I'm working on a JavaScript project where I want to create textareas that grow and center in the window when clicked, and shrink back down when not focused. However, I ran into some issues with the .animate() function that are causing bugs.
During QA testing, I found several problems:
- If I click off a textarea while it's still animating its growth, the .blur() function doesn't trigger.
- If I switch focus to another textarea while the first one is still animating, both may remain large and fail to trigger the .blur() function.
- There are strange behaviors with the centering feature when using .scrollTo() and .animate() together, especially with multiple textareas or in crowded areas.
Is there a way to prevent any interaction with the website while an animation is in progress? Any ideas on fixing these issues?
The javascript file 'boxy.js' includes the following code:
function growthearea() {
// JavaScript functions for growing and shrinking textareas
}
function newboxbtn() {
// Function for creating new textareas with live update functionality
}
function jsinit() {
// Initialize functions for existing textareas
}
The HTML markup in 'boxy.htm' looks like this:
<html>
<head>
<!-- CSS and JavaScript links -->
</head>
<body>
<div class="grid">
<div class="col-left" id="left">
<div class="module">
<input type="button" value="add" onclick="newboxbtn()" />
<p class="display">You are typing...</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-midd">
<div class="module" id="locale">
<textarea class="textfield" placeholder="Begin typing here..."></textarea>
<textarea class="textfield" placeholder="Begin typing here..."></textarea>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
The CSS styles in 'sty.css' include rules for textareas, grid layout, modules, and body styling.