Expanded descriptions not working

[ebyrne242]

Bug Report:

⚬ BUG: Setting description to expanded doesn't expand the description.

⚬ HOW: Set Appearance -> Details -> Description to Expanded. Visit any video, descriptions are never expanded.

⚬ EXPECTED (/preferred) behavior: description is auto-expanded so you don't have to click "more".

⚬ Screenshots:

Setup:

⚬ ImprovedTube Version: 3.946
⚬ Browser: Chrome 104.0.5112.101 (Official Build) (64-bit)
⚬ Settings:
{"description":"expanded","ga":1661576220192,"header_improve_logo":false,"how_long_ago_the_video_was_uploaded":false,"theme":"dark"}
⚬ OS: Linux, Fedora 36

[dodieboy]

Based on the setting you given, I did not see that you enable Expanded for Description.
It should have "description":"expanded"

[ImprovedTube]

@sketch242 welcome! :) doesnt work indeed. just wonder why nobody else reported this

[ImprovedTube]

• is going to youtube's previous design a fix still? 2. Modest colors? ( 1. [DONE:] Option to revert new YouTube UI changes on description ) #980 (comment)

• we only need to add this CSS when the feature is enabled, no?

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• the feature's position in our menu also should be moved up again to the appearance-minimap Sorting/marking up features by "functionality > saving time > taste" #1429

[ImprovedTube]

thanks @ebyrne242

[xeophyte]

Same here Description>Expanded very often not working.
ImprovedTube Version: 4.443
It's not working on every new tab (on current or new tab).

It works however after refreshing current tab, but when I go directly to some other video, the description doesn't show again.
Page source:
https://gist.github.com/xeophyte/9b03111457cd6967b1598eb2f183baa5
ImprovedTube settings:
improvedtube.json

[ImprovedTube]

hi @xeophyte made the feature click the description a second time after 7 seconds!

[xeophyte]

I do not know what it means ;]

[ImprovedTube]

hi @xeophyte, it always "clicks" the description (=expand) 0.3s after observing changes with the description.
For now i made all these clicks repeat after 7s. Please try if this timing helps to cover all your tabs. This is for testing (not impossible that somebody clicks "show less" as fast as possible and then wonders what happens)

else we could also just repeat running a list of our feature on focus (=when a tab becomes active) (- if there is no easy explanation and more elegant way)

[xeophyte]

I'm not sure if I understood, but for me expanding the description after 7 seconds is definitely too late. It should expand immediately after loading each page or immediately after activating (navigating to) a given tab.

[ImprovedTube]

hi @xeophyte, you can still try if it is a remedy at all for the bug you got or no.
( + seems unlikely that you will want a tab in the background only for a few seconds)

[ImprovedTube]

hi! @xeophyte did you try with the new version?

[xeophyte]

hi! @xeophyte did you try with the new version?

On 4.583 I think it's still the same.
YT videos opened in the same tab (like from related or next from playlist) opens without description expanded.
It only expands when I refresh the current page or open some YT tab in the background (new YT tab already got expanded description).

[ImprovedTube]

hi @xeophyte please try v4.644+

[xeophyte]

hi @xeophyte please try v4.644+

There is no such version https://github.com/code-charity/youtube/releases

[xeophyte]

Looks like fixed for me in 4.704.