microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit
GIF creator render of the edge connector looks weird
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Description
Describe the bug
When using the option to creating a GIF for the share functionality, the resulting animation renders the text in the edge connector a bit weird:
The GIF generated:
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Go to Share project
- Click on "Update project thumbnail"
- At this point the static thumbnail generated looks fine.
- Record a GIF
- The generated GIF has the weird edge connector text rendering
Desktop (please complete the following information):
- OS: macOS 15
- Browser: Chrome
- Version: 140.0.7339.133
MakeCode beta:
makecode.microbit.org version: 8.1.1
Microsoft MakeCode version: 12.1.12
microbit runtime version: v2.2.0-rc6
codal-microbit-v2 runtime version: v0.3.2
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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
Reproduce the issue through Share project > Update project thumbnail, comparing the static thumbnail with a recorded GIF on the listed MakeCode versions. Trace the GIF creator entry point from that flow and determine where edge-connector text rendering diverges; done when the GIF text matches the static thumbnail.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100