Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@adry34160
Last active November 4, 2016 14:16
Show Gist options
  • Save adry34160/af0dc5ca0d4758f14234514267e12646 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save adry34160/af0dc5ca0d4758f14234514267e12646 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
18 - Interactive text rotation with d3.js
license: mit
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin:0;position:fixed;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0; }
</style>
</head>
<p>
<label for="nAngle"
style="display: inline-block; width: 240px; text-align: right">
angle = <span id="nAngle-value">...</span>
</label>
<input type="range" min="0" max="360" id="nAngle">
</p>
<script>
var width = 600;
var height = 300;
var holder = d3.select("body")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", width)
.attr("height", height);
// draw the text
holder.append("text")
.style("fill", "black")
.style("font-size", "56px")
.attr("dy", ".35em")
.attr("text-anchor", "middle")
.attr("transform", "translate(300,150) rotate(0)")
.text("letitbi.net");
// when the input range changes update the angle
d3.select("#nAngle").on("input", function() {
update(+this.value);
})
// initial starting angle of the text
update(0);
function update(nAngle) {
//adjust the text on the range slicer
d3.select("#nAngle-value").text(nAngle);
d3.select("#nAngle").property("value", nAngle);
// rotate the text
holder.select("text")
.attr("transform", "translate(300, 150) rotate("+nAngle+")");
}
</script>
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment