Conversation 14 comments by 11 users
  • DesiDrifter395
    +52

    Im loving how you can add Gifs, and then just click on them to play them in frame, no RES required

    • jessdabess
      +19

      Right! Pretty sweet. The only thing I miss was never-ending-reddit. But I can't imagine it would take to long to get that working here if someone were so inclined.

    • UpAndRunning
      +9

      It's true, this is pleasant. However, a lot of people like to sometimes just browse the pics and gifs without having to be redirected. In this case, I'm not redirected to Imgur, for example, but to this post's comments, which may be a little cumbersome for some. However, I don't doubt that, as its popularity will increase, so will the extensions.

      • exikon
        +9

        Yeah, that's the only thing I'm really missing right now. The way you could open pics/gifs on your reddit frontpage and resize them without having to leave the page. RES is really amazing.

        • jackinjill
          +5

          I think it would work well if snaps opened the way they do but left the other posts in a sort of sidebar on the left. Then you could go from snap to snap without having to move between the individual posts and the front page.

          • exikon
            +5

            That sounds like a pretty great way to do it without just cloning RES.

            • double2
              +4

              I don't know whether worrying about whether something is cloning RES is a problem. Why reinvent the wheel? This feature, in particular is excellent and highly functional. IMO, differentiation between reddit and snapzu should come from expanding beyond reddit's long-standing limitations. If anything, keeping things somewhat familiar would only help with user migration.

    • picklefingers
      +7

      Yup, a lot of features here are native to the site and not just RES extensions. Hopefully, if the dev team stays as active as they are, we won't even really need a SES. Just check out /t/blog to see how active they are.

    • double2
      +3

      Wait, but I clicked on the thumbnail and was taken to the comments page before I could view the gif. Is this what you mean?

      • DesiDrifter395
        +2

        I mean you can view the Gif while still in the comments, instead of being taken to the actual gfycat or imgur website

    • aku
      +3

      yeah but the problem is you cant use something like hoverzoom or imagus on these images, I would prefer if they were just links

    • ottermatic
      +2

      This site is like Reddit, if Reddit had actually made a logical decision and improved their own website by including RES features. But I'm glad they didn't, it makes the switch to Snapzu feel that much better.

    • Swiff
      +2

      I miss using hoverzoom to view .gifs without reading the thread.

    • CaCtUs2003
      +1

      I agree, that is pretty awesome. I also like how they seem to load the gif fully before playing it making it much less of a hassle on your computer!