publish.js – Adam Hyde

A list of some interesting Open Source Javascripts (mostly JS) that hold good possibilities for knowledge production and publishing.

Content Production

Lens
License: FreeBSD
Code: https://github.com/elifesciences/lens
WWW: http://lens.elifesciences.org/about/

Tangle
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/worrydream/Tangle
WWW: http://worrydream.com/Tangle/

Flatsheet
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/flatsheet/flatsheet
WWW: http://flatsheet.io/

Realtime Markdown Editor
License: TBD (emailed dev)
Code: https://github.com/scotch-io/node-realtime-markdown-viewer
WWW: https://scotch.io/tutorials/building-a-real-time-markdown-viewer(tutorial)
Demo: http://realtimemarkdown.herokuapp.com/

PlumbJS
License: MIT & GPL
Code: https://github.com/sporritt/jsplumb/
WWW: http://jsplumbtoolkit.com/

Ice
License: GPL 2
Code: https://github.com/NYTimes/ice
WWW: http://nytimes.github.io/ice/demo/

Annotator
License: MIT & GPL v3
Code: https://github.com/openannotation/annotator/
WWW: http://annotatorjs.org/

Space.js
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/gopatrik/space.js
WWW: http://www.slashie.org/space.js/

MathJax
License: Apache
Code: https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax
WWW: https://www.mathjax.org/

KaTeX
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX
WWW: http://khan.github.io/KaTeX/

Velocity.js
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/julianshapiro/velocity
WWW: http://julian.com/research/velocity/

JuxtaposeJS
License: Mozilla
Code: https://github.com/NUKnightLab/juxtapose
WWW: https://juxtapose.knightlab.com/

TimelineJS3
License: Mozilla
Code: https://github.com/NUKnightLab/TimelineJS
WWW: http://timeline.knightlab.com/

StoryMap
License: Mozilla
Code: https://github.com/NUKnightLab/StoryMapJS
WWW: https://storymap.knightlab.com/

Chartbuilder
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/NUKnightLab/Chartbuilder
WWW: http://quartz.github.io/Chartbuilder/

Soundcite
License: Mozilla
Code: https://github.com/NUKnightLab/soundcite
WWW: http://soundcite.knightlab.com/

Pagination

BookJS
License: AGPL
Code: https://github.com/booktype/BookJS
Web: none

Cassius
License: AGPL
Code: https://github.com/MartinPaulEve/CaSSius
Web: https://www.martineve.com/2015/07/24/getting-started-typesetting-with-cassius/

Vivliostyle
License: Apache
Code: https://github.com/vivliostyle
Web: http://vivliostyle.com/

BookJS Polyfil
License: AGPL
Code: https://github.com/BookSprints/bookjs-polyfill
Web: none

Typography

Hyphenation

Sweet Justice
License: BSD
Code: https://github.com/aristus/sweet-justice
WWW: http://carlos.bueno.org/2010/04/sweet-justice.html

Hyphenator
License: LGPL
Code: https://code.google.com/p/hyphenator/downloads/list
WWW: https://code.google.com/p/hyphenator/

Hypher
License: BSD
Code: https://github.com/bramstein/hypher
WWW: http://www.bramstein.com/projects/hypher/

Font Resizing

FlowType.js
License: MIT
Code: http://github.com/simplefocus/FlowType.JS
WWW: http://simplefocus.com/flowtype/

Squishy
License: unspecified (argh! please include a license file!)
Code: https://github.com/lemonmade/squishy
WWW: http://cmsauve.com/projects/squishy/

Fittext
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/davatron5000/FitText.js
WWW: http://fittextjs.com/

SlabText
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/freqDec/slabText/
WWW: http://freqdec.github.io/slabText/

Responsive Text
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/ghepting/jquery-responsive-text
WWW: n/a

Line Spacing

Typeset
License: unspecified (argh… )
Code: https://github.com/bramstein/typeset
WWW: http://www.bramstein.com/projects/typeset/

Kerning

Kern.js
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/bstro/kern.js
WWW: http://www.kernjs.com/

Kerning.js
License: MIT (license file is in the wrong place – check the README)
Code: https://github.com/endtwist/kerning.js
WWW: http://kerningjs.com/

TypeButter
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Code: https://github.com/hudsonfoo/typebutter
WWW: http://typebutter.com/

Base Lines

Baseline.js
License: WTFPL
Code: https://github.com/daneden/Baseline.js
WWW: n/a

Baseline CSS
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Code: http://baselinecss.com/download/baseline.zip
WWW: http://baselinecss.com/

HUGrid
License: GPL
Code: http://bohemianalps.com/tools/grid/HeadsUpGrid_download.zip
WWW: http://bohemianalps.com/tools/grid/

CSS Stuff

Tufte CSS
License: MIT
Code: https://github.com/daveliepmann/tufte-css
WWW: http://www.daveliepmann.com/tufte-css/

Other Resources

This and That

https://github.com/yumyo/js-type-master
http://stateofwebtype.com/
http://nytlabs.com/projects/editor.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbCqFQ1sTYQ
http://dat-data.com/
https://github.com/sharelatex/clsi-sharelatex
https://anmolkoul.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/interactive-data-visualization-using-d3-js-dc-js-nodejs-and-mongodb/
http://webapplayers.com/inspiniaadmin-v2.2/cssanimation.html
http://yusugomori.com/projects/css-sans/fonts
http://codepen.io/juliangarnier/pen/idhuG
https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/wiki/HTML5-Cross-Browser-Polyfills
https://github.com/WebComponents/webcomponentsjs

Some Good Reading

https://medium.com/@mql/self-host-a-scientific-journal-with-elife-lens-f420afb678aa
https://medium.com/@mql/centralised-vs-decentralised-publishing-626055376c81
http://book.pressbooks.com/

Platforms

Booktype
License: AGPL
Code: https://github.com/sourcefabric/Booktype
WWW: https://www.sourcefabric.org/en/booktype/

PressBooks
License: not specified 🙁 emailed org
Code: https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks
WWW: http://pressbooks.com/

PubSweet
License: Apache
Code: https://github.com/BookSprints/PubSweet
WWW: none

More coming…