Dreamweaver CS6 Highlights

• Design for a full range of devices—Use new fluid grid layouts to build pages that adjust to fit different screen sizes. Create pure CSS3 transitions to display animation effects on computers, smartphones, and tablets. Use web fonts to incorporate rich typography and create pages that load more quickly.
• Build online businesses—Develop complex e-commerce sites without writing any server-side code by integrating with the Adobe Business Catalyst platform (available separately). Set up and host free trial sites. Sign in quickly and insert modules to add dynamic, interactive features to pages.
• Streamline productivity—Design, develop, and deliver websites and mobile apps efficiently with faster FTP transfers. Build mobile apps with updated support for jQuery Mobile and Adobe PhoneGap Build frameworks. CSS3 transitions offer more control over animations.

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1st edition (February 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470647825
• ISBN-13: 978-0470647820

eBook Description:

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer

HTML5 is the core technology for building websites. Today, with HTML5 opening the Internet to new levels of rich content and dynamic interactivity, developers are looking for information to learn and utilize HTML5. HTML5 24-Hour Trainer provides that information, giving new and aspiring web developers the knowledge they need to achieve early success when building websites.

• Covers the most basic aspects of a web page, including a brief introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Provides lessons that are backed up by professionally created training videos and interactive content to fully illustrate the dynamic nature of HTML5 and the Internet, while also providing a full learning experience
• Combines easy-to-follow lessons with expertly crafted training videos to provide you with both written and interactive instruction for learning HTML5

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer: Comprehensive written and interactive instruction for learning HTML5

Written by bestselling author Joseph Lowery and with video content created by well-known multimedia and eLearning producer Mark Fletcher, HTML5 24-Hour Trainer brings the new features of HTML5 and the Internet to life unlike any other resource.

Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.

From the Back Cover

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer: Easy-to-follow lessons and training videos for learning HTML5

HTML5 is the core technology for building web sites; the latest version opens the door to new levels of rich content and dynamic interactivity. This easy-to-follow book-and-DVD package is an ideal introduction to HTML5. Featuring straightforward lessons and expertly crafted training videos, this guide imparts the instruction you need to get started creating your own sites. HTML experts Joseph Lowery and Mark Fletcher cover the basic aspects of a web page, discuss the advantages of using CSS, and share examples of real-world web development to provide the foundation you need to start successfully constructing your own sites.

HTML5 24-Hour Trainer:

• Details the new features and capabilities of HTML5 in a unique book-and-DVD combo
• Illustrates the dynamic nature of HTML5 and the Internet
• Features exercise files that are constructed with web standard-compliant code
• Boasts inclusive coverage of CSS to provide you with a more engaging learning experience
• Unveils each lesson in small, easily digestible portions so that you can get the most out of each one

On the DVD

Don’t just learn-do!

The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD—hours of video tutorials!

You’ll learn to:

• Create your first web page with HTML5
• Add a title and meta tag
• Apply CSS to a page and check your CSS in a browser
• Link to a style sheet
• Separate text with headings and set the page font
• Incorporate images in a page
• Wrap text around an image
• Work with bulleted lists
• Build and style a table
• Enhance HTML with JavaScript
• Insert video and audio media

Please see the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (January 11, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1119975085
• ISBN-13: 978-1119975083

eBook Description:

HTML5 Games: Creating Fun with HTML5, CSS3, and WebGL

The newest iteration of HTML, HTML5 can be used with JavaScript, CSS3, and WebGL to create beautiful, unique, engaging games that can be played on the web or mobile devices like the iPad or Android phones. Gone are the days where games were only possible with plugin technologies such as Flash and this cutting-edge book shows you how to utilize the latest open web technologies to create a game from scratch using Canvas, HTML5 Audio, WebGL, and WebSockets. You’ll discover how to build a framework on which you will create your HTML5 game. Then each successive chapter covers a new aspect of the game, including user input, sound, multiplayer functionality, 2D and 3D graphics, and more.

• Aims directly at a new way to develop games for the web through the use of HTML5
• Demonstrates how to make iOS and Android web apps
• Explains how to capture player input; create 3D graphics; and incorporate textures, lighting, and sound
• Guides you through the process of creating a game from scratch using Canvas, HTML5 Audio, WebGL, and WebSockets

HTML5 Games: Creating Fun with HTML5, CSS3, and WebGL: Discover new opportunities for building 2D and 3D games with HTML5

By the end of this invaluable book, you will have created a fully functional game that can be played in any compatible browser or on any mobile device that supports HTML5.

From the Back Cover

HTML5 Games: Creating Fun with HTML5, CSS3, and WebGL: Discover new opportunities for building 2D and 3D games with HTML5

The newest iteration of HTML, HTML5 can be used with JavaScript, CSS3, and WebGL to create beautiful, unique, engaging games that can be played on the web or mobile devices like the iPad or Android phones. Gone are the days where games were only possible with plugin technologies such as Flash and this cutting-edge book shows you how to utilize the latest open web technologies to create a game from scratch using Canvas, HTML5 Audio, WebGL, and WebSockets. You’ll discover how to build a framework on which you will create your HTML5 game. Then each successive chapter covers a new aspect of the game, including user input, sound, multiplayer functionality, 2D and 3D graphics, and more.

• Aims directly at a new way to develop games for the web through the use of HTML5
• Demonstrates how to make iOS and Android web apps
• Explains how to capture player input; create 3D graphics; and incorporate textures, lighting, and sound
• Guides you through the process of creating a game from scratch using Canvas, HTML5 Audio, WebGL, and WebSockets

HTML5 Games: Creating Fun with HTML5, CSS3, and WebGL

By the end of this invaluable book, you will have created a fully functional game that can be played in any compatible browser or on any mobile device that supports HTML5.