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GIFs animate in thumbnail regardless of animation option (media.tenor.com)
submitted 1 year ago by octoperson@sh.itjust.works to c/liftoff@lemmy.world
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As title. There's an option in the settings menu to disable animations. However GIF image posts animate in thumbnail view regardless.

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[-] varaki@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I've always wondered what that option does. Couldn't figure it out yet 😃

[-] mykl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From reviewing the code it removes the transition animation when you click on an image to view it full screen (saving you 0.2 of a second). I think it was added when that animation wasn’t working correctly. Maybe it’s time to repurpose it now we’re actually seeing gifs being used a little more…

[-] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Ohhhh. Maybe it's to disable some animated UI feature or something? In that case I have a feature request to add an option to disable animations in thumbnails.

[-] varaki@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I tried turning it off, but the UI was behaving exactly the same as when it was turned on. (even after app restart) So, I don't know what that option is suppose to control :)

[-] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I love it.. what's the down side? Maybe. NSFW stuff?

[-] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago
  1. Movement is very insistent on grabbing attention. To the extent that I find it difficult to focus and read text when there's an animation happening nearby. YMMV, we all experience things differently
  2. Yeah NSFW stuff. But in the broader sense - gore, violence, shock imagery. I'm a baby and I don't want to see that.
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