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Web Developer's Library
Welcome to the Web Developer's Library (WDL).
Intended audience
The WDL is intended for mobile and web developers who want to:
Design, develop, and optimize web sites for Nokia mobile browsers
- Develop web sites that work well on one or more or all of the following devices types:
Symbian devices
Series 40 devices that run the Nokia Browser for Series 40 (formerly called the Ovi Browser)
MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan devices that run Nokia Browser 8.5
Create widgets that run in the Symbian Web Runtime (WRT) environment for Nokia Symbian mobile devices
Create web apps for Series 40 devices that run the proxy-based Nokia Browser for Series 40
Create browser-based web apps for MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan devices that run Nokia Browser 8.5
Developers should be familiar with the following web technologies:
HTML 4 and 5
CSS 2.1 and 3
JavaScript 1.5 and 1.8
AJAX
What's new in the WDL May 2012 update?
Symbian Browser 8.2 is added. For details, see Browser 8.2.
For a larger list of new and updated topics, see the WDL Change history.
Where to start
| If you want to... | Begin here |
|---|---|
| learn about web development for Nokia devices | Introduction to Web development for Nokia devices |
| learn the difference between a widget, a web app, and a web page | Web sites, Web apps, and widgets |
| detect the browser and features on a particular device | Device and browser detection |
| see which web technology standards are supported by Nokia browsers | Standards support matrix for Nokia mobile browsers |
| see which media and plug-in types are supported on Nokia browsers | Media and plug-ins |
| see which devices support which versions of the Symbian Browser | Device and Browser Matrix |
| compare the features on the various versions of the Symbian Browser | Browser version-specific information |
| see the features that are new to Symbian Browser 7.3 and 7.4.1 | What's new in Browser 7.3 (Browser 7.4.1 has the same feature set as 7.3. It adds some UI changes and bug fixes.) |
| see the features that are new to Symbian Browser 7.4.2 | Browser 7.4.2 |
| see the features that are new to Symbian Browser 8.2 | Browser 8.2 |
| develop web apps for Symbian devices | Symbian Web Runtime |
| go to the Symbian Web Runtime API reference information | Symbian Web Runtime API reference |
| learn about the Nokia Browser for Series 40 | Platform Overview |
| see the features that are new to Series 40 web apps versions | What's new in Series 40 web app versions |
| develop web apps for Series 40 devices | Best practices guide for Series 40 Web Apps |
| go to the API Reference information for Series 40 web apps | Series 40 web app developer's guide and API reference or Descriptions of MWL methods |
| learn about Nokia Browser 8.5 that runs on the Linux-based MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS | Nokia Browser 8.5 |
| develop web apps for Browser 8.5 | Web Application Support |
| port iPhone web apps to Browser 8.5 | Porting iPhone Web Apps for Nokia Browser 8.5 |
| see Browser 8.5 support for HTML 5 | HTML 5 Support |
| see a larger list of new and revised topics in this version of the library | Change history |
Last updated 3 May 2012
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