jQuery Forum

This should definitely be possible. Is the page static you want to view static? As long as you aren't completely dependent on the internet connection it should be fine.

My plan is to build an HTML5 or jQuery slideshow with the help of jQuery Mobile and PhoneGap, this way my target audience can continue scrolling through text and images (which will be relative to the screen size), if they loose their internet connections due to being facility that blocks out internet.  I already have the experience in building a JQM site and a jQuery slideshow - I just don't know how to int-egret these technology projects into a PhoneGap application which will allow users to continue interacting with the experience without wifi or internet strength.

I guess the key to this question is even if the app uses CSS/HTML5/JavaScript, it doesn't mean it has to be connected to the web. Just because the web is designed using these technologies, doesn't mean it's limited to online pages/apps only.

I Just want to point out that you can accomplish what you are trying to achieve through the use of localStorage, and the cacheManifest, both of which are supported in most browsers so you don't actually need to use Phonegap.

Yes I have been playing with LocalStorage through JavaScript and have used it to save scores from a browser game (created with gameQuery) after you complete a first level.  When the visitor restarts or reloads their browser after completing or dieing, the last score would reload into the game by the help of LocalStorage.  I know that much about it, but here is a deeper question...

Basically Phongap application just wraps your app in a native app and uses a (UI)Webview to display your content. The URL should be the same whether the user is online or offline, but  you can't see it within the Phonegap app.

You might want to have a look at this page in the JQM docs related to Phonegapp applications.

Content is stored in the device filesystem (private storage within the app). The webview control is able to access this local filesystem.

Whatever pages you place in the filesystem can be accessed offline. The webview control can also access files on the Internet.

It's up to you to decide what pages to package with the app.

watusiware so its not just JavaScript variable values that you can store into LocalStorage, but you can save 

Yes, it is a local filesystem. Just like files stored on your computer hard drive and referenced the same way. it's not localStorage, and has nothing to do with HTML5. It's just files.

Ok I see, then what is best way at the given time, for me to get my files (MYJQMpage.htm, styles.css, jquery.js) into a local filesystem?  Through PhoneGap?

I thought we were talking about PhoneGap.

Yes.

Phonegap is a framework for creating a native app that embeds a webview. The webview has access to the app's filesystem.

You might want to take a peek at the PhoneGap docs.