• No iOS app --> use Element there instead
• Branding
• For Android: link to https://schildi.chat/android
• Maybe allow custom url via config (might be easier than redirecting via server)
• Redirect to https://schildi.chat/web/mobile-guide for the SchildiChat instance on https://app.schildi.chat

• apt repo for amd64
• apt repo for arm64
• AUR binary (stable): https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/schildichat-desktop-bin/ (use Debian build)
• AUR git: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/schildichat-desktop-git/
• AUR (stable): probably orient on https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/schildichat-desktop-git/
• flatpak for amd64: https://flathub.org/apps/details/chat.schildi.desktop
• flatpak for arm64: #45
• AppImage
• AppImage for arm64: #105
• Windows (Auto-Update not possible, but #64; search in encrypted rooms not possible, don't cross build: #117)
• Windows 32bit: #100
  snap: Snap Store (can use apt or flatpak)
  rpm (can use flatpak and no requests yet)
• macOS: #42, #64

opacity for whole bubble instead of text inside bubble

Is it possible to enable search for encrypted chats in the appimage builds?
This would be really great, as these builds are the simplest way to get schildichat desktop on non Debian based linux distributions.

Might be interesting for people who want to build/host for themselves. Probably best put in or linked from the README.

• Expose custom background for room list to the UI
• Custom background for room view
• Test and verify the custom themes option in the labs settings
• Expose border radii to custom themes

Hi,

would you consider upstreaming features? I do especially have chat bubbles in mind. It's a long open issue: element-hq/element-web#4635

Thanks! :)

It's possible to start a call in a DC to an offline person.

Which is in no way clear, when you hit the button.

I suggest to at least open a "are you sure" request with a hint, that this contact is offline.

One of the changes from SchildiChat-web compared to Element are bigger avatars in the room list. If we have a presence indicator or a public room symbol displayed over this avatar, the circle missing from the image is too big (likely scaled with the picture instead of staying at the indicator size).

One user requested a send button next to the message input field, which can be used instead of the enter button to send messages.
The use-case is likely when having the setting to use enter-button to create newlines (-> Settings/preferences/Use Ctrl + Enter to send a message - element does not have this yet btw, it was picked from here), and not having to remember how to send messages in this case.
The icon is probably best taken from SchildiChat-Android, and we might want to make this a setting (off by default?) - or maybe show it only when ctrl+enter to send is enabled.

There is an option for that but it's stored on device only and persisted with the current default.
Thus it won't change anymore for a device once the default is set although the default is changed later.
https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/ issues/14114

• align buttons always on the right side
• put message tail triangle below
  minimum message box width (done through buttons)
• remove buttons background color that overflows to the right
• msg options box for selected text: stick to right

https://matrix.to/#/!eSTlitQAfqxWWEHMFD:matrix.org/$xvqxRPoqIO4DD5xitCWFtrK2x4rPpDN4xR3TISN5HgQ
https://matrix.to/#/!eSTlitQAfqxWWEHMFD:matrix.org/$gD1fkB_7adcfC1qiqLw-XPzafFDvLbuosGjUoHCYorA

If I "toggle" a community selection from the left-side bar, all rooms are cleared instead of showing up the ones that're part of the community

I like to request Multi-Account-Support for Schildi.

At first, it would be enough to have a selectbox to choose the "active" connection. the "others" can be disconnected.
This should be easy to add to the ui logic.

Switch: Disconnect active useraccount -> switch db -> connect selected useraccount.

Later, multiply active accounts should be possible.

A third column for Emoji and Sticker would be a nice UX enhancement. There is already a basic implementation of it, but only for room info:

Telegram got this back in 2017 and I really enjoy the better and faster handling.
The screen ratio also fits better to bubbled messages, since incoming and outgoing messages are closer together (less eye movement).
It's source code is available and I found the relevant code changes if someone is interested looking into it.

