TwoPane Plugin

jQuery UI plugin to handle a resizable two-pane view (commander-like :)

Getting Started

Download the required sources:

• production version: JS, CSS;
• development version: JS, CSS.

In your web page:

<link href="jqueryui.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="dist/twopane.jqueryui.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script src="jquery-ui.js"></script>
<script src="dist/twopane.min.js"></script>
<script>
jQuery(function($) {
  $('.selector').twopane();
});
</script>

Then add a nice jQuery/CSS effect on resize for a better look! (see the demo)

Documentation

The plugin initialize a twopane view (commander-like) inside the selected element. The elements used for the left and right pane can be explicitly selected, otherwise the first two children (if any) will be used. Note that all the children not selected for the pane will be hidden by the widget (and restored on destruction).

Options reference

option	type	default	description
left	selector	'> *:nth-child(1)'	selector for the left pane element
right	selector	'> *:nth-child(2)'	selector for the right pane element
resizable	object	{ helper: "ui-resizable-helper ui-corner-all" }	Whetever is accepted by a jQueryUI resizable (but handles)
iframeFix	selector or boolean	false	allow resize with cursor over iframes

[resizable-api]:

Event reference

event	description
create	Standard jQuery Widget event

Demo

This is a simple demo, which show the look that can be achieved.

Release History

0.1.0 First release