Lynda.COM Create an Interactive Map with jQuery and Dreamweaver

Author:
Chris Converse

Duration:
01h 30m

Released on:
3/24/2011

Exercise files:
Yes


In Create an Interactive Map with jQuery and Dreamweaver, Chris Converse shows how to design and create a rich interactive map for a web site using the open-source scripting library jQuery. The course covers creating web-optimized images using the slicing tools in Photoshop, implementing the HTML and CSS to assemble an infographic page layout, and adding interactivity with JavaScript and jQuery's fast and concise code library. Exercise files are included with the course.

Download a copy of the finished web site here.
Topics include:

    Preparing web graphics
    Preparing the base container
    Manipulating links with CSS
    Adding a drop-down menu
    Downloading jQuery and adding interactivity to a project
    Creating city details
    Overriding click events of anchor tags with jQuery
    Enhancing the design with CSS3





Introduction
Previewing the project across browsers and devices           06m 08s
Using the exercise files           01m 06s

1. Preparing Web Graphics
Saving for web and devices in Photoshop           05m 51s
Saving layers as files with Photoshop scripts           02m 01s

2. Creating the Base Container and Layout with CSS
Creating and linking HTML and CSS files           03m 19s
Creating the main container in CSS           03m 22s
Manipulating the anchor links with CSS           05m 35s
Absolute positioning the dots           05m 18s
Adding custom attributes into HTML           02m 14s
Adding the dropdown menu           05m 08s

3. Adding Interactivity with JavaScript
Downloading and adding jQuery to the project           03m 22s
Using document ready and searching for HTML elements           04m 19s
Listening to the dropdown menu state           03m 53s
Changing dots based on dropdown menu selections           04m 34s

4. Adding the City Detail Info and Layout
Creating the city detail containers           03m 02s
Adding the city content HTML           03m 34s
Completing the city detail layout with CSS           04m 18s
Adding all the city content in HTML           02m 13s
Hiding the city detail container with CSS           02m 46s

5. Manipulating HTML with jQuery
Adding click events and CSS to anchor tags           04m 46s
Pulling HTML from one div to another           06m 48s

6. Adding the Finishing Touches to the CSS
Enhancing design elements and isolating CSS rules           05m 13s

Conclusion
Where to go from here           01m 48s