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UI/UX improvement suggestions for matrix

Added by Redmine Admin about 4 years ago. Updated 3 months ago.

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
Target version:
-
Start date:
03/23/2020
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Description

Riot web / general

  • remove the separation tab of Direct Messages and Rooms -> this damages readability
    • An option to disable all categories might do this
    • Adding to this: scrolling inside the groups can be very painful and fields are often too small
  • disable color differentiation for each user name: make them all same, muted color.
    • Afaics this refers to the avatar - maybe an option to disable avatars all together
  • Numbers of unread messages on channels are not helpful
    • Proposed solution: Indicate unread by bold only, remove the number count
  • When creating a new public room the "room alias" field is empty and needs to be filled in manually
    • This should be automatically derived from the name as a suggestion
  • When inviting people to a room, local people (@xx:ungleich.ch) show up for a second and then vanish until I type the full name
    • i.e. typing @xx - shows the name, I want to select it, it vanishes
    • other people from other matrix servers are shown as suggested
    • then finishing @xx:ungleich.ch shows it again
    • Solution: don't make it show and vanish, but keep it
  • Too much margin between text groups damage readability
    • While chatting, the vertical spaces between texts are too high and waste space.
    • The horizonal space between profile picture and the name is too wide, makes it harder for eyes to coherently follow who wrote what.
    • Time of writing is not shown by default and only reveals on mouseover, requires extra movement for catching information.
    • Having to jump big spaces between different information (who wrote it what, when) makes it hard for the eyes to focus.
  • It is "impossible" to delete a room
    • There is no delete button
    • There seems to be a workaround to kick all users, make it non joinable (how?) and leave it
      • untested
    • Very basic functionality seems to be missing
  • When creating a new room and inviting users, nick autocompletion when writing a message does not work
    • This only works when invited users joined
    • This is very limiting/confusing, as one might want to write already messages for the people who join eventually
    • Even if they don't join, the autocomplete should be able to reference people who are invited
  • When writing in "direct chat", nick auto completion of OTHER users I write to does not work
    • Use case: "Did you talk to @s..." -- does not autocomplete
    • Suggestion: have a general auto completion, independent of the room I am writing in
  • Selecting auto completion of users is easier in mattermost:
    • mattermost shows a list and allows to finish by <tab> or <enter>
    • matrix requires arrow up or clicking
  • There is not emoticon selection list for regular messages
    • However there is one for reactions
    • This is a bit inconsistent and confuses -> should be consistently available
  • Room classifications (low, favorite, etc.) seem to be CLIENT specific
    • Opening the browser on a different computer gives an old/different room view
    • Causes a lot of extra work for organising, i.e. x times for x devices
  • Sometimes the members are shown instead of the room title in the room list (???)
    • See attachment to this ticket
  • Mattermost has a "thread view" where one can show all messages in a thread
    • it only appears if you click on the reply button next to one of the messages in the thread
    • it is quite convenient to show old threads
  • Inconsistent scroll bar behaviour
  • When being in an empty room (i.e. for sharing messages with yourself) a warning repeats
    • "There's no one else here! Would you like to invite others or stop warning about the empty room?"
    • Even clicking "stop warning" the messages comes back (different device, different browser)
      • Where are those settings saved?
  • Cannot search for parts of an URL
    • Specifically "https://support.ungleich.ch/Ticket/Display.html?id=X", searching for X returns results in mattermost, but not matrix
    • Where is search located at in matrix? Server? Client?
  • When editing a multi line message, cursor up at some point goes into editing the PREVIOUS message
    • When not having text to be sent inside the text field for sending messages, this behaviour makes sense
    • However as soon as there is text in the text bar, it should not move up to previous messages anymore
  • Shields are inconsistent (riot-web 1.6.0)
    • In 1:1 rooms the shields (black/green) appear, even if room is not encrypted
    • In n people rooms shields are not displayed next to the participants

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