AnythingSlider playground

Add, remove, adjust any or all options so you can see how it works.

by Sam_Butler

HTML

<script src="http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/js/jquery.anythingslider.js"></script>
<script src="http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/js/jquery.easing.1.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/js/swfobject.js"></script>
<script src="http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/js/jquery.anythingslider.fx.js"></script>
<script src="http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/js/jquery.anythingslider.video.js"></script>
<!-- Add additional stylesheets here -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/css/theme-metallic.css">

<ul id="slider">
    <li><section style="background-image: url(http://www.merrehill.co.uk/new/img/dan/grass.jpg); position: relative;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 28px; color: #fff; position: absolute; bottom: 20px; right: 20px;"><h2>Email</h2><p>Everyone loves email</p></span></section></li>
    <li><h2>Some text</h2></li>
    <li><img src="http://placebear.com/1140/250" alt="" /></li>
    <li><img src="http://lorempixel.com/1140/250" alt="" /></li>
    <li><img src="http://placedog.com/1140/250" alt="" /></li>
</ul>
    <div style="background-color: red; clear:both; width: 1140px; margin: auto;"><p>Some more content</p></div>
    <div>
        <ul id="testimonials">
            <li>Testimonial 1 bla bla bla</li>
            <li>Testimonial 2 bla bla bla</li>
        </ul>
    </div>

CSS

ul#testimonials, ul#testimonials li {
    width: 300px;
    height: 250px;
    list-style: none;
    background-color: grey;
}
/*** Set Slider dimensions here! Version 1.7+ ***/
/* added #slider li to make panels the same size in case "resizeContents" is false */
ul#slider, ul#slider li {
    width: 1140px;
    height: 250px;
    list-style: none;
}

/*
	AnythingSlider v1.8+ Default theme
	By Chris Coyier: http://css-tricks.com
	with major improvements by Doug Neiner: http://pixelgraphics.us/
	based on work by Remy Sharp: http://jqueryfordesigners.com/
*/

/*****************************
  SET DEFAULT DIMENSIONS HERE
 *****************************/
/* change the ID & dimensions to match your slider */
#slider {
	width: 700px;
	height: 390px;
	list-style: none;
	/* Prevent FOUC (see FAQ page) and keep things readable if javascript is disabled */
	overflow-y: auto;
	overflow-x: hidden;
}

/******************
  SET STYLING HERE
 ******************
 =================================
 Default state (no keyboard focus)
 ==================================*/
/* Overall Wrapper */
.anythingSlider-merrehill {
	margin: 0 auto;
	/* 45px right & left padding for the arrows, 28px @ bottom for navigation */
	padding: 0;
}
/* slider window - top & bottom borders, default state */
.anythingSlider-merrehill .anythingWindow {
	border: 0;
}
/* Navigation buttons + start/stop button, default state */
.anythingSlider-merrehill .anythingControls a {
	/* top shadow */
	background: #777 url(http://css-tricks.github.com/AnythingSlider/images/default.png) center -288px repeat-x;
	color: #000;
	border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
	-moz-border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
}
/* Make sure navigation text is visible */
.anythingSlider-merrehill .anythingControls a span {
	visibility: visible;
}
/* Navigation current button, default state */
.anythingSlider-merrehill .anythingControls a.cur {
	background: #888;
	color: #000;
}

/* start-stop button, stopped, default state...

JavaScript

$('#slider').anythingSlider({

    // *********** Appearance ***********
    // Theme name; choose from: minimalist-round, minimalist-square,
    // metallic, construction, cs-portfolio
    theme: 'merrehill',
    // Set mode to "horizontal", "vertical" or "fade"
    // (only first letter needed); replaces vertical option
    mode: 'horizontal',
    // If true, the entire slider will expand to fit the parent element
    expand: false,
    // If true, solitary images/objects in the panel will expand to
    // fit the viewport
    resizeContents: true,
    // Set this value to a number and it will show that many slides at once
    showMultiple: false,
    // Anything other than "linear" or "swing" requires the easing plugin
    easing: "easeInOut",

    // If true, builds the forwards and backwards buttons
    buildArrows: true,
    // If true, builds a list of anchor links to link to each panel
    buildNavigation: false,
    // If true, builds the start/stop button
    buildStartStop: false,

    // Append forward arrow to a HTML element
    // (jQuery Object, selector or HTMLNode), if not null
    appendFowardTo: null,
    // Append back arrow to a HTML element
    // (jQuery Object, selector or HTMLNode), if not null
    appendBackTo: null,
    // Append controls (navigation + start-stop) to a HTML element
    // (jQuery Object, selector or HTMLNode), if not null
    appendControlsTo: null,
    // Append navigation buttons to a HTML element
    // (jQuery Object, selector or HTMLNode), if not null
    appendNavigationTo: null,
    // Append start-stop button to a HTML element
    // (jQuery Object, selector or HTMLNode), if not null
    appendStartStopTo: null,

    // If true, side navigation arrows will slide out on
    // hovering & hide @ other times
    toggleArrows: false,
    // if true, slide in controls (navigation + play/stop button)
    // on hover and slide change, hide @ other times
    toggleControls: false,

    // Start button text
   ...