diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ced6be7..70d461c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -#Trackpad Scroll Emulator +# Trackpad Scroll Emulator A jQuery plugin that emulates OS X trackpad-style scrollbars in any browser or platform. Based on the scrollbars in the Rdio app. @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ A jQuery plugin that emulates OS X trackpad-style scrollbars in any browser or p 5. [Limitations](#5-limitations) 6. [Credits](#6-credits) -##1. What it does +## 1. What it does Traditionally scrollbars are permanently displayed whenever an area of a webpage is scrollable. By contrast, scrollbars in OS X are hidden from sight, and revealed only when the user executes a swipe gesture with a 'magic' trackpad pointing device. @@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ Modern browsers get a very accurate emulation of OS X's scrollbars, while less c View a demo: http://jnicol.github.io/trackpad-scroll-emulator/ -##2. Dependencies +## 2. Dependencies Trackpad Scroll Emulator has the following dependencies: - jQuery -##3. Usage +## 3. Usage Include jQuery and Trackpad Scroll Emulator in your document. The paths and filenames may differ from those shown here: @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ In the above examples the `wrapper` class is not required, but gives us a unique $('.wrapper').TrackpadScrollEmulator(); -###Options +### Options Options can be applied to the plugin during initialization: @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Options can be applied to the plugin during initialization: Available options are: -####wrapContent +#### wrapContent By default TrackpadScrollEmulator requires minimal markup, as shown above. When initialized it will wrap the `tse-content`element in a div with the class `tse-scroll-content`. If you prefer to include this wrapper element directly in your markup you can switch the default behaviour off by setting the `wrapContent` option to `false`: @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ By default TrackpadScrollEmulator requires minimal markup, as shown above. When Default value is `true` -####autoHide +#### autoHide By default TrackpadScrollEmulator automatically hides the scrollbar if the user is not scrolling. You can make the scrollbar always visible by setting the `autoHide` option to `false`: @@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ By default TrackpadScrollEmulator automatically hides the scrollbar if the user Default value is `true` -###Notifying the plugin of content changes +### Notifying the plugin of content changes If you later dynamically modify your content, for instance changing its height or width, or adding or removing content, you should recalculate the scrollbars like so: $('.wrapper').TrackpadScrollEmulator('recalculate'); -###Destroying the plugin +### Destroying the plugin To remove the plugin from your element, call its `destroy` method: $('.wrapper').TrackpadScrollEmulator('destroy'); -###Overwriting the content dimensions +### Overwriting the content dimensions The dimensions of the `tse-scrollable` wrapping element determine the visible dimensions of your content. Chances are that you'll want to change the width or height of the wrapping element, which can be done using CSS or JavaScript: @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The dimensions of the `tse-scrollable` wrapping element determine the visible di The demo bundled with Trackpad Scroll Emulator demonstrates how you might dynamically alter the dimensions of `tse-scrollable` using JavaScript. -###Non-JS fallback +### Non-JS fallback Trackpad Scroll Emulator hides the browser's default scrollbars, which obviously is undesirable if the user has JavaScript disabled. To restore the browser's scrollbars you can include the following `noscript` element in your document's `head`: @@ -118,23 +118,23 @@ Trackpad Scroll Emulator hides the browser's default scrollbars, which obviously -##4. How it works +## 4. How it works For the most part Trackpad Scroll Emulator uses the browser's native scrolling functionality, but replaces the conventional scrollbar with a custom CSS-styled scrollbar. The plugin listens for scroll events and redraws the custom scrollbar accordingly. Key to this technique is hiding the native browser scrollbar. In modern browsers (i.e. WebKit) this is achieved simply by giving the scrollbar a width/height of zero using the `::webkit-scrollbar` and `::scrollbar`pseudo selectors. In other browsers the scrollable element is made slightly wider/taller than its containing element, effectively hiding the scrollbar from view. -##5. Limitations +## 5. Limitations Trackpad Scroll Emulator can currently handle vertical or horizontal scrollbars, but not both simultaneously. -##6. Credits +## 6. Credits Obviously most of the credit for this technique goes to Rdio's developers. Rdio is a Backbone application, so their solution is a combination of Backbone, Underscore, jQuery, CSS and Bujagali (their own templating system). What I have done is to recreate the same scrolling functionality using only jQuery and CSS. Credit is also due to Jonathan Sharp, who wrote the original function for measuring the width of the browser's scrollbar (http://jdsharp.us/jQuery/minute/calculate-scrollbar-width.php). -###Additional contributors +### Additional contributors Yoh Suzuki: wrapContent option Adrien Grsmto: autoHide option