jCanvas 13.05.19

jCanvas simplifies some steps from embedding a canvas element and properly using it.

Here are some key features of "jCanvas":

Canvas Manipulation:
· Load Canvas
· Clear Canvas
· Translate Canvas
· Rotate Canvas
· Scale Canvas
· Save Canvas
· Restore Canvas

Styles Manipulation:
· Colors
· Gradients
· Patterns

Drawing Capabilities:
· Arcs
· Ellipses
· Rectangles
· Lines
· Quadratic Curves
· Bézier Curves
· Text
· Images
· Polygons

Requirements:

· JavaScript enabled on client side
· jquery 1.4 or higher

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· A new .measureText() method, which returns a jCanvas object containing the width and height of the specified text.
· A new .animateLayerGroup() method, which animates every layer in a layer group.
· A new .delayLayerGroup() method, which delays the animation of every layer in a layer group.
· A new .stopLayerGroup() method, which stops the animation of every layer in a layer group.
· RGBA support has been re-added (with better compatibility).