I have a massive div measuring 11500x11500 pixels that contains 400 images, causing it to overflow the viewport.
My goal is to programmatically pan across the entire div.
I'm aiming to create an animation that pans the entire div from top to bottom, left to right by the end of the animation.
Currently, I am dividing my 11500x1500 div into tiles, with each tile's maximum width and height matching that of the viewport.
After storing the coordinates of each tile, I randomly select one, pan it from left to right, and then proceed to the next tile.
My main queries are:
- Whether my method is correct or if there are any optimizations I could make in my calculations/approach to ensure that I'm panning the entire div accurately.
- Whether it's possible to make the panning effect feel more natural and organic. My current approach involves panning each tile from left to right sequentially, which feels rigid and formal. Is there a way to introduce randomness or angles in the panning motion while still ensuring complete coverage of the div?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
This is the jsfiddle and here is the code snippet (each "image" is actually a div containing its index as text for testing purposes):
function forMs(time) {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve()
}, time)
})
}
let container = document.getElementById('container')
let {
width,
height
} = container.getBoundingClientRect()
let minLeft = window.innerWidth - width
let minTop = window.innerHeight - height
let i = 0
while (i < 400) {
// adding "image" to the container
let image = document.createElement('div')
// add some text to the "image"
// to know what we're looking at while panning
image.innerHTML = ''
let j = 0
while (j < 100) {
image.innerHTML += ` ${i + 1}`
j++
}
container.appendChild(image)
i++
}
let coords = []
let x = 0
while (x < width) {
let y = 0
while (y < height) {
coords.push({
x,
y
})
y += window.innerHeight
}
x += window.innerWidth
}
async function pan() {
if (!coords.length) {
return;
}
let randomIdx = Math.floor(Math.random() * coords.length)
let [randomCoord] = coords.splice(randomIdx, 1);
console.log(coords.length)
container.classList.add('fast')
// update style in new thread so new transition-duration is applied
await forMs(10)
// move to new yet-unpanned area
container.style.top = Math.max(-randomCoord.y, minTop) + 'px'
container.style.left = Math.max(-randomCoord.x, minLeft) + 'px'
// wait (approx.) for transition to end
await forMs(2500)
container.classList.remove('fast')
// update style in new thread so new transition-duration is applied
await forMs(10)
//pan that area
let newLeft = -(randomCoord.x + window.innerWidth)
if (newLeft < minLeft) {
newLeft = minLeft
}
container.style.left = newLeft + 'px'
// wait (approx.) for transition to end
await forMs(4500)
// move on to next random area
await pan()
}
pan()html,
body {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: auto;
}
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#container {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
text-align: left;
width: 11500px;
height: 11500px;
transition: all 4s ease-in-out;
transition-property: top left;
font-size: 0;
}
#container.fast {
transition-duration: 2s;
}
#container div {
display: inline-block;
height: 575px;
width: 575px;
border: 1px solid black;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-size: 45px;
overflow: hidden;
word-break: break-all;
}<div id="container"></div>