Lorem Ipsum Generator

Will Munslow Apr 20, 2007

General

When laying out Web sites, it is sometimes necessary to fill the areas of the page with some text. This script will do that for you, generating as much or as little text as you need. Simple to use. Add it to your own site.

Note: "Select Text" will also copy the text to the clipboard in IE.

Notes

Created by: Will Munslow
Web Site: http://subterrane.com

What does the filler text "lorem ipsum" mean? Get the straight dope.

Source Code

Paste this source code into the designated areas.

External file

Paste this code into an external JavaScript file named: loremIpsumDolor.js

/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source!! http://www.javascriptsource.com
Created by: Will Munslow | http://subterrane.com */
function objectTag() {
  var lorem = new Array();

  switch(document.loremForm.loremString.value) {
    case "latin": {
  				lorem[0] = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi.";
      break;
    }
  		case "silly": {
  				lorem[0] = "Epsum factorial non deposit quid pro quo hic escorol. Olypian quarrels et gorilla congolium sic ad nauseum. Souvlaki ignitus carborundum e pluribus unum. Defacto lingo est igpay atinlay. Marquee selectus non provisio incongruous feline nolo contendre. Gratuitous octopus niacin, sodium glutimate. Quote meon an estimate et non interruptus stadium. Sic tempus fugit esperanto hiccup estrogen. Glorious baklava ex librus hup hey ad infinitum. Non sequitur condominium facile et geranium incognito. Epsum factorial non deposit quid pro quo hic escorol. Marquee selectus non provisio incongruous feline nolo contendre Olypian quarrels et gorilla congolium sic ad nauseum. Souvlaki ignitus carborundum e pluribus unum.";
   			break;
  		}
  		case "spanish": {
   			lorem[0] = "Li Europan lingues es membres del sam familie. Lor separat existentie es un myth. Por scientie, musica, sport etc., li tot Europa usa li sam vocabularium. Li lingues differe solmen in li grammatica, li pronunciation e li plu commun vocabules. Omnicos directe al desirabilit? de un nov lingua franca: on refusa continuar payar custosi traductores. It solmen va esser necessi far uniform grammatica, pronunciation e plu sommun paroles.";
   			break;
  		}
  		case "italian": {
   			lorem[0] = "Ma quande lingues coalesce, li grammatica del resultant lingue es plu simplic e regulari quam ti del coalescent lingues. Li nov lingua franca va esser plu simplic e regulari quam li existent Europan lingues. It va esser tam simplic quam Occidental: in fact, it va esser Occidental. A un Angleso it va semblar un simplificat Angles, quam un skeptic Cambridge amico dit me que Occidental es."
   			break;
  		}
 	}

  if ("characters" == document.loremForm.type.value) {
    var outputString = '';
    var numOfChars = document.loremForm.numbers.value;
    numOfChars = parseInt( numOfChars );
    var tempString = lorem.join( "\n\n" );
    while (
      outputString.length < numOfChars ) outputString += tempString;
      document.loremForm.output.value = outputString.substring(0, numOfChars ); // changed
    } else if("words" == document.loremForm.type.value) {
      var numOfWords = document.loremForm.numbers.value;
      numOfWords = parseInt( numOfWords );
      var list = new Array();
      var wordList = new Array();
      wordList = lorem[0].split( ' ' );
      var iParagraphCount = 0;
      var iWordCount = 0;

      while( list.length < numOfWords ) {
      	 if( iWordCount > wordList.length ) {
        		iWordCount = 0;
        		iParagraphCount++;
      		  if( iParagraphCount + 1 > lorem.length ) iParagraphCount = 0;
        		wordList = lorem[ iParagraphCount ].split( ' ' );
        		wordList[0] = "\n\n" + wordList[ 0 ];
      	 }
       	list.push( wordList[ iWordCount ] );
       	iWordCount++;
      }
    document.loremForm.output.value = list.join(' '); // changed
  } else {
    var numOfParagraphs = document.loremForm.numbers.value;
    numOfParagraphs = parseInt( numOfParagraphs );
    var list = new Array();
 			var iParagraphCount = 0;

    while(list.length < numOfParagraphs) {
      if(iParagraphCount +1 > lorem.length) {
        iParagraphCount = 0;
      }
      list.push( lorem[iParagraphCount] );
        iParagraphCount++;
    }
    document.loremForm.output.value = list.join( "\n\n" ); // changed
  }
}

function copypaste() {
  document.loremForm.output.focus();
  document.loremForm.output.select();
  therange=document.loremForm.output.createTextRange();
  therange.execCommand("Copy");
}

Head

Paste this code into the HEAD section of your HTML document.


<script type="text/javascript" src="loremIpsumDolor.js"></script>

Body

Paste this code into the BODY section of your HTML document


<form name="loremForm" action="javascript:objectTag();" id="loremForm">
<strong>Select language type ...</strong>
<select name="loremString" style="width: 100%;">
<option value="latin" selected="selected">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</option>
<option value="silly">Epsum factorial non deposit quid pro quo...</option>
<option value="spanish">Li Europan lingues es membres del sam familie...</option>
<option value="italian">Ma quande lingues coalesce, li grammatica...</option>
</select><br>
<strong>Select number of  </strong>
<select name="type">
<option value="characters">Characters</option>
<option value="words" selected="selected">Words</option>
<option value="paragraphs">Paragraphs</option>
</select>
<input type="text" name="numbers" value="8" size="4">
<input type="submit" name="btnOK" value="Generate">
<br>
<textarea rows="10" name="output" style="width: 100%;"></textarea>
</form>
<br>
<input type="button" onclick="copypaste()" value="Select Text" name="select">
<input type="button" onclick=document.loremForm.reset() value="Reset form">

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(7 comments)

It should be working now.

Lee Jun 5, 2007

It should be working now.

Lee Jun 5, 2007

Thanks, Larry. It should be working now.

Lee Jun 5, 2007

I am unable to get this code to work. I get the following error: An error has occurred in the script on this page. Line 13 Char 3 Error 'document.loremForm.loremString' is null or not an object Code:0

anita dougherty May 17, 2007

There is a slight error within the BODY section of this code in two places. You have the form name and id of the form as theForm and it should be loremForm. If this is not corrected, the effect will not work and there will be an error message in the taskbar. [br /]Other than that, you guys keep up the great work you are doing!!!

The Consigliere Apr 22, 2007

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