Conversations: Feature Request: Set default options

Created on 5 Sep 2018 · 4Comments · Source: iNPUTmice/Conversations

General information

Version: latest
Device: independent
Android Version: independent
Server name: independent
Server software: independent
Installed server modules: independent
Conversations source: F-Droid

Actual result

The options Send button indicate status and Expert Settings/Request message receipts are not enabled by default.

Expected result

Is there anything that prevents from having these options enabled per default? I think they are very useful and hard to find – especially for beginners.

Source

thomas-mc-work

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2516

It's only proposing to move the option out of expert settings. A bit different, but also a good point.

did you read gultsch.de/xmpp_2016.html yet?

Yes, but long time ago. I'll review that later.

But …

Some other users are confused by that flood of information.

I think this doesn't hold true for this feature because the indication is in both situations very very subtle. I think even Whatsapp is showing whether the message has arrived. If Whatsapp users aren't confused then it should be perfectly fine for XMPP users. Finally it'l still be configurable, so you're free to disable it.

Proprietary instant messaging solutions do not give you that choice.

This claim isn't about choice but only about the default setting.

thomas-mc-work on 6 Sep 2018

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https://github.com/siacs/Conversations/issues/2516
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did you read https://gultsch.de/xmpp_2016.html yet?

Some users might like to see the presences and status messages of their contacts. Some other users are confused by that flood of information. Proprietary instant messaging solutions do not give you that choice. You are stuck with whatever some designer thought was right for most people.