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Unexpected CSS discovery
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Today we'll cover another CSS media query: I've just posted the same article on LinkedIn, for my first time. Accessibility concernThere’s a condition called VIMS: Visually induced motion sickness (VIMS)—a subcategory of motion sickness that specifically relates to nausea, oculomotor strain, and disorientation from the perception of motion while remaining still. To address this, users can enable the “Reduce motion” setting in their system preferences. We can detect this and adapt the experience accordingly. Prefers reduced motionYou can do this with the Diving deeperThere are two powerful things you can do. First, you can disable all transitions and animations globally by creating a generic snippet that disables most motion effects when the user requests it. Second, and that's what I accidentally discovered, you can conditionally load external files like This way you:
Another cool example — you can load different images (animated or static) based on the user's preference: You can use
If your page uses a lot of animations — using this technique can be a big win for accessibility and performance. Thank you, |
Victor Ponamariov
I'm a full-stack developer that is passionate about good user interfaces. In my newsletter, I talk mainly about UI/UX stuff. You could expect an email or two in a month, I'm not aiming to spam you with non-useful info.
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