Download animation

[BrielOtero]

Core Functionality

• Detect download start
• Identify download trigger source:
  • Determine the element/location that initiated the download for animation starting point.
  • Support initiation via standard left-clicks (e.g., clicking a download link/button).
  • Support initiation via the context menu (e.g., "Right-click -> Save Link As...", "Save Image As...").
• Start the animation
• Settings Integration: Add an option in the application settings to enable or disable the download animation.

UI/UX & Visuals

• Find icon that align with the existing 'Zen' style guide.
• Ensure the animation displays correctly in both standard and compact UI modes.
• Ensure the animation functions correctly regardless of the position/customization of the browser's download icon
• Make a good animation

Target (Something near this)

Screen.Recording.2025-04-17.at.17.11.32.mp4

Current state

Screen.Recording.2025-04-17.at.17.21.35.mp4

[mauro-balades]

It should be an unified icon in my opinion, not depending on the file type

[BrielOtero]

It should be an unified icon in my opinion, not depending on the file type

Perfect, I'll remove the icons and leave just one. I'm not quite sure what to do when enabling 'Save files', because the browser automatically opens downloads, You can watch it in the current state video.

[Ahsan-Aziz-Ishan]

Do we have an option to enable / disable animation ? I think we should have some kind of global rule for disabling animation in Zen, and these implementations can pick that event.

[mauro-balades]

Having reduced motion would do it. @BrielOtero could you add a config just in case someone wants to disaable it?

[BrielOtero]

Having reduced motion would do it. @BrielOtero could you add a config just in case someone wants to disaable it?

@mauro-balades Yes. This is the idea.

[bpavuk]

I don't know if anyone agrees with me, but both Zen and Arc animations are too slow to my taste, I'd make it 1.25x-1.5x faster.

Perhaps, a slider for controlling animation speed would help? I doubt it won't overcomplicate things, though.