https://github.com/progrium/electron-largetype
Large Type for Electron apps
https://github.com/progrium/electron-largetype
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Large Type for Electron apps
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/progrium/electron-largetype
- Owner: progrium
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-02-08T04:10:38.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2016-02-08T04:42:16.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-01T14:13:50.955Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: HTML
- Size: 158 KB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# electron-largetype
Large Type for Electron apps
## Getting the library
$ npm install electron-largetype
## Using it
Somewhere in your Electron app you can do this:
```javascript
var largetype = require("electron-largetype")
largetype.show("This text is large!")
```
Easy as that.
## About Large Type
Originally built-in to certain OS X apps, "Show Text in Large Type" was popularized by Quicksilver as a way to quickly display text in easy to read large letters on your screen, typically to be read at a distance. Although it was picked up by Quicksilver alternatives like Alfred, as Spotlight became faster and more useful, there was less of a need to run fancy app launchers. As such, we lost easy Large Type.
In building DeskBot, an API to your desktop, I figured Large Type would be a great feature to include. Being an Electron app, it would just be a matter of loading a transparent browser window and implementing Large Type in HTML/CSS. I decided to make it a library so others could include Large Type in their Electron apps as well.
## License
MIT