Slop: Add scrolling title

Prompt:
> Sometimes this album title is too long, and it overflows the box. I don't want it to do that. Instead, I want it to be cut off at max width, and then to have a marquee effect, translating left. For example:
> `Monty Python and the`
> becomes
> `ty Python and the Hol`
> becomes
> `thon and the Holy Grail`
> becomes
> `the Holy Grail     Monty Py`
> (note a many-space gap between Grail and Monty as the title restarts)
>
> How can I create this effect?
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Chandler Swift 2026-02-11 22:48:11 -06:00
parent 0a5afe7210
commit d188c25e6e
Signed by: chandlerswift
GPG key ID: A851D929D52FB93F
2 changed files with 126 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -21,13 +21,66 @@
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.3px;
margin: 0;
flex: 1 1 auto;
min-width: 0;
}
.title-row {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 12px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
flex-wrap: nowrap;
min-width: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.title-viewport {
display: block;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
/* Defaults; overridden inline when marquee is active */
--marquee-gap: 96px;
--marquee-distance: 0px;
--marquee-duration: 0s;
--fade-edge: 18px;
}
.title-viewport.is-marquee {
/* Subtle fade at the edges (marquee mode only) */
mask-image: linear-gradient(
90deg,
transparent,
#000 var(--fade-edge),
#000 calc(100% - var(--fade-edge)),
transparent
);
mask-repeat: no-repeat;
mask-size: 100% 100%;
}
.title-track {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: var(--marquee-gap);
}
.title-text {
display: inline-block;
}
.title-viewport.is-marquee .title-track {
will-change: transform;
animation: title-marquee var(--marquee-duration) linear infinite;
}
@keyframes title-marquee {
from {
transform: translateX(0);
}
to {
transform: translateX(calc(-1 * var(--marquee-distance)));
}
}
.subtitle {
@ -67,4 +120,5 @@ button.dismiss {
padding: 6px 10px;
box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(255, 70, 70, 0.25);
margin-left: auto;
flex: 0 0 auto;
}

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@ -2,12 +2,82 @@ import Track from "./Track";
import "./Album.css";
import type { Album, Track as TrackType } from "../../album";
import { useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
export default function Album({ album, dismissAlbum, play, nowPlaying }: { album: Album; dismissAlbum: () => void, play: (i: number) => void, nowPlaying: TrackType }) {
const titleViewportRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
const titleTextRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
const [isMarquee, setIsMarquee] = useState(false);
const [marqueeDistancePx, setMarqueeDistancePx] = useState(0);
// Tunables (constant px/sec + visible gap between repeats)
const marqueeGapPx = 96;
const marqueeSpeedPxPerSec = 60;
useLayoutEffect(() => {
const viewportEl = titleViewportRef.current;
const textEl = titleTextRef.current;
if (!viewportEl || !textEl) return;
let raf = 0;
const measure = () => {
cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
raf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
const viewportWidth = viewportEl.clientWidth;
const textWidth = textEl.scrollWidth;
const shouldMarquee = textWidth > viewportWidth + 1;
setIsMarquee(shouldMarquee);
setMarqueeDistancePx(shouldMarquee ? textWidth + marqueeGapPx : 0);
});
};
measure();
const ro = new ResizeObserver(measure);
ro.observe(viewportEl);
// Fonts can load after first paint and change measurements.
void (document as unknown as { fonts?: { ready: Promise<void> } }).fonts?.ready.then(measure);
return () => {
cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
ro.disconnect();
};
}, [album.title]);
const marqueeStyle = useMemo(() => {
if (!isMarquee) return undefined;
const durationSec = marqueeSpeedPxPerSec > 0 ? marqueeDistancePx / marqueeSpeedPxPerSec : 0;
return {
["--marquee-gap" as never]: `${marqueeGapPx}px`,
["--marquee-distance" as never]: `${marqueeDistancePx}px`,
["--marquee-duration" as never]: `${durationSec}s`,
};
}, [isMarquee, marqueeDistancePx]);
return (
<section className="panel">
<div className="meta">
<div className="title-row">
<h1 className="title" id="release-title">{album.title}</h1>
<h1 className="title" id="release-title">
<span
ref={titleViewportRef}
className={`title-viewport${isMarquee ? " is-marquee" : ""}`}
style={marqueeStyle}
title={album.title}
>
<span className="title-track">
<span ref={titleTextRef} className="title-text">{album.title}</span>
{isMarquee ? (
<span className="title-text title-text--clone">{album.title}</span>
) : null}
</span>
</span>
</h1>
<button type="button" className="dismiss" onClick={dismissAlbum}></button>
</div>
<p className="subtitle" id="release-artist">