Centering a canvas
CssHtmlCanvasCss Problem Overview
How do I markup a page with an HTML5 canvas such that the canvas
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Takes up 80% of the width
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Has a corresponding pixel height and width which effectively define the ratio (and are proportionally maintained when the canvas is stretched to 80%)
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Is centered both vertically and horizontally
You can assume that the canvas is the only thing on the page, but feel free to encapsulate it in divs if necessary.
Css Solutions
Solution 1 - Css
This will center the canvas horizontally:
#canvas-container {
width: 100%;
text-align:center;
}
canvas {
display: inline;
}
HTML:
<div id="canvas-container">
<canvas>Your browser doesn't support canvas</canvas>
</div>
Solution 2 - Css
Looking at the current answers I feel that one easy and clean fix is missing. Just in case someone passes by and looks for the right solution. I am quite successful with some simple CSS and javascript.
Center canvas to middle of the screen or parent element. No wrapping.
HTML:
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="300">No canvas support</canvas>
CSS:
#canvas {
position: absolute;
top:0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
margin:auto;
}
Javascript:
window.onload = window.onresize = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
canvas.width = window.innerWidth * 0.8;
canvas.height = window.innerHeight * 0.8;
}
Works like a charm - tested: firefox, chrome
Solution 3 - Css
easiest way
put the canvas into paragraph tags like this:
<p align="center">
<canvas id="myCanvas" style="background:#220000" width="700" height="500" align="right"></canvas>
</p>
Solution 4 - Css
Tested only on Firefox:
<script>
window.onload = window.onresize = function() {
var C = 0.8; // canvas width to viewport width ratio
var W_TO_H = 2/1; // canvas width to canvas height ratio
var el = document.getElementById("a");
// For IE compatibility http://www.google.com/search?q=get+viewport+size+js
var viewportWidth = window.innerWidth;
var viewportHeight = window.innerHeight;
var canvasWidth = viewportWidth * C;
var canvasHeight = canvasWidth / W_TO_H;
el.style.position = "fixed";
el.setAttribute("width", canvasWidth);
el.setAttribute("height", canvasHeight);
el.style.top = (viewportHeight - canvasHeight) / 2;
el.style.left = (viewportWidth - canvasWidth) / 2;
window.ctx = el.getContext("2d");
ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvasWidth,canvasHeight);
ctx.fillStyle = 'yellow';
ctx.moveTo(0, canvasHeight/2);
ctx.lineTo(canvasWidth/2, 0);
ctx.lineTo(canvasWidth, canvasHeight/2);
ctx.lineTo(canvasWidth/2, canvasHeight);
ctx.lineTo(0, canvasHeight/2);
ctx.fill()
}
</script>
<body>
<canvas id="a" style="background: black">
</canvas>
</body>
Solution 5 - Css
in order to center the canvas within the window +"px" should be added to el.style.top and el.style.left.
el.style.top = (viewportHeight - canvasHeight) / 2 +"px";
el.style.left = (viewportWidth - canvasWidth) / 2 +"px";
Solution 6 - Css
Resizing canvas using css is not a good idea. It should be done using Javascript. See the below function which does it
function setCanvas(){
var canvasNode = document.getElementById('xCanvas');
var pw = canvasNode.parentNode.clientWidth;
var ph = canvasNode.parentNode.clientHeight;
canvasNode.height = pw * 0.8 * (canvasNode.height/canvasNode.width);
canvasNode.width = pw * 0.8;
canvasNode.style.top = (ph-canvasNode.height)/2 + "px";
canvasNode.style.left = (pw-canvasNode.width)/2 + "px";
}
demo here : http://jsfiddle.net/9Rmwt/11/show/
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Solution 7 - Css
Simple:
<body>
<div>
<div style="width: 800px; height:500px; margin: 50px auto;">
<canvas width="800" height="500" style="background:#CCC">
Your browser does not support HTML5 Canvas.
</canvas>
</div>
</div>
</body>
Solution 8 - Css
Given that canvas is nothing without JavaScript, use JavaScript too for sizing and positionning (you know: onresize, position:absolute, etc.)
Solution 9 - Css
As to the CSS suggestion:
#myCanvas {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
By the standard, CSS does not size the canvas coordinate system, it scales the content. In Chrome, the CSS mentioned will scale the canvas up or down to fit the browser's layout. In the typical case where the coordinate system is smaller than the browser's dimensions in pixels, this effectively lowers the resolution of your drawing. It most likely results in non-proportional drawing as well.
Solution 10 - Css
Same codes from Nickolay above, but tested on IE9 and chrome (and removed the extra rendering):
window.onload = window.onresize = function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var viewportWidth = window.innerWidth;
var viewportHeight = window.innerHeight;
var canvasWidth = viewportWidth * 0.8;
var canvasHeight = canvasWidth / 2;
canvas.style.position = "absolute";
canvas.setAttribute("width", canvasWidth);
canvas.setAttribute("height", canvasHeight);
canvas.style.top = (viewportHeight - canvasHeight) / 2 + "px";
canvas.style.left = (viewportWidth - canvasWidth) / 2 + "px";
}
HTML:
<body>
<canvas id="canvas" style="background: #ffffff">
Canvas is not supported.
</canvas>
</body>
The top and left offset only works when I add px.
Solution 11 - Css
Wrapping it with div should work. I tested it in Firefox, Chrome on Fedora 13 (demo).
#content {
width: 95%;
height: 95%;
margin: auto;
}
#myCanvas {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border: 1px solid black;
}
And the canvas should be enclosed in
<div id="content">
<canvas id="myCanvas">Your browser doesn't support canvas tag</canvas>
</div>
Let me know if it works. Cheers.