Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering

Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by IshKebab on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @05:16PM (#27135257)

Try holding down Alt on https://makepad.dev/

Such a cool feature that you can't really do with DOM based solutions (VSCode could never do this).

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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by rikarendsmp on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @05:27PM (#27135337)

It may sound stupid, but this was the feature i tried to add to ACE and i couldn't. And i spent the last decade trying to invent a drawing API that would let me do this effect.

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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by Gaelan on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @08:15PM (#27136834)

Would anyone mind explaining/screenshotting what it does, for the benefit of those of us on phones?

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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by igorbark on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @09:09PM (#27137288)

it basically folds (hides) the implementation code of every method in the file, giving an API-like view, but with a smooth animation shrinking the text instead of instantly disappearing it

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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by jamesfmilne on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:49PM (#27145023)

Nnnnnnng, this is awesome, and annoying because it's so good. Imagine coupling it with the mouse wheel to zoom in/out.

I'd love to have this in MacVim/gvim somehow.

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