Rotate webpage via code?
I'm hoping that there's a relatively simple way to rotate a webpage a little bit, 30 degrees or so, while still leaving it fully functional and usable.
I completely control the page, and can modify it to make this easier if needed. I'd rather not re-write the whole thing in SVG, though, but perhaps javascript and canvas will work?
Is there a way using CSS, Javascript, or some other cross browser method that would allow me to accomplish this?
Answer
Here's another solution based on the matrix filter which works in IE.
http://www.boogdesign.com/examples/transforms/matrix-calculator.html
The css for -30 degrees would be:
.rotate
{
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=0.86602540, M12=0.50000000, M21=-0.50000000, M22=0.86602540,sizingMethod='auto expand')";
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=0.86602540, M12=0.50000000, M21=-0.50000000, M22=0.86602540,sizingMethod='auto expand');
-moz-transform: matrix(0.86602540, -0.50000000, 0.50000000, 0.86602540, 0, 0);
-webkit-transform: matrix(0.86602540, -0.50000000, 0.50000000, 0.86602540, 0, 0);
-o-transform: matrix(0.86602540, -0.50000000, 0.50000000, 0.86602540, 0, 0);
}
Test page example:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
body {
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=0.86602540, M12=0.50000000, M21=-0.50000000, M22=0.86602540,sizingMethod='auto expand')";
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Matrix(M11=0.86602540, M12=0.50000000, M21=-0.50000000, M22=0.86602540,sizingMethod='auto expand');
-moz-transform: matrix(0.86602540, -0.50000000, 0.50000000, 0.86602540, 0, 0);
-webkit-transform: matrix(0.86602540, -0.50000000, 0.50000000, 0.86602540, 0, 0);
-o-transform: matrix(0.86602540, -0.50000000, 0.50000000, 0.86602540, 0, 0);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Testing</p>
<p><a href="http://www.boogdesign.com/examples/transforms/matrix-calculator.html">Matrix calculator here</a></p>
</body>
</html>
For more information on calculating the matrix cooridinates see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533014(VS.85).aspx http://www.boogdesign.com/b2evo/index.php/2009/09/04/element-rotation-ie-matrix-filter?blog=2