LINING.JS

An easy to use javascript plugin offers you complete DOWN-TO-THE-LINE control for radical web typography.

In CSS we already have the selector ::first-line to apply style on the first line of element. But there is no selector like ::nth-line(), ::nth-last-line() or even ::last-line. Then I read an article A Call for ::nth-everything from CSS tricks. ::nth-line() is actually really useful in some situation.

There comes LINING.JS. It offers you complete DOWN-TO-THE-LINE control like this:

<div class="poem" data-lining>Some text...</div>
<style>
.poem .line[first] { /* `.poem::first-line`*/ }
.poem .line[last] { /* `.poem::last-line` */ }
.poem .line[index="5"] { /* `.poem::nth-line(5)` */ }
.poem .line:nth-of-type(-n+2) { /* `.poem::nth-line(-n+2)` */ }
.poem .line:nth-last-of-type(2n) { /* `.poem:::nth-last-line(2n)` */ }
</style>
<script src="YOUR_PATH/lining.min.js"></script>

Supported browsers

BASIC USAGE

All you need to do is adding data-lining attribute on your block element and including the lining.min.js script. Then you can write css to control it's line style. For example:

<div class="poem" data-lining>Some text...</div>
<style>
.poem { /* default style for `.poem` */ }
.nolining .poem { /* style for `.poem` when browser don't support lining.js */ }
.poem[data-lining] { /* style for `.poem` when browser support lining.js */ }
.poem[data-lining="end"] { /* style for `.poem` when `line` tags created */ }
.poem .line { /* style for lines */ }
</style>
<script src="YOUR_PATH/lining.min.js"></script>

RWD

If you want your line style support Responsive web design. Make sure you add the data-auto-resize attribute. It will automatically relining when window resize event happen.

<div class="poem" data-lining data-auto-resize>Some text...</div>

Other attributes

data-from and data-to help help you control which line tags to be created. For example:

<div class="poem"
    data-lining
    data-from="2"
    data-to="3">
First Line.<br/>
Second Line.<br/>
Third Line.<br/>
Fourth Line.<br/>
</div>

After lining, only the second and third line tag will be created. Check out the demo.

And data-line-class help you control the class name of line tags, if you don't want to use the default class name: line.

Javascript

You can also create and manage line tags by javascript. And give you four events to do special things.

<div id="poem">Some text..</div>
<script>
var poem = document.getElementById('poem');
poem.addEventListener('beforelining', function (e) {
    // prevent lining if you want
    e.preventDefault();
}, false);
poem.addEventListener('afterlining', function () {
    // do something after lining
}, false);
poem.addEventListener('beforeunlining', function () {
    // do something before unlining
    // can't prevent unlining
}, false);
poem.addEventListener('afterunlining', function () {
    // do something after unlining
}, false);

// start lining
var poemLining = lining(poem, {
    // optional config
    'autoResize': true,
    'from': 2,
    'to': 3,
    'lineClass': 'my-class'
});
// `unlining` method will remove all line tags.
poemLining.unlining();
// `relining` method will call `unlining` first if needed,
// then start lining again.
poemLining.relining();
</script>
lining.effect.js

lining.effect.js is an extra part of lining.js. It gives you the power to add appearances animation on your lines. Use it like this:

<script src="YOUR_PATH/lining.min.js"></script>
<script src="YOUR_PATH/lining.effect.min.js"></script>

<div data-lining data-effect="rolling">
Your text...
<div>