Auto Sprite 1.0

Rails
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Hi all,

Just want to announce my auto_sprite gem which some of you may find
handy…
It makes using CSS sprites painless. As a bonus - should you remove it
some
day, it doesn’t break you app, it just reverts to tags…

Full docs are at http://fargle.org/auto_sprite

In a pinch:

  1. Include the stylesheet in your layout:

    <%= stylesheet_link_tag “auto_sprite” %>

  2. Create a directory called sprites in your images directory (e.g.
    RAILS_ROOT/public/images/sprites)

  3. Put the images you want to link to in your public/images/sprites
    directory.

  4. Use your images like you normally would:

<%= image_tag ‘sprites/logo.png’ %>
<%= image_tag ‘sprites/icon1.jpg’ %>
5. Reload you application and enjoy your now faster website.

Enjoy!
Stephen

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Just curious - did anyone try this out with success/failure? Thx.

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Stephen wrote:

Just curious - did anyone try this out with success/failure? Thx.

Not yet, but I’ll have to try. This looks very interesting!

Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]

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I do use this in a live project - its not just a “hey wouldn’t this be
cool
moment” =)

Would love to hear feedback/suggestions if anyone has some to share…

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser