content: "Gallery" view for inline images?

[chrisbobbe]

The web PR for inline images, zulip/zulip#36226, has a refinement that won't be done in our initial implementation of inline images (#1913):

• A special case when "one or more inline images sit in a paragraph containing no other text content":
  • The code comment says "we will include it in a gallery", which I think means it'll look more like a row of image previews? Confirmed, in a quick experiment on CZO.

I don't think this is a priority, but it's a difference from the web app, and this issue can collect feedback from people who want this.

[harrshita123]

Hi! I’d love to work on this issue and explore adding a gallery-style view for inline images in the Flutter app.
Before getting started, I wanted to check if there’s a preferred design direction to follow — for example, should this closely match the web app’s behavior, or would a more mobile-optimized approach be better?
Please let me know if a contribution here would be helpful, and if there are any guidelines or things I should keep in mind before I begin. Thanks!

[alya]

@harrshita123 Please read the contributor guide to learn how to pick up issues. Ignoring the guidelines there wastes maintainer time, and may result in being banned from this project.

[harrshita123]

Sorry about that — I should have read the contributor guide more carefully before commenting. I understand the process now and will make sure to follow the guidelines properly going forward. Thanks for pointing it out.