From d8b262d7813680463d1db6394b3fd4cf2af81bd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude Code <indiana.holmes8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:57:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove mouse particle tracer effect to resolve cursor lag and
 rendering glitches

---
 .../web/src/components/Visual/CursorFire.tsx  | 152 +-----------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 151 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/web/src/components/Visual/CursorFire.tsx b/server/web/src/components/Visual/CursorFire.tsx
index 153f8ec..d34a246 100644
--- a/server/web/src/components/Visual/CursorFire.tsx
+++ b/server/web/src/components/Visual/CursorFire.tsx
@@ -1,157 +1,7 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
 import './CursorFire.css';
 
-const BIT_CHARS = '01';
-const HEX_CHARS = '0123456789ABCDEF';
-const MAX_PARTICLES = 480;
-const EMIT_PER_FRAME = 12;
-const EMIT_WINDOW_MS = 140;
-const FONT_STACK = '"JetBrains Mono", "Fira Code", "Cascadia Code", monospace';
-
-interface Particle {
-  x: number;
-  y: number;
-  vx: number;
-  vy: number;
-  life: number;
-  decay: number;
-  char: string;
-  fontSize: number;
-  tint: 'cyan' | 'green';
-}
-
-function pickChar(): string {
-  if (Math.random() < 0.88) return BIT_CHARS[Math.floor(Math.random() * 2)];
-  return HEX_CHARS[Math.floor(Math.random() * HEX_CHARS.length)];
-}
-
-function colorForLife(life: number, tint: Particle['tint']): string {
-  const a = Math.min(1, life * 1.05);
-  if (tint === 'cyan') {
-    if (life > 0.5) return `rgba(0, 255, 255, ${a})`;
-    return `rgba(0, 240, 200, ${a * 0.92})`;
-  }
-  if (life > 0.5) return `rgba(80, 255, 160, ${a})`;
-  return `rgba(0, 255, 120, ${a * 0.9})`;
-}
-
-function glowForTint(tint: Particle['tint']): string {
-  return tint === 'cyan' ? '#00e8f5' : '#00ff88';
-}
-
 export default function CursorFire() {
   const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
-  const particles = useRef<Particle[]>([]);
-  const mouse = useRef({ x: -9999, y: -9999 });
-  const lastMoveRef = useRef(0);
-  const rafRef = useRef(0);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const motionQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
-    if (motionQuery.matches) return;
-
-    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-    if (!canvas) return;
-    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
-    if (!ctx) return;
-
-    let running = true;
-
-    const resize = () => {
-      const dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
-      const w = window.innerWidth;
-      const h = window.innerHeight;
-      canvas.width = Math.floor(w * dpr);
-      canvas.height = Math.floor(h * dpr);
-      canvas.style.width = `${w}px`;
-      canvas.style.height = `${h}px`;
-      ctx.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0);
-    };
-    resize();
-    window.addEventListener('resize', resize);
-
-    const onMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-      mouse.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
-      lastMoveRef.current = performance.now();
-    };
-    window.addEventListener('mousemove', onMove, { passive: true });
-
-    const stopOnReducedMotion = () => {
-      if (!motionQuery.matches) return;
-      running = false;
-      cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
-      particles.current = [];
-      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-    };
-    motionQuery.addEventListener('change', stopOnReducedMotion);
-
-    const emit = () => {
-      if (performance.now() - lastMoveRef.current > EMIT_WINDOW_MS) return;
-      const { x, y } = mouse.current;
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < EMIT_PER_FRAME; i++) {
-        const spread = 14;
-        particles.current.push({
-          x: x + (Math.random() - 0.5) * spread,
-          y: y + (Math.random() - 0.5) * (spread * 0.45),
-          vx: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 1.8,
-          vy: -(Math.random() * 3.2 + 2.1),
-          life: 1,
-          decay: Math.random() * 0.016 + 0.012,
-          char: pickChar(),
-          fontSize: Math.random() * 16 + 16,
-          tint: Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'cyan' : 'green',
-        });
-      }
-
-      if (particles.current.length > MAX_PARTICLES) {
-        particles.current = particles.current.slice(-MAX_PARTICLES);
-      }
-    };
-
-    const draw = () => {
-      if (!running) return;
-      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-      emit();
-
-      const alive: Particle[] = [];
-      for (const p of particles.current) {
-        p.vx += (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.28;
-        p.vx *= 0.96;
-        p.vy -= 0.035;
-        p.x += p.vx;
-        p.y += p.vy;
-        p.life -= p.decay;
-        p.fontSize *= 0.985;
-
-        if (p.life <= 0 || p.fontSize < 8) continue;
-        alive.push(p);
-
-        const glow = 10 + p.life * 18;
-        ctx.shadowBlur = glow;
-        ctx.shadowColor = glowForTint(p.tint);
-        ctx.font = `600 ${p.fontSize}px ${FONT_STACK}`;
-        ctx.textAlign = 'center';
-        ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
-        ctx.fillStyle = colorForLife(p.life, p.tint);
-        ctx.fillText(p.char, p.x, p.y);
-      }
-
-      ctx.shadowBlur = 0;
-      particles.current = alive;
-      rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(draw);
-    };
-
-    rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(draw);
-
-    return () => {
-      running = false;
-      cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
-      window.removeEventListener('resize', resize);
-      window.removeEventListener('mousemove', onMove);
-      motionQuery.removeEventListener('change', stopOnReducedMotion);
-    };
-  }, []);
-
   return <canvas ref={canvasRef} className="cursor-hacker-fx" aria-hidden="true" />;
 }