From 27c199e0901bd108c96c6518e77b43fbe5b08d4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cottongin <cottongin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:51:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: larger timeline timestamps with mouse-proximity
 magnification

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
---
 src/lib/components/Timeline.svelte | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/lib/timeline/renderer.ts       | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/Timeline.svelte b/src/lib/components/Timeline.svelte
index 3c321e5..9eca3fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Timeline.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Timeline.svelte
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   let isMinimapDragging = $state(false);
   let minimapDragStartX = $state(0);
   let minimapDragStartVisibleStart = $state(0);
+  let mouseX = $state<number | null>(null);
 
   let isZoomed = $derived(timelineState.zoom > 1.01);
 
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
       clipStore.pendingInPoint,
       waveformData,
       session.thumbnailSpritesheets,
-      session.status === 'ready'
+      session.status === 'ready',
+      mouseX
     );
     ctx.restore();
   }
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@
     void timelineState.width;
     void timelineState.height;
     void canvas;
+    void mouseX;
     requestDraw();
   });
 
@@ -284,6 +287,15 @@
     dragTarget = null;
   }
 
+  function handleMouseTrack(e: MouseEvent) {
+    mouseX = getCanvasX(e);
+  }
+
+  function handleMouseLeave() {
+    handleMouseUp();
+    mouseX = null;
+  }
+
   function handleWheel(e: WheelEvent) {
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -376,9 +388,12 @@
     <canvas
       bind:this={canvas}
       onmousedown={handleMouseDown}
-      onmousemove={handleMouseMove}
+      onmousemove={(e) => {
+        handleMouseMove(e);
+        handleMouseTrack(e);
+      }}
       onmouseup={handleMouseUp}
-      onmouseleave={handleMouseUp}
+      onmouseleave={handleMouseLeave}
       onwheel={handleWheel}
     ></canvas>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/timeline/renderer.ts b/src/lib/timeline/renderer.ts
index 932c782..782f63c 100644
--- a/src/lib/timeline/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/timeline/renderer.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const THUMB_LANE_HEIGHT = 50;
 const WAVEFORM_LANE_HEIGHT = 40;
 const CONTROLS_LANE_HEIGHT = 30;
 const TICK_HEIGHT = 10;
+const BASE_FONT_SIZE = 12;
+const MAGNIFY_BONUS = 6;
+const MAGNIFY_RADIUS = 80;
 
 export function drawTimeline(
   ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@ export function drawTimeline(
   pendingInPoint: number | null = null,
   waveform: WaveformData = { tiers: null },
   thumbnailSpritesheets: ThumbnailSpritesheet[] = [],
-  hasVideo: boolean = false
+  hasVideo: boolean = false,
+  mouseX: number | null = null
 ): void {
   const { width, height } = state;
   ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ export function drawTimeline(
   ctx.fillStyle = '#181825';
   ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
 
-  drawTimeTicks(ctx, state, duration);
+  drawTimeTicks(ctx, state, duration, mouseX);
 
   if (thumbnailSpritesheets.length > 0) {
     drawThumbnails(ctx, state, thumbnailSpritesheets, duration, 0, THUMB_LANE_HEIGHT);
@@ -68,27 +72,40 @@ export function drawTimeline(
 function drawTimeTicks(
   ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
   state: TimelineState,
-  duration: number
+  duration: number,
+  mouseX: number | null
 ): void {
   const range = state.visibleEnd - state.visibleStart;
   const tickInterval = getTickInterval(range, state.width);
   const startTick = Math.floor(state.visibleStart / tickInterval) * tickInterval;
 
-  ctx.fillStyle = '#6c7086';
-  ctx.font = '10px -apple-system, sans-serif';
   ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  const baselineY = state.height - CONTROLS_LANE_HEIGHT + TICK_HEIGHT + 14;
 
   for (let t = startTick; t <= state.visibleEnd; t += tickInterval) {
     if (t < 0 || t > duration) continue;
     const x = timeToX(t, state);
+
     ctx.strokeStyle = '#45475a';
     ctx.beginPath();
     ctx.moveTo(x, state.height - CONTROLS_LANE_HEIGHT);
     ctx.lineTo(x, state.height - CONTROLS_LANE_HEIGHT + TICK_HEIGHT);
     ctx.stroke();
 
+    let fontSize = BASE_FONT_SIZE;
+    if (mouseX !== null) {
+      const distance = Math.abs(x - mouseX);
+      if (distance < MAGNIFY_RADIUS) {
+        const scale = (1 + Math.cos((Math.PI * distance) / MAGNIFY_RADIUS)) / 2;
+        fontSize = BASE_FONT_SIZE + MAGNIFY_BONUS * scale;
+      }
+    }
+
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#6c7086';
+    ctx.font = `${Math.round(fontSize)}px -apple-system, sans-serif`;
+
     const label = formatTickLabel(t);
-    ctx.fillText(label, x, state.height - CONTROLS_LANE_HEIGHT + TICK_HEIGHT + 12);
+    ctx.fillText(label, x, baselineY);
   }
 }