The emoji scaling bug is getting Hexbear defederated (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by sovietknuckles@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Complaints about Hexbear in Hexbear defederation posts often talk about emoji size. Even complaints about PPB are usually talking about how big it is. And I mean it's true, that emoji, among others, is massive on non-Hexbear instances.

on Hexbear: ppb on hexbear

on other instances: ppb on other instances

Obviously PPB and the rest of our culture is cool and good, but it is silly to be defederated because of an emoji scaling bug. Surely we can find cooler reasons to be defederated

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[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 88 points 1 year ago

I agree its unfair other instances get better versions of our emojis.

We should increase the size here too.

[-] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

We used to be able to use markup to make the emojis bigger, plus you could italicized them. I swear to god I'm not just hallucinating this, it was funny as hell

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

# :sicko-yes:

Used to large adult sonify emojis

[-] wesker 70 points 1 year ago

The varying emoji size and dimensions can make it really difficult to read posts, as an outsider. I also think the problem might be exacerbated by different clients. Jerboa for instance really does not like y'all.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'd like to be able to assume my comments look like I expect them to, hope this gets fixed

[-] jabrd@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago

The gigantic ppb is hilarious. Wait how does dprk-soldier scale?

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

server shits itself

[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 1 year ago

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

Kinda disappointing, really.

[-] wesker 26 points 1 year ago

What even is it?

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year ago

DPKR Supersoldier.

When it was first uploaded it was so big not only did the image get messed up it took down the whole site for like a day.

data-laughing

[-] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

We didn't have images or embedding for like a good week after while the issue was fixed. IIRC the person responsible immediately confessed and wasn't punished for it, but I don't remember who it was.

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

It was hilarious. The entire community would have revolted if they got punished.

[-] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Confession post

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Their last post.

Permanently Deleted • the staff told me to post one! the blood is off my hands

michael-laugh

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

It's funny when you don't need to deal with it, sure, but even as a Hexbear native it's honestly really annoying cause you can't read shit

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

surprised-pika-messed-up

[-] Esoteir@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

an easy way to tell is to right click an image and open it in a new tab, that will show the original image size that hexbear downscales to each comment

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago

"Make it bigger"

[-] GorbinOutOverHere@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago

What if it's not a bug but on purpose to serve as a scapegoat for getting rid of the cool people thinkin-lenin

[-] footfaults@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year ago

It is a legitimate bug but I'm still laughing like the immature child that I am

[-] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Sync blows it up as large as possible even as a local user, lol.

[-] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

The fact fidel-balling is so big is super cool though. Conflicted.

[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

lmao

[-] pooh@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

I'd like to have another massive emoji, but this one would be a giant Garfield drinking coffee out of a mug that says "I HATE MONDAYS". Surely people wouldn't take issue with that, right? Who do we need to talk to to make this happen?