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Pattern by Knoveya

Infinite Canvas

Knoveya

Support spatial exploration with navigation, zoom, grouping, and an accessible alternative.

Design intent

Support spatial exploration with navigation, zoom, grouping, and an accessible alternative.

When to use

Use this pattern when its control or information directly helps the current task. Start with a real user scenario rather than adding an AI-themed affordance by default.

Example

Jump to a named section of a large concept board.

This is an illustrative Knoveya scenario, not a claim about a particular shipped product.

Implementation checklist

  • Define the trigger, visible state, allowed action, and completion condition.
  • Users can locate content without relying only on pan gestures.
  • Cover missing input, unavailable permissions, interrupted work, and partial results where they apply.
  • Keep keyboard focus, labels, and recovery behavior understandable without motion.

Trade-offs

Extra controls or explanations add reading and decision effort. Prefer the smallest presentation that exposes the relevant consequence. Do not display a guarantee, metric, or permission that the underlying system cannot enforce.

Verify

Reproduce the example with synthetic data and deliberately trigger its failure path. Users can locate content without relying only on pan gestures.