KOglossaryLinks jQuery plugin
This is a jQuery plugin that shows glossary-style tooltips when hovered (or tapped on touchscreen devices). You provide a json feed and add data attributes to any HTML element and it will do the rest.
The plugin handles different screen dimensions with ease; it repositions the tooltip horizintally so that it can keep it in view. It does not reposition the tooltip vertically if there is not enough vertical height.
A slightly older version of this plugin was used on http://www.goenergyshopping.co.uk/en-gb/why-shop
Getting the Library
Direct downloads
- Minified (1.31 kB gzipped)
- Unminified (5.15 kB gzipped)
Bower
bower install KOglossaryLinks
NPM
npm install koglossarylinks --save
Usage
Include KOglossaryLinks in your JavaScript bundle or add it to your HTML page like this:
<script type='application/javascript' src='/path/to/KOglossaryLinks.js'></script>
Example HTML usage:
<a href="" data-koglossarylink='Glossary term'>Glossary term</a>
Example JS usage:
$(document.body).KOglossaryLinks({ sourceURL : 'glossary.json', tooltipwidth : 260, debug : true });
Default options:
sourceURL : '' [string] - URL of the JSON file with format {"term": "", "description": ""} tooltipwidth : 260, [integer] - Width of tooltip. This should correspond to the CSS you are using for the tooltip debug : false [boolean] - Show debug messages in the console
JSON feed
The json feed should look like this:
[ { "term": "Glossary Term 1", "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit." }, { "term": "Glossary Term 2", "description": "Non nemo totam a voluptatibus modi sunt earum." } ]
CSS Styling
As well as the bundled CSS there is a .scss
file included which can be edited. If you use Sass, include it in your build and modify the styles.
Demo
View a demo at http://codepen.io/mrmartineau/pen/KweMqr