Disable animation and inertia

Simplify a map's behavior by disabling zoom or panning animations.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Disable animation and inertia</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id='map'></div>

<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = L.mapbox.map('map', 'mapbox.streets', {
    // You can specify any combination of these options to
    // change the behavior of your map.

    // Disable the animation on double-click and other zooms.
    zoomAnimation: false,

    // Disable the animation of tiles fading in and out.
    fadeAnimation: false,

    // Disable the inertia that causes the map to keep moving
    // when you drag it quickly.
    inertia: false
})
.setView([35.6666, 139.7674], 10);
</script>

to create your own custom map and use it in this example.

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