Caprine: Image preview sizes are too big

[gklka]

I think the image preview size should be maximized to the 60-90% of the available space and never should be cropped by the viewport. Facebook clearly optimizes these for full screen windows, but macOS users tend to use apps in smaller window sizes.

I am not sure, but it seems to me that happens only on own images/gifs, and not for the other participants in the chat.

[CvX]

I am not sure, but it seems to me that happens only on own images/gifs, and not for the other participants in the chat.

I've tested this, and it seems that it's just that some gifs are actually quite large ("cigar homer" being one of the biggest) and Messenger doesn't doesn't scale these images at all. So, they are shown in their original size, regardless of who sent them.

Anyway, I agree that it would be best to ensure any images are scaled down beyond some threshold. I'll add that to my TODO list. 😉

[gklka]

Thank you for testing it out. My experience is that this happens more than once a day, and not only with GIFs but images dragged into Messenger or captured with my iPhone (and sent from there) too.

[sadmanf]

Hi there! I submitted a PR for this issue over at #861

I set the image/GIF sizes to be be contained within the boundaries of the screen. I also included before and after pictures. Feel free to take a look and let me know what you think.

[gklka]

Perfect, thank you!

[comrx]

Just wanted to add that a quick fix for this problem is to open up custom styles and use this rule:

Go to Caprine > Caprine Preferences > Advanced > Custom Styles and paste the following CSS rule at the bottom of the file.

div[role="presentation"] * {
  max-width: 100% !important;
}

Restart the app and it should be fixed! Note that I've tested this briefly, so there may be some unexpected behaviour. If so, remove the rule and wait for the PR to be merged.

Cheers!