perf(tracklist): drop now-playing pulse + EQ-bar animations (#488)

* perf(tracklist): replace animated EQ-bar + active-row pulse with static icon

The currently-playing track in any tracklist (AlbumDetail, ArtistDetail,
PlaylistDetail, Favorites, RandomMix) was rendered with two animations
on top of an already-busy DOM:

- `.track-row.active` ran `track-pulse` 3s opacity 1 → 0.6 → 1 infinite
  on the entire row subtree (title button, several Lucide icons, star
  rating SVGs, hover affordances). Opacity is a compositor property, but
  on WebKitGTK without compositing — Linux + NVIDIA proprietary +
  WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 — every animated row falls back to a
  full software repaint of the subtree per frame.
- The "now playing" indicator in the track-number cell was three
  `<span class="eq-bar">` siblings with `transform: scaleY()` keyframes
  (`eq-bounce`), each on its own delay/duration. Same composite story:
  three software-repainted layers per frame, every frame.

On AlbumDetail (long tracklist + cover-art header background + the
already-running WaveformSeek progress rAF in the player bar) the
combined cost held the WebProcess at ~80 % CPU with 1.2 GB RSS for the
entire duration of playback. CPU dropped immediately on pause/stop;
on Composers / Settings (no track rows) the symptom never appeared.
Profiler confirmed continuous Layout & Rendering work synchronised with
isPlaying, not the canvas itself.

Replace both animations with static visuals:

- `.track-row.active` keeps the `--accent-dim` background, drops the
  pulse animation entirely.
- The "now playing" indicator becomes a single Lucide `AudioLines` icon
  (four vertical bars of different heights — reads as an EQ icon, no
  animation, one SVG per active row instead of three animated spans).
  `.eq-bars` className now only sets the accent colour.

Cleanup: dead `@keyframes track-pulse`, `@keyframes eq-bounce`,
`.eq-bars.paused` rule, plus a duplicate `.eq-bar` block in theme.css
(with a `wave` keyframe that was being shadowed by components.css and
had no other consumers).

No behaviour change beyond removing the animation; the row is still
visibly the active one and the icon still marks the playing track.

