Canvas Pocket Reference

The Canvas element is a revolutionary feature of HTML5 that enables powerful graphics for rich Internet applications, and this pocket reference provides the essentials you need to put this element to work. If you have working knowledge of JavaScript, this book will help you create detailed, interactive, and animated graphics -- from charts to animations to video games -- whether you're a web designer or a programmer interested in graphics. Canvas Pocket Reference provides both a tutorial that covers all of the element's features with plenty of examples and a definitive reference to each of the Canvas-related classes, methods, and properties. You'll learn how to: Draw lines, polygons, and curves Apply colors, gradients, patterns, and transparency Use transformations to smoothly rotate and resize drawings Work with text in a graphic environment Apply shadows to create a sense of depth Incorporate bitmapped images into vector graphics Perform image processing operations in JavaScript

Provides information on using the Canvas element of HTML5 to create graphics for rich Internet applications.

This small reference is a guide to almost all Perl/Tk graphical elements, including general widget information and the details of each widget, window management, events, bindings, fonts, images, and geometry management.

The Tcl language and the TK toolkit are simple and powerful building blocks for sophisticated applications. This small book is a handy reference guide to the basic Tcl language elements, to the Tcl and Tk commands (presenting each command and its options), and to the Tk widgets.

Annotation Need help finding the right HTML5 element or attribute for your web page or application? HTML5 Pocket Reference is the classic reference that web designers and developers have been keeping close at hand for more than thirteen years. This fifth edition has been updated to reflect the current state of HTML5, including the HTML5 Candidate Recommendation, the emerging HTML5.1 Working Draft, and the living WHATWG standard. Features include:An alphabetical listing of every element and attribute in HTML5, HTML5.1, and the WHATWG living standardDescriptions, markup examples, content categories, content models, and start- and end-tag requirements for every elementAt-a-glance notes indicating the differences between the HTML5 specifications and HTML 4.01Useful charts of special charactersAn overview of HTML5 APIsIf youre an experienced web designer or developer who needs a quick resource for working with established web standards, this handy book is indispensable.

"As someone who uses jQuery on a regular basis, it was surprising to discover how much of the library I’m not using. This book is indispensable for anyone who is serious about using jQuery for non-trivial applications."-- Raffaele Cecco, longtime developer of video games, including Cybernoid, Exolon, and Stormlord jQuery is the "write less, do more" JavaScript library. Its powerful features and ease of use have made it the most popular client-side JavaScript framework for the Web. Ideal for JavaScript developers at all skill levels, this book is jQuery's trusty companion: the definitive "read less, learn more" guide to the library. jQuery Pocket Reference explains everything you need to know about jQuery, completely and comprehensively. You'll learn how to: Select and manipulate document elements Alter document structure Handle and trigger events Create visual effects and animations Script HTTP with Ajax utilities Use jQuery's selectors and selection methods, utilities, plugins and more The 25-page quick reference summarizes the library, listing all jQuery methods and functions, with signatures and descriptions.

JavaScript is the ubiquitous programming language of the Web, and for more than 15 years, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide has been the bible of JavaScript programmers around the world. Ideal for JavaScript developers at any level, this book is an all-new excerpt of The Definitive Guide , collecting the essential parts of that hefty volume into this slim yet dense pocket reference. The first 9 chapters document the latest version (ECMAScript 5) of the core JavaScript language, covering: Types, values, and variables Operators, expressions, and statements Objects and arrays Functions and classes The next 5 chapters document the fundamental APIs for using JavaScript with HTML5 and explain how to: Interact with web browser windows Script HTML documents and document elements Modify and apply CSS styles and classes Respond to user input events Communicate with web servers Store data locally on the user's computer This book is a perfect companion to jQuery Pocket Reference .