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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion src/Browser/Events.elm
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Expand Up @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ onResize func =


{-| Subscribe to any visibility changes, like if the user switches to a
different tab or window. When the user looks away, you may want to:
different tab or minimizes the window. When the user looks away, you may want to:

- Pause a timer.
- Pause an animation.
Expand All @@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ different tab or window. When the user looks away, you may want to:
- Stop polling a server for new information.
- Stop waiting for an [`onKeyUp`](#onKeyUp) event.

**Note:** Switching to a different window on a desktop browser will likely not fire the event,
since browsers don’t know if the window is actually obscured or not. See the docs on the
[Page Visibility API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Page_Visibility_API).


-}
onVisibilityChange : (Visibility -> msg) -> Sub msg
onVisibilityChange func =
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