Mobile Web Development
Table of Contents
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Preface
Chapter
1: Getting Mobile
What
is Mobile Web?
Mobile
Web Integration is Connecting the Two!
The
First Step—Understanding Mobile Devices
Mobile
Phones
PDAs
Other
Devices
Mobile
Data Usage is Exploding
Mobile
Usage Around the World is Not the Same
Mobiles
and Desktops
People
Use Their Mobiles Differently Than Their Desktops
How
Would You Do This Using Your Mobile?
It's
Not All Rosy—Mobile Devices have Limitations
Advantages
of Mobile Web
But
There are Many Ways to Do Mobile Web Development!
What
About WAP?
Bringing
Order with Standards and Guidelines
Adaptation
is Better, but LCD is Easier
Summary
Chapter
2: Starting Your Mobile Site
Pizza
On The Run and the Mobile Web
Different
Options for Going Mobile
Do
Nothing
When
to Use This Approach
When
to Avoid This Approach
Remove
Formatting
When
to Use This Approach
When
to Avoid This Approach
CSS-Based
Design
When
to Use This Approach
When
to Avoid This Approach
Mobile
Site
When
to Use This Approach
When
to Avoid This Approach
Mobile
Navigation and Information Architecture
Step-By-Step:
Planning the Structure of Your Mobile Site
Handy
Tips in Structuring Your Mobile Site
Setting
Up the Development Environment
Hosting
Your Mobile Site is Trivial
POTR
Mobile Homepage
Making
a Call is as Simple as Email
Understanding
the Homepage
Document
Structure
Fundamentals
of XHTML MP
Before
Writing Further Code, Let's Learn Some Grammar
Most
Common HTML Elements are Supported
XHTML
MP Does Not Support Many WML Features
Summary
Chapter
3: Building Pizza On The Run
Luigi's
Pizza On The Run
Designing
Layouts for the Mobile Web
Mobile
Screen Sizes
Colors,
Images, Page Sizes, and More
To
Mobile or Not to Mobile?
Web
Layouts Don't Work on Mobile Devices
Using
Wireless CSS as the Silver Bullet, Almost!
Creating
the Database and Code Architecture for POTR
Classes
for POTR
Database
Schema
Coding
Framework
Redoing
the POTR Homepage
Form
Elements Don't Look the Same Across Browsers
Form
Processing Does not Change!
Handling
Sessions and User Login
Taking
Orders
Constraining
User Input with WCSS
Single-Step
Registration and Order Placement on POTR
Special
Effects with CSS
Luigi's
Pizza On The Run is Live!
Summary
Chapter
4: Adapting to User Devices
What
is Adaptation?
Do
I Need Adaptation?
Can't
I just Use Common Capabilities and Ignore the Rest?
How
to Determine the LCD?
OK,
So How do I Adapt?
Fancy
Pizza Selection
What
are Those <wall:*> Tags?
Let's
Make Sense of This Code!
Can
I Use All XHTML Tags?
Will
This Work Well for WML?
Device
Detection and Capabilities
XML
Processing can Bog Down My Server, is There Something Easier?
What
About W3C's DIAL?
Other
Useful Tools for Adaptation
Dynamically
Resizing Images
Quick
and Easy Way to Make Your Blog Mobile
MyMobileWeb:
Going the Semantic Way
HAWHAW:
As Simple as a Laugh?
Summary
Chapter
5: Developing Standards- Compliant Sites
Running
the ready.mobi Test
Time
for Action: Test Your Site's Mobile Readiness with the ready.mobi
Test
Creating
the Structure, Design, Markup, and Navigation for
Best User
Experience
Mobile
Web Development Checklists
Strategy
Testing
Setup
Structure
and Page Information
Design
and CSS
Images
Navigation
and Links
Content
Markup
User
Input
Objects,
Security, Caching, Etc.
Best
Practices should be Upgraded!
Most
Good Styles of Design and Software will Work
on the Mobile Web
Too
Collecting
User Behavior Data
Time
for Action: Implementing User Tracking
How
is All the Data Tracked?
Covering
Problem Areas
Tapping
into the Device Data
Making
it Easier to Ask for Help
Summary
Chapter
6: Sending Text Messages
Updating
Order Status
Time
for Action: Updating Order Status
Sending
SMS Notifications
Getting
Started with a Gateway
Time
for Action: Registering on Clickatell
Integrating
with Clickatell
Time
for Action: Integrating with Clickatell to Send SMS Notifications
What
Just Happened?
