This book has been written for anyone who wants to learn how to develop web clipping applications for Palm-Powered devices. Web developers will find invaluble tips and techniques on converting their existing web sites into Palm-Friendly sites and web clipping applications. Palm OS developers will learn how they can incorporate web clipping and other exciting Internet access features in their software products.
This book is not a beginner's guide to learning HTML. If you are new to HTML, the Internet, or to the Palm OS, we suggest you purchase and read books such as O'Reilly and Associates HTML: The Definitive Guide and PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide before you start reading this e-book.
The most important chapter in all of the book is Chapter 3, Web Clipping Design. This chapter provides the foundation of web clipping development, outlining the design goals that are essential to creating products and solutions.
Chapters 4 and 5, HTML and Graphics, detail how to create web clipping applications using standard Web authoring tools and special web clipping development tools from Palm, Inc. Chapter 6 and 7, C Programming and Servers and Security are more technical in nature and are suited to seasoned Palm OS developers and web site administrators.
Finally, Chapters 8 and 9, Publishing Your Application and Links & Resources, will teach you how to market and promote your web clipping applications. In addition, these chapters will introduce you to the wide variety of other platforms and market opportunities that are opening up in the fast growing wireless Internet access marketplace. These chapters represent the icing on the cake, so to speak, in creating effective web clipping applications.
Throughout this book, we will adhere to a number of text conventions. HTML tags and attributes will use
a monospace typeface. Programming code in C will also be represented in a monospace
font.
Developing Web Clippings is an exciting new guide designed to help you develop cutting edge web clipping applications. We have attempted to the best of our ability to create a product free of errors and omissions. In the event that you find something that we have missed, however, please let us know. Suggestions and comments are also welcome.
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