPod touch revolutionized the way
people interacted with handheld devices. No longer did users have to use a keypad for screen
navigation or browse the Web through “ dumbed down ” pages. These Apple devices brought
touch screen input, a revolutionary interface design, and a fully functional Web browser right into
the palms of people ’ s hands. However, the question in the developer community in the months
leading up to the release of the iPhone was: Will Apple allow third - party developers to develop
custom applications for this new mobile platform? Apple ’ s response was one that made Web
developers happy and Objective - C programmers sad — iPhone and iPod touch applications
would be Safari - based apps that are built using standard Web technologies. Apple opted for this
solution as a way to provide developers with the freedom to create custom apps, all the while
maintaining control of the user experience of these two devices.
people interacted with handheld devices. No longer did users have to use a keypad for screen
navigation or browse the Web through “ dumbed down ” pages. These Apple devices brought
touch screen input, a revolutionary interface design, and a fully functional Web browser right into
the palms of people ’ s hands. However, the question in the developer community in the months
leading up to the release of the iPhone was: Will Apple allow third - party developers to develop
custom applications for this new mobile platform? Apple ’ s response was one that made Web
developers happy and Objective - C programmers sad — iPhone and iPod touch applications
would be Safari - based apps that are built using standard Web technologies. Apple opted for this
solution as a way to provide developers with the freedom to create custom apps, all the while
maintaining control of the user experience of these two devices.
Discovering the Mobile Safari Platform
An iPhone and iPod touch application runs inside of the built - in Safari browser that is based on
Web standards, including:
Web standards, including:
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HTML/XHTML (HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.9, XHTML mobile profile document types)
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CSS (CSS 2.1 and partial CSS3)
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JavaScript (ECMAScript 3, JavaScript 1.4)
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AJAX (e.g., XMLHTTPRequest)
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Ancillary technologies (video and audio media, PDF, and so on)
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