imageStyle passed in renderAvatar doesn't apply to avatar placeholder

[Eonsinde]

You can see the placeholder being rendered when the Avatar shouldn't be displayed. In the second image, I used the Expo Inspector to highlight the placeholder for proper clarity and context

I tried to override it using the renderAvatar method, but realised that method is only called when isSameUser && isSameDay === false(i.e the first Message component of a given thread or the last Message component affected by the value given to the renderAvatarOnTop prop)

I've tried every workaround possible, all to no avail. That damned placeholder will always be rendered for each Message component where the renderAvatar isn't called. Please help resolve. The issue is stemming from the fact that Gifted Chat internally renders the default placeholder(36x36 pixels) in the Message component anytime the isSameThread condition is true(i.e the First Message in a given thread). The only solution at the moment is to leave the size of the Avatar's image the same as the default placeholder(36x36 pixels)

[Eonsinde]

Another suggestion is that, if the default placeholder implementation is the way it is for optimization, the library should provide some way to adjust the size of the placeholder

[fukemy]

if isSameUser -> just return a transparent view equal the avatar size

[Eonsinde]

if isSameUser -> just return a transparent view equal the avatar size

Hello man, please respond to this in terms of isSameThread, cos that's how the library handles this, and your suggestion doesn't work either way. Returning a transparent view or even null when you're not on the same thread doesn't fix the issue. Lastly, you also didn't specify where to do the check, but I'll assume it's inside the renderAvatar callback.