Jquery 20 Animation Techniques Beginners Guide

This book is a guide to help you create attractive web page animations using jQuery. Written in a friendly and engaging approach this book is designed to be placed alongside your computer as a mentor. If 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.

Quickly master all of jQuery's animation methods and build a toolkit of ready-to-use animations using jQuery 1.4.

All the concepts in the book are explained in a simple, easy to understand, step-by-step manner. There are plenty of examples and images used in this book, with the images properly explained. Written with a friendly and engaging approach, this Packt Beginner's guide is designed to be placed alongside the computer as your guide and mentor to create attractive web page animations using jQuery.This book is written for web designers and front-end developers who already have good knowledge of HTML and CSS, and some experience with jQuery. If you want to learn how to animate the user interface of your web applications with jQuery, then this book is for you.

Essential Skills--Made Easy! Learn the fundamentals of jQuery programming in no time. jQuery: A Beginner's Guide starts with the basics--from including the library in an HTML document to element selection, event handling, and CSS style manipulation. Next, it's on to JavaScript and the DOM, animation and effects, the Event object, and form validation. The book then delves into AJAX and plugins and covers more advanced techniques such as debugging and unit testing. Get started with jQuery right away using this fast-paced tutorial! Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts -- Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert -- Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This -- Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills Notes -- Extra information related to the topic being covered Tips -- Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Cautions -- Errors and pitfalls to avoid Annotated Syntax -- Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated Self Tests -- Chapter-ending quizzes to reinforce your skills Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com/computingdownload

This book is a guide to help you create attractive web page animations using jQuery. Written in a friendly and engaging approach this book is designed to be placed alongside your computer as a mentor.If 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.

From the author of the #1 best seller "The Joy of PHP" comes another great beginner's guide for those seeking to learn jQuery.jQuery is a programming language you can use to create cool web applications. It's free, powerful, simple to reference in your web pages, and now easy to learn too. You can get started quickly, and you won't outgrow it later when you get really good at it. Learning jQuery is well worth it the time and effort you put into it. Frankly, it's just plain fun too. That's what inspired this book. Most programming books are dry and boring, and while you can't get away from all of that, you can inject some humor into the learning process to keep it light and fun. We use the example of a used car salesman's web site to give the learning some context. The Joy of PHP, is consistently the top-rated book in its category precisely because it made learning PHP fun. This book does the same for jQuery.jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. (JavaScript 'library' means that it is full of JavaScript that you don't need to understand to be able to use-- in the same way that an automobile is a car parts 'library'. The parts are there and we can use them, so who cares how they work? ) jQuery makes things like HTML manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler. jQuery even works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of versatility and extensibility, jQuery has changed the way that millions of people write JavaScript, and this book can change how YOU code too!Book Contents Include:What is jQuery?Get the Source CodeGetting Started with jQueryIntroduction to HTMLIntroduction to CSSjQuery SelectorsjQuery UI Widgets: Dramatic Page EnhancementsUsing jQuery for Form ValidationjQuery AJAXjQuery MobilejQuery Animation

From the author of the #1 best seller "The Joy of PHP" comes another great beginner's guide for those seeking to learn jQuery. jQuery is a programming language you can use to create cool web applications. It's free, powerful, simple to reference in your web pages, and now easy to learn too. You can get started quickly, and you won't outgrow it later when you get really good at it. Learning jQuery is well worth it the time and effort you put into it. Frankly, it's just plain fun too. That's what inspired this book. Most programming books are dry and boring, and while you can't get away from all of that, you can inject some humor into the learning process to keep it light and fun. We use the example of a used car salesman's web site to give the learning some context. The Joy of PHP, is consistently the top-rated book in its category precisely because it made learning PHP fun. This book does the same for jQuery. jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. (JavaScript 'library' means that it is full of JavaScript that you don't need to understand to be able to use-- in the same way that an automobile is a car parts 'library'. The parts are there and we can use them, so who cares how they work? ) jQuery makes things like HTML manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler. jQuery even works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of versatility and extensibility, jQuery has changed the way that millions of people write JavaScript, and this book can change how YOU code too! Book Contents Include: What is jQuery? Get the Source Code Getting Started with jQuery Introduction to HTML Introduction to CSS jQuery Selectors jQuery UI Widgets: Dramatic Page Enhancements Using jQuery for Form Validation jQuery AJAX jQuery Mobile jQuery Animation

jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that simplifies event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. Even casual web designers, who create web pages for fun, want to add the latest cool effects to their sites, and jQuery--the fast, flexible JavaScript library--is a tool of choice. From visual effects, special controls, and Ajax made easy, the jQuery Visual QuickStart Guide will teach readers how to make the most of jQuery using the task-based, step-by-step, visual format they love. It's crammed with examples and there's a special section on widgets. Includes eBook and Video Access In addition to concise, step-by-step explanations of core tools and tasks, with plenty of helpful screen shots to keep you on track as you work, jQuery: Visual QuickStart Guide includes an hour-long HD video and eBook. In addition to reading about how to use the tool, you can watch it in action. You can also download digital versions of this book to load on the mobile device of your choice so that you can continue learning whenever and wherever you are. We provide you with ePub, PDF, and Mobi eBook formats to ensure that you get the experience that best suits your viewing needs.

Step through each of the core concepts of the jQuery library, building an overall picture of its capabilities. Once you have thoroughly covered the basics, the book returns to each concept to cover more advanced examples and techniques.This book is for web designers who want to create interactive elements for their designs, and for developers who want to create the best user interface for their web applications. Basic JavaScript programming and knowledge of HTML and CSS is required. No knowledge of jQuery is assumed, nor is experience with any other JavaScript libraries.

Navigate the tricky issues around cross-browser inconsistencies and use jQuery to avoid wasting time fixing these bugs. This book is your step-by-step guide to learning the jQuery library and allows you to concentrate on what really matters to you, mastering the most popular JavaScript library in a web developer’s toolkit. Throughout this book, you'll discover how expressive yet concise jQuery’s code is and how much quicker and efficiently you can develop with jQuery. Beginning jQuery takes you from the basics of getting you started with jQuery, right through to extending jQuery by writing your own plug-ins. You'll discover best practices you can follow, how you can avoid common mistakes, and learn about the many other assets that jQuery has to offer. This second edition is completely updated for jQuery version 3.x, including integration with npm, and guidelines for working with the Data set API specification. What You'll Learn Use jQuery’s powerful tools to dynamically update content on your site, including DOM manipulation. Extend jQuery’s capabilities by writing your own plugins on top of the framework. Animate elements and build your own jQuery slider. Employ best practices and avoid common errors made by beginners. Who This Book is For Web developers confident with HTML and CSS and now ready to get to grips with JavaScript and for the developers wanting to enhance their skill set and learn new tools.