Dan Wellman – författare

Need to learn how to use JQuery UI speedily? Our guide will take you through implementing and customizing each library component in clear, concise steps, all supported by practical examples to make learning faster.Key FeaturesPacked with clear explanations of how to easily design elegant and powerful frontend interfaces for your web applicationsA section covering the widget factory including an in-depth example of how to build a custom jQuery UI widgetRevised with updated code and targeted at both jQuery UI 1.10 and jQuery 2Book DescriptionjQuery UI, the official UI widget library for jQuery, gives you a solid platform on which to build rich and engaging interfaces quickly, with maximum compatibility, stability, and effort. jQuery UI's ready-made widgets help to reduce the amount of code that you need to write to take a project from conception to completion. jQuery UI 1.10: The User Interface Library for jQuery has been specially revised for Version 1.10 of jQuery UI. It is written to maximize your experience with the library by breaking down each component and walking you through examples that progressively build up your knowledge, taking you from beginner to advanced user in a series of easy-to-follow steps. Throughout the book, you'll learn how to create a basic implementation of each component, then customize and configure the components to tailor them to your application.Each chapter will also show you the custom events fired by the components covered and how these events can be intercepted and acted upon to bring out the best of the library.We will then go on to cover the use of visually engaging, highly configurable user interface widgets. At the end of this book, we'll look at the functioning of all of the UI effects available in the jQuery UI library.What you will learnTheming of the widgets through the CSS frameworkApply themes and widgets to style your interfaceConfigure the different components, including the new Tooltip and Menu widgetsUnderstand the different options that each component usesLearn more about each widget programmatically using its methods and event hooksAdd flair to your interface with animation effectsDiscover advanced functionality supported by the different TabsWho this book is forThis book is for frontend designers and developers who need to learn how to use jQuery UI quickly. To get the most out of this book, you should have a good working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and should ideally be comfortable using jQuery.

Bring your websites to life with animations using jQueryKey FeaturesGet going with jQuery's animation methods and build a toolkit of ready-to-use animations using jQuery 2.0Over 50 detailed examples on different types of web page animationsCreate both simple and complex animations using clear, step-by-step instructions, accompanied with screenshotsBook DescriptionjQuery is a cross-browser JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML, and is the most popular JavaScript library in use today. Using the features offered by jQuery, developers are able to create dynamic web pages. jQuery empowers you with creating simple as well as complex animations.jQuery 2.0 Animation Techniques Beginner's Guide will teach you to understand animation in jQuery to produce slick and attractive interfaces that respond to your visitors' interactions. You will learn everything you need to know about creating engaging and effective web page animations using jQuery.In jQuery 2.0 Animation Techniques Beginner's Guide, each chapter starts with simple concepts that enable you to build, style, and code your way into creating beautifully engaging and interactive user interfaces.With the use of wide range of examples, this book will teach you how to create a range of animations, from subtle UI effects (such as form validation animation and image resizing) to completely custom plugins (such as image slideshows and parallax background animations).The book provides various examples that gradually build up your knowledge and practical experience in using the jQuery API to create stunning animations. The book uses many examples and explains how to create animations using an easy and step-by-step approach.What you will learnCreate custom animations using jQuery s animate() methodFade, hide, shrink, and slide your animations using jQuery s built-in animation helper methodsImplement subtle UI effects, user-triggered animations and full-page feature animations to animate the user interface of your web applicationsMake your background images come to life with movement and animationCreate an automatic slider animation with just a few lines of codeDiscover parallax animations and how they can be used in your web projectsSimulate animation in a variety of ways using other non-animation-specific jQuery methodsGet your images scrolling in a certain direction, and at a certain speed, depending on the movements of the mouse pointerWho this book is forIf you are a web designer or a frontend developer or if you want to learn how to animate the user interface of your web applications with jQuery, this book is for you. Experience with jQuery or Javascript would be helpful but solid knowledge base of HTML and CSS is assumed.