JQuery animate image and backgroundColor

Dev Shed Forums Sponsor:

March 4th, 2013, 01:55 PM

lelales

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2008

Posts: 601

Time spent in forums: 4 Days 40 m 3 sec
Reputation Power: 37

JQuery animate image and backgroundColor

OK, I'm using jQuery. I have the image animating but not the backgroundColor.

Here's the test site: click here

Click on the first circle to see the animation.
The background color should change as well.
Here is my jQuery code:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
$("document").ready(function(){
$('#circle1').click(function() {
$('#circle1').animate({
height: '1200px',
width: '1200px',
marginTop:'-500px',
marginLeft:'-500px'
});
$('#body_holder').animate({
backgroundColor: '#dad24e'
});
});
});

</script>

Also, if you can help with this, I need to time the animations. I'll have to work on the timing, but basic time code would be super helpful.

Please let me know if you have any questions or ides.

thanks

March 4th, 2013, 04:36 PM

Kravvitz

CSS & JS/DOM Adept

Dev Shed God 30th Plane (19500 - 19999 posts)

Join Date: Jul 2004

Location: USA

Posts: 19,831

Time spent in forums: 6 Months 1 Day 19 h 38 m 3 sec
Reputation Power: 4192

"background-color cannot be [animated], unless the jQuery.Color() plugin is used"
You can find jQuery.Color() here: https://github.com/jquery/jquery-color

__________________
Spreading knowledge, one newbie at a time. I'm available for hire at Dynamic Site Solutions.

Check out my blog. | Learn CSS. | PHP includes | X/HTML Validator | CSS validator | Common CSS Mistakes | Common JS Mistakes

Remember people spend most of their time on other people's sites (so don't violate web design conventions).

March 4th, 2013, 05:13 PM

lelales

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2008

Posts: 601

Time spent in forums: 4 Days 40 m 3 sec
Reputation Power: 37

thanks Kravvitz

I'll give it a shot and let you know how it goes.

thanks again

March 6th, 2013, 01:32 AM

lelales

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2008

Posts: 601

Time spent in forums: 4 Days 40 m 3 sec
Reputation Power: 37

jQueryColor and animation

OK, I've been trying different approaches, but can't seem to get this right.

I have the image animation working here click the pink circle

But when I try to add the jQueryColor.js and animate the background color, nothing works. You can see this page here

Here is what my jQuery script looks like:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
	/*<![CDATA[*/
	$("document").ready(function(){
$('#circle1').click(function() {
$('#circle1').animate({
height: '1200px',
width: '1200px',
marginTop:'-500px',
marginLeft:'-500px'
}, 1500);
$('#body_holder').animate({
backgroundColor: jQuery.Color({'#dad24e'});
}, 1200);
});
});
</script>

Does anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
thanks

Last edited by lelales : March 6th, 2013 at 01:39 AM. Reason: more info

March 6th, 2013, 04:37 AM

lelales

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2008

Posts: 601

Time spent in forums: 4 Days 40 m 3 sec
Reputation Power: 37

got it to work

OK, here's the working product for changing the background color:: click here

i found the code here
I couldn't get the plugin to work.
seems to work pretty well now.

thanks

JQuery animate image and backgroundColor

Developer Shed Advertisers and Affiliates