Kuler. Sketched up - free iconset by ~twinware on deviantART. Behance Network :: Gallery. Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials. An HTML5 Slideshow w/ Canvas & jQuery. How to Make Auto-Advancing Slideshows. Martin Angelov One of the most requested improvements over the tutorials presented on this site, when it comes to slideshows, is the ability to have the slides advance automatically. It is actually not that difficult to achieve this effect, and to demonstrate it, in this short tutorial we are going to make our HTML5 Slideshow auto advance with a few lines of jQuery.
The Idea As our slideshow already has a previous / next arrows, we can just have a JavaScript function execute periodically and “click” the next arrow for us. With jQuery we can easily simulate any event on any element with the help of the trigger() method like so: $('#nextArrow').bind('click',function(){ alert("Clicked! ") The snippet above will fire all the handlers for the click event and output the alert message. Combined with the setTimeout() JavaScript function we have all the tools necessary to make our slideshow transition automatically between the slides. The Implementation autoadvance.js To Wrap Up by Martin Angelov jQuery. An HTML5 Slideshow w/ Canvas & jQuery. Martin Angelov You’ve probably heard a lot about the new HTML5 canvas element. As the name implies, this is a special element that allows us to create and modify graphics. In addition, we can also use it like any other element on the page – apply jQuery animations on it, listen for events and integrate it deeply into our layouts.
All uses of canvas you’ve come so far are probably limited to games and other proof of concept demos. Today, however, we are doing something practical – we are making a progressively enhanced slideshow with a fancy transitioning effect, which is perfectly functional in older browsers as well. Update: Per popular demand, you can now download an auto-advancing version of this slideshow. Read more in this short tutorial. The Idea With JavaScript, we are going to apply a special filter to every image in the slideshow. How the Slideshow Works When the user chooses to proceed to another slide, the canvas is shown with a fadeIn animation, creating a smooth lighting effect.