I am making a web page “app” for the iPad or ios devices. Should I use jquery mobile or just regular jquery? After all they’re only web pages aren’t they? Is jquery proper no good for me? Do I need mobile jquery?
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I am making a web page “app” for the iPad or ios devices. Should I use jquery mobile or just regular jquery? After all they’re only web pages aren’t they? Is jquery proper no good for me? Do I need mobile jquery?
Thanks.
I would look into two frameworks. Both are open source unless you are incorporated them into your own framework and offering this up as a service or an API.
These frameworks are Sencha Touch and JQuery Mobile.
Sencha Touch is great. It looks fantastic, is an official release (out of beta unlike JQMobile), and pretty easy to use. Everything is created through Javascript, which is then rendered behind the scenes into the proper HTML/CSS. It’s got great documentation, a good forum of users.
Downsides – it’s only completely customizable after learning SASS/Compass.
JQuery Mobile is awesome as well. Everything is created using HTML5 attributes, and then the library runs over the HTML you create and renders everything properly. Very easy to use as well, and easy to customize.
Downsides – Doesn’t look as nice (yet), and is still in beta (or might even be alpha?)