So
What Happens at the Gateway?
Finding
Message Delivery Status
Time
for Action: Tracking Queued Messages
Querying
for Message Status
Lessen
the Load with Status Update Callbacks
Before
You Decide on a Gateway
Sending
SMS from Your Own Computer
Sending
Bulk Messages
Summary
Chapter
7: Adding Spice to Messages: MMS
Creating
a "Special Offers" MMS message
Time
for Action: Compose an MMS message using Nokia Tools
What
Just Happened: Understanding MMS Structure
Controlling
Message Presentation
Understanding
SMIL Elements
Modules
and Elements of SMIL 2.1 Mobile Profile
More
SMIL: Applying Transitions
Sending
Multimedia Messages through Our Gateway
Time
for Action: Sending MMS Messages via Clickatell
How
is an MMS Message Sent?
MMS
Gateways do Good Work
Receiving
Photos from Customers via MMS
Time
for Action: Decoding an MMS Message
What
Just Happened: Decoding the MMS Message
MMS's
Potential is Yet to Be Exploited!
Summary
Chapter
8: Making Money via Mobile Devices
Getting
Money through PayPal
Time
for Action: Setting Up the PayPal Account for Mobile Payments
Why
This Configuration?
Mobile
Checkout is a Three-Step Flow
Time
for Action: Integrating PayPal Mobile Checkout with POTR
How
Does This Work?
Evaluating
Mobile Payment Methods
Premium
SMS
WAP-Based
Credit Card Payment
Direct
Billing
Proximity
Payment
Security
Concerns in Mobile Payments
Using
SMS in Mobile Payment
Receiving
Text Messages
Getting
a Short Code
Receiving
Messages via Clickatell
Sending
Messages That Can Be Replied To
Making
it Easier—Payment Gateways Help get More Money!
Summary
Chapter
9: Interactive Voice
First,
Some Basics
Busting
Some Jargon
IVR
Infrastructure: Hosted or Owned?
Time
for Action: Setting Up an Interactive Voice Response Platform
Designing
the Call Flow of Our Application
Creating
an Application to Play Audio
Time
for Action: Creating an Application and Welcoming Callers
Making
Choices by Key Presses
Time
for Action: Prompting the User for Next Action
Transferring
Calls in Voice XML
Handling
Errors
Adding
Global Navigation with the <link> Tag
Recognizing
Voice
Storing
Variables at the Application Level
Detecting
the Caller's Phone Number
Time
for Action: Let's Put It All Together
Writing
Complex Grammar Rules
Time
for Action: Writing Complex Grammars
Selecting
the Topping and Quantity
Confirming
and Submitting an Order
Time
for Action: Confirming and Submitting an Order
How
Did It Turn It All Around?
Summary
Chapter
10: Mobile AJAX
Getting
Pizza Recipes via AJAX
Devising
our AJAX Strategy
Time
for Action: Showing Recipes
What's
Going on in the Background?
What
if Your Device Does Not Support AJAX?
Adding
Navigation
Time
for Action: Adding Navigation for Recipes
Adding
Comments
Time
for Action: Submitting Comments
What's
the Deal with All that Form Code?
I
Want More AJAX on My Mobile!
Understanding
iPhone Application Development
More
Ways to Build Rich Mobile Apps
Summary
Chapter
11: Mobile Web 3.0?
Mobile
Web Applications are Growing Faster than Humans
Mobile
Widgets and Mobile Browsers
The
Advantages of Mobile Widgets
Mobile
Browsers Get Better
Do
We Need Server-Side Adaptation?
Connectivity—Mobile
Networks and Occasionally Connected Devices
Occasionally
Connected Computing
Androids
will Invade Your Mobile Space Soon!
Getting
Inside the Android
Other
Players
Is
the Mobile the Next Computer?
How
will People Use Their Mobile Computer?
Mobile
is Not Limited to Phones
Some
More Analysis!
Location-Based
Services will Mushroom
SMS
Messaging will Continue Its Hold
Mobile
Payments will Happen, Albeit Slowly
You
will Build Some Kickass Mobile Web Applications
Resources
for Mobile Web Integration
Summary
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