wulkano/kap

GIFs exported by Kap do not loop indefinitely by default

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#940 opened on Oct 1, 2020

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Description

macOS version: 10.14.6 Kap version: 3.3.2, installed via Homebrew cask

Exporting GIFs using Kap results in files that play once, then stop (until the page/image is reloaded). I'd assume the default behavior for these should instead be to loop forever, as normal GIFs do.

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javascriptelectronnodejs
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JavaScript
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Research direction
Investigate the GIF export logic in Kap's codebase, specifically the file that handles GIF encoding (likely using a library like gifencoder). Look for a loop option and set it to 0 (infinite) by default. Consult the electron main process code for export settings.