Wiley Safari and WebKit Development for iPhone OS 3.0 978-0-470-54966-7 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Introducing Safari/WebKit
Development for iPhone 3.0
The introduction of the iPhone and the subsequent unveiling of the iPod touch have revolution-
ized the way people interact with handheld devices. No longer do users have to use a keypad for
screen navigation or browse the Web through “dumbed down” pages. These mobile devices have
brought touch screen input, a revolutionary interface design, and a fully functional Web browser
right into the palms of people’s hands.
ized the way people interact with handheld devices. No longer do users have to use a keypad for
screen navigation or browse the Web through “dumbed down” pages. These mobile devices have
brought touch screen input, a revolutionary interface design, and a fully functional Web browser
right into the palms of people’s hands.
Seeing the platform’s potential, all the segments of the developer community jumped on board.
Although native applications may receive most of the attention, you can still create apps for
iPhone without writing a single line of Objective-C, the programming language used to develop
native iPhone apps. In fact, iPhone’s WebKit-based browser provides a compelling application
development platform for Web developers who want to create custom apps for iPhone using
familiar Web technologies.
Although native applications may receive most of the attention, you can still create apps for
iPhone without writing a single line of Objective-C, the programming language used to develop
native iPhone apps. In fact, iPhone’s WebKit-based browser provides a compelling application
development platform for Web developers who want to create custom apps for iPhone using
familiar Web technologies.
Each subsequent release of the iPhone OS and Safari on iPhone has put increased power into the
hands of Web developers, and as I’ll discuss shortly, the iPhone OS 3.0 release is no exception.
hands of Web developers, and as I’ll discuss shortly, the iPhone OS 3.0 release is no exception.
Discovering the Safari/ WebKit Platform
An iPhone Web application runs inside of the built-in Safari browser that is based on Web stan-
dards, including these:
dards, including these:
HTML/XHTML (HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.9, XHTML mobile profi le document types)
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CSS (CSS 2.1 and partial CSS3)
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