So for the time being I will just be creating a mobile version of my app. Basic html/css/jquery sized to fit mobile screens…
Should I still be using jQuery Mobile for this or can I simply create as I would any webpage using jQuery overlays, tabs, etc…
Is there benefit to jQuery mobile vs standard jQuery in this case?
Or does it simply add “native mobile like” animations?
If you just want a trimmed down page in terms of visuals then you can accomplish what you want in CSS and don’t need jQueryMobile. What jQM gives you are the great page transitions, list views, dialogs, etc. If you want your page to behave more like a mobile application then you want to use jQueryMobile.