Comment by felooboolooomba

5 hours ago

This is just an observation, not a criticism of your brilliant project OP. People with sensory processing issues can struggle with reading text when everything is animating around it (as per readme).

These days mainstream browsers offer a "hide distracting elements" feature, which makes hiding gifs trivial, especially in this case.

  • Yep, the "reader mode" in Firefox is a gift from the Æsir to me. But when I get overwhelmed my first instinct is sometimes to close the tab right away.

I’m not doubting you, but what kind of sensory processing issues are you thinking of? I’m interesting in reading more if you have a link.

  • Sensory Processing Disorder. I don't want to pick out a specific link since I'm no expert, but if you search for it and pick a reliable source you're on your way.

    Many adults suffer from it without knowing. I'm one of them. Well, I was. I still suffer from it but now I know.