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https://github.com/tylergaw/day-player
A Sketch Plugin for creating placeholder images from online services.
https://github.com/tylergaw/day-player
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A Sketch Plugin for creating placeholder images from online services.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tylergaw/day-player
- Owner: tylergaw
- License: mit
- Created: 2014-05-18T16:28:09.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: develop
- Last Pushed: 2017-06-26T18:15:46.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-22T19:41:29.820Z (3 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 2.55 MB
- Stars: 391
- Watchers: 11
- Forks: 22
- Open Issues: 7
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
[ Download the latest version (3.0.0)](http://day-player.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/releases/DayPlayer-3.0.0.zip)
## Day Player [](https://travis-ci.org/tylergaw/day-player)
A Sketch Plugin for creating placeholder images from online services.
## Installation
- [ Download the latest version (3.0.0)](http://day-player.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/releases/DayPlayer-3.0.0.zip)
- Unzip the file
- Double-click Day Player.sketchplugin to install
## What Does It Do?
It allows you to insert customized placeholder images into any Sketch document from a number
of different placeholder image services:
- [unsplash.it](http://unsplash.it/)
- [placehold.it](http://placehold.it/)
- [fillmurray.com](http://www.fillmurray.com/)
- [placecage.com](http://www.placecage.com/)
- [placekitten.com](http://placekitten.com/)
## How to use it
- Open a new or existing Sketch document
- Plugins > Day Player > Service...
- Update the options to your liking, OK/Enter
- The image is created on the canvas
### Appending images to an Artboard or Group
- Open a new or existing Sketch document
- Select the Artboard or Group
- Plugins > Day Player > Service...
- Update the options to your liking, OK/Enter
- The image is created within the Artboard or Group
- Image will be placed in the top left corner of the Artboard or Group
**Artboard:**
**Group:**
### Creating images with dimensions and position of existing Layers
- Open a new or existing Sketch document
- Select the desired Layer
- Plugins > Day Player > Service...
- Update the options to your liking, OK/Enter
- The image is created in the parent group of the selected layer
- Image will inherit the x, y, width, and height of the selected layer
### Advanced Service Options
All services offer width, height, and black & white / color options. Unsplash.it and Placehold.it offer further options to customize the placeholder images.
**Unsplash.it:**
**Placehold.it:**
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## Contributing to this project
As with most open source projects, pull requests for bug fixes, and new functionality are always welcome.
Prerequisites
- Node `5.x.x`+
Fork this repo and clone a local copy of your fork.
Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Create necessary application bundle from source by running:
```
make install
```
Watch the `src` and `resources` directories and recompile when changes are made by running:
```
make watch
```
`make install` and `make watch` will copy the application bundle to the default Sketch plugins location `~/Library/Application Support/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3/Plugins/` as `Day Player.sketchplugin`.
See the `Makefile` for further details on the build process.