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13 October 2023

SVG with GIF inside. How to freeze the animation?

We discovered that you can place animated GIFs inside of the SVG. This makes freezing animation very interesting problem. Example is on the site Neutec

GIF inside SVG

 

Here is a way to freeze it with javascript:
 

const image = document.querySelector('#Layer_1 image[*|href$=".gif"]');

if (image) {
    const c = document.createElement('canvas');
    const w = c.width = image.getAttribute('width');
    const h = c.height = image.getAttribute('height');

    c.getContext('2d').drawImage(image, 0, 0, w, h);
    image.setAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 'href', c.toDataURL('image/gif'));
}

Regression Testing: Your Step-by-Step Action Plan

Regression testing can be an overwhelming task. You can try to do too much and fail because of a lack of resources. In this article we will talk about how you can start with small practical steps to get results fast. Once you set up basic tests like visual regression testing you can start with more complex implementations including automation.
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Diffy helps your QA team

to ensure that websites don't get visual bugs