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Q&A Optional frames, borders or shadow around images

Edit: withdrawn. There are issues with this approach, including the possibility of introducing technical inaccuracies (see comments). Original post (kept to preserve the discussion and let future...

posted 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2024-08-08T15:11:57Z (5 months ago)
  • I'd rather build something in than make users figure out whether each image needs special handling. What about if images *in posts* always get a small border? (I'm not proposing to change the behavior of any other images, like user avatars.) I don't know how the Markdown-to-rendered-HTML path works, but if we could add a border element to that `img` tag on its way out from Markdown, that seems like it would present a good user experience.
  • Edit: withdrawn. There are issues with this approach, including the possibility of introducing technical inaccuracies (see comments).
  • Original post (kept to preserve the discussion and let future answers know it's already been considered):
  • I'd rather build something in than make users figure out whether each image needs special handling. What about if images *in posts* always get a small border? (I'm not proposing to change the behavior of any other images, like user avatars.) I don't know how the Markdown-to-rendered-HTML path works, but if we could add a border element to that `img` tag on its way out from Markdown, that seems like it would present a good user experience.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2024-08-07T22:16:20Z (5 months ago)
I'd rather build something in than make users figure out whether each image needs special handling.  What about if images *in posts* always get a small border?  (I'm not proposing to change the behavior of any other images, like user avatars.)  I don't know how the Markdown-to-rendered-HTML path works, but if we could add a border element to that `img` tag on its way out from Markdown, that seems like it would present a good user experience.