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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 (2 children)

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 (1 children)

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 :)