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Nick

video showing how to develop a simple app in JQueryMobile

Hi,

I've uploaded a video which shows how to develop a simple application using JQueryMobile.

http://vimeo.com/31600152

Hope it's of interest

Nick

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Yanni Chiu

Re: video showing how to develop a simple app in JQueryMobile

On 04/11/11 10:36 AM, Nick Ager wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've uploaded a video which shows how to develop a simple application
> using JQueryMobile.
>
> http://vimeo.com/31600152
>
> Hope it's of interest

Yes, it showed me that JQuery/Javascript development is tedious, not
just for me.

At first, the real time typing/thinking felt slow, but later I thought
it was worthwhile to see how others actually accomplish the coding task
(which you cannot see in a text tutorial).

I had started on a HelloWorld template, just to avoid the same head
smacking moment when you realize you forgot to include the JQuery
libraries. (Aside - adding the JQueryMobile library automatically brings
in the JQuery library, as noted in the video. When I had JQuery included
twice, once on it's own, and again through JQueryMobile, I had a weird
bold/shadow on everything).

There were a few times when I thought you could have pushed the "New
Session" button on the Seaside toolbar, instead of editing the URL. But
with JQueryMobile, the Seaside toolbar is not available, so I realized
it might be a better approach, given muscle memory. BTW, is there a
technical reason why the Seaside toolbar is not available.

Lastly, I learned about the JQM decorations that are available.

Great work!

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Nick

Re: video showing how to develop a simple app in JQueryMobile

Hi Yanni,

Thanks for the feedback and watching the video through to the end.

Yes, it showed me that JQuery/Javascript development is tedious, not just for me.

Whoops that wasn't the message I was hoping to get across, rather I was hoping that Seaside developers would see how easy it is to develop a JQueryMobile application....

At first, the real time typing/thinking felt slow, but later I thought it was worthwhile to see how others actually accomplish the coding task (which you cannot see in a text tutorial).

Thanks - that was what I was hoping to get across. If I create future videos I'll focus a little more on the application under development rather than the process of developing I think and in process reduce the length of the video - (though it will take more preparation, or editing ;-) )

I had started on a HelloWorld template, just to avoid the same head smacking moment when you realize you forgot to include the JQuery libraries. (Aside - adding the JQueryMobile library automatically brings in the JQuery library, as noted in the video. When I had JQuery included twice, once on it's own, and again through JQueryMobile, I had a weird bold/shadow on everything).

There were a few times when I thought you could have pushed the "New Session" button on the Seaside toolbar, instead of editing the URL. But with JQueryMobile, the Seaside toolbar is not available, so I realized it might be a better approach, given muscle memory. BTW, is there a technical reason why the Seaside toolbar is not available.

That's a good point about the "New Session" button. I've not got into the habit of using it. I removed the toolbar in JQMAdmin register:asApplicationAt: as really doesn't work on a mobile device when the page contains scrolling content.

Lastly, I learned about the JQM decorations that are available.

Great. Strangely for web apps I haven't found much use of decorations, but for JQMobile apps decorations seem a good fit, as does Seaside.

Great work!

Thanks

Nick

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