element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Add `/whois` command

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A-Slash-Commands O-Occasional S-Tolerable T-Enhancement
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Description

### Your use case

#### What would you like to do?

Open the userinfo page for an account quickly.

#### Why would you like to do it?

To see user details:

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/62639087/191519820-a5443d3a-7b5a-42d9-8928-248fa03b53ac.png)

#### How would you like to achieve it?

A slash command `/whois `

### Have you considered any alternatives?

Search the account in a room list and click from there? But the user and the person searching may not have a shared room and for large rooms the entire memberlist takes time to load.

Use a matrix.to link to the profile (not sure if it opens the profile)

### Additional context

Element web has this implemented:

![Screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/62639087/191517218-438de615-f0a9-4de1-ae1f-b21a824c46b2.png)

### Are you willing to provide a PR?

No

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