2023-08-17 22:13:42 +00:00
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X-Date: 2023-08-17T23:00:00Z
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X-Note-Id: cc2f05b8-6a95-452a-875b-887fde269c35
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2023-08-17 22:59:22 +00:00
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Subject: Enjoying internet with prefers-reduced-motion
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2023-08-17 22:13:42 +00:00
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X-Slug: enjoying_internet_with_prefers_reduced_motion
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I didn't know this before, but you can actually set a special toggle in your operating system
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that would remove most of the animations on the web by default. It means that you will no longer
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see some of the distracting auto-playing things. They would be just static pictures. Many well-behaved
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sites would also disable some of the CSS and JavaScript-based animations as well.
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In effect, it sets the [prefer-reduced-motion](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-reduced-motion)
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CSS flag. Exactly how to set this depends on your operating system. Just follow the link and there are recommendations
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for most of the popular ones.
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This is how I do it in NixOS:
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```
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gtk = {
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enable = true;
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gtk3.extraConfig = {
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gtk-enable-animations = "0";
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};
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gtk4.extraConfig = {
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gtk-enable-animations = "0";
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};
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};
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```
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Setting this option would oftentimes also save battery life on your laptop as well.
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