[whispersystems] Use reminder to unmute/unblock contacts?

[agrajaghh]

Hi everyone,

I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock
UI. What do you think about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or
unblock contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm not sure if the
"x"-button to hide the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think
this would make it more obvious that you blocked someone and make it
easier to undo it. What do you guys think?

agrajaghh

[Sam Lanning]

I personally quite like this UI. It doesn't take up too much screen
real-estate either. =)

I think perhaps the X button should remain, but the dismissal should only
be for the duration the ConversationActivity is open, IMO. And should
re-appear next time.

Cheers,
Sam

Post by agrajaghh
Hi everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock UI.
What do you think about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or unblock
contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm not sure if the "x"-button to hide
the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think this would make it
more obvious that you blocked someone and make it easier to undo it. What
do you guys think?
agrajaghh

[Bernard Tyers]

Do swipes work on all Android versions?

If so, a Left-To-Right swipe could also dismiss it?

I personally quite like this UI. It doesn't take up too much screen real-estate either. =)
I think perhaps the X button should remain, but the dismissal should only be for the duration the ConversationActivity is open, IMO. And should re-appear next time.
Cheers,
Sam
Hi everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock UI. What do you think about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or unblock contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm not sure if the "x"-button to hide the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think this would make it more obvious that you blocked someone and make it easier to undo it. What do you guys think?
agrajaghh

[jakob]

Hey,
the feature is quite good, but a UI that's much smaller would help on smaller displays. Right now,
this /does/ take a lot of screen real estate.
If there's a mockup for a 3.5''-display in landscape, that has a few lines of text still visible,
then it's working :)

Jakob

I personally quite like this UI. It doesn't take up too much screen real-estate either. =)
I think perhaps the X button should remain, but the dismissal should only be for the duration the
ConversationActivity is open, IMO. And should re-appear next time.
Cheers,
Sam
Hi everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock UI. What do you think
about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or unblock contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm
not sure if the "x"-button to hide the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think this
would make it more obvious that you blocked someone and make it easier to undo it. What do you
guys think?
agrajaghh

[Jake McGinty]

I like the idea of a bit more of a reminder that a user is muted, but agree the Reminder might be a big bulky for that. I’m thinking more like a Snackbar-style notification either at the bottom or where the reminder is currently placed?

Post by agrajaghh
Hi everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock UI. What do you think about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or unblock contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm not sure if the "x"-button to hide the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think this would make it more obvious that you blocked someone and make it easier to undo it. What do you guys think?
agrajaghh
<unmute banner.png>

[agrajaghh]

good idea, I'll try the snackbar!

Post by Jake McGinty
I like the idea of a bit more of a reminder that a user is muted, but agree the Reminder might be a big bulky for that. I’m thinking more like a Snackbar-style notification either at the bottom or where the reminder is currently placed?

Post by agrajaghh
Hi everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock UI. What do you think about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or unblock contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm not sure if the "x"-button to hide the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think this would make it more obvious that you blocked someone and make it easier to undo it. What do you guys think?
agrajaghh
<unmute banner.png>

[agrajaghh]

hm, I just looked into the google snackbar, its always displayed at the
bottom of the screen. I don't think that would fit good into the
ConversationActivity. It would be displayed on top of the compose field,
which would make it a bad UX I guess... You won't be able to start
typing when you open a muted conversation.

What do you think about the reminder like in my screenshot (attached
again) which will be hidden after 5 (?) seconds? Shouln't be a space
problem then I guess...

I like the idea of a bit more of a reminder that a user is muted, but agree the Reminder might be a big bulky for that. I’m thinking more like a Snackbar-style notification either at the bottom or where the reminder is currently placed?

Post by agrajaghh
Hi everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the devs about the unmute/unblock UI. What do you think about using "Reminders" to easily unmute or unblock contacts (see attached screenshot)? I'm not sure if the "x"-button to hide the Reminder should be displayed or not, but I think this would make it more obvious that you blocked someone and make it easier to undo it. What do you guys think?
agrajaghh
<unmute banner.png>