Since github seems to be suffering from a DoS attack, I posted a demo here:
http://sstrudeau.com/jquery-dropper/demo/index.html Scott On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Scott Trudeau <scott.trud...@gmail.com>wrote: > > [cross posted from the plugin list, which seems to have died in > February] > > Hey folks, > > I've been absent from the jquery lists for quite awhile, but just > recently had the opportunity to build a cool little plugin for a > project I'm working on so I decided to release it to the public. This > plugin acts as an "eyedropper"-style color picker, allowing a user to > select a color by clicking a pixel in an image. > > The plugin replaces selected img elements on the page with a canvas > element, and provides click, mousemove and mouseout event callbacks. > The callback is sent a color object (describing the color under the > mouse for the event). It also shows a little hovering preview of the > color near the cursor when over the image. > > You can find it on github with a simple demo included: > > http://github.com/sstrudeau/jquery-dropper > > I'm hoping to receive some feedback on things like: > > * callback function naming conventions > * which other arguments would be useful & appropriate to send via the > callback > * should I instead (or also) trigger events instead/as well as offer > callbacks? > * any best practice examples for making something like the color hover > chip style-able, optional? > * any other feedback > > No live demo yet -- but if I hear a clamor, I might find a place to > tuck one. > > Notable limitations: doesn't work on IE (the VML canvas hack doesn't > offer pixel-level access to images) and images must be hosted from the > same domain as the origin page (canvas security limitation). > > Thanks, > > Scott >
