HTML5: The Missing Manual

Description

HTML5 is more than a markup language-it's a dozen independent web standards all rolled into one. Until now, all it's been missing is a manual. With this thorough, jargon-free guide, you'll learn how to build web apps that include video tools, dynamic drawings, geolocation, offline web apps, drag-and-drop, and many other features. HTML5 is the future of the Web, and with this book you'll reach it quickly. The important stuff you need to know:Structure web pages in a new way. Learn how HTML5 helps make web design tools and search engines work smarter. Add audio and video without plugins. Build pla.  Read more... Abstract: HTML5: The Missing Manual gets you started with your first HTML5-powered site in the very first chapter and shows you how to use HTML5 with JavaScript, CSS, and other familiar tools. Find out how to make HTML5 work properly from the start and avoid common pitfalls.  Read more... Content: pt. 1: Meet the new language. Introducing HTML5 -- A new way to structure pages -- Meaningful markup -- pt. 2: Creating modern web pages. Web forms, refined -- Audio and video -- Basic drawing with the canvas -- Deeper into the canvas -- Boosting styles with CSS3 -- pt. 3: Building web apps with desktop smarts. Data storage -- Offline applications -- Communicating with the web server -- More cool JavaScript tricks -- Appendixes. A: A very short introduction to CSS -- B: A very short introduction to JavaScript.