Wireless XML Developer's Guide

Name: Wireless XML Developer's Guide
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ISBN: 9780072195361

ISBN-10: 0072195363

ISBN-13: 9780072195361

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mikael Hillborg

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This title contains ready-to-use code, developers can plug into thier own mobile applications and offers tips for creating and optimising mulitmedia applications on wireless devices.

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 2/14/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 525
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Introduction	p. xv
XML in a Wireless Context
Introduction to Wireless Applications	p. 3
Application Types	p. 4
Connected All the Time	p. 4
Instant Messaging and Presence	p. 4
Personalization	p. 7
Location	p. 11
Synchronization	p. 12
Applications	p. 14
Environments	p. 14
Applications	p. 15
Wireless Networks and Protocols	p. 17
Network Topologies	p. 18
Cells	p. 18
Wireless Does Not Imply Mobility	p. 19
Circuit Switching and Packet Switching	p. 19
Circuit-switched Networks	p. 19
Packet-switched Networks	p. 20
From the First to the Fourth Generation	p. 20
The First Generation	p. 21
2G	p. 21
2.5G	p. 21
3G	p. 22
4G	p. 25
Protocols and Interfaces	p. 26
Protocol Stacks	p. 27
Application Protocols	p. 27
Network Protocols	p. 33
XML Primer	p. 47
XML Documents	p. 48
Content Types	p. 49
Elements, Tags, and Attributes	p. 50
Grammars	p. 52
The XML Declaration	p. 54
Character Encoding	p. 54
The Formal Public Identifier	p. 55
Validation	p. 55
Document Type Definitions	p. 56
Namespaces	p. 71
Schemas	p. 72
The Structure of a Schema	p. 72
Simple and Complex Types	p. 72
Sequences	p. 75
Attributes	p. 76
Rewriting a DTD as a Schema	p. 77
Links	p. 80
Link Types	p. 81
Paths	p. 86
Tree Structures	p. 86
XSL Transformations	p. 88
Structure	p. 89
Cascading Style Sheets	p. 92
CSS Basics	p. 93
Block and Inline-level Elements	p. 93
Font Properties	p. 95
Space	p. 96
Units	p. 97
Colors	p. 98
Matching	p. 99
XML Tools	p. 100
The Developer's Quick Reference Guide
XHTML	p. 103
XHTML and the Modularization of HTML4	p. 104
Document Type Definitions	p. 104
Closed Tags (Well-Formed XML)	p. 105
The XHTML Modules	p. 106
The Modules of XHTML Basic	p. 107
Structure, Text, Hypertext, and Lists	p. 108
Applets and Scripting	p. 109
Presentation, Edit, and Bidirectional Text	p. 110
Forms and Basic Forms	p. 111
Tables and Basic Tables	p. 113
Image Maps and Embedded Objects	p. 117
Frames, iframes, and Targets	p. 118
Intrinsic Events and Metainformation	p. 119
Style Sheets and the Style Attribute	p. 120
Links and Base	p. 120
Name Identification and Legacy Constructs	p. 121
Voice	p. 123
VoiceXML	p. 124
Document Structure	p. 125
Forms	p. 126
Menus	p. 128
Play Audio Files	p. 129
Alternatives to VoiceXML	p. 131
CallXML	p. 131
VoxML	p. 131
Other	p. 132
Synchronized Multimedia	p. 133
SMIL 2.0	p. 135
The Structure of a SMIL Presentation	p. 135
Graphics	p. 136
Audio	p. 136
Sequential Presentations	p. 137
Parallel Presentations	p. 138
Combinations of Sequential and Parallel Presentations	p. 139
Links	p. 141
Practical Issues	p. 143
The SMIL Modules	p. 145
The SMIL 2.0 Basic Profile	p. 147
Modules	p. 147
Geography	p. 149
Geography Markup Language (GML)	p. 150
SVG	p. 164
The Drawing Board	p. 165
Shapes	p. 167
Paths	p. 167
Text	p. 168
The Map in SVG	p. 169
Translations and Optimizations	p. 171
Binary XML	p. 172
The Start of a WBXML Document	p. 173
The String Table	p. 176
The Document Body	p. 177
Summary	p. 181
A Few Words About WAX	p. 183
One Language	p. 183
Profiles	p. 185
RDF--Resource Description Framework	p. 186
CC/PP	p. 189
UAProf	p. 190
Using the Profile	p. 193
Synchronization	p. 195
SyncML Messages	p. 197
The Source and Target Elements	p. 199
SyncML Commands	p. 200
Low-level Communication	p. 205
Distributed Wireless Systems	p. 206
Procedure Calls	p. 207
XML-RPC	p. 208
Using Data Types	p. 210
Further Reading	p. 213
