https://github.com/tompave/tile_show
Simple implementation of a tile-based grid design. Each tile floats in position as the window is resized. Responsive. Reacts to mouse hover on desktop and on finger taps on touch screens.
https://github.com/tompave/tile_show
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Simple implementation of a tile-based grid design. Each tile floats in position as the window is resized. Responsive. Reacts to mouse hover on desktop and on finger taps on touch screens.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tompave/tile_show
- Owner: tompave
- Created: 2013-05-26T17:07:28.000Z (about 13 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2013-08-21T15:49:12.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-01T08:41:46.577Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: CSS
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- Size: 156 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
#Tile Show
Simple implementation of a tile-based design.
##Live Demo
There is a [live demo](http://staticfiles.wonderingmachine.com/portfolio/tiles/tiles.html).
##We are dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants
Implementing this kind of layout is quite simple.
First off, you'll need some way to animate movements. I've used __CSS3 Transitions__, but you can achieve the same effects using JavaScript.
A good place to get started on CSS3 transitions is the [Using CSS transitions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Using_CSS_transitions) article on the __Mozilla Developer Network__.
A more thourough and detailed resource is the [CSS transitions specification](http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-transitions/) on the __W3C__ website. It also contains a useful list of CSS properties that _should_ be animatable through CSS transitions, although web browsers might not support all of them quite yet.
Secondly, to obtain that cool __fill all the gaps__ effect you can't rely on CSS floats alone. You will need to listen for the [window resize event](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.onresize), accessible through JavaScript.
The good news is that someone has already created an amazing library that takes care of that: [__Masonry__](http://masonry.desandro.com/). The default library works as a __JQuery__ plugin, but you can also use the independent version: [__Vanilla Masonry__](http://vanilla-masonry.desandro.com/).
Finally, you have to consider what parts of your design might or might not work on a touch screen.
For example, I've used a `:hover` CSS selector to present a descriptive text over the tiles. This won't work well on a touch screen, so I've used [__Modernizr__](http://modernizr.com/) to detect the device type and JavaScript to adapt the triggers when necessary: from `.tile:hover` (mouse) to `$(".tile").click();` (finger).
##License
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2013 Tommaso Pavese
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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