0.5.0 • Published 9 years ago

pyrsmk-panorama v0.5.0

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panorama 0.5.0

Nowadays, there's a lot of websites that are showing huge background images. But loading pictures of that size can have a big impact on performances (this is usually seen when scrolling). Panorama tries to solve this problem by using Canvas2D to lighten images footprint. For an example, take a look at dreamysource.fr, I've used it a lot on this website.

This is compatible with modern browsers and IE > 8.

Note : as stated on caniuse.com, background images in canvas are natively supported on Safari but this feature is not part of any spec

Install

npm install pyrsmk-panorama
bower install pyrsmk-panorama

Use

Quickly :

// Load the image as the background of .some_block
panorama($('.some_block')[0], 'images/background.jpg');

Panorama handles some options too as its third parameter :

  • size : either contain or cover (by default)
  • attachment : scroll (default) or fixed
  • left : a number in px or center (by default)
  • top : a number in px or center (by default)
// The whole image will be contained in its container
panorama($('div')[0], 'images/picture.png', {sizing: 'contain'});

Since panorama creates a canvas node in absolute position, you should position your container too (at least with position: relative).

NOTE : if canvas is not available on the browser then it fallbacks to background CSS property

Responsiveness

You can load several images for different dimensions if you need to load responsive images :

panorama($('div')[0], {
	320: 'images/picture320.png',
	768: 'images/picture768.png',
	1280: 'images/picture1280.png'
});

Promise

You could need to set some actions when the image has been loaded, then you can use the then promise. Please note that it's a simple promise support. There's no catch or anything else.

panorama($('div')[0], 'images/picture.png').then(function(image) {
	// Will print informations about the loaded image
	console.log(image);
});

Advanced use

If you need to redraw your image into your canvas for any reason, do :

$('canvas')[0].draw();

License

Published under the MIT license.

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