jQuery Google Search Bookbar Reference

A jQuery plugin that sets a division to show a Google Search Bookbar. If you find this plugin useful please vote for it on the jQuery site.

This page provides a documentation reference for working with the plugin v1.0.1. See a demonstration of the Google Search Bookbar plugin and download the code from there.

Settings
Global

Instance Settings

A separate GSBookbar instance is created for each targetted division and has its own settings: $('divs').gsbookbar({...});.

Name	Type	Default	Comments
horizontal	boolean	true	Controls the orientation of the bookbar, being horizontal (true) or vertical (false).
thumbnailSize	enumerated	this.thumbnailsMedium	Control the sizing of the book thumbnails. Use either `$.gsbookbar.thumbnailsSmall` or `$.gsbookbar.thumbnailsMedium`.
search	string or string[]	'jquery'	The single term to search for, or a list of terms to cycle through.
manyResults	boolean	false	Control how many results are returned, being few (false) or many (true).
cycleTime	enumerated	this.cycleMedium	Specify the interval between cycles when multiple search terms are provided. Use one of `$.gsbookbar.cycleVShort` (3 seconds), `$.gsbookbar.cycleShort` (10 seconds), `$.gsbookbar.cycleMedium` (15 seconds), or `$.gsbookbar.cycleLong` (30 seconds).
cycleMode	enumerated	this.cycleRandom	Specify the order in which search terms are used when multiple are provided. Use either `$.gsbookbar.cycleRandom` or `$.gsbookbar.cycleLinear`.

Functions

Signature	Returns	Comments
$.gsbookbar.setDefaults(settings)	GSBookbar object	Update the default instance settings to use with all GSBookbar instances.
$(div).gsbookbar('change', settings)	jQuery object	Update the settings for the GSBookbar instance(s) attached to the given div(s).
$(div).gsbookbar('destroy')	jQuery object	Remove the GSBookbar functionality from the given div(s).
$(div).gsbookbar('search', terms)	jQuery object	Execute a new search for the GSBookbar. `terms` (string) the keywords to search for.