Overview This jQuery book is from PACKT Publishing, this book is for advanced jQuery UI users, starts with a brief overview and moves to advanced topics like integrating with Flash, Google Maps, validations and using API’s   Teaches how to use jQuery Tools, with clear, practical projects that you can use today in your websites. Teaches how to use useful tools such as Overlay, Scrollable, Tabs and Tooltips. Gives, full of practical examples and illustrations, with code that you can use in your own projects, straight from the book.

Title	Jquery Tools Ui Library (Imported Edition)
Author	Alex Libby
Publisher	Packt Publishing
Publishing Date	2011
Pages
Price	Rs. 1117/-
Price @ Flipkart	Rs. 916/-

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

jQuery Tools basics and rules: a primer

The role of HTML

The role of JavaScript and jQuery

The role of CSS

Using tools for graphic design and presentation

Using tools for development

Downloading the library

But I want more… using the CDN links

Rolling your own tools – using the download builder

Using Firebug

Including and initializing the tools

Using global configurations

Best practices for events and API calls

Application Programming Interface (API)

jQuery Tools events

Before and after events

Splying events

The event object

Creating jQuery Tools plugins

Using jQuery Tools plugins and effects

Effects

Performance of jQuery Tools

Reduce the number of HTTP requests

jQuery Tools are available through CDN

Adding an expires header

GZIP components

Minifying JavaScript

Summary

Chapter 2: Getting along with your UI Tools

UI tools – a template

What is an overlay?

Overlay for the perfect eye candy

Usage

Project: building a viewer for Google Maps

Creating the basic HTML structure

Adding in the overlay

Setting  and configuring the overlay JavaScript

Adding the styling and visual effects

Tooltips – the only web fundamentals you need

Usage

Impress everyone with slide effect and dynamic plugins

Project: building a book "buy now" using tooltip

Setting  the basic HTML

Adding in the tooltip CSS styles

Configuring the Tooltip

For everything else – there's Scrollable

Usage

Project: building a mini gallery

Setting  the basic HTML

Time for some JavaScript magic

Time for some styles

Tabs in action

Usage

Project: building a rolling slideshow

Setting  the basic HTML

Adding the visual effects

Configuring the Tab effects

Summary

Chapter 3: Form Tools

Using Validator

Why basic Validator?

Usage

Project: improving styling, and adding custom field validators

Creating the basic HTML structure

Adding in the form details

Styling the form

The final part – the script

"It seems very negative, this onFail…"

Validator – a final thought

Making your HTML5 date input look and behave the way
you want with Dateinput

Usage

Project: styling and localization

Creating the basic HTML

Setting  the JavaScript

Adding the styling

A final thought

Controlling your HTML5 range input with RangeInput

Why basic RangeInput?

Usage

Project: building a product gallery

Setting  the basic HTML structure

Adding in the book images

Adding in the JavaScript functionality

Styling the gallery

Some final comments

Summary

Chapter 4: jQuery Tools Toolbox

Using FlashEmbed to include Flash movies

Usage

HTML set

JavaScript set

Demo: let's embed a Flash movie

Space for the video

Styling for the video

Script to make the video work

Some final comments

Going backwards with history

Usage

Showing off content with Expose

Usage

Demo: using Expose to display video content

Setting  the basic HTML structure

Adding the video content

Adding the styling

Getting the player to work

Take control of your mouse with mousewheel

Usage

Summary