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@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ Note that the compatibility will most likely be increased in future builds, as m
There are still a lot of CSS properties missing, including most CSS3 properties such as text-shadow, box-radius etc. as well as all elements created by the browser, such as radio and checkbox buttons and list icons. I will compile a full list of supported elements and CSS properties soon.
There is no support for frame and object content such as Flash.
+### Usage ###
+To render an `element` with html2canvas, simply call:
+` html2canvas( [ element ], options);`
+
+To access the created canvas, provide the `onrendered` event in the options which returns the canvas element as the first argument, as such:
+
+ html2canvas( [ document.body ], {
+ onrendered: function( canvas ) {
+ /* canvas is the actual canvas element,
+ to append it to the page call for example
+ document.body.appendChild( canvas );
+ */
+ }
+ );
+
+
### Examples ###
For more information and examples, please visit the homepage or try the test console.
@@ -39,7 +55,7 @@ For more information and examples, please visit the niklasvh)
* Radial gradients (SunboX)
* Split renderers to their own objects (niklasvh)
* Simplified API, cleaned up code (niklasvh)