Can't start new conversations after account reset - GUI issue only
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Description
After performing an account reset old conversation (as expected) aren't accessible, but it becomes impossible for the newly reset account's holder to start a new chat with anybody they previously chatted with as the notice about "REKEY NEEDED" has no way to start a new conversation, and clicking the "Rekey" button has no effect. (At least on my desktop linux client.)
Using the cli I can start a new chat no problem, it shows up in the UI and it all works just dandily again. Same if the other end of the conversation chats at me first - no problem in that case.
It's impossible from within the GUI to initiate a new conversation, though.
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Research direction
Reproduce the account-reset flow in the desktop Linux client, then compare starting a conversation from the GUI with the working CLI path and with an incoming conversation. Trace the GUI's “REKEY NEEDED” notice and Rekey action; done means a reset account can initiate a new chat with a previous contact from the GUI.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100