Teams-for-linux: Allow option to use to 2 or more MS Teams accounts in the same window (similar to Slack)

[julian-alarcon]

Allow option to have 2 or more MS Teams accounts in the same window, these is great for multi-account organizations when you provide service to external companies also with MS Teams.

I know that this one is a little harder, but will be great to have this feature on the client, It may require big changes in the app.

A feature request for this exists on MS Team feedback platform and is the fourth most voted: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/17750851-i-want-to-use-multiple-teams-accounts-at-the-same

This could be build using electron-tabs https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-tabs

[IsmaelMartinez]

Hi,

It should be fairly easy... but there are a couple of things needed:

• disabling the single instance lock (with an option)
  https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/blob/master/app/index.js#L11
• use a second config partition
  https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/tree/master/app/config

That should give the basic for this functionality. Now, that could be instrumented ina "config" option and it might be good if each instance shows itself as a different one (meaning... the icons in the desktop should be different for example)

[IsmaelMartinez]

Seems to be movement in MS regarding this issue so I will give it less priority for the moment.

[IsmaelMartinez]

ok, a simple solution to this is to use a packaged client and one build from source. This is because they use different config folder. Tried and works... you end up with two different icons. I am going to close it to keep things tidy as I don't think we are going to implement anything (mostly as MS is also on it)

[okelet]

I have a similar issue. I have been invited to a new "workspace", and the combo to select it is displayed in the top right corner:

But when I click in one of them, the link is opened in the browser, instead of the application window. Is this a known behaviour? Could this be changed?

[IsmaelMartinez]

Have you trie Ctrl+click? Also, do open another issue instead of adding it to this one (not fully related). Thanks

[okelet]

Thanks @IsmaelMartinez, before opening a new issue, is this a new issue? Why Ctrl+Click and not just a simple click to do the same in the current window?

[IsmaelMartinez]

It's pretty complex but let's say I can't please everyone and Ctrl+Click
was the easier way to bypass the issue.

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Thanks @IsmaelMartinez https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez, before
opening a new issue, is this a new issue? Why Ctrl+Click and not just a
simple click to do the same in the current window?

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[okelet]

No problem, the solution is valid for me. Thanks!

[kitingChris]

Very sad this feature request is closed :(

I work with 2 different organisations having 2 completely different accounts.

Unfortunatelly the workspace solution microsoft offers does not work.

An solution like different tabs with different accounts would be very helpful...

[IsmaelMartinez]

You can run 2 different packages versions... Like snap and deb. That will work

[kitingChris]

mh... that is more like a botchy workaround... :/

[IsmaelMartinez]

It works... the only annoying part is not knowing what icon is what... any other development will require quite a bit of work... maybe we can add the option of having another icon? will that work for you?

Feel free to open a new enhancement request and see what people say/think.

Add as many details as possible as it will help determine what needs to be done...

[kitingChris]

maybe we can add the option of having another icon? will that work for you?

mh it is still a botchy workaround. Not better than my current solution: having one in a browsertab and one in your client.

[IsmaelMartinez]

If you are not using desktop share and do want tabs, use firefox and multi-accounts containers plugging.

Again, having it here in different tabs it should be possible but will require re-architecture... actually, maybe not that big so open an enhancement if you require the extra stuff this client provides. There are quite a few things to think about (consider)

Hope helps!

[jdpiguet]

Would it be possible to have a cli parameter to select a different config directory/partition name?

[IsmaelMartinez]

There is already one. Check the config options, I think is called partition.

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Would it be possible to have a cli parameter to select a different config
directory/partition name?

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[jdpiguet]

Already tried, but getting message below:

jdp@amroth:~$ teams-for-linux --partition ~/.config/teams-for-linux_2
configPath = /home/jdp/.config/teams-for-linux
Failed to get the config file, using default values
configFile = {}
App already running
jdp@amroth:~$ 

[IsmaelMartinez]

Try with --partition="persist:teams-for-linux_2"

The default partition is "persist:teams-4-linux"

[jdpiguet]

Almost same problem:

jdp@amroth:~$ teams-for-linux --partition="persiste:teams-for-linux_2"
configPath = /home/jdp/.config/teams-for-linux
Failed to get the config file, using default values
configFile = {}
App already running
jdp@amroth:~$