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jQuery BgSwitcher is a plugin to Switch the background image with using effects.

Animation Image Effects Plugins

Documentation

jQuery.BgSwitcher Build Status

Switch the background image with using effect.

Demo

http://rewish.github.io/jquery-bgswitcher/

Usage

<div class="box">   <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p> </div>
$(".box").bgswitcher({   images: ["pic1.jpg", "pic2.jpg", "pic3.jpg"],   ... Something Config ... });

For example, if you want to disable the loop of switching:

$(".box").bgswitcher({   images: ["pic1.jpg", "pic2.jpg", "pic3.jpg"],   loop: false });

Configs

Key Type Default Description
images array [] Background images
interval number 5000 Interval of switching
start boolean true Start the switch on after initialization (Calling the Methods)
loop boolean true Loop the switch
shuffle boolean false Shuffle the image order
effect string fade Effect type (Built-In effect types)
duration number 1000 Effect duration
easing string swing Effect easing

Effect Types

Built-In effect types

  • fade
  • blind
  • clip
  • slide
  • drop
  • hide (No effect)

Adding the effect type

First, define effect with using the $.BgSwitcher.defineEffect().

$.BgSwitcher.defineEffect("extraSlide", function($el) {   $el.animate({left: $el.width()}, this.config.duration, this.config.easing); });

Then, specify the effect name that you added.

$(".box").bgswitcher({   images: ["pic1.jpg", "pic2.jpg", "pic3.jpg"],   effect: "extraSlide" });

Calling the Methods

Support the method calls like jQuery UI Widget.

$(".box").bgswitcher("method name");

You can call various methods, For example:

Name Description
start Start the switching
stop Stop the switching
toggle Toggle between start/stop
reset Return to the first switching
select Select the switching at index
next Go to the next switching
prev Go to the previous switching
destroy !!Destroy BgSwitcher!!

Example for select with button:

var $el = $(".box").bgswitcher({   images: ["foo.jpg", "bar.jpg", "baz.jpg"] });  $("button").on("click", function() {   $el.bgswitcher("select", 1); // bar.jpg });

Dependencies

Requires jQuery 1.7.x or higher.

Support browsers

  • IE7+
  • and modern browsers
  • Mobile Safari

Running the Tests

Setup the modules required for testing.

git submodule update --init --recursive

You can testing in two ways:

  • Open the test/index.html in the Web browser
  • Command Line Testing with the PhantomJS
phantomjs lib/mocha-phantomjs/lib/mocha-phantomjs.coffee test/index.html

License

The MIT License, Copyright (c) 2009-2014 @rewish.


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