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tameemsafi / typewriterjs

A simple yet powerful native javascript plugin for a cool typewriter effect.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/typewriter-effect
MIT License
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Typewriter paused when tab/window is not active #203

Closed jbmyid closed 1 year ago

jbmyid commented 1 year ago

When the tab is not active it pauses the animation till it becomes active and resumes.

Is there any way to disable this?

tameemsafi commented 1 year ago

It is currently using the requestAnimationFrame api, you can read more about it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window/requestAnimationFrame#:~:text=requestAnimationFrame()%20calls%20are%20paused%20in%20most%20browsers%20when%20running%20in%20background%20tabs%20or%20hidden%20%3Ciframe%3Es%20in%20order%20to%20improve%20performance%20and%20battery%20life.