Screenshots:
Before (Source:1,2)

After Source

Some stickers are too small, while others are not, they are handled like images.
This is due to them being in a bubble because they shrink their content.
Thus only the image body sets the width (which is only the time for stickers instead also the filename).

It might be a good idea to move images and other media out of the message bubbles, as already done for the Android app.

Currently, search doesn't function properly, "matches" are found, but all rooms are shown regardless of input

After login, there is a popup to enable sending anonymous usage data to "improve SchildiChat", but this is likely still reported upstream, so it might be better to remove it.

Hi everyone!

Is there a plan to support MacOS in the near future? I'm a Mac user myself and would love to help get this working, but unfortunately C is not the language I typically use, so editing the makefile myself is not really an option. Maybe I could help by providing the necessary platform?

https://matrix.to/#/!eSTlitQAfqxWWEHMFD:matrix.org/$XoMMtq6l3OJ2LWXLKBry3QacQf97Q8s1Pjpj3dujeoU?via=supercable.onl&via=matrix.org&via=envs.net

https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/tutorial/spellchecker.md

text on horizontal line and/or more padding

Probably caused by upstream bug, when avatars don't drop on read receipt update

Allow users to configure "top-side" or "bottom-side" bubble arrow alignment preferences, e.g. what schildi does and what telegram does.

Examples;

Rebrand to SchildiChat

useful with own homeserver, otherwise leaking urls inside encrypted rooms to the users homeserver provider

• The user avatar doesn't align to the middle solved upstream
• The search function is (nearly) useless, clicking on it will only expand the stroke (and it's difficult to click on)
• The "favorites" label stroke and such immediately cut off to ..., maybe make it so that it gets an icon when it's collapsed like this (favorites = star?)

Would be helpful if room-boxes could be scaled according to a slider, to be bigger or smaller according to preference.

A continuous slider is not possible with the upstream implementation right now.
So there are two options:

1. Find a better way to implement that
2. Stick to 5 3 size options or so:
   • tiny: inline avatar + name
   • small: slightly bigger avatar + name (maybe with preview in the same line and/or wrapping to a second)
   • medium: icon as big as name + single line preview (Element right now)
   • big: medium with bigger icon
   • huge: SchildiChat right now (with two line preview)

And consider decorator size: https://matrix.to/#/!eSTlitQAfqxWWEHMFD:matrix.org/$orPaGuWZcFvyJKfcJ6lJyaPLmSO2fWQvL7xQt2PK86w

Check highest font size: https://matrix.to/#/!eSTlitQAfqxWWEHMFD:matrix.org/$Cfzf-Iycxiw2EayeQepRrPdQ6X50iSmVkdWrcuJuHQ0?via=supercable.onl&via=matrix.org&via=matrix.sp-codes.de

Telegram has an option called "Adaptive layout for wide screens", it automatically flips the message column to only the left side of the screen if it's too wide, while on smaller scales it retains the classic "messager" left-right flip-flop

I'd like to know what's different so I can decide whether I will enjoy using this application or not.

Just like discord, have a different gradient (i.e. lighter with dark mode, darker with light mode) behind image bubbles to distinguish them against the background, it also makes it easier to recognise "images" in chat history even if they're still loading.

With the new bubble-message UI, its pretty appearant that the new seen-by bubbles are not properly aligned right with the UI (and similar)

Similar to #35, is it possible for these to not move the chat-log?

Additionally, from a UI sketch i saw somewhere else, here's some suggestions:

This is an issue with core element as well, but is it possible for the "is typing" box to not move up the chat when it pops up?

Some places like the login screen talk about "Element" instead of "SchildiChat".

Hi,

if the flatpak build "chat.schildi.desktop" from flathub is done by this team, pls provide an aarm64 version for Pine Tablet and Phones. thx.

CompatibilityView.tsx
ErrorView.tsx

When shown???

Read receipt avatars don't properly reserve space.
Thus the unread message marker strikes through them.