scratchfoundation / scratchfoundation/scratch-blocks

Implement inertial pan and possibly bounce on workspace

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Description

Consider Zynga Scroller:
visit on a touch device:
https://zynga.github.io/scroller/demo/dom.html

Once we have an optimized workspace pan, I'd like us to consider using this in Scratch-Blockly. It has a great API that I think would be very quick to integrate in, and would likely make workspace panning "feel" very good (with a bit of animation, inertia, etc., as you expect a panning surface to behave). On a mouse device, we can make the workspace behave exactly as it does now (no bounce, no inertia).

Of course before we put it in we'll need to make the actual workspace pan perform well :)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the current workspace pan implementation and the Zynga Scroller demo linked in the issue. Clarify whether touch panning should include inertia, bounce, or both, while preserving the existing mouse behavior. Done means workspace panning is optimized and the agreed touch interaction works without changing mouse-device behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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