[jQuery] Re: jCarouselLite - my first plugin - anxiously awaiting comments

[Glen Lipka]

I like it alot.  The only thing that worries me is the rendering before it
does it's jQuery thing.  It's all spread out.  It would be better if it hid
the control until all the backend stuff was taken care of.

I also think the various examples are awesome.  Really nice.
Make sure to register it in the plugin directory on jQuery.com.

Glen

On 6/24/07, Ganeshji Marwaha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi there,

I have been using jquery for a couple of weeks now. I should say this is
the best library out there. I come from raw javascript, prototype, mootools
background and i am damn sure, i am not going back.

That said, a couple of days ago, i was looking for a carousel style widget
for my app, and stumbled upon the excellent jCarousel plugin. The plugin is
awesome. It has everything i needed and more. It worked like a charm out of
the box, but my issue was that, my use-case used carousel as a secondary
widget, and jCarousel seemed kinda like a overkill. So, i started developing
my own mini carousel inspired by jCarousel and called it jCarouselLite.

This is not a replacement for jCarousel by any means. It is just a
light-weight alternative for those who might not need all the
functionalities offered by jCarousel. The minified version is just under
1.5 k in size. Yet, it is very flexible and customizable for many of our
needs.

Right now, the plugin is in very early stage and i thought i could get
feedback from my friends here and see if there is any interest around it.

I have put together a page to show-case all the things that are possible
with it at
http://www.gmarwaha.com/jquerylite/jcarousellite/html/jcarousellite.html#demo

The basic html markup expected is just a "div" enclosing a "ul" element.
You can have your navigation buttons anywhere. No special classes, or css
files are required. The js is the lone file needed.

            <div class="anyClass">
                <ul>
                    <li><img src="someimage" alt="1"></li>
                    <li><img src="someimage" alt="2"></li>
                    <li><img src="someimage" alt="3"></li>
                    <li><img src="someimage" alt="4"></li>
                </ul>
            </div>

            <button class="prev"><<</button>
            <button class="next">>></button>

            $(function() {
                $(".someClass").jCarouselLite({
                    btnNext: ".next",
                    btnPrev: ".prev"
                });
            });

Thanks in advance for all your feedback.
Ganesh.