telegramdesktop / telegramdesktop/tdesktop

Support for animated stickers on sending screenshots

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enhancement
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Description

With the new update 2.8.9 we can now send photos and edit them before sending, it's great.

I have realized that stickers can be sent, but not animated, on Android it can be done, could you add this feature too on the Desktop tool?

And the possibility to add text?

Thanks devs.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the screenshot sending and editing flow in Telegram Desktop, then compare its sticker capabilities with Android. Done means animated stickers and text can be added to screenshots before sending.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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