FirefoxOS app making for beginners
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Firefox OS in simple language is nothing
but a Firefox Browser which works as the
OS for smartphones.
Everything you see or feel in it is pure web
technology!
The concept of Web App
Web Open Web standards
App Application
Web App Webpage or collection of webpages
made using open web technologies, that works
as an application.
So, your application is
actually a webpage?
Yes it is!
Webpage with access to your phone's
Hardware on demand.
Defines HTML5 Document
Starting tag
Header & Unicode section
Document Title
Head ends
Body section
Body tag ends
End of document
<p> Hello World ! </p>
WebApp Manifest File
Named as manifest.webapp
Format: JSON File
JSON JavaScript Object Notation
Contains records in the form of key:value pair
Should be kept in the application root directory.
Contains Additional Information Required for the
app
App Name
Description info
Path to start the
app from
Icons
Developer info
Default lang
Example manifest
Required
Other WebApp Properties OverviewFor Details https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Build/Manifest