In jQuery Projects: Creating an Interactive MapChris 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 Photoshopimplementing the HTML and CSS to assemble an infographic page layoutand adding interactivity with javascript and jQuery's fast and concise code library. Exercise files are included with the course.
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