[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37567: srcset turn OFF button on WP UI

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#37567: srcset turn OFF button on WP UI
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 Reporter:  kerepes.andras   |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Media            |     Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Changes (by Clorith):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * version:  4.5.3 => 4.4
 * component:  Gallery => Media
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 I don't think a button will be beneficial here, most users won't know what
 srcset is, let alone what option to pick, which goes against our
 [https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/ core philosophy].

 There are already
 [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?type=term&q=disable+srcset
 plugins to disable the functionality] for those who wish to do so.

 I would say it's on the creators of lazyloading plugins to leverage the
 new possibilities srcset provides them with, if they're not using it
 right, and end up sending large amounts of data to the end user, that's on
 them, srcset will make your device pick the image that best fits and load
 that one to reduce the amount of data user.

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