* docs: CHANGELOG entry for tracklist animation perf fix (PR #488)
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Frank Stellmacher
2026-05-07 01:57:14 +02:00
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parent 59744601d4
commit 5b37ab70f1
8 changed files with 26 additions and 112 deletions
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@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
* The **Playlists** icon in the collapsed sidebar was **off-centre** and had a **wider hover background** than every other item, because it still rendered through the expanded-mode wrapper (with `padding-right` and a `flex: 1` main link to fit the expand-toggle). Collapsed mode now reuses the **standard nav-link path** — same hitbox, same alignment as Artists, Albums, Favorites, etc.
### Tracklist — drop now-playing pulse + EQ-bar animations
**By [@Psychotoxical](https://github.com/Psychotoxical), PR [#488](https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/pull/488)**
* The currently-playing track in any tracklist (**AlbumDetail**, **ArtistDetail**, **PlaylistDetail**, **Favorites**, **RandomMix**) ran an **`opacity` pulse** on the entire row plus three **`transform` keyframe** EQ-bar siblings — both compositor properties, but on **WebKitGTK without compositing** (Linux + NVIDIA proprietary + `WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1`) every animated row falls back to a full **software repaint** of the subtree per frame. On AlbumDetail the combined cost held the WebProcess at **~80 % CPU** for the duration of playback; CPU dropped immediately on pause/stop.
* `.track-row.active` keeps the **accent-tinted background** but no longer pulses. The "now playing" indicator becomes a single Lucide **`AudioLines` icon** (one SVG per active row instead of three animated spans). Cleanup: dead `track-pulse` + `eq-bounce` keyframes and a duplicate, shadowed `.eq-bar` block in `theme.css`.
## [1.45.0] - 2026-05-04
## Added
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
import { Play, ChevronRight, Heart, ChevronDown, Check, RotateCcw, Square } from 'lucide-react';
import { Play, ChevronRight, Heart, ChevronDown, Check, RotateCcw, Square, AudioLines } from 'lucide-react';
import { useTracklistColumns, type ColDef } from '../utils/useTracklistColumns';
import { SubsonicSong } from '../api/subsonic';
import { Track, usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ const TrackRow = React.memo(function TrackRow({
/>
{isActive && isPlaying ? (
<span className="track-num-eq">
<div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div>
<AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} />
</span>
) : (
<span className="track-num-number">{song.track ?? '—'}</span>
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export default function AlbumTrackList({
<div className="tracklist-mobile-main">
{isActive && isPlaying ? (
<span className="tracklist-mobile-eq">
<div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div>
<AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} />
</span>
) : (
<span className="tracklist-mobile-num">{song.track ?? ''}</span>
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getArtist, getArtistInfo, getTopSongs, getSimilarSongs2, getAlbum, sear
import AlbumCard from '../components/AlbumCard';
import CachedImage from '../components/CachedImage';
import CoverLightbox from '../components/CoverLightbox';
import { ArrowLeft, Users, ExternalLink, Heart, Play, Square, Shuffle, Radio, HardDriveDownload, Check, Camera, Loader2, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, Share2 } from 'lucide-react';
import { ArrowLeft, Users, ExternalLink, Heart, Play, Square, Shuffle, Radio, HardDriveDownload, Check, Camera, Loader2, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, Share2, AudioLines } from 'lucide-react';
import { useIsMobile } from '../hooks/useIsMobile';
import { useOrbitSongRowBehavior } from '../hooks/useOrbitSongRowBehavior';
import { open } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-shell';
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ export default function ArtistDetail() {
>
<div className={`track-num${currentTrack?.id === song.id ? ' track-num-active' : ''}`}>
{currentTrack?.id === song.id && isPlaying ? (
<span className="track-num-eq"><div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div></span>
<span className="track-num-eq"><AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} /></span>
) : (
<span className="track-num-number">{idx + 1}</span>
)}
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
import { usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
import { usePreviewStore } from '../store/previewStore';
import StarRating from '../components/StarRating';
import { Cast, ChevronDown, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Check, Heart, ListPlus, Play, Square, Star, Users, X, SlidersHorizontal, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, RotateCcw } from 'lucide-react';
import { Cast, ChevronDown, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Check, Heart, ListPlus, Play, Square, Star, Users, X, SlidersHorizontal, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, RotateCcw, AudioLines } from 'lucide-react';
import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
import { unstar } from '../api/subsonic';
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ export default function Favorites() {
<div key="num" className={`track-num${currentTrack?.id === song.id ? ' track-num-active' : ''}`}>
<span className={`bulk-check${isSelected ? ' checked' : ''}${inSelectMode ? ' bulk-check-visible' : ''}`} onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); toggleSelect(song.id, i, e.shiftKey); }} />
{currentTrack?.id === song.id && isPlaying ? (
<span className="track-num-eq"><div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div></span>
<span className="track-num-eq"><AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} /></span>
) : (
<span className="track-num-number">{i + 1}</span>
)}
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
import React, { useEffect, useState, useRef, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
