Mastodon MigrationJul 25, 2023

Screenshot Quote Posting

By now you may have heard about the change eliminating the frustrating 16:9 cropping of posts in feeds (https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/110774797138668211).

One of the biggest implications of this change is that you can now quote post simply by attaching a screenshot of the original post. You can be confident that the quote post image will properly display everywhere and not cut off on the left, right, top or bottom.

Whatever you think about #QuotePosting, this is something we can now do.

Show threadEwan Jul 25, 2023
@mastodonmigration or you can have proper quote posts like with Firefish?

not meaning to be rude there I’m just confused
Show threadMastodon MigrationJul 25, 2023
@Ewan One more comment. It is often overlooked how difficult it is to deploy new features in a production application like Mastodon. Every small tweek can have huge implications. Quote Posting is not a small tweek, and implementing it, testing it, making sure it does not break something else, and insuring it is can not be exploited is very complex. It is much better that it is done right than it is done fast.
Show threadEwan Jul 25, 2023
@mastodonmigration oh of course, otherwise you risk ruining your product.
Show threadMastodon MigrationJul 25, 2023
@Ewan It's their worst nightmare. Users will do things that you never imagine they would do.
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