MochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zip to Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow do people put cools gifs in Lemmy replies? Is that possible in Voyager?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareHow do people put cools gifs in Lemmy replies? Is that possible in Voyager?MochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zip to Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-22 months agoYes, it works just like any other image.  Some instances might not support uploading them. In that case you would have to host them somewhere else. Edit: It also works with mp4 and webp. Edit 2: Here, try it with this one: https://swg-empire.de/pictrs/image/0d968fba-f087-46e7-9043-16d5bd178dc1.gif
minus-squaresquirrel@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agohttps://catbox.moe/ is great for gif hosting.
minus-squareBlaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSame people have been having issues with catbox.moe, maybe https://postimages.org/ can be used too
minus-squareMochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoOh I get it now, you have to have the gif locally stored on your phone to upload it as an image with the image function. If you want to embed a gif hosted by giphy its not as pretty.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoIf you have the direct gif url it should work fine.
minus-squareDearMoogle@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoGiphy works. You just gotta do it exactly like:  On Voyager, I type the gif comment then tap the ••• button, “preview” to make sure it looks good before posting.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months ago Giphy works. You just gotta do it exactly like: Escape characters (\) are handy 
minus-squarehitstun@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months ago gives you:
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYou forgot the exclamation mark.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago![] (https://media0.giphy.com/media/C9x8gX02SnMIoAClXa/giphy.gif)
minus-squareMochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIs there a native button you’re selecting from within the app? When I click the image button on Voyager it looks like a normal upload file type function.
Yes, it works just like any other image.
Some instances might not support uploading them. In that case you would have to host them somewhere else.
Edit: It also works with mp4 and webp.
Edit 2: Here, try it with this one:
https://swg-empire.de/pictrs/image/0d968fba-f087-46e7-9043-16d5bd178dc1.gifhttps://catbox.moe/ is great for gif hosting.
Same people have been having issues with catbox.moe, maybe https://postimages.org/ can be used too
Oh I get it now, you have to have the gif locally stored on your phone to upload it as an image with the image function.
If you want to embed a gif hosted by giphy its not as pretty.
If you have the direct gif url it should work fine.
Giphy works. You just gotta do it exactly like: 
On Voyager, I type the gif comment then tap the ••• button, “preview” to make sure it looks good before posting.
Escape characters (\) are handy 
gives you:
You forgot the exclamation mark.
![] (https://media0.giphy.com/media/C9x8gX02SnMIoAClXa/giphy.gif)
Is there a native button you’re selecting from within the app? When I click the image button on Voyager it looks like a normal upload file type function.