import { useParams, useNavigate, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
import { ChevronDown, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Play, ListPlus, Trash2, Search, X, Loader2, Plus, GripVertical, Star, RefreshCw, Shuffle, Heart, HardDriveDownload, Check, Pencil, Globe, Lock, Camera, Download, FileUp, RotateCcw, Sparkles, Square } from 'lucide-react';
import { ChevronDown, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Play, ListPlus, Trash2, Search, X, Loader2, Plus, GripVertical, Star, RefreshCw, Shuffle, Heart, HardDriveDownload, Check, Pencil, Globe, Lock, Camera, Download, FileUp, RotateCcw, Sparkles, Square, AudioLines } from 'lucide-react';
import { useTracklistColumns, type ColDef } from '../utils/useTracklistColumns';
import { AddToPlaylistSubmenu } from '../components/ContextMenu';
import {
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ export default function PlaylistDetail() {
<div key="num" className={`track-num${currentTrack?.id === song.id ? ' track-num-active' : ''}`}>
<span className={`bulk-check${selectedIds.has(song.id) ? ' checked' : ''}${inSelectMode ? ' bulk-check-visible' : ''}`} onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); toggleSelect(song.id, i, e.shiftKey); }} />
{currentTrack?.id === song.id && isPlaying ? (
<span className="track-num-eq"><div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div></span>
<span className="track-num-eq"><AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} /></span>
) : (
<span className="track-num-number">{i + 1}</span>
)}
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { getGenres, SubsonicSong, SubsonicGenre, star, unstar } from '../api/sub
import { usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
import { usePreviewStore } from '../store/previewStore';
import { useAuthStore, RANDOM_MIX_SIZE_OPTIONS } from '../store/authStore';
import { Play, RefreshCw, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, Heart, Square } from 'lucide-react';
import { Play, RefreshCw, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, Heart, Square, AudioLines } from 'lucide-react';
import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
import { useDragDrop } from '../contexts/DragDropContext';
import { useIsMobile } from '../hooks/useIsMobile';
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
>
<div className={`track-num${isCurrentTrack ? ' track-num-active' : ''}`}>
{isCurrentTrack && isPlaying ? (
<span className="track-num-eq"><div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div></span>
<span className="track-num-eq"><AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} /></span>
) : (
<span className="track-num-number">{idx + 1}</span>
)}
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ export default function RandomMix() {
>
<div className={`track-num${isCurrentTrack ? ' track-num-active' : ''}`}>
{isCurrentTrack && isPlaying ? (
<span className="track-num-eq"><div className="eq-bars"><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /><span className="eq-bar" /></div></span>
<span className="track-num-eq"><AudioLines className="eq-bars" size={14} /></span>
) : (
<span className="track-num-number">{idx + 1}</span>
)}
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@@ -2007,24 +2007,10 @@ html[data-track-previews-randommix="off"] [data-preview-loc="randomMix"] .pl
.track-row.active {
background: var(--accent-dim);
animation: track-pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.track-row.active:hover {
background: var(--accent-dim);
animation: none;
}
@keyframes track-pulse {
0%,
100% {
opacity: 1;
}
50% {
opacity: 0.6;
}
}
.track-row>* {
@@ -2111,56 +2097,14 @@ html[data-track-previews-randommix="off"] [data-preview-loc="randomMix"] .pl
color: var(--accent);
}
/* Equalizer bars — shown for the currently playing track */
/* "Now playing" indicator Lucide AudioLines icon coloured with the active
* accent. Was an animated three-bar transform setup; the per-frame opacity +
* scaleY repaints fell back to software composite on WebKitGTK without
* compositing (NVIDIA proprietary + WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1) and
* pegged the WebProcess at ~80% CPU on AlbumDetail with a long tracklist. */
.eq-bars {
display: flex;
align-items: flex-end;
justify-content: center;
gap: 2px;
width: 14px;
height: 13px;
}
.eq-bar {
flex: 1;
height: 100%;
background: var(--accent);
border-radius: 1px;
transform-origin: bottom;
transform: scaleY(0.25);
animation: eq-bounce 1.1s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(1) {
animation-delay: 0s;
animation-duration: 1.0s;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(2) {
animation-delay: 0.18s;
animation-duration: 1.3s;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(3) {
animation-delay: 0.35s;
animation-duration: 0.9s;
}
/* Pause EQ bars animation when playback is paused */
.eq-bars.paused .eq-bar {
animation-play-state: paused;
}
@keyframes eq-bounce {
0%,
100% {
transform: scaleY(0.25);
}
50% {
transform: scaleY(1);
}
color: var(--accent);
display: block;
}
/* CD / Disc separator */
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@@ -4075,18 +4075,6 @@ select.input.input:focus {
}
}
@keyframes wave {
0%,
100% {
transform: scaleY(0.4);
}
50% {
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
.animate-fade-in {
animation: fadeIn var(--transition-slow) both;
}
@@ -6528,31 +6516,6 @@ input[type="range"]:hover::-webkit-slider-thumb {
--font-display: 'Unbounded Variable', sans-serif;
}
/* ─── Equalizer bars animation ─── */
.eq-bar {
display: inline-block;
width: 3px;
background: var(--accent);
border-radius: 2px;
transform-origin: bottom;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(1) {
animation: wave 0.8s ease-in-out 0.0s infinite;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(2) {
animation: wave 0.8s ease-in-out 0.15s infinite;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(3) {
animation: wave 0.8s ease-in-out 0.3s infinite;
}
.eq-bar:nth-child(4) {
animation: wave 0.8s ease-in-out 0.45s infinite;
}
/*
Middle Earth Epic Fantasy / Cinematic
*/