Seeing what a setting does

The i next to a setting shows a short animation of what that setting changes in the widget, so you can see the effect before you change it.

The i next to a setting shows a short animation of what that setting changes in the widget, so you can see the effect before you change it. The button's name for screen readers is What does this setting do?

Where you find the i

• In the Preview settings, next to settings such as Widget language, Style, Conversations and Dark mode. See The preview settings.
• In Web Widget customization, next to every option, from the theme colours to the pre-conversation screen. See Web Widget customisation options.
• In the Lab of the Web Widget inspector, next to the language and the Lab's sections, such as Test embedded mode. See The Lab in the Web Widget inspector.

Only settings with an animation have an i.

Open and close the animation

Move the mouse over the i, or reach it with the Tab key. After a moment a card opens beside the panel, with the setting's name, a short explanation and the animation, which plays in a loop.

• Moving the mouse to the card keeps it open; moving away closes it.
• A click or tap, Enter or the space bar opens the card at once. Doing it again closes it.
• Esc closes the card, and so does scrolling the panel.

Reduced motion and language

When your computer is set to reduce motion, the card shows one still image instead of the animation: the moment that shows the change best. The animations come in English and Dutch and follow the language of Chrome. Animations without text are the same in both.

What the animations show

The animations are made with the extension's own Web Widget and channel previews, for the fictional shop Bluebird Bikes, with the AI agent Ava and the customer Sam. They show what a setting changes, not your own widget: your colours, texts and AI agent are in the preview itself.

A few examples

See also

• The preview settings
• Web Widget customisation options
• The Lab in the Web Widget inspector