Toggle for animated avatars?

[scallion]

Maybe it's just me but it can be difficult to read when some neon eyecancer is dancing in my peripherals. I get they're already probably hanging by a thread as far as functionality goes but what about, alternatively, hover-over playback for posts with gif avis?

 

[Bongocat]

 

[Thomas Highway]

No. Stop being annoying.

 

[need shoeonhead nudes]

Do you have an adblocking addon for your browser? I would just use that to block the individual offenders.

 

[L50LasPak]

Do you have an adblocking addon for your browser? I would just use that to block the individual offenders.

I've done this actually and sometimes it just breaks a bunch of different avatars at the same time. Its spotty, I agree with the op that a toggle would be nice.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

That would require KF to make a copy of every animated GIF avatar with only one frame, as a website can't really disable animated GIFs AFAIK. And if KF could do that, it could mean a lot more storage space needed on the server. Stopping the animation of GIFs is better done at the browser end, not the site end.

 

[Madre Muerte]

Just tape off the left side of the screen

 

[Apis mellifera]

I demand that you stare at my animated gay bee avatar.

 

[Null]

Maybe it's just me but it can be difficult to read when some neon eyecancer is dancing in my peripherals. I get they're already probably hanging by a thread as far as functionality goes but what about, alternatively, hover-over playback for posts with gif avis?

Report obnoxious GIF avatars. There is nothing that can be done on my end to stop them.

 

[AbyssStarer]

Gifs were banned for a short time until enough ppl screamed for them back. It was a wonderful time in forum history.
I hate them and regularly use the stealth theme when mobile browsing to get rid of them.

I've done this actually and sometimes it just breaks a bunch of different avatars at the same time. Its spotty, I agree with the op that a toggle would be nice.

Works with AdBlock Plus, Brave, and adnauseum. You need to right click on the avatar itself and hide the element. I have blocked dozens of avatars this way. I do it for every gif avatar I see out of reflex.

 

[GeorgeWilson]

Is it really possible to block the animation by using an ad block? Sometimes it is really annoying