Placeholder for disabled Chatboxes
kawashirov
Currently, when a chatbox is hidden due to safety settings, there is no visible indication that it has been disabled. This lack of visibility contrasts with other features:
- If avatars are disabled, we see the gray robot.
- If voices are turned off, we see icons on the nameplates.
- If icons are disabled, we see pixelated image.
- But when chatboxes are disabled, we don't even know it's there, its presence becomes invisible to the user. It just works like full block of the person, which is not good. This feature feels under-developed.
I propose to use small placeholder chatbox when it's disabled
:Currently, when a user types, a placeholder with a 3-dot animation is already there.
This existing placeholder could be reused for indicating a disabled chatbox.
It may contain icons something like ❌, ❗, 🚫, ⛔ or "shield" to signify the hidden/disabled state of the chatbox.
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This already exists but only seems to work half the time.
The "..." ellipses will turn red if you're not able to see the person's message.
But even then, this is super unclear and I still agree with the sentiment behind this post. I've run into way too many people that see the red dots and have no idea what it means. Please make the indication clearer. (Alongside making it appear consistently.)