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Reduce Motion Accessibility Setting

What

New setting to disable animations like spinner shimmer and flash effects for accessibility.

Usage

Access via /config menu, toggle "Reduce motion".

Details
  • Stored as prefersReducedMotion in local settings
  • Disables shimmer animations on the loading spinner
  • Reduces or eliminates flash effects throughout the UI
  • Setting change tracked via tengu_reduce_motion_setting_changed event
Evidence

Reduce motion setting (search for "prefersReducedMotion" and "Reduce or disable animations for accessibility")

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