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Jake Archibald

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Developer of sorts at @firefox.com. No thought goes unpublished. He/him.

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · Jun 17

CSS uses a complex algorithm to decide how to animate transforms. If you get it wrong, as many folks do, you end up with an unnatural animation.

Here's how it works, and how to avoid the pitfalls.

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Animating zooming using CSS: transform order is important… sometimes

How to get the right transform animation.

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 1h

Hahaha of course. Thankfully most constipation is immediately cured by a knocking sound. Just… falls right out

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 1h

Oh they were fully aware someone else was in there. It was a hurry up. But… who's doing anything slowly on a train toilet?

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 6h

In this case, they'd:

- seen someone go in
- seen the occupied sign
- already tried the door and felt it was locked

So I don't think this came down to colourblindness

(I was also in the queue btw)

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 6h

If it's red, see a doctor

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 6h

Oh take a look at the replies, I've had a lot of the same comment but seemingly serious

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 6h

I will do this at home, but I want to be in public toilets the minimum amount of time possible

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 6h

Yeah ok that's awful. I like a toilet break, but not in public toilets, especially if numbers are limited

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 11h

Nope

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 11h

In this case they'd already established the door was locked

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 11h

Ah that wasn't the reason in this case. Also, on a plane (or a train as was the case here), the person inside would need to shout pretty loudly to be heard. I believe it was a "hurry up" in this case.

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 11h

Does that work? Are people shitting/pissing 'slowly' in public bathrooms?

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 11h

Oh I'm talking specifically about cases where it's clear the door is locked. I think the knock was being used as a "hurry up" maybe? I was also in the queue at this point, but I've also experienced it 'on the inside'.

Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 22h

I am once again bewildered by the motives of people who knock on the door of an occupied public toilet.

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 22h

That's good feedback, and probably not too hard to add. I guess I need to figure out a good way to do database migrations on Cloudflare