implemented native overflow scrolling based on support for -[prefix]-overflow-scrolling: touch. True fixed headers and footers come supported as well.

Makefile

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ JSFILES = 	  js/jquery.ui.widget.js \
 			  js/jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js \
 			  js/jquery.mobile.links.js \
 			  js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.js \
+			  js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js \
 			  js/jquery.mobile.media.classes.js \
 			  js/jquery.mobile.init.js
 

build.xml

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 		  jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js,
 		  jquery.mobile.links.js,
 		  jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.js,
+		  jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js,
 		  jquery.mobile.media.classes.js,
 		  jquery.mobile.init.js"/>
 

docs/_assets/css/jqm-docs.css

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dt code, dd code { font-size:1.3em; line-height:150%; }
 pre { white-space: pre; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; }
 
 #jqm-homeheader img { width: 235px; }
+img { max-width: 100%; }
 
 .ui-header .jqm-home { top:0.65em; }
 nav { margin: 0; }

js/index.php

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ $elements = array(
 	'jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js',
 	'jquery.mobile.links.js',
 	'jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.js',
+	'jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js',
 	'jquery.mobile.media.classes.js',
 	'jquery.mobile.init.js'
 );

js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.js

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $.fn.fixHeaderFooter = function( options ) {
 // single controller for all showing,hiding,toggling
 $.mobile.fixedToolbars = (function() {
 
-	if ( !$.support.scrollTop ) {
+	if ( !$.support.scrollTop || $.support.touchOverflow ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ $( document ).bind( "pagecreate create", function( event ) {
 
 		$( event.target ).each(function() {
 
-			if ( !$.support.scrollTop ) {
+			if ( !$.support.scrollTop || $.support.touchOverflow ) {
 				return this;
 			}
 

js/jquery.mobile.fixHeaderFooter.native.js

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+* jQuery Mobile Framework : "fixHeaderFooter" native plugin - Behavior for "fixed" headers,footers, and scrolling inner content
+* Copyright (c) jQuery Project
+* Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
+* http://jquery.org/license
+*/
+
+(function( $, undefined ) {
+
+$.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled = true;
+
+$( document ).bind( "pagecreate", function( event ) {
+	if( $.support.touchOverflow && $.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled ){
+		
+		var $target = $( event.target ),
+			scrollStartY = 0;
+			
+		if( $target.is( ":jqmData(role='page')" ) ){
+			
+			$target.each(function() {
+				var $page = $( this ),
+					$fixies = $page.find( ":jqmData(role='header'), :jqmData(role='footer')" ).filter( ":jqmData(position='fixed')" ),
+					fullScreen = $page.jqmData( "fullscreen" ),
+					$scrollElem = $fixies.length ? $page.find( ".ui-content" ) : $page;
+				
+				$page.addClass( "ui-mobile-touch-overflow" );
+				
+				$scrollElem.bind( "scrollstop", function(){
+					if( $scrollElem.scrollTop() > 0 ){
+						window.scrollTo( 0, $.mobile.defaultHomeScroll );
+					}
+				});	
+				
+				if( $fixies.length ){
+					
+					$page.addClass( "ui-native-fixed" );
+					
+					if( fullScreen ){
+
+						$page.addClass( "ui-native-fullscreen" );
+
+						$fixies.addClass( "fade in" );
+
+						$( document ).bind( "vclick", function(){
+							$fixies
+								.removeClass( "ui-native-bars-hidden" )
+								.toggleClass( "in out" )
+								.animationComplete(function(){
+									$(this).not( ".in" ).addClass( "ui-native-bars-hidden" );
+								});
+						} );
+					}
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	}
+});
+
+})( jQuery );

js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js

@@ -409,10 +409,17 @@
 			
 			lastScrollEnabled = false;
 		
-			var active = $.mobile.urlHistory.getActive();
+			var active = $.mobile.urlHistory.getActive(),
+				activePage = $( ".ui-page-active" ),
+				scrollElem = $( window ),
+				touchOverflow = $.support.touchOverflow && $.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled;
+			
+			if( touchOverflow ){
+				scrollElem = activePage.is( ".ui-native-fixed" ) ? activePage.find( ".ui-content" ) : activePage;
+			}	
 			
 			if( active ){
-				var lastScroll = $.support.touchOverflow ? $( ".ui-page-active" ).scrollTop() : $( window ).scrollTop();
+				var lastScroll = scrollElem.scrollTop();
 
