A simple automatic quotes rotator with progress bar and example media query.
An autoplay rotator for quotes (or any kind of content). An indicator above the content shows the progress. A blockquote with an image is used as an example. Also, an example media query shows how to resize the content for smaller screens.
The HTML
<div id="cbp-qtrotator" class="cbp-qtrotator"> <div class="cbp-qtcontent"> <img src="images/1.jpg" alt="img01" /> <blockquote> <p>People eat meat and think they will become as strong as an ox, forgetting that the ox eats grass.</p> <footer>Pino Caruso</footer> </blockquote> </div> <div class="cbp-qtcontent"> <!-- ... --> </div> <div class="cbp-qtcontent"> <!-- ... --> </div> <div class="cbp-qtcontent"> <!-- ... --> </div> </div>
The CSS
.cbp-qtrotator {
position: relative;
margin: 3em auto 5em auto;
max-width: 800px;
width: 100%;
min-height: 400px;
}
.cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent {
position: absolute;
min-height: 200px;
border-top: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
border-bottom: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
padding: 2em 0;
top: 0;
z-index: 0;
opacity: 0;
width: 100%;
}
.no-js .cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent {
border-bottom: none;
}
/* Currently visible */
.cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent.cbp-qtcurrent,
.no-js .cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent {
position: relative;
z-index: 100;
pointer-events: auto;
opacity: 1;
}
.cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent:before,
.cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent:after {
content: " ";
display: table;
}
.cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent:after {
clear: both;
}
.cbp-qtprogress {
position: absolute;
background: #47a3da;
height: 1px;
width: 0%;
top: 0;
z-index: 1000;
}
.cbp-qtrotator blockquote {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.cbp-qtrotator blockquote p {
font-size: 2em;
color: #888;
font-weight: 300;
margin: 0.4em 0 1em;
}
.cbp-qtrotator blockquote footer {
font-size: 1.2em;
}
.cbp-qtrotator blockquote footer:before {
content: '? ';
}
.cbp-qtrotator .cbp-qtcontent img {
float: right;
margin-left: 3em;
}
/* Example for media query */
@media screen and (max-width: 30.6em) {
.cbp-qtrotator {
font-size: 70%;
}
.cbp-qtrotator img {
width: 80px;
}
}
The JavaScript
/**
* jquery.cbpQTRotator.js v1.0.0
* http://www.codrops.com
*
* Licensed under the MIT license.
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
*
* Copyright 2013, Codrops
* http://www.codrops.com
*/
;( function( $, window, undefined ) {
'use strict';
// global
var Modernizr = window.Modernizr;
$.CBPQTRotator = function( options, element ) {
this.$el = $( element );
this._init( options );
};
// the options
$.CBPQTRotator.defaults = {
// default transition speed (ms)
speed : 700,
// default transition easing
easing : 'ease',
// rotator interval (ms)
interval : 8000
};
$.CBPQTRotator.prototype = {
_init : function( options ) {
// options
this.options = $.extend( true, {}, $.CBPQTRotator.defaults, options );
// cache some elements and initialize some variables
this._config();
// show current item
this.$items.eq( this.current ).addClass( 'cbp-qtcurrent' );
// set the transition to the items
if( this.support ) {
this._setTransition();
}
// start rotating the items
this._startRotator();
},
_config : function() {
// the content items
this.$items = this.$el.children( 'div.cbp-qtcontent' );
// total items
this.itemsCount = this.$items.length;
// current item“s index
this.current = 0;
// support for CSS Transitions
this.support = Modernizr.csstransitions;
// add the progress bar
if( this.support ) {
this.$progress = $( '<span class="cbp-qtprogress"></span>' ).appendTo( this.$el );
}
},
_setTransition : function() {
setTimeout( $.proxy( function() {
this.$items.css( 'transition', 'opacity ' + this.options.speed + 'ms ' + this.options.easing );
}, this ), 25 );
},
_startRotator: function() {
if( this.support ) {
this._startProgress();
}
setTimeout( $.proxy( function() {
if( this.support ) {
this._resetProgress();
}
this._next();
this._startRotator();
}, this ), this.options.interval );
},
_next : function() {
// hide previous item
this.$items.eq( this.current ).removeClass( 'cbp-qtcurrent' );
// update current value
this.current = this.current < this.itemsCount - 1 ? this.current + 1 : 0;
// show next item
this.$items.eq( this.current ).addClass('cbp-qtcurrent');
},
_startProgress : function() {
setTimeout( $.proxy( function() {
this.$progress.css( { transition : 'width ' + this.options.interval + 'ms linear', width : '100%' } );
}, this ), 25 );
},
_resetProgress : function() {
this.$progress.css( { transition : 'none', width : '0%' } );
},
destroy : function() {
if( this.support ) {
this.$items.css( 'transition', 'none' );
this.$progress.remove();
}
this.$items.removeClass( 'cbp-qtcurrent' ).css( {
'position' : 'relative',
'z-index' : 100,
'pointer-events' : 'auto',
'opacity' : 1
} );
}
};
var logError = function( message ) {
if ( window.console ) {
window.console.error( message );
}
};
$.fn.cbpQTRotator = function( options ) {
if ( typeof options === 'string' ) {
var args = Array.prototype.slice.call( arguments, 1 );
this.each(function() {
var instance = $.data( this, 'cbpQTRotator' );
if ( !instance ) {
logError( "cannot call methods on cbpQTRotator prior to initialization; " +
"attempted to call method '" + options + "'" );
return;
}
if ( !$.isFunction( instance[options] ) || options.charAt(0) === "_" ) {
logError( "no such method '" + options + "' for cbpQTRotator instance" );
return;
}
instance[ options ].apply( instance, args );
});
}
else {
this.each(function() {
var instance = $.data( this, 'cbpQTRotator' );
if ( instance ) {
instance._init();
}
else {
instance = $.data( this, 'cbpQTRotator', new $.CBPQTRotator( options, this ) );
}
});
}
return this;
};
} )( jQuery, window );
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I’ve got a question and maybe a bit of a request on this wonderful script.
How can I make the items (quotes) random?
Also would like to see a next and previous buttons/links for this. At least show me the way if possible please and thank you :)
By the way, I’ve got my example at http://eddie11.com (half way down the page). Thanks again anyone.
Yeah, good job on that script but how to make the quotes random ?
This is really nice; my question is why is there a 25ms timeout on the helper functions that set css properties? Is this a workaround to a bug of some kind?