microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
[Typing] Use SVG or CSS animation for typing indicator instead of GIF for reduced motion
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- HTML
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem?
To enable reduced motion, we should use SVG/CSS which its animation is more controllable than GIF.
Describe the suggestion or request in detail
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Describe alternatives you have considered
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Additional context
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by locating the typing-indicator implementation and its current GIF asset. Check how reduced-motion preferences are handled in the frontend and define coverage for the replacement, since the request does not specify an exact animation or acceptance test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- css
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100