@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ blockquote {

   }

 }

-.has-pullquote:before {

+.pullquote-right:before, .pullquote-left:before {

   /* Reset metrics. */

   padding: 0;

   border: none;

@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ blockquote {

   font-size: 1.4em;

   line-height: 1.45em;

 }

+

+.pullquote-left:before {

+

+  /* Make left pullquotes align properly. */

+  float: left;

+  margin: .5em 1.5em 1em 0;

+

+}

+

 /* @extend this to force long lines of continuous text to wrap */

 .force-wrap {

   white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@

 #

 # Author: Brandon Mathis

-# Based on the sematic pullquote technique by Maykel Loomans at http://miekd.com/articles/pull-quotes-with-html5-and-css/

+# Based on the semantic pullquote technique by Maykel Loomans at http://miekd.com/articles/pull-quotes-with-html5-and-css/

 #

 # Outputs a span with a data-pullquote attribute set from the marked pullquote. Example:

 #

-#   {% pullquote %}

+#   {% pullquote %} 

 #     When writing longform posts, I find it helpful to include pullquotes, which help those scanning a post discern whether or not a post is helpful.

 #     It is important to note, {" pullquotes are merely visual in presentation and should not appear twice in the text. "} That is why it is prefered

 #     to use a CSS only technique for styling pullquotes.

@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@

 #     </span>

 #   </p>

 #

+#  Strand's modification adds the ability to call this plugin with {% pullquote left %} which duplicates the current behavior of the pullquote plugin, with a left float and appropriate margins.

+#  Note: this version of the plugin now creates pullquotes with the class of pullquote-right by default

 module Jekyll

   class PullquoteTag < Liquid::Block

     def initialize(tag_name, markup, tokens)

+      markup =~ /left/i ? @align = "left" : @align = "right"

       super

     end

@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ module Jekyll

       output = super

       if output.join =~ /\{"\s*(.+)\s*"\}/

         @quote = $1

-        "<span class='has-pullquote' data-pullquote='#{@quote}'>#{output.join.gsub(/\{"\s*|\s*"\}/, '')}</span>"

+         "<span class='pullquote-#{@align}' data-pullquote='#{@quote}'>#{output.join.gsub(/\{"\s*|\s*"\}/, '')}</span>" # TODO Determine how to makethis span have a left or right flag.

       else

         return "Surround your pullquote like this {\" text to be quoted \"}"

       end