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Sticky play/stop buttons in reference code examples

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Since May 5, 2026.

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Description

Increasing Access

The make p5.js reference more usable, sticky play/stop buttons would help users run sketches without having to scroll.

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Reference

Feature request details

For example: https://beta.p5js.org/reference/p5/beginContour/ contains longer examples.

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But when the user scrolls to edit the latter part of the sketch, the preview and play/stop controls are no longer visible:

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This issue is about making the sketch square and the play/stop visible. PR should contain tests where possible.

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