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Turn Signal

Adds direction awareness to view transitions so back and forward navigation animate opposite ways automatically.

Why it’s a gem
Fixes the single most jarring View Transitions bug in about ten lines.

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Author: Martin Trapp (@martrapp)
Type: GitHub repository
License: MIT
Added: Aug 17, 2026
Domain: github.com

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