# An updated lightbox for better image viewing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-updated-lightbox-for-better-image-viewing/386548
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** lightbox
**Created:** [October 27, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-updated-lightbox-for-better-image-viewing/386548 "2025-10-27T15:55:03Z")
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### Author: ![SkyeDragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@SkyeDragon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SkyeDragon)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-updated-lightbox-for-better-image-viewing/386548/8 "2025-11-01T05:15:35Z")

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So it looks like with this image system, the image retains the original filename which is great – that’s one of my small irks with the old system 👍 Being able to drag to pan is also very handy!

One thing I’m not a fan of though is the speed at which the image zooms in when you click the thumbnail. It’s somewhat a matter of personal preference, but I like the fast speed of the old system. In a thread with a lot of images, it’s nice to just get to the image quickly instead of waiting on superfluous animations to finish on every single thumbnail click. I would suggest making it match the previous speed

Thank you 🙂

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