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Basic UI animations

Basic UI animations

Jean-Baptiste Vanhems

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Basic UI animations for copy, paste, and typing
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Basic UI Animations for VS Code

Version Installs License: MIT

Enhance Your Coding Experience with Subtle Animations

Basic UI Animations is a lightweight VS Code extension that adds elegant visual feedback. Make your editing experience more satisfying and visually engaging with subtle animations for copying, pasting, and typing.

Features

🎨 Visual Feedback Animations

  • Copy Highlighting - Selected text briefly highlights when copied
  • Paste Highlighting - Newly pasted content is momentarily highlighted
  • Typing Animation - Each character gets a subtle glow effect as you type
  • Smooth Caret - Fluid cursor movement between positions

⚙️ Fully Customizable

  • Custom Colors - Set your preferred highlight and glow colors
  • Animation Duration - Adjust the timing to match your workflow
  • Toggle Features - Enable or disable individual animations

🚀 Performance Optimized

  • Lightweight - Minimal impact on editor performance
  • Smart Detection - Only animates relevant text changes
  • Resource Efficient - Cleans up decorations when not in use

Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Search for "Basic UI Animations" in the Extensions view
  3. Click Install
  4. Enjoy your visually enhanced coding experience!

Configuration

Basic UI Animations can be customized through VS Code settings:

"basicUIAnimations.copyHighlightColor": "rgba(230, 97, 89, 0.7)",
"basicUIAnimations.pasteHighlightColor": "rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.3)",
"basicUIAnimations.highlightDuration": 200,
"basicUIAnimations.typingEffectColor": "rgba(43, 255, 0, 0.192)",
"basicUIAnimations.typingEffectDuration": 75,
"basicUIAnimations.typingGlowColor": "rgba(43, 255, 0, 0.6)",
"basicUIAnimations.enableSmoothCaret": true,
"basicUIAnimations.smoothCaretDuration": 80

License

This extension is available under the MIT License.

Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on our GitHub repository.

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