Using webp images with <picture> and multiple source sets?

[andreimc]

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I would like to use react-simple image with webp as well: eg https://responsivedesign.is/articles/adding-webp-images-progressively/

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  <picture>
    <source type="image/webp"
            srcset="images/worlds-300.webp 300w,
                    images/worlds-600.webp 600w,
                    images/worlds-800.webp 800w,
                    images/worlds.webp 1000w"
             />
    <source srcset="images/worlds-300.jpg 300w,
                    images/worlds-600.jpg 600w,
                    images/worlds-800.jpg 800w,
                    images/worlds.jpg 1000w"
            />
    <img src="images/worlds-300.jpg"
    alt="The Speed of Light and the Timing of Eclipses" />
  </picture>

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[bluebill1049]

Good suggestion, but I will start to work on that when img src tag support webp. Otherwise, it's a massive change inside the codebase to adopt element.

[bluebill1049]

going to close this for now. until img src tag support webp