JQuery for designers beginner's guide : design interactive websites to improve user experience by using the popular JavaScript library /: design interactive websites to improve user experience by using the popular JavaScript library. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Natalie MacLees.
• Authors: MacLees, Natalie
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Designer, Meet jQuery; What is jQuery?; Why is jQuery awesome for designers?; It uses CSS selectors you already know; It uses HTML markup you already know; Impressive effects in just a few lines of code; Huge plugin library available; Great community support; JavaScript basics; Progressive enhancement and graceful degradation; Gotta keep 'em separated; Content; Presentation; Behavior; Designer, Meet JavaScript; Variables; Objects; Functions. Downloading jQuery and getting set upTime for action -- downloading and attaching jQuery; Another option for using jQuery; Your first jQuery script; Time for action -- getting ready for jQuery; Adding a paragraph; Time for action -- adding a new paragraph; Summary; Chapter 2: Enhancing Links; Simple tabs; Time for action -- creating simple tabs; Designer, meet plugins; Choosing a plugin; Simple custom tooltips; Time for action -- simple custom tooltips; Customizing PowerTip's appearance; Time for action -- customizing PowerTip; Enhancing navigation with tooltips. Time for action -- building a fancy navigation barShowing other content in tooltips; Time for action -- showing custom content in tooltips; Summary; Chapter 3: Making a Better FAQ Page; Marking up the FAQ page; Time for action -- setting up the HTML file; Time for action -- moving around an HTML document; Sprucing up our FAQ page; Time for action -- making it fancy; We're almost there!; Time for action -- adding some final touches; Summary; Chapter 4: Building an Interactive Navigation Menu; The horizontal drop-down menu; Time for action -- creating a horizontal drop-down menu. The vertical fly-out menuTime for action -- creating a vertical fly-out menu; Customizing the navigation menu; :hover and .sfHover; Cascading inherited styles; Styling the :focus pseudoclass; Time for action -- customizing Superfish menus; The hoverIntent plugin; Time for action -- incorporating custom animation; Summary; Chapter 5: Showing Content in Lightboxes; Simple photo gallery; Time for action -- setting up a simple photo gallery; Customizing Colorbox's behavior; Time for action -- using a custom transition; Time for action -- setting a fixed size; Time for action -- creating a slideshow. Fancy loginTime for action -- creating a fancy login form; Video player; Time for action -- showing a video in a lightbox; One-page web gallery; Time for action -- creating a one-page web gallery; Summary; Chapter 6: Creating Slideshows and Sliders; Planning a slideshow or slider; A simple crossfade slideshow; Time for action -- creating a simple crossfade slideshow; Using the Basic Slider plugin; Time for action -- building a Basic Slider; Creating a Cycle2 slideshow; Time for action -- building a slideshow with Cycle2; The Cycle2 carousel; Time for action -- building a Cycle2 carousel.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (398 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.2762; COMPUTERS -- Web -- Web Programming; JavaScript (Computer program language); COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- JavaScript; JavaScript (Computer program language); COMPUTERS -- Web -- Design; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783284542; 1783284544
• Related ISBNs: 1783284536; 9781783284535
• Notes: Note: Online reosurce; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 9, 2014).
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