'm' command to view images is now surfaced in help and on the status 
detail page.  Also, an in-console image viewer "chafa" is now supported. 
(Try it; it's surprisingly good, and supports pixel accurate image display 
if you use kitty or xterm)  https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa

diff --git a/toot/tui/app.py b/toot/tui/app.py
index f0fc425..49b3711 100644
--- a/toot/tui/app.py
+++ b/toot/tui/app.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class TUI(urwid.Frame):

          def _media(timeline, status):
              self.show_media(status)
+            self.loop.screen.clear()

          def _menu(timeline, status):
              self.show_context_menu(status)
diff --git a/toot/tui/entities.py b/toot/tui/entities.py
index 3cf2122..e086387 100644
--- a/toot/tui/entities.py
+++ b/toot/tui/entities.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Status:
          self.url = data.get("url")
          self.mentions = data.get("mentions")
          self.reblog = self._get_reblog()
+        self.has_media = data.get("media_attachments",False)

      @property
      def original(self):
diff --git a/toot/tui/overlays.py b/toot/tui/overlays.py
index d7301d3..d13b1f9 100644
--- a/toot/tui/overlays.py
+++ b/toot/tui/overlays.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class Help(urwid.Padding):
          yield urwid.Text(h("  [B] - Boost/unboost status"))
          yield urwid.Text(h("  [C] - Compose new status"))
          yield urwid.Text(h("  [F] - Favourite/unfavourite status"))
+        yield urwid.Text(h("  [M] - View media attachment"))
          yield urwid.Text(h("  [R] - Reply to current status"))
          yield urwid.Text(h("  [S] - Show text marked as sensitive"))
          yield urwid.Text(h("  [T] - Show status thread (replies)"))
diff --git a/toot/tui/timeline.py b/toot/tui/timeline.py
index 8faafd4..f20dd33 100644
--- a/toot/tui/timeline.py
+++ b/toot/tui/timeline.py
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ class StatusDetails(urwid.Pile):
              "[D]elete" if status.is_mine else "",
              "[F]avourite",
              "[V]iew",
+            "[M]edia" if status.has_media else "",
              "[T]hread" if not self.in_thread else "",
              "[L]inks",
              "[R]eply",
diff --git a/toot/tui/utils.py b/toot/tui/utils.py
index a9ab122..9514dd8 100644
--- a/toot/tui/utils.py
+++ b/toot/tui/utils.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ def show_media(paths):
      potential_viewers = [
          "feh",
          "eog",
-        "display"
+        "display",
+        "chafa"  # https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa
      ]
      for v in potential_viewers:
          viewer = shutil.which(v)
@@ -80,8 +81,18 @@ def show_media(paths):
      if not viewer:
          raise Exception("Cannot find an image viewer")

-    subprocess.run([viewer] + paths)
-
+    if v == 'chafa':  # this is a terminal-based image viewer so needs extra help
+        subprocess.run('clear')
+        for p in paths:
+            subprocess.run([viewer] + [p])
+            # it'd be nice to show the path p for each, but best to avoid
+            # shell injection vulnerabilities.
+            subprocess.run('''
+            read -p 'Press ENTER to continue.' -s; clear''',
+            shell=True,
+            executable='/bin/bash')
+    else:
+         subprocess.run([viewer] + paths)

  class LinkParser(HTMLParser):

On Sun, 27 Nov 2022, at 04:25, Daniel Schwarz wrote:
> 'm' command to view images is now surfaced in help and on the status 
> detail page.  Also, an in-console image viewer "chafa" is now supported. 
> (Try it; it's surprisingly good, and supports pixel accurate image display 
> if you use kitty or xterm)  https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa

Thanks, but I'd prefer to leave this until I've added user settings.

Regards,
-- Ivan