eBook - ePub

Cross-Platform Desktop Applications

Name: Cross-Platform Desktop Applications
Author: Paul Jensen

Using Node, Electron, and NW.js

Paul Jensen,

312 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

Cross-Platform Desktop Applications

Using Node, Electron, and NW.js

Paul Jensen,

About this book

Summary Cross-Platform Desktop Applications guides you step-by-step through creating Node.js desktop applications with NW.js and Electron from GitHub. Foreword by Cheng Zhao, creator of Electron.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Desktop application development has traditionally required high-level programming languages and specialized frameworks. With Electron and NW.js, you can apply your existing web dev skills to create desktop applications using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. And those applications will work across Windows, Mac, and Linux, radically reducing development and training time. About the Book Cross-Platform Desktop Applications guides you step by step through the development of desktop applications using Electron and NW.js. This example-filled guide shows you how to create your own file explorer, and then steps through some of the APIs provided by the frameworks to work with the camera, access the clipboard, make a game with keyboard controls, and build a Twitter desktop notification tool. You'll then learn how to test your applications, and debug and package them as binaries for various OSs. What's Inside

Create a selfie app with the desktop camera
Learn how to test Electron apps with Devtron
Learn how to use Node.js with your application

About the Reader Written for developers familiar with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. About the Author Paul Jensen works at Starcount and lives in London, UK. Table of Contents

PART 1 - WELCOME TO NODE.JS DESKTOP APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Introducing Electron and NW.js
Laying the foundation for your first desktop application
Building your first desktop application
Shipping your first desktop application

PART 2 - DIVING DEEPER

Using Node.js within NW.js and Electron
Exploring NW.js and Electron's internals

PART 3 - MASTERING NODE.JS DESKTOP APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Controlling how your desktop app is displayed
Creating tray applications
Creating application and context menus
Dragging and dropping files and crafting the UI
Using a webcam in your application
Storing app data
Copying and pasting contents from the clipboard
Binding on keyboard shortcuts
Making desktop notifications

PART 4 - GETTING READY TO RELEASE

Testing desktop apps
Improving app performance with debugging
Packaging the application for the wider world

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