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[Chat 2.0] Who said what in private chats?

Started by byrod [1132772] on in Bugs & Issues.

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  • Chedburn [1] Admin · 3 likes ·
    If it's necessary, I do like whatsapp's solution, and it should be trivial to implement. - WhatsApp: A 'tail' pointing to left/right to the author But there should also be some forced margin on the right or left of the …
byrod [1132772] · #1
With Chat 2.0, it is not easy to see who said what when the messages are getting longer, as the boxes have the same length and are not showing the author:
[image: cdn.discordapp.com]

Copying the chat history also does not show the author anymore:

Can you help me with filing a bug report? All I would need is you sending a reply longer than one line, so I can take a screenshot :-)
Sure i can do that. I promised my friend Byrod to make a chat text longer than one line
CloudJumper [1636201]Staff · #2
In light mode, Black background = your message, white background = the other person's message. This should be no different than any other chat services in real world (like whatsapp, facebook messenger etc.). The names aren't really required in one to one chats.

Thanks!
byrod [1132772] · #3
Any other chat service in real world gives an additional indicator:
- WhatsApp: A 'tail' pointing to left/right to the author
- Signal: leaving a blank space left or right depending who send the message
- Facebook Messenger: leaving a blank space left or right depending who send the message

Using a colour coding only does not improve readability, especially since in dark mode the colours are the other way around:
Grey background = your message
Black background = the other person's message.

I kindly ask you to reopen the bug.

Thanks!
Chedburn [1] Admin Developer · #5
If it's necessary, I do like whatsapp's solution, and it should be trivial to implement.

- WhatsApp: A 'tail' pointing to left/right to the author

But there should also be some forced margin on the right or left of the bubbles too, which we're lacking currently by the looks of it.
KingLouisCLXXII [2070312] · #6
Would it possible to also add some indication when copy pasting? Its frequent that I need to copy paste my chats with other people into discord/notes if I want to refer back to it in the future or to inform other people of my conversations (ie. copying a conversation with an opposing faction leader to the rest of my leadership team)
CloudJumper [1636201]Staff · #7

This is now implemented in Chat 3.0. Marking the report as Fixed.

 

Thanks!