Status-react: Start a new chat on search
Feature Issue
An intuitive design for starting a chat with a user is to search for their name. Currently the search bar does not handle this case. When I search for a user who I do not have a chat started with I should be presented with a button that allows me to start a new chat.
User Story
As a user, I want to be presented with a option to start a new chat if I search for someone I do not have a conversation started with.
Notes
For examples, see telegram.
decanus
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@decanus do you mean search the ENS registry? @flexsurfer @andremedeiros can you think of a reason we do not have this yet? We basically use the same functionality when registering a name, correct?
cc @errorists
hesterbruikman
on 30 Jun 2020
It should probably work with public keys too @hesterbruikman my main point was that the UI should be bridged for minimal effort. I should be able to start a chat through search.
decanus
on 30 Jun 2020
ok I admit i had to read it a couple times to 'get' it's the chat list search bar we're talking about :) thanks, yea I believe adding relevant suggestions to the empty state here could be a worthwhile improvement
errorists
on 30 Jun 2020
yeah i also always trying to create new chat in search :)
flexsurfer
on 30 Jun 2020
@errorists sorry, my description may have not been the best, it was late in the evening. Glad we are on the same page however.
decanus
on 30 Jun 2020
Partial solution implemented: https://github.com/status-im/status-react/commit/8652f899e02f3962dd61ed202a0eeab018b9b90d
Doesn't resolve non-stateofus.eth names. Leaving the issue open
Not sure how this could be handled for non-stateofus.eth names as I believe we wouldn't know if they have a chat key connected. Issue needs investigation if this is feasible, if not, issue can be closed
hesterbruikman
on 5 Aug 2020
@hesterbruikman the merged solution handles all cases which are handled by the new chat screen. I think this issue should be closed as it is a duplicate of https://github.com/status-im/status-react/issues/10988
Ferossgp
on 5 Aug 2020
it is done, agree
churik
on 5 Aug 2020
Closed and removed from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YPRb-JVSgIOyeEcRKXA5k1N1yaKE1-UdCbXnQcmjSzg/edit#gid=1370845310
churik
on 5 Aug 2020
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ok I admit i had to read it a couple times to 'get' it's the chat list search bar we're talking about :) thanks, yea I believe adding relevant suggestions to the empty state here could be a worthwhile improvement