jquery-image-scale

Automatically scales images to fit or fill their parent container.

Usage

HTML

<div>
	<img src="lolcat.png" alt="" title="">
</div>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('img').imageScale();
}

Options

parent_css_selector (string)

CSS selector used to get the image container against which the image size will be calculated.

scale (string)

'fit' or 'fill'. When set to 'fit', the image will scale to fit inside it's parent container's bounds. When set to 'fill', the image will fill it's parent container's bounds. Defaults to 'fill'.

center (boolean)

The image will automatically center itself if the scale parameter is set to 'fill'. Set to false to disable this feature. Defaults to true.

fade_duration (integer)

When set, images that are not already cached by the browser will load hidden, then fade in. 0 to disable. Defaults to 0.

rescale_after_resize (boolean)

Whether to rescale images when the browser is resized. Defaults to true.

$('img').imageScale({
    parent_css_selector: null, // Defaults to the image's immediate parent.
    scale: 'fill',
    center: true,
    fade_duration: 0, // Fading is disabled if set to 0.
    rescale_after_resize: true
});

Credits

This plugin is based on Kelly Meath's work.