Showcase “Fly-over-background Tile ... or Fx.Scroll”

One of the oldest showcases to present the fly-over-background behaviour known from Flash-based websites, but now also possible with Javascript + MooTools: smooth effect, simple code and an accessible result.

The Action Happens Here

JavaScript & MooTools

window.addEvent('domready', function() {
 
	var scroll = new Fx.Scroll('demo-tile', {
		link: 'cancel',
		duration: 2500,
		offset: {'x': -200, 'y': -50}, // some padding
		transition: Fx.Transitions.Quad.easeInOut
	});
 
	$$('#content a[href^="#"]').addEvent('click', function() {
		var target = document.getElement(this.get('href'));
		if (target) scroll.toElement(target);
		return false;
	});
 
});

XHTML Markup

<p>
	<strong>Jump to:</strong>
	<a href="#content1">The Blue Sky</a> |
	<a href="#content2">Last Grass</a> |
	<a href="#content3">The Tree</a> |
	<a href="#content4">The Lonesome Tree</a>
</p>
 
<div id="demo-tile">
	<div id="demo-tile-inner">
		<div id="content1" class="demo-content" style="left: 250px; top: 100px;">
			<h1>The Blue Sky</h1>
		</div>
		<div id="content2" class="demo-content" style="left: 800px; top: 1350px;">
			<h1>Last Grass</h1>
		</div>
 
		<div id="content3" class="demo-content" style="left: 1200px; top: 550px;">
			<h1>The Tree</h1>
		</div>
		<div id="content4" class="demo-content" style="left: 1700px; top: 1300px;">
			<h1>The Lonesome Tree</h1>
		</div>
	</div>
</div>
 
<div class="notice clear">
	You can find this as Fx.Scroll demo also in the <a href="http://demos.mootools.net/Fx.Scroll">MooTools demos</a>.
</div>
 

CSS Stylesheet

#demo-tile
{
	height:					400px;
	width:					650px;
	margin:					1em 0;
	overflow:				hidden;
	float:					left;
	position:				relative;
}
 
#demo-tile-inner
{
	width:					2270px;
	height:					1704px;
	background-image:		url(tile.jpg);
	position:				relative;
}
 
.demo-content
{
	background-color:		#fff;
	position:				absolute;
	padding:				15px 30px;
}
 

This example and the accompanying sources/assets are © 2008-2009 by Harald Kirschner and available under The MIT License. For debugging and profiling the scripts and their markup download Firefox and use addons like Firebug and Web Developer Toolbar.

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