Show alt text for images inline

[ghost]

Would make a great enhancement, especially for our beloved xkcd. Thinking of usage on mobile in particular for this.

Here's how Inoreader does it:

[jendib]

Good idea. Is the bubble always displayed on InoReader, or just on click on the image?

[ghost]

It appears to be displayed at all times, but the feature is brand new. The only one I've seen it on is xkcd, actually

That said, requiring you to tap the image is not a bad idea. Perhaps not the image itself (what if say, someone links with the image), but a small button next to it that reveals the alt text.

I'm more worried about articles full of images with alt texts. It seems that Inoreader is clever about those, but there should be an option to show them if desired. They could well be using a whitelist of sites (which I would find disagreeable), but I can't be sure about that.

[jendib]

Yeah, we have to find something doable without a whitelist. There is already one for the allowed iframes, and it's hard to maintain.

[jendib]

TODO: Show title on image tap, if no link on it.