Title:
Adaptive web design : crafting rich experiences with progressive enhancement
Author:
Gustafson, Aaron, author.
ISBN:
9780134216140
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Edition:
Second edition.
Physical Description:
xii, 248 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series:
Voices that matter
Voices that matter.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Smart Code, Dumb Phones -- When the Web Was Young -- Technology vs. Experience -- You Can't Please Everyone -- Support the Past, Optimize for the Future -- Serving More for Less -- Universal Accessibility -- Thinking in Layers -- This Is a Philosophy -- Avoid Zombie Copy -- Design Meaningful Content -- Craft the Conversation -- Plan for the Unknown -- Write for Real People -- Consider Content Beyond Copy -- Keep Data Entry Conversational -- Don't Fill Space -- Let Content Lead the Way -- Learn from the Past -- Illuminate Your Content -- Mean What You Say -- Embrace Classification and Identification -- Make Deliberate Markup Choices -- Clarify Interfaces with ARIA -- Understand Fault Tolerance -- Markup Conveys Meaning -- Design Systems, Not Pages -- Don't Design Yourself Into a Corner -- Understand How CSS Works -- Start Small and Be Responsive -- Focus on Standards -- Design Defensively -- Hide Content Responsibly
Note continued: The Flip Side: Generated Content -- Consider the Experience with Alternate Media and Inputs -- Embrace Default Styles -- Embrace the Continuum -- Get Familiar with Potential Issues So You Can Avoid Them -- Design a Baseline -- Program Defensively -- Establish Minimum Requirements for Enhancement -- Cut Your Losses -- Build What You Need -- Describe What's Going On -- Write Code That Takes Declarative Instruction -- Adapt the Interface -- Apply No Styles Before Their Time -- Enhance on Demand -- Look Beyond the Mouse -- Don't Depend on the Network -- Wield Your Power Wisely -- Map the Experience -- Learn From the Past, Look to the Future -- Be Ready for Anything -- Content -- Markup -- Design -- Interaction.
Abstract:
"Building an elegant, functional website requires more than just knowing how to code. In Adaptive Web Design, Second Edition, you'll learn how to use progressive enhancement to build websites that work anywhere, won't break, are accessible by anyone - on any device - and are designed to work well into the future."--Provided by publisher.
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