Canvas

Animations on the web can bring life and interactivity to your website. Whether you’re looking to add subtle transitions or create immersive full-screen experiences, there are a variety of options available to you. In this article, we will compare the different animation methods and explore the strengths and use cases of each. CSS Transitions CSS transitions are a simple and effective way to add animations to your website. With CSS transitions, you can smoothly move elements from one state to another, such as changing their position or opacity....

If you’ve encountered difficulties while trying to install the Node.js canvas library on macOS, I’m here to help you resolve the issue. When attempting to execute npm install canvas, you might have received error messages similar to the following: npm ERR! code 1 npm ERR! path /Users/flaviocopes/dev/old/generate-images-posts/node_modules/canvas npm ERR! command failed npm ERR! command sh -c node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build npm ERR! Failed to execute '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/bin/node /opt/homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/Users/flaviocopes/dev/old/generate-images-posts/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/flaviocopes/dev/old/generate-images-posts/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v93' (1) npm ERR!...

Phaser games utilize the HTML <canvas> element for rendering. If you’re unfamiliar with the Canvas API, I discuss it in detail in my Canvas API tutorial. When working with Phaser, we create a canvas with a specific width and height, and then draw on it. While CSS cannot be used to style elements within the canvas, Phaser (along with other canvas-based libraries) abstracts away many of the low-level details, allowing us to focus on the application code....