Thanks Attack. I wanted to use jQuery.
You pointed me in the right direction, and this is what I ended up with:
Here is a link to the plugin: https://plugins.jquery.com/textfill/
And a link to the source: http://jquery-textfill.github.io/
;(function($) {
$.fn.textfill = function(options) {
var fontSize = options.maxFontPixels;
var ourText = $('span:visible:first', this);
var maxHeight = $(this).height();
var maxWidth = $(this).width();
var textHeight;
var textWidth;
do {
ourText.css('font-size', fontSize);
textHeight = ourText.height();
textWidth = ourText.width();
fontSize = fontSize - 1;
} while ((textHeight > maxHeight || textWidth > maxWidth) && fontSize > 3);
return this;
}
})(jQuery);
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.jtextfill').textfill({ maxFontPixels: 36 });
});
and my html is like this
<div class='jtextfill' style='width:100px;height:50px;'>
<span>My Text Here</span>
</div>
This is my first jquery plugin, so it's probably not as good as it should be. Pointers are certainly welcome.