Thanks for the response and transparency, Andrey. I understand the macOS priority given the user base size in comparison to Linux. The Electron upgrade being a breaking change makes sense.
Since a full upgrade is off the table for now, would it be feasible to add a configurable face record limit for the People view? For example, only load the first N people with a “Load more” button. This would keep the heavy view manageable without requiring Electron changes. Even a hardcoded limit of 500 or 1000 would make the view usable for large libraries. I’m happy to help test whatever threshold works.
Alternatively, if the grid view itself is the bottleneck, would a list view for People be lighter? Just names + face count + a thumbnail, no masonry grid or heavy DOM. Clicking a name would load that single person’s page on demand. This would shift the heavy rendering from “one massive grid” to “many lightweight list items,” which browsers should handle much better even under older Electron.
Just need a way to get into the People view so I can follow up with all the good face recognition work that Tonfotos is doing in the background!
