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Distribute Mattermost Desktop via the Mac App Store
Hi,
Since the Mattermost Desktop client does not include an auto-updater and the iOS version is already distributed on the App Store, why don't you distribute the mac client on the Mac App Store.This would solve the updating problem and also make the app easier to discover. The download page is pretty hidden on the mattermost website, I always end up on the server download page when I only want to check for update.
3 votes -
Search direct messages: Member name suggestions
Currently you have to know and type the exact name when searching in a direct message history of a single person via "in:@name". Whatever you type is even falsely "corrected" to some other channel when there is a match and you hit enter!
That is why I suggest to include member names in the suggestions when typing a name with "in:@...".
5 votes -
There should a 'Buzz' for alert
There should be a 'Buzz' to alert the other user. Like, Spark, Yahoo.
Sometimes we have messaged to another user. But user is busy on another task. He/She missed the messages which is very important.
In this case, the user should have a 'Buzz' button or shortcut for alert to someone. I hope everyone knows about the importance of 'Buzz'. :)
11 votes -
Better Upgrade Notification for Old Desktop App
As of now, we do not have a clear warning message to indicate that a desktop client has compatibility issue (old version) with the latest Mattermost Server version.
it will be a good idea to have a message (pop up) that detects the desktop client version and remind them to upgrade it to the latest version if it is at least 1.x version behind the current one.
1 vote -
File upload - Opens a modal where user can enter message to be displayed along with image.
File upload should trigger a modal to be shown in which user can add more files and also enter corresponding text against the image upload.
I would like to help in implementing this feature.1 vote -
Show the connection status instead of just providing an error message
When the client goes offline, which is common when laptops suspend or for corporate implementations where a VPN is required to access the server, the only feedback provided is that the server can't be reached and to get help. This is not only not an appropriate message in this case but the message stays on the screen even after the connection is re-established. Instead of showing a disconnection message I propose replacing it with a connection state indicator. Ideally when the client is offline it will obvious (like changing the color of the window) but I won't be able to…
2 votes -
Option to disable spell checking
Currently, spell checking is always enabled and cannot be disabled.
To some users, the red underlining is visually distracting. Also, the spell checker is currently unable to detect on-the-fly, in-sentence language switching, which is sometimes used in mixed-language teams or when discussing mixed-language subjects (like programming).
Therefore, I'd like to suggest adding an option to permanently disable spell checking - either in the configuration, or, in the input bar's context menu, where the spell check language is usually selected.
In the input bar it could look like this:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1374413/67931185-aa8ae500-fbc1-11e9-920e-8dab512119a0.png
58 votes -
Collapse Markup
Add the ability to Collapse a post containing markup. Just like you can already do with a image.
3 votes -
Notification Exclude Words
Add the ability to exclude notification words.
Like this:
Words that trigger mentions: foo
Words that do not trigger mentions: foo-bar3 votes -
Allow certificate errors to be permanently ignored
Having bad admins that make errors during the creation of certificates is silly. However, not being able to override their silly mistakes while they fail to address the issue over the course of months is aggravating. Although the issue will be eventually addressed, every time I open up mattermost, I get an invalid certificate error which I have to manually dismiss. I would really like to dismiss this permanently so that I don't have to deal with the extra 3 clicks every time I open up the application.
6 votes -
Interface changes for view users present in channel and their status
We all know that the Mattermost interface shows the Channel names in the left sidebar. We have been thinking that the users in that channel should be listed in the left sidebar under that particular channel name with an Expand/Collapse icon/button. If we expand, we should know the user’s status as offline/available, etc.
1 vote -
add copy to clipboard code block
Have a button in the code block to copy it on clipboard
65 votes -
have system tray icon indicate when not logged in
The system tray icon is white when I am caught up on reading. It turns amber or red when I have messages to read or direct messages. But it was white all morning. I was curious why everyone was so quiet, but didn't look. Then I went to direct message someone and saw I wasn't even logged in.
Feature suggestion: system tray icon indicate when not logged in.
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Make the hosting application detect the white-window crash state, and automatically reload.
Summary
We apparenlty have a server issue causing the Mattermost window to go white with no activity on my behalf. View->Refresh recovers it, but how come I have to do that manually?
Steps to reproduce
version 4.2.0 on Linux.
- Log in and leave it until it goes white - roughly once or twice most days, some days not at all.
Expected behavior
It should detect that it's gone white, create some log bundle for creating issues here, and then refresh itself (with perhaps exponential throttling so it doesn't end up in a wild refresh loop if things are really wrong…
1 vote -
Transition to TypeScript
Transition the repo into being written in TypeScript for higher quality code with better linting and all the benefits TypeScript adds.
3 votes -
be able to 'breakout' channels on a different window
open channel in new window so you can view more than
one at a time.4 votes -
allow users to add reactions to room join/leave announcements.
Adding reactions on channel join/leave announcements is hilarious in Slack. Please add this.
1 vote -
Automatic update for desktop client
The Mattermost desktop client should automatically check for updates and prompt the