Chat enchancements
Current iteration
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1. Chat room link copy -
2. Use font that supports Cyrillic -
3. Self messages should have unique style. Display own messages on the right. The rest on the left. -
4. Combine messages from the same user into one if they are next to each other -
5. Send data package to room -
6. Join chat button with a manual room name input -
7. New line breaks -
8. Link parser -
9. Messages encryption\decryption -
10. Display room events in chat log ( room.join
,room.leave
, etc.) -
11. Scroll down chat log on changes. Ability to omit this behaviour. -
12. Drop user from chat on websocket lost connection -
13. Roster should stick to the top and be expandable -
14. Responsive layout -
15. Exit chat button -
16. Add Icons
Future iteration
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1. Messages timestamps -
2. After leaving chat room tab or unfocusing browser window visually mark as new missed messages & events. -
3. Notify user of events if the window not focused. -
4. Ability to scroll down to first unread message in one click -
5. After leaving chat room tab remember scroll position and scroll down after returning back to it -
6. Clear chat log button -
7. Show a modal window on internet connection interruption. Give ability either to reconnect or to close the session. -
8. Redo chat creation interface -
9. Add notification that message has not been delivered yet -
10. Start notification hide countdown only when the window is focused
Won't implement
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1. Chat commands in IRC style /me
,/ping
and etc. -
2. Markdown parser -
3. Ability to rename (set alias for) any user locally (visible only for self) -
4. Image links parser -
5. Video links parser (Youtube, Vimeo) -
6. Download chat log command\button -
7. @mention
username -
8. Unread messages counter on the bottom in case of receive new messages after scroll up -
9. Display count of unread messages & events in navigation menu