AFAIK, even having an external host won’t really help in all cases. The big one being Thumbnail URL images which seem to only work for accounts on the same instance (even if you use an external hoster).
Dunno if this helps, but I used to use a little trick in which I double-nested ![]() commands, such that the Lemmy software would produce a visible thumbnail on the fly, and then clicking on the TN would expand out the full image. So, assuming this shows up correctly for you, it would like something like:
](source.img)
A little confusing to look at, but it worked, needing only a single image. And then if necessary, one could produce a second thumbnail as needed, substituting that for the first image, using PixelFed.Org or whatnot for the image repository. I dunno, maybe that helps someone…
Hmm, I just tried to test it in the body of a test post, but couldn’t quite manage it. Either I’m not correctly remembering the trick, or I suppose the code doesn’t quite work here.
Even if it does work on PF.Social, I’m not sure if it will show up as intended from other areas of the FV…
AFAIK, even having an external host won’t really help in all cases. The big one being Thumbnail URL images which seem to only work for accounts on the same instance (even if you use an external hoster).
Dunno if this helps, but I used to use a little trick in which I double-nested
![]()commands, such that the Lemmy software would produce a visible thumbnail on the fly, and then clicking on the TN would expand out the full image. So, assuming this shows up correctly for you, it would like something like:](source.img)A little confusing to look at, but it worked, needing only a single image. And then if necessary, one could produce a second thumbnail as needed, substituting that for the first image, using PixelFed.Org or whatnot for the image repository. I dunno, maybe that helps someone…
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Thank for the trick, i save it for the wiki :)
De rien, amigo, mais assurons-nous que ça fonctionne ici sur PF. Pour l’instant, je n’en suis pas sûr!
Interesting! Will need to experiment with.
Cheers!
Neat!
Thanks for the tip, I’m gonna have to try it out.
Hmm, I just tried to test it in the body of a test post, but couldn’t quite manage it. Either I’m not correctly remembering the trick, or I suppose the code doesn’t quite work here.
Even if it does work on PF.Social, I’m not sure if it will show up as intended from other areas of the FV…
yeah last I checked, thumbnail images didn’t propagate bc Lemmy hadn’t implemented that feature yet.