Conversations: [UI] Create and join a MUC is not consistent

[esu23]

Since Floating Action Buttons (FAB) appeared in Conversations joining into a group chat (MUC) it's not as intuitive as creating a new group at present.

The current way to create a new group chat is via FAB. Otherwise, to join into existing rooms is via menu (AdapterView.OnItemClickListener).

Following this flow, I doubt the main action is to create a new group and not to join
join an one. So for that reason I think that the FAB should be join into a group in any case.

But to continue to consistency and standards, I feel both options must be accessed on the same way.

[esu23]

My approach to the solution is to show two FABs, one for joining and another one for creating a group chat.

Something like this:

[esu23]

Another solution could be to press the FAB and collapse another two FABs: One to join a MUC an another to create a MUC. I give the Nextcloud Android app as an example:

[STPKITT]

Why in the world was this issue closed?

[licaon-kter]

@STPKITT It's not closed. What do you mean?

[iNPUTmice]

By the way PRs welcome for the collapse / expand solution as shown in the screenshot @esu23 posted. There is no standard library for this so it is a bit of a pain to create this with all the animations and stuff. The prexising libraries (that I were able to find) don’t use the FAB from the standard library though. So a nice PR with nice animations that uses the standard FABs will very likely get merged.

[ashjas]

How about, leaving the existing flow as is. And showing the join group chat dialog on long pressing the existing unmodified FAB? Because i dont see any real issue in existing flow where clicking the fab shows an activity to either choose from already added/bookmarked contacts/MUCs or create new(through this activity's fab). Just that the join existing MUC option hidden under menu needs to be streamlined. This would require minimal changes.

[martinmix]

@iNPUTmice

can you check my pull request for this . #3236

[esu23]

Good job! But basically the join group chat (MUC) option has disappear (now it is only possible to join via invitation or by clicking in a xmpp URI previously shared).

I am not against this idea but the following feature is now missing: create a muc with a custom URI (which was possible before using the join MUC instead of creating a MUC).

Maybe it is a good idea to allow the user to custom the URI when the MUC is created.