Stream the media grid with a scroll buffer

2026-09-17 10:47:52 +02:00
parent efd721e83b
commit cc14140f34
6 changed files with 291 additions and 59 deletions
@@ -135,8 +135,12 @@ box live in Chat, not Call, and the connection stats are not chips yet.
  apply until **Apply filters** is pressed; **Reset** clears every filter and the zoom, unloads the
  grid, and brings back the initial Load media prompt.
 - A **Card size** slider scales tiles from two-thirds of the old size up to one image per row; the
-  page size follows the layout — full rows about 1.5 screens tall — and the grid infinite-scrolls,
-  preloading the next page's JSON and preview images just before they are needed.
+  page size follows the layout — full rows about 1.5 screens tall — and the grid streams: each page
+  appends only its new cards (no image flash) and a buffer below the last row, capped at 1.5
+  viewport heights, keeps the scroll alive while the next page loads. Auto-fill runs while the
+  buffer is on screen, so short filtered pages never dead-stop; the note reads `Loading more…`,
+  `Scroll for more`, or `End of results`, and an elastic nudge replaces the hard stop at the bottom
+  while loading. The next page's JSON and previews are preloaded just before they are needed.
  **New scrape…** opens a popup with **Server** and **Group chat**
  tabs: servers expand into their text channels, each channel (and each group chat) has
  **Links** and **Download** buttons, and group chats always use the puppet. **History** lists