Hello community!
I program Shiny Apps and I'm specialised in R. Sometimes I want to add Javascript functionality and a few basic Javascript functions I can add with the help of @daattali shinyjs package.
However, I have a few unknowns about the possibilities (for someone who is not a Javascript programmer)
- is it possible to add larger Javascript libraries without knowing much Javascript?
- is there a difference in Javascript implemented from your Shiny app as compared to directly from Javascript?
For example, I've had this annoying bug where basic Javascript functionality (skip a frame in a video) doesn't work in Chrome browser, see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/shiny-discuss/suyO3iIspvc. Even though the functionality seems to me identical as other websites.
Then I tried to use things like video.js (http://videojs.com/) and videojs frame_by_frame (github: erasche/videojs-framebyframe), or a JSON frame player (github: vagnervjs/frame-player).
I simply add their functionality in .js scripts and raed them into Shiny and try to use their functions, but unsuccessfully.
Any thoughts (guides/links) on how to take advantage of Javascript libraries in shiny apps, without minimal javascript knowledge is super appreciated!
Best,
Jiddu Alexander