element-hq / element-hq/element-web
Allow free-form reactions
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A-Emoji
A-Reactions
O-Uncommon
T-Enhancement
X-Needs-Design
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
### Your use case
#### What would you like to do?
Post reactions other than emojis.
#### Why would you like to do it?
To unleash my creativity! Also, I hate emojis.
#### How would you like to achieve it?
By merging https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/6628.
### Have you considered any alternatives?
The only alternative currently available is using another client. Freeform reactions are already used in the wild though, for example by TWIM bot.
### Additional context
It was noted in the PR above that reactions aren't encrypted – a warning should probably be displayed before posting them (maybe all of them, not just freeforms) in encrypted rooms.
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