jQuery Odometer
Playing around with the idea of a flexible text-effects jQuery plugin that detaches elements from the dom, does stuff to them, then reattaches them. Could be used for text transitions, e.g.:
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The elements are regular divs or spans with text in them. The text effect methods copies them, splits them apart, wraps them up in floating divs, runs its animations, then returns them to their normal place in the dom.
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