remove transparent background for now; specify image width & height; punt the label over to the far RHS; to get around various layout problems in Chrome 44 and Safari 8

src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     var mxEv2 = new Matrix.MatrixEvent(resultList[i].context.events_before[0]);
                     ret.push(<li key={mxEv.getId() + "-1"}><EventTile mxEvent={mxEv2} contextual={true} /></li>);
                 }
-                ret.push(<li key={mxEv.getId()}><EventTile mxEvent={mxEv} searchTerm={this.state.searchTerm}/></li>);
+                ret.push(<li key={mxEv.getId() + "+0"}><EventTile mxEvent={mxEv} searchTerm={this.state.searchTerm}/></li>);
                 if (resultList[i].context.events_after[0]) {
                     var mxEv2 = new Matrix.MatrixEvent(resultList[i].context.events_after[0]);
                     ret.push(<li key={mxEv.getId() + "+1"}><EventTile mxEvent={mxEv2} contextual={true} /></li>);

src/skins/vector/css/atoms/ImageView.css

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     /* min-width hack needed for FF */
     min-width: 0px;
     height: 90%;
-    -webkit-flex: 15;
-    flex: 15 15 0;
+    -webkit-flex: 5;
+    flex: 5 5 0;
 
     display: -webkit-flex;
     display: flex;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     max-height: 100%;
     /* object-fit hack needed for Chrome due to Chrome not relaying out until you refresh */
     object-fit: contain;
-    background-image: url('img/trans.png');
+    /* background-image: url('img/trans.png'); */
 }
 
 .mx_ImageView_labelWrapper {
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_ImageView_label {
     text-align: left;
     display: flex;
+    display: -webkit-flex;
     justify-content: center;
+    -webkit-justify-content: center;
     flex-direction: column;
+    -webkit-flex-direction: column;
     padding-left: 60px;
     padding-right: 60px;
     min-height: 100%;

src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 <div className="mx_ImageView_lhs">
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_ImageView_content">
-                    <img src={this.props.src}/>
+                    <img src={this.props.src} width={this.props.width} height={this.props.height}/>
                     <div className="mx_ImageView_labelWrapper">
                         <div className="mx_ImageView_label">
                             <div className="mx_ImageView_shim">