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I'm still confused why they're calling this 'JQuery Mobile' when it's really JQuery UI Mobile, conceptually speaking. All I want is a library that gives me JQu

I'm still confused why they're calling this 'JQuery Mobile' when it's really JQuery UI Mobile, conceptually speaking. All I want is a library that gives me JQuery-like functionality with optimized mobile performance, decent compatibility with the Android browser's nasty quirks, a reduced footprint (easily doable without needing to support IE and legacy browsers), and a few wrapper functions around mobile-specific functionality like touch events. Is that too much to ask?

armandososa 15y ago
you are thinking in http://zeptojs.com/ http://zeptojs.com/
- jm3 15y ago
  zepto looks wonderful. have you used it yet?
- lazerwalker 15y ago
  The last time I looked into Zepto (which, in full disclosure, was about a year ago), there was a gigantic HN thread with many people (including John Resig) complaining that it being "JQuery-compatible" was more about syntactic sugar (functions whose signatures look like those in JQuery, but don't behave the same) and marketing buzzwords (comparing it to JQuery obviously attracts attention) than actual feature parity. Has it improved at all?
  - fooandbarify 15y ago
    I've been using zepto in a project for a couple of months and so far it's been pretty solid. It's true that it does not achieve feature parity with jQuery, but it doesn't pretend to (and I don't think it ever did). It does successfully mimic much of jQuery's core functionality on Webkit browsers at a fraction of the file-size.
    - wiradikusuma 15y ago
      Have you tried XUI (http://xuijs.com http://xuijs.com)?
  - akavlie 15y ago
    It's close enough that it can be swapped for jQuery in Backbone.js, and many jQuery plugins work. (Disclaimer: haven't use it myself)
    - sleepyhead 15y ago
      I have used it and for basic usage this is correct. Only needed minor changes after moving from jQuery in a mobile project I did.
bricestacey 15y ago
Try zepto.js [1]. Its primary targets are iOS 4+, Android 2.2+, and webOS 1.4.5+. [1] https://github.com/madrobby/zepto https://github.com/madrobby/zepto
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armandososa 15y ago

you are thinking in http://zeptojs.com/ http://zeptojs.com/

jm3 15y ago
zepto looks wonderful. have you used it yet?
lazerwalker 15y ago
The last time I looked into Zepto (which, in full disclosure, was about a year ago), there was a gigantic HN thread with many people (including John Resig) complaining that it being "JQuery-compatible" was more about syntactic sugar (functions whose signatures look like those in JQuery, but don't behave the same) and marketing buzzwords (comparing it to JQuery obviously attracts attention) than actual feature parity. Has it improved at all?
- fooandbarify 15y ago
  I've been using zepto in a project for a couple of months and so far it's been pretty solid. It's true that it does not achieve feature parity with jQuery, but it doesn't pretend to (and I don't think it ever did). It does successfully mimic much of jQuery's core functionality on Webkit browsers at a fraction of the file-size.
  - wiradikusuma 15y ago
    Have you tried XUI (http://xuijs.com http://xuijs.com)?
- akavlie 15y ago
  It's close enough that it can be swapped for jQuery in Backbone.js, and many jQuery plugins work. (Disclaimer: haven't use it myself)
  - sleepyhead 15y ago
    I have used it and for basic usage this is correct. Only needed minor changes after moving from jQuery in a mobile project I did.

bricestacey 15y ago

Try zepto.js [1]. Its primary targets are iOS 4+, Android 2.2+, and webOS 1.4.5+. [1] https://github.com/madrobby/zepto https://github.com/madrobby/zepto

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