JQTouch - jQuery plugin for mobile web development
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I think that simulating native UI is a bad idea all around. If it looks like a native app, acts like a native app, I expect it to do everything like a native app. This gets 90% of the way there, but due to the nature of the browser will never be 100%. I think you are better off with a unique look and feel that won't confuse users. You'll also spend less time developing it, as you won't struggle to get every little detail to match.
Exactly! That is the problem. They don't know your web app is an iphone app. So, they get annoyed when it doesn't have all the functionality of an iphone app. They have higher bar of expectation that a webapp inherently can not reach.
If it was obviously a "web page" then user expectations are much lower and they are likely to be impressed by what it can do.
The key to success is not being good. It's being better than expected.
I'll definitely keep checking up on this project, though. Looks very promising.
I like the idea, though, and would love to have a framework that just works on devices that I can't test on.
The external links got stuck in the on position, and the Todo demo flickered the row when checking/unchecking items.
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It's much more lightweight and designed for said platform.