simplex-chat / simplex-chat/simplex-chat
Always jump to first unread message
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Description
I don't understand the current behavior of the button showing the amount of unread messages. It jumps up a seemingly random amount of messages, but not all the way to the top.
If there is any rationale behind it, I'd like to understand how it may be useful.
Either way, I'd like to propose a way to directly jump to the first unread message, be it by replacing the current behavior, or by making it an option in the long-press menu that currently only contains "Mark read".
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the unread-count button and its long-press menu in the client UI, then inspect how the current jump target is chosen. Confirm the intended behavior with the existing discussion before changing it; done means selecting the unread control reaches the first unread message, either directly or through the proposed menu option.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100