element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Navigating Files Panel

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A-File-Panel A-Right-Panel O-Occasional T-Enhancement X-Needs-Design Z-ProductPolish
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Description

### Your use case

From the Files panel, you can view a document in the timeline by clicking the user's name.
- Navigation to view a document in the timeline could be more intuitive.

#### What would you like to do?
- Add "View in timeline" button on hover.
- Add "View in timeline" button in right click menu.
- let clicking display name in files panel open user profile in right panel (same as clicking the PFP).

would be useful.

### Have you considered any alternatives?

Make message clickable - Clicking it show the message in timeline.

### Additional context

_No response_

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Research direction

Start at the Files panel entry point and trace how clicking a user's name currently opens a document in the timeline or profile in the right panel. Compare the hover and right-click interactions, then verify that the requested View in timeline action and display-name navigation behave as described.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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