Demo

Backend Rails API Server

Teleprompter

A web based teleprompter interface allowing a speaker to read scripts on camera or to a live audience.

Using Vanilla Javascript to create an interactive single page application through DOM manipulation, incorporating QuillJS library to invoke a WYSIWYG word processing editor with full CRUD capability. Ruby on Rails API backend used for document saving.

Built at @flatiron-school with @mmcgovern0 and @jmhill91.

Key Technologies, Packages, and Gems

• Front End

  • Javascript
  • QuillJS
  • HTML, CSS

• Back End

  • Rails 5 API
  • Postgres database

Core Features

• User can access and perform full crud on all scripts from the database.
• A user can create a new script.
• Each script can be edited in a QuillJS WYSIWYG word processing editor module.
• Each script can switched to prompt mode.
• Scrolling currently is set at a fixed speed and is activated by pressing the "Return" key on the computer keyboard.