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MIT-LICENSE.txt

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+Copyright 2012 Paul Bakaus
+http://paulbakaus.com/
+
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+
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+
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README.md

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-domvas
-======
+# Domvas
 
-Domvas implements the missing piece that connects the DOM and Canvas.
+## Overview
+
+__Domvas implements the missing piece that connects the DOM and Canvas__. It gives to the ability to take arbitrary DOM content and paint it to a Canvas of your choice.
+
+## Usage
+
+	var canvas = document.getElementById("test");
+	var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+	domvas.toImage(document.getElementById("dom"), function() {
+  	context.drawImage(this, 20, 20);
+	});
+
+## Syntax
+
+	domvas.toImage(domElement, readyCallback, width, height, left, top);	
+readyCallback's 'this' and first argument points to a valid, preloaded image node that you can simply draw to your canvas context.
+
+## How it works
+
+Domvas uses a feature of SVG that allows you to embed XHTML content into the SVG – and as you might know, the actual SVG can be used as a data uri, and therefore behaves like a standard image.
+
+I have written about this technique in 2008 [when I brought CSS transforms to browsers that did not have them](http://paulbakaus.com/2008/08/19/css-transforms-for-firefox/). It took a little more experimentation to transform it into a reusable plugin: HTML content needs to be serialized to XML, and all styles have to be inlined.	
+
+## Caveats
+
+- __Internet Explorer is not supported__, as it doesn't support the foreignObject tag in SVG.
+- SVG's foreignObject is subject to strong security – meaning any external content will likely fail (i.e. iframes, web fonts)
+- The DOM object is __not linked, but copied__ – if you change the style of the DOM object, it will not automatically update in Canvas
+- Content outside the bounding box of the element will be cut of per default if painted to Canvas. Don't worry though, simply pass a more confortable offset to the toImage function (see above)
+
+## Credits / License
+
+©2012 Paul Bakaus. Licensed under MIT. Reach out on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/pbakaus)!