HTML5 Cookbook

Christopher Schmitt

ISBN 10: 1449396798 / ISBN 13: 9781449396794

Published by O'Reilly Media, US, 2011

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Dive deep into the latest HTML5 features that really make the language shine-everything from markup semantics to Canvas, web forms, application protocols, and the latest JavaScript APIs. With more than 100 practical tips and techniques that you can use in your projects right away, the HTML Cookbook helps you experience HTML5's versatility firsthand. Each informative recipe includes a code solution, along with a detailed discussion into why and how it works. And each chapter has an example design to showcase the topics presented. This handy book is perfect for intermediate to advanced web and mobile web developers ready to take advantage of HTML5 immediately, with recipes on the following topics: * Basic web syntax * Progressive HTML5 markup techniques * Geolocation * Web forms * Canvas * Audio and video * Microdata * Advanced JavaScript APIs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HTML5 Cookbook
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, US
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449396798
• ISBN 13: 9781449396794
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

With scores of practical recipes you can use in your projects right away, this cookbook helps you gain hands-on experience with HTML5’s versatile collection of elements. You get clear solutions for handling issues with everything from markup semantics, web forms, and audio and video elements to related technologies such as geolocation and rich JavaScript APIs.

Each informative recipe includes sample code and a detailed discussion on why and how the solution works. Perfect for intermediate to advanced web and mobile web developers, this handy book lets you choose the HTML5 features that work for you―and helps you experiment with the rest.

• Test browsers for HTML5 support, and use techniques for applying unsupported features
• Discover how HTML5 makes web form implementation much simpler
• Overcome challenges for implementing native audio and video elements
• Learn techniques for using HTML5 with ARIA accessibility guidelines
• Explore examples that cover using geolocation data in your applications
• Draw images, use transparencies, add gradients and patterns, and more with Canvas
• Bring HTML5 features to life with a variety of advanced JavaScript APIs

About the Author

Christopher Schmitt has been working on the Web since 1993. He is the principal of Heatvision.com, Inc., a new media design firm, and resides in Austin, deep in the heart of Texas. Christopher speaks frequently about web design at conferences including South by Southwest Interactive and CSS Summit. His books include "Designing CSS Web Pages" (New Riders), "Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design" (Wrox), and "CSS Cookbook" (O'Reilly).

Kyle Simpson is an Open Web Evangelist from Austin, TX. He's passionate about JavaScript, HTML5, real-time/peer-to-peer communications, and web performance. Otherwise, he's probably bored by it. Kyle is an author, workshop trainer, tech speaker, and avid OSS community member