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🐞Channel Home page thumbnails size 'Small'/'Extra Small' causes permanent layout stretching

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Description

Concise Description

Changing the thumbnail size on a Youtube channel home tab causes the video thumbnails to be stretched.

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Browser/s

Safari

Other Browser:

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'Steps to reproduce' - Which of our features is required for the bug to happen?

Steps to Reproduce: Install ImprovedTube in Safari Go to YouTube Change thumbnail size to "Small" or "Extra Small" Observe thumbnails become stretched/elongated Attempt to change back - doesn't work Only full extension reset fixes it Expected Behavior: Thumbnail size should change appropriately and be reversible Actual Behavior: Thumbnails stretch and setting becomes permanent until reset

Since when?

The latest update from the Appstore for this extension

Does the bug still happen when you log out of YouTube?

Yes

..No? Then please paste your yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS. Twice (With the error & Without)

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Are any errors or related log-messages shown in the Browser-Console? (F12)

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Tested as the only active extension? (incognito mode or another browser users):

Yes

Expected preferred behavior:

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ImprovedTube Version

4

Your Settings (From the Extension's -Hamburger menu > Settings > Backup & reset > Export settings)

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Your YouTube-Document

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OS / Device:

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Safari on a YouTube channel home tab with ImprovedTube version 4, selecting Small and Extra Small thumbnail sizes. Inspect the thumbnail-size setting and related layout behavior; done means both sizes render without stretching and switching back works without resetting the extension.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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