feat: add smooth animation to thought icon scroll tracking

Improved thought icon behavior on mobile with smooth 60fps animations
matching the FAB button drag experience:

CSS changes:
- Add transition properties for top/left position changes
- Use 0.2s ease-out timing for smooth, natural movement
- Add will-change: top, left for browser rendering optimization
- Applied in mobile media query (@media max-width: 1000px)

JavaScript changes:
- Wrap position updates in requestAnimationFrame()
- Cancel pending RAF before scheduling new update (debouncing)
- Sync position updates with display refresh rate
- Same pattern as FAB button smooth drag implementation

Technical details:
- RAF throttling prevents layout thrashing
- CSS transitions handle the actual animation
- Combined approach gives 60fps smooth tracking
- Icon follows avatar smoothly during scroll on mobile

Result: Thought icon smoothly tracks avatar position during scroll
instead of jumping around, with buttery smooth 60fps animation.
This commit is contained in:
Lucas 'Paperboy' Rose-Winters
2025-10-16 12:16:43 +11:00
parent 9219fe3f19
commit aef9cf812d
2 changed files with 55 additions and 39 deletions
+52 -39
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@@ -3692,7 +3692,10 @@ function createThoughtPanel($message, thoughtsArray) {
updateCharacterField(character, field, value);
});
// Update position on scroll
// RAF throttling for smooth position updates
let positionUpdateRaf = null;
// Update position on scroll with RAF throttling
const updatePanelPosition = () => {
if (!$message.is(':visible')) {
$thoughtPanel.hide();
@@ -3700,47 +3703,57 @@ function createThoughtPanel($message, thoughtsArray) {
return;
}
const newAvatarRect = $avatar[0].getBoundingClientRect();
const newTop = newAvatarRect.top + (newAvatarRect.height / 2);
const newIconTop = newAvatarRect.top;
let newLeft, newIconLeft;
if (panelPosition === 'left') {
// Position at chat's right edge, extending right
const chatContainer = $('#chat')[0];
const chatRect = chatContainer ? chatContainer.getBoundingClientRect() : { right: window.innerWidth };
newLeft = chatRect.right + panelMargin;
newIconLeft = chatRect.right + 10;
$thoughtPanel.css({
top: `${newTop}px`,
left: `${newLeft}px`,
right: 'auto'
});
} else {
// Left position relative to avatar
newLeft = newAvatarRect.left - panelWidth - panelMargin;
newIconLeft = newAvatarRect.left - 40;
$thoughtPanel.css({
top: `${newTop}px`,
left: `${newLeft}px`,
right: 'auto'
});
// Cancel any pending RAF
if (positionUpdateRaf) {
cancelAnimationFrame(positionUpdateRaf);
}
$thoughtIcon.css({
top: `${newIconTop}px`,
left: `${newIconLeft}px`,
right: 'auto'
// Schedule update on next frame
positionUpdateRaf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
const newAvatarRect = $avatar[0].getBoundingClientRect();
const newTop = newAvatarRect.top + (newAvatarRect.height / 2);
const newIconTop = newAvatarRect.top;
let newLeft, newIconLeft;
if (panelPosition === 'left') {
// Position at chat's right edge, extending right
const chatContainer = $('#chat')[0];
const chatRect = chatContainer ? chatContainer.getBoundingClientRect() : { right: window.innerWidth };
newLeft = chatRect.right + panelMargin;
newIconLeft = chatRect.right + 10;
$thoughtPanel.css({
top: `${newTop}px`,
left: `${newLeft}px`,
right: 'auto'
});
} else {
// Left position relative to avatar
newLeft = newAvatarRect.left - panelWidth - panelMargin;
newIconLeft = newAvatarRect.left - 40;
$thoughtPanel.css({
top: `${newTop}px`,
left: `${newLeft}px`,
right: 'auto'
});
}
$thoughtIcon.css({
top: `${newIconTop}px`,
left: `${newIconLeft}px`,
right: 'auto'
});
if ($thoughtPanel.is(':visible')) {
$thoughtPanel.show();
}
if ($thoughtIcon.is(':visible')) {
$thoughtIcon.show();
}
positionUpdateRaf = null;
});
if ($thoughtPanel.is(':visible')) {
$thoughtPanel.show();
}
if ($thoughtIcon.is(':visible')) {
$thoughtIcon.show();
}
};
// Update position on scroll and resize