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Labs - CSS3 Scale and Translate 3d
Saturday 29th January 2011, 15:05
This is an update to my original JavaScript tweening boxes experiment from several years ago. This time, instead of using JavaScript to change values, the example below uses the CSS3 animation properties Scale and Translate 3d. (Because of this it currently only works with Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and iOS. It may also work on Android but I can't test this...)
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The example uses percentages for all block sizes and transformations, meaning everything scales to the size of the container element. This can be seen in the full-screen example. The only difference in the code between that version and the inline version above is that a width and height has been added to the containing HTML element.
It's a simple proof-of-concept example, and as such all positioning and animations are hardcoded. It would be possible to control these dynamically with JavaScript.
The HTML is quite straightforward:
<div id="container">
<div id="block-home" class="block">
<h2>Home</h2>
<p>...</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
...
</ul>
</div>
<div id="block-about" class="block">
<h2>About</h2>
<p>...</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
...
</div>
The only JavaScript used is to detect clicks on the navigation links, and change the class on the containing element:
// jQuery because I'm lazy...
var $links = $('a'),
current = null;
$links.bind('click', function(e){
e.preventDefault();
this.blur();
var href = this.href.split('#')[1];
// condition : treat home links differently
if (href == "home") {
$('#container').attr('class', '').addClass(current+'-to-home');
current = null;
} else {
current = href;
$('#container').attr('class', '').addClass('home-to-'+href);
}
});
The CSS contains six animations, one for the animation from the central block to each sub-block, and a return animation. These are activated when the class on the container element is changed. Using scale and transform means the transitions are hardware-accelerated on Mac Safari and iOS:
/* container default styles */
#container {
position:absolute;
left:0;
top:0;
overflow:visible;
-webkit-animation-duration: 3s;
-webkit-animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: 1;
-moz-animation-duration: 3s;
-moz-animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
-moz-animation-iteration-count: 1;
animation-duration: 3s;
animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
animation-iteration-count: 1;
}
/* block positions */
#block-home { left:10%; top:10%; }
#block-about { left:-75%; top:-75%; }
#block-lorem { left:-75%; top:95%; }
#block-ipsum { left:95%; top:95%; }
/* block styles */
.block {
position:absolute;
padding:0;
width:80%;
height:80%;
overflow:hidden;
}
/* a bit of extra styling to make it look a bit nicer */
.block {
background-color: #ff9900;
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ff9900), to(#ff3300)); /* Saf4+, Chrome */
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ff9900, #ff3300); /* Chrome 10+, Saf5.1+, iOS 5+ */
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ff9900, #ff3300); /* FF3.6 */
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ff9900, #ff3300); /* IE10 */
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ff9900, #ff3300); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background-image: linear-gradient(top, #ff9900, #ff3300);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorStr='#ff9900', EndColorStr='#ff3300'); /* IE6–IE9 */
text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #f90;
border-radius:25px;
}
.block h2,
.block p,
.block ul {
margin:30px;
}
.block ul {
padding-left:30px;
}
.block a {
color:#fff;
text-decoration:none;
}
/* animations */
#container.about-to-home {
-webkit-animation-name: about-to-home; -webkit-transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-moz-animation-name: about-to-home; -moz-transform: translate(0,0);
animation-name: about-to-home; transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
}
#container.lorem-to-home {
-webkit-animation-name: lorem-to-home; -webkit-transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-moz-animation-name: lorem-to-home; -moz-transform: translate(0,0);
animation-name: lorem-to-home; transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
}
#container.ipsum-to-home {
-webkit-animation-name: ipsum-to-home; -webkit-transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-moz-animation-name: ipsum-to-home; -moz-transform: translate(0,0);
animation-name: ipsum-to-home; transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
}
#container.home-to-about {
-webkit-animation-name: home-to-about; -webkit-transform: translate3d(85%, 85%, 0);
-moz-animation-name: home-to-about; -moz-transform: translate(85%, 85%);
animation-name: home-to-about; transform: translate3d(85%, 85%, 0);
}
#container.home-to-lorem {
-webkit-animation-name: home-to-lorem; -webkit-transform: translate3d(85%, -85%, 0);
-moz-animation-name: home-to-lorem; -moz-transform: translate(85%, -85%);
animation-name: home-to-lorem; transform: translate3d(85%, -85%, 0);
}
#container.home-to-ipsum {
-webkit-animation-name: home-to-ipsum; -webkit-transform: translate3d(-85%, -85%, 0);
-moz-animation-name: home-to-ipsum; -moz-transform: translate(-85%, -85%);
animation-name: home-to-ipsum; transform: translate3d(-85%, -85%, 0);
}
/* animation keyframes */
/* webkit */
@-webkit-keyframes about-to-home {
0% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, 85%, 0); }
45% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { -webkit-transform: scale(1); }
}
@-webkit-keyframes lorem-to-home {
0% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, -85%, 0); }
45% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { -webkit-transform: scale(1); }
}
@-webkit-keyframes ipsum-to-home {
0% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(-85%, -85%, 0); }
45% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { -webkit-transform: scale(1); }
}
@-webkit-keyframes home-to-about {
0% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(0,0,0); }
45% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0,0,0); }
100% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, 85%, 0); }
}
@-webkit-keyframes home-to-lorem {
0% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
45% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, -85%, 0); }
}
@-webkit-keyframes home-to-ipsum {
0% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
45% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -webkit-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translate3d(-85%, -85%, 0); }
}
/* moz */
@-moz-keyframes about-to-home {
0% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(85%, 85%); }
45% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25) translate(0, 0); }
100% { -moz-transform: scale(1); }
}
@-moz-keyframes lorem-to-home {
0% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(85%, -85%); }
45% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25) translate(0, 0); }
100% { -moz-transform: scale(1); }
}
@-moz-keyframes ipsum-to-home {
0% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(-85%, -85%); }
45% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0); }
100% { -moz-transform: scale(1); }
}
@-moz-keyframes home-to-about {
0% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(0,0); }
45% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25) translate(0,0); }
100% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(85%, 85%); }
}
@-moz-keyframes home-to-lorem {
0% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(0, 0); }
45% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25) translate(0, 0); }
100% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(85%, -85%); }
}
@-moz-keyframes home-to-ipsum {
0% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(0, 0); }
45% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { -moz-transform: scale(0.25) translate(0, 0); }
100% { -moz-transform: scale(1) translate(-85%, -85%); }
}
/* css proper */
@keyframes about-to-home {
0% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, 85%, 0); }
45% { transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { transform: scale(1); }
}
@keyframes lorem-to-home {
0% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, -85%, 0); }
45% { transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { transform: scale(1); }
}
@keyframes ipsum-to-home {
0% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(-85%, -85%, 0); }
45% { transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { transform: scale(1); }
}
@keyframes home-to-about {
0% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(0,0,0); }
45% { transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0,0,0); }
100% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, 85%, 0); }
}
@keyframes home-to-lorem {
0% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
45% { transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(85%, -85%, 0); }
}
@keyframes home-to-ipsum {
0% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
45% { transform: scale(0.25); }
55% { transform: scale(0.25) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
100% { transform: scale(1) translate3d(-85%, -85%, 0); }
}
Yet another pointless example of something that has been achievable with Flash for many years, that's finally also possible with HTML/CSS (on a small percentage of browsers).
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