From 3baeabcbc7c0b242fa4b02765c62de82a213f982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastjanartic <45803536-sebastjanartic@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:50:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve video carousel scrolling and spacing for better user
 experience

Refactor CategoryRow component in netflix-grid.tsx to adjust scrolling step, remove redundant logic for auto-scroll and speed toggle, and update spacing and overflow properties for the video grid.

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---
 client/src/components/netflix-grid.tsx | 26 +++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/netflix-grid.tsx b/client/src/components/netflix-grid.tsx
index 21b9067..7ce8c6a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/netflix-grid.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/netflix-grid.tsx
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ function CategoryRow({ category, onVideoClick }: CategoryRowProps) {
   const videoWidth = 120; // Width including spacing
 
   const scroll = (direction: 'left' | 'right') => {
-    // Only move one step when clicked (no speed change here)
-    const step = direction === 'right' ? -videoWidth : videoWidth;
+    // Simple step movement
+    const step = direction === 'right' ? -200 : 200;
     setTranslateX(prev => prev + step);
   };
 
@@ -250,12 +250,7 @@ function CategoryRow({ category, onVideoClick }: CategoryRowProps) {
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            // If already scrolling, toggle speed, otherwise start scrolling
-            if (isScrolling) {
-              toggleSpeed('left');
-            } else {
-              startAutoScroll('left');
-            }
+            scroll('left');
           }}
           onMouseEnter={(e) => {
             e.stopPropagation();
@@ -276,12 +271,7 @@ function CategoryRow({ category, onVideoClick }: CategoryRowProps) {
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            // If already scrolling, toggle speed, otherwise start scrolling
-            if (isScrolling) {
-              toggleSpeed('right');
-            } else {
-              startAutoScroll('right');
-            }
+            scroll('right');
           }}
           onMouseEnter={(e) => {
             e.stopPropagation();
@@ -338,14 +328,12 @@ function CategoryRow({ category, onVideoClick }: CategoryRowProps) {
         </button>
 
         {/* Continuous flowing carousel - videos flow across entire width */}
-        <div className="overflow-hidden w-full">
+        <div className="overflow-hidden">
           <div 
-            className="flex space-x-2 md:space-x-3 pb-4"
+            className="flex space-x-4 pb-4"
             style={{
               transform: `translateX(${translateX}px)`,
-              willChange: 'transform',
-              transition: 'transform 0.3s ease',
-              width: 'max-content'
+              transition: 'transform 0.3s ease'
             }}
           >
             {/* Many copies for true infinite scroll */}