Use Cases: The Developer's Detailed Guide
Building XHTML Applications	p. 217
Examples in XHTML	p. 218
Converting HTML to XHTML	p. 218
Dealing with Frames	p. 225
Things to Avoid	p. 226
Examples in XHTML Basic	p. 230
Creating a Site for Small Devices and Desktop Computers	p. 230
Converting i-mode HTML to XHTML Basic	p. 235
A Sample XHTML Basic 1.0 and i-mode Site	p. 249
Working with XHTML Basic, the Presentation, and Style Sheet Modules	p. 259
Development Tools	p. 264
XML Spy	p. 264
HTML-Kit	p. 267
XHTML Support in the Nokia Mobile Internet Toolkit	p. 268
Building WML 2.0 Applications	p. 271
Basics	p. 272
HTML Body vs. a Deck of Cards	p. 273
Formatting	p. 276
Links	p. 278
Tables	p. 280
Images	p. 282
Making Navigation Easier	p. 284
Using Access Keys	p. 284
Using Variables	p. 286
Reading the Value of a Variable	p. 286
Writing Parameterized Code Using Variable References	p. 287
Setting a Variable	p. 287
Free Text Input	p. 288
Sending Variable Values to a Server Script	p. 291
Setting Variables to Change Attribute Values	p. 293
Selection Lists	p. 294
Jumps	p. 297
Jumping Forward	p. 297
Setting Variables in a Jump	p. 301
Jumping Back	p. 302
Detecting Forward and Backward Jumps	p. 304
Using the Timer	p. 306
A Start Page	p. 307
Simple Animations	p. 307
Integrating Phone Functionality	p. 309
Dialing a Number	p. 309
Managing the Phone Book	p. 310
Using Scripts	p. 310
Functions	p. 311
The Standard Libraries	p. 314
Using the Libraries	p. 315
Building WML 1.x-compliant Sites	p. 324
Namespaces and the Header	p. 324
Widgets and Roles	p. 325
Templates	p. 326
Building a Voice Portal	p. 327
Functionality	p. 328
A Welcome Message	p. 328
A Top Menu of Choices	p. 329
Services	p. 330
Implementation	p. 331
The Welcome Message	p. 331
The Navigation System	p. 331
The Services	p. 337
Building Multimedia Applications	p. 365
Preparations	p. 366
Development Tools	p. 366
Formats and Content Types	p. 367
Document Submission	p. 367
Layouts and Regions	p. 368
Image and Text Regions	p. 368
Making It Fit Particular Screen Types	p. 371
Slide Show Timings	p. 377
Text Messages	p. 378
Static Text	p. 379
Animated Text	p. 381
Graphics and Animation	p. 384
Animation with Pictures	p. 385
Animation Using Sequences	p. 386
Combined Text and Graphics Animations	p. 387
Optimizations and Adjustments	p. 388
Audio	p. 388
Embedding Audio	p. 388
iMelody	p. 390
Using SVG with GML to Represent the Real World	p. 395
Advanced Object-oriented Models	p. 396
Modeling Tools	p. 396
Models	p. 399
A Map	p. 399
Representation in GML	p. 401
Transformation to SVG	p. 423
About Batik	p. 431
Mobile Commerce	p. 433
Digital Signatures	p. 434
Signing a Document and Sending It to a Server	p. 434
ECML	p. 438
Shipping	p. 439
Shipping Content to a Mobile Phone Number	p. 441
Billing	p. 443
Receipts	p. 446
Cards Details	p. 449
Merchant and Transaction Information	p. 452
The Future of XML in Wireless
Proximity	p. 459
Navigation with NVML	p. 460
Document Structure	p. 461
Routes	p. 462
Guides	p. 464
Specifying Points of Interest with POIX	p. 466
Formats	p. 467
The Position	p. 468
Mobility	p. 469
Extending the Point of Interest with Start and End Points	p. 471
The Future of Personalization	p. 475
CSS Mobile Profile 1.0	p. 476
Adding Style	p. 476
Selectors	p. 476
Properties	p. 479
Virtual Personal Information	p. 480
Using the vCard Format	p. 480
Using the vCalendar Format	p. 483
Future Representations of Business Cards and Calendars	p. 485
Instant Messaging and Presence Applications	p. 487
RFC2778 and RFC2779	p. 488
The Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol	p. 489
CPIM Messages	p. 489
CPIM Instant Inboxes	p. 490
CPIM Presentities	p. 491
APEX	p. 493
The APEX Core	p. 493
The APEX Presence Service	p. 494
Make It SIMPLE	p. 495
Watchers	p. 495
Databases	p. 497
XQuery	p. 498
A Basic Query	p. 498
Conditional Queries	p. 499
For, Let, Where, Return Queries	p. 501
XQL	p. 502
Other Alternatives	p. 504
Index	p. 505
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