From 15df6f2608dc18a2707e5f9fb694c2766fd0dab1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: david <lacasadepepito7@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:23:43 -0300
Subject: i hate vibecoding but i hate javascript more

---
 scripts/justifiedgallery.js | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/justifiedgallery.js b/scripts/justifiedgallery.js
index 0d8c2e1..690bd49 100644
--- a/scripts/justifiedgallery.js
+++ b/scripts/justifiedgallery.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     rowHeight: 80,                           //target row height (px)
     margins: 2,                              //gap between images (px)
     maxRowHeight: '150%',                    //cap on stretched row height
-    lastRow: 'nojustify'                     //how to handle the final incomplete row
+    lastRow: 'nojustify',                    //how to handle the final incomplete row
+    trickleMs: 1000                          //before any scroll: load 1 image per this many ms
   };
 
   const galleryEl = document.getElementById('gallery');
@@ -55,6 +56,37 @@
     const res = await fetch(CONFIG.manifest);
     const items = await res.json();
 
+    const pending = [];   // imgs still waiting for a src, in order
+    let unlocked = false;
+
+    function startLoad(img) {
+      const src = img.dataset.src;
+      if (!src) return;
+      delete img.dataset.src;
+      const reveal = () => img.parentNode.classList.add('jg-entry-visible');
+      img.addEventListener('load', reveal, { once: true });
+      img.addEventListener('error', reveal, { once: true });
+      img.src = src;
+    }
+
+    // before the first scroll: 1 image per CONFIG.trickleMs
+    const trickle = setInterval(() => {
+      const img = pending.shift();
+      if (img) startLoad(img);
+      else clearInterval(trickle);
+    }, CONFIG.trickleMs);
+
+    // first scroll/wheel/touch anywhere (page or gallery box): release everything.
+    // img.loading='lazy' still makes the browser only fetch what's near the viewport.
+    function unlock() {
+      if (unlocked) return;
+      unlocked = true;
+      clearInterval(trickle);
+      pending.splice(0).forEach(startLoad);
+    }
+    ['scroll', 'wheel', 'touchmove'].forEach(ev =>
+      window.addEventListener(ev, unlock, { passive: true, capture: true, once: true }));
+
     items.forEach(({ folder, file, width, height }) => {
       const src = folder + file;
       const thumbSrc = CONFIG.thumbFolder + folder + file.replace(CONFIG.imageExtensions, '.webp');
@@ -67,7 +99,8 @@
       img.loading = 'lazy';
       img.width = width;
       img.height = height;
-      img.src = thumbSrc;
+      img.dataset.src = thumbSrc;   // real src is set later (trickle / first scroll)
+      pending.push(img);
 
       entry.appendChild(img);
       entry.addEventListener('click', async () => {
@@ -83,7 +116,8 @@
       rowHeight: CONFIG.rowHeight,
       margins: CONFIG.margins,
       maxRowHeight: CONFIG.maxRowHeight,
-      lastRow: CONFIG.lastRow
+      lastRow: CONFIG.lastRow,
+      waitThumbnailsLoad: false   // lay out from width/height attrs, no src needed
     });
   }
 
@@ -322,6 +356,7 @@ const justifiedGallery = (function () {
 
     captionFromEntry(entry) {
       const captions = Array.from(entry.querySelectorAll('.jg-caption'));
+
       return captions.find(el => el.parentNode === entry) || null;
     }
 
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