element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Open with "default application"... for image/file previews; or better way to handle/scale images.

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A-Electron A-Media O-Frequent T-Enhancement T-Feature
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Description

**Is your suggestion related to a problem? Please describe.**
I am keeping Riot as a smaller window (about 1/4 of the screensize)...therefor all image previews are even more limited in size, because their max. size is a small fraction of the actual application window. This makes it difficult to see details in images. Currently, only "Download as file" is offered, which makes it pretty cumbersome: Preview image - download as file - save it to some location...open File browser, browse to the location, then open file. Takes a lot of time and steps.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Looking for a more convenient way to open files (not only "download as file"), but for images/files open with "default application" would be helpful. Or Preview in full screen for images maybe?

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Research direction

The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the image/file preview UI and its existing “Download as file” action, then determine whether opening with the default application or a larger image preview is feasible in this web client. Done means one clearly defined interaction is implemented and its preview behavior is covered by the relevant UI checks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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