HTML5 Guidelines for Web Developers (eBook)

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included.

This is the eBook version of the printed book.This book offers detailed insight from authors Klaus Frster and Bernd ggl into the many new features of the HTML5 as well as the classic elements of the specification - including video, audio, Canvas, intelligent forms, offline applications, and micro data, as well as geolocation, Web Storage, Web Sockets, and Web Workers. Whether you are constructing a weblog, programming your own video and audio player, using the browser as a graphics program, wanting to optimize the power of your browser, or searching for tips and tricks for working with JavaScript and the DOM, this book will help you accomplish your goals.

The chapters do not necessarily build on each other and are designed be understandable even if you have not read previous chapters.

Readers with a basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS will get the most out of this book and will understand how to put the new HTML5 spec to work!

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In HTML5 Guidelines for Web Developers, two pioneering web developers provide a comprehensive guide to HTML5's powerful new elements and techniques through compact, practical, easy-to-understand examples. You'll discover just how much you can do with HTML5-from programming audio/video playback to integrating geographical data into pages and applications. This concise, friendly reference is packed with tips, tricks, and samples for making the most of HTML5 with JavaScript and the DOM. The authors present "e;pure HTML5"e; examples that are supported by browsers right now, and they share realistic insights into the challenges of leading-edge HTML5 development. All examples are available for download, with links to web resources for new information and specification updates. Topics covered include Browser support: What you can (and can't) do with HTML5 today HTML5 document structure and semantics Intelligent forms, including new input types, elements, and client-side validation The "e;video"e; and "e;audio"e; elements, and scripting media solutions Advanced graphics with Canvas and SVG Geolocation in the browser, including location tracking via Google Maps Web storage, offline web applications, WebSockets,and Web Workers Embedding sematic markup with Microdata and the Microdata DOM API Implementing drag-and-drop with the "e;draggable"e; attribute New global attributes: "e;data-*,"e; "e;hidden,"e; "e;contenteditable,"e; "e;spellcheck,"e; and more If you're a web developer or designer with at least basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, this book is all you need to masterHTML5-and get to the cutting edge of web development.