iNPUTmice/Conversations

Add support for XEP-0461: Message Replies

ghjardim opened this issue · 3 comments

ghjardim commented

https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0461.html

"When commenting on a previous message, it is sometimes desired to clarify which message the comment refers to. [...] This specification defines a way to indicate that a message is a reply to a previous message. It does not intend to provide means to create sub-threads for a message."

I see this as one of the most missing features in XMPP.

osimplex commented

Agreed. The current quoting-reply system is, in some ways, just more noise in the chat, as the quote doesn't reference anything, not complying with usual experiente in other instant message applications. This feature is a big deal, especially in mid to large groups where can occur more than one chat in the same time.

kousu commented

I grew up on IRC so the threading that some modern messengers do is jarring to me. I'm not a fan

But the people are speaking with their feet: threading is an expectation these days, and has foiled my attempts to deploy xmpp to teams fail twice now. So 👍 please support threading.

kousu commented

Oh, actually, I misread. Message replies are what WhatsApp and Signal do. That's worse than threads IMO. I guess what I was asking for is XEP 201, which I've never seen implement in xmpp, but is what Slack and Discord and WebEx and Telegram do.