The Truth About HTML5 is for web designers, web developers, and front-end coders who want to get up to speed with HTML5. The book isn't afraid to point out what everyone gets wrong about HTML5's new markup, so you don’t make the same mistakes. It will show you what rocks in HTML5 today and what the future holds. Marking up a basic web page shouldn't be a quasi-religious exercise where the high priests of HTML5 must be consulted for their interpretation of the holy texts (the HTML5 spec). Don’t waste hours trawling through confusing, poorly researched, and often flat-out wrong information on the Internet. Get the truth on HTML5's markup here. You'll also find out about HTML5's new microdata standard that's being used on major websites, such as eBay and IMDB, right now, and get the low-down on the Canvas object and what it can and can't do for you. The book also covers how HTML5 affects CMSs and web apps, what HTML5 means for mobile, and what the future holds. HTML5 isn't one big blob of technology that will be "finished" at some point in the future. It’s a grab bag of cool stuff, much of which has been around for years. Learn what’s well supported and ready to go today. Now that the initial wave of hype is over, it's time to learn the truth about HTML5.

Suddenly, everyone’s talking about HTML5, and ready or not, you need to get acquainted with this powerful new development in web and application design. Some of its new features are already being implemented by existing browsers, and much more is around the corner. Written by developers who have been using the new language for the past year in their work, this book shows you how to start adapting the language now to realize its benefits on today’s browsers. Rather than being just an academic investigation, it concentrates on the practical—the problems HTML5 can solve for you right away. By following the book’s hands-on HTML5 code examples you’ll learn: new semantics and structures to help your site become richer and more accessible how to apply the most important JavaScript APIs that are already implemented the uses of native multimedia for video and audio techniques for drawing lines, fills, gradients, images and text with canvas how to build more intelligent web forms implementation of new storage options and web databases how geolocation works with HTML5 in both web and mobile applications All the code from this book (and more) is available at www.introducinghtml5.com. ******** There appear to be intermittent problems with the first printing of Introducing HTML5. If you have one of these copies, please email us at [email protected] with a copy of your receipt (from any reseller), and we'll either provide access to the eBook or send you another copy of the print book -- whichever you prefer. If you’d like the eBook we can add that to your Peachpit.com account. You can set up a free account at www.peachpit.com/join http://www.peachpit.com/join

HTML5 is the longest HTML specification ever written. It is also the most powerful, and in some ways, the most confusing. What do accessible, content-focused standards-based web designers and front-end developers need to know? And how can we harness the power of HTML5 in today’s browsers?

Easy-to-follow lessons and training videos for learning HTML5 HTML 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.

The Definitive Guide to HTML5 provides the breadth of information you'll need to start creating the next generation of HTML5 websites. It covers all the base knowledge required for standards-compliant, semantic, modern website creation. It also covers the full HTML5 ecosystem and the associated APIs that complement the core HTML5 language. The Definitive Guide to HTML5 begins by tackling the basics of HTML5, ensuring that you know best practices and key uses of all of the important elements, including those new to HTML5. This section also covers extended usage of CSS3, JavaScript, and DOM manipulation, making you proficient in all core aspects of modern website creation. The final part of the book covers the associated W3C APIs that surround the HTML5 specification. You will achieve a thorough working knowledge of the Geolocation API, web storage, creating offline applications, and the new drag and drop functionality. The Definitive Guide to HTML5 also dives into the key media enhancements of HTML5 and its surrounding technologies: Canvas, video and audio.

Summary HTML5 in Action provides a complete introduction to web development using HTML5. You'll explore every aspect of the HTML5 specification through real-world examples and code samples. It's much more than just a specification reference, though. It lives up to the name HTML5 in Action by giving you the practical, hands-on guidance you'll need to use key features. About the Technology HTML5 is not a few new tags and features added to an old standard—it's the foundation of the modern web, enabling its interactive services, single-page UI, interactive games, and complex business applications. With support for standards-driven mobile app development, powerful features like local storage and WebSockets, superb audio and video APIs, and new layout options using CSS3, SVG, and Canvas, HTML5 has entered its prime time. About the Book HTML5 in Action provides a complete introduction to web development using HTML5. It explores the HTML5 specification through real-world examples and code samples. It earns the name "in Action" by giving you the practical, hands-on guidance you'll need to confidently build the sites and applications you—and your clients—have been wanting for years. This book concentrates on new HTML5 features and assumes you are familiar with standard HTML. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's Inside New semantic elements and form input types Single-page application design Creating interactive graphics Mobile web apps About the Authors Rob Crowther is a web developer and blogger and the author of Manning's Hello! HTML5 & CSS3. Joe Lennon is an enterprise mobile application developer. Ash Blue builds award-winning interactive projects. Greg Wanish is an independent web and eCommerce developer. Table of Contents PART 1 INTRODUCTION HTML5: from documents to applications PART 2 BROWSER-BASED APPS Form creation: input widgets, data binding, and data validation File editing and management: rich formatting, file storage, drag and drop Messaging: communicating to and from scripts in HTML5 Mobile applications: client storage and offline execution PART 3 INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS, MEDIA, AND GAMING 2D Canvas: low-level, 2D graphics rendering SVG: responsive in-browser graphics Video and audio: playing media in the browser WebGL: 3D application development Plus 10 Appendixes

This is the book for web designers, web developers, and front-end coders who want to get up to speed with HTML5 in 2012.This is the book that isn't afraid to point out what everyone gets wrong about HTML5's new markup, so you don't make the same mistakes.This is the book that will show you what rocks in HTML5 today and what the future holds for interactivity and video now Flash is dying.This is the book that doesn't think marking up a basic web page should be a quasi-religious exercise where the high priests of HTML5 must be consulted for their interpretation of the holy texts (the HTML5 spec).This is the book that doesn't pull its punches.This is the book for web professionals who think for themselves.This is the book that tells the truth about HTML5.===5 Reasons You Should Read The Truth About HTML51. Learn HTML5 markup the right wayAfter spending an insane number of hours researching HTML5's new markup I discovered one disturbing fact: everyone gets it wrong. Really. Don't waste hours trawling through confusing, poorly researched, and often flat-out wrong blog posts (or books). Get the truth on HTML5's markup in chapter three and chapter four.2. Learn about the future of semanticsDid you know Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft teamed up in 2011 to launch a new, potentially groundbreaking semantics initiative using HTML5's new microdata standard? They did, and the new semantics are being used by major sites like eBay and IMDB right now. In chapter seven you'll be brought up to speed on one of the biggest changes to semantics to ever hit the web.3. Learn what HTML5 features you can implement todayHTML5 isn't one big blob of technology that will be "finished" at some point in the future. It's a grab bag of cool stuff, much of which has been around for years. Learn what's well supported and ready to go today in 2012, including new forms features in chapter eight, and the new audio and video possibilities in chapter ten.4. Learn what happens when Flash diesThe writing is on the wall for Flash. Apple never supported it on mobile; Adobe (Adobe!) have given up on the plug-in for Android; and Microsoft won't support it in IE10 in the default desktop experience of Windows 8. (Let that sink in for a moment.) Clients will demand HTML5 equivalents of what was done with Flash so we'll look at what HTML's Canvas can do in chapter nine and what HTML5 video can (and can't) do in chapter ten.5. HTML5 for CMSs, and beyond HTML5Finally in chapter twelve we'll look at some of the web app oriented features of HTML5, one of which (the History API) changes something as fundamental as a page refresh. We'll also touch on features that we should be demanding asking politely to be included in our CMSs, and we'll look briefly at some post-HTML5 web standards development for mobile that's becoming a reality right now.