Dropping multiple files onto deltachat now sends images as compressed…

… images instead of uncompressed files closes #4219
deltachat · Oct 27, 2024 · f0e4cc5 · f0e4cc5
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ## Changed
 - style: avoid scrolling to account list items such that they're at the very edge of the list #4252
 - Update local help (2024-10-25)
+- Dropping multiple files onto deltachat now sends images as compressed images instead of uncompressed files
 
 ## Fixed
 - image thumbnails not showing in chat list #4247

diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/message/MessageListAndComposer.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/message/MessageListAndComposer.tsx
@@ -175,9 +175,12 @@ export default function MessageListAndComposer({ accountId, chat }: Props) {
 
         for (const file of sanitizedFileList) {
           const path = await writeTempFileFromFile(file)
+          const msgViewType: Viewtype = file.type.startsWith('image')
+            ? 'Image'
+            : 'File'
           sendMessage(accountId, chat.id, {
             file: path,
-            viewtype: 'File',
+            viewtype: msgViewType,
           }).then(() => {
             // start sending other files, don't wait until last file is sent
             runtime.removeTempFile(path)