 				// Set active page's lastScroll prop.
 				// If the Y location we're scrolling to is less than minScrollBack, let it go.
@@ -429,11 +436,13 @@
 	// Make the iOS clock quick-scroll work again if we're using native overflow scrolling
 	/*
 	if( $.support.touchOverflow ){
-		$( window ).bind( "scrollstop", function(){
-			if( $( this ).scrollTop() === 0 ){
-				$.mobile.activePage.scrollTop( 0 );
-			}
-		});
+		if( $.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled ){
+			$( window ).bind( "scrollstop", function(){
+				if( $( this ).scrollTop() === 0 ){
+					$.mobile.activePage.scrollTop( 0 );
+				}
+			});
+		}
 	}
 	*/
 
@@ -442,9 +451,10 @@
 
 		//get current scroll distance
 		var active	= $.mobile.urlHistory.getActive(),
-			toScroll = active.lastScroll || ( $.support.touchOverflow ? 0 : $.mobile.defaultHomeScroll ),
+			touchOverflow = $.support.touchOverflow && $.mobile.touchOverflowEnabled,
+			toScroll = active.lastScroll || ( touchOverflow ? 0 : $.mobile.defaultHomeScroll ),
 			screenHeight = getScreenHeight();
-
+			
 		// Scroll to top, hide addr bar
 		window.scrollTo( 0, $.mobile.defaultHomeScroll );
 
@@ -453,7 +463,7 @@
 			fromPage.data( "page" )._trigger( "beforehide", null, { nextPage: toPage } );
 		}
 		
-		if( !$.support.touchOverflow ){
+		if( !touchOverflow){
 			toPage.height( screenHeight + toScroll );
 		}	
 		
@@ -462,13 +472,19 @@
 		//clear page loader
 		$.mobile.hidePageLoadingMsg();
 		
-		if( $.support.touchOverflow && toScroll ){
+		if( touchOverflow && toScroll ){
+			
 			toPage.addClass( "ui-mobile-pre-transition" );
 			// Send focus to page as it is now display: block
 			reFocus( toPage );
 			
 			//set page's scrollTop to remembered distance
-			toPage.scrollTop( toScroll );
+			if( toPage.is( ".ui-native-fixed" ) ){
+				toPage.find( ".ui-content" ).scrollTop( toScroll );
+			}
+			else{
+				toPage.scrollTop( toScroll );
+			}
 		}
 
 		//find the transition handler for the specified transition. If there
@@ -479,20 +495,20 @@
 
 		promise.done(function() {
 			//reset toPage height back
-			if( !$.support.touchOverflow ){
+			if( !touchOverflow ){
 				toPage.height( "" );
 				// Send focus to the newly shown page
 				reFocus( toPage );
 			}
 			
 			// Jump to top or prev scroll, sometimes on iOS the page has not rendered yet.
-			if( !$.support.touchOverflow ){
+			if( !touchOverflow ){
 				$.mobile.silentScroll( toScroll );
 			}
 
 			//trigger show/hide events
 			if( fromPage ) {
-				if( !$.support.touchOverflow ){
+				if( !touchOverflow ){
 					fromPage.height( "" );
 				}
 				

js/jquery.mobile.support.js

@@ -118,9 +118,4 @@ if ( !$.support.boxShadow ) {
 	$( "html" ).addClass( "ui-mobile-nosupport-boxshadow" );
 }
 
-// For opting into touch overflow scrolling
-if( $.support.touchOverflow ){
-	$( "html" ).addClass( "ui-mobile-touch-overflow" );
-}
-
 })( jQuery );

themes/default/jquery.mobile.core.css

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 .landscape .ui-page  { min-height: 300px; }
 
 /* native overflow scrolling */
-.ui-mobile.ui-mobile-touch-overflow .ui-page {
+.ui-page.ui-mobile-touch-overflow,
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fixed .ui-content {
 	overflow: auto;
 	height: 100%;
 	-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
@@ -62,6 +63,43 @@
 .ui-content { border-width: 0; overflow: visible; overflow-x: hidden; padding: 15px; }
 .ui-page-fullscreen .ui-content { padding:0; }
 
+/* native fixed headers and footers */
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-page.ui-native-fixed,
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-page.ui-native-fullscreen {
+	overflow: visible;
+}
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fixed .ui-header,
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fixed .ui-footer {
+	position: fixed;
+	left: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	top: 0;
+	z-index: 200;
+}
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-page.ui-native-fixed .ui-footer {
+	top: auto;
+	bottom: 0;
+}
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fixed .ui-content {
+	padding-top: 2.5em;
+	padding-bottom: 3em;
+	top: 0;
+	bottom: 0;
+	height: auto;
+	position: absolute;
+}
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fullscreen .ui-content {
+	padding-top: 0;
+	padding-bottom: 0;
+}
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fullscreen .ui-header,
+.ui-mobile-touch-overflow.ui-native-fullscreen .ui-footer {
+	opacity: .9;
+}
+.ui-native-bars-hidden {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 /* icons sizing */
 .ui-icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; }