Oh man, how awesome is this. Nary two hours after releasing Scribd_fu, it is already featured on Scribd’s Resources page! I hope this will help to drum up usage of Scribd_fu across the Rails community.
A big thanks to Scribd for the nod, and the link!
I’m pleased to announce my latest plugin: Scribd_fu.
What it does:
Scribd_fu hides out in the shadows like a document converting ninja, just waiting to process your data into a convenient Flash format (like YouTube) with the help of the black majick of Scribd.com. Imagine imbedding huge documents right inline with your web UI, no downloading, no necessary programs on the client side to view your data. It’s pretty damned cool, and it works with Attachment_fu!
Full write-up, repository, etc is here
I’m more than slightly amused to announce the birth of a new Ruby on Rails plugin, Scribd_fu.
Scribd is basically the YouTube for Documents. It’s super awesome when you have a huge PDF that would take quite a tick to download; with this you can view your document in Flash format online, inline, and quick. Scribd_fu will allow you to seamlessly CRUD any document to a Scribd Document. The aim is to also feature full integration with the venerable Attachment_fu plugin. Scribd is a really great service with a ton of potential. It’s fast and reliable to boot.
If you’re a githubber, click that ‘watch’ tab and we’ll see where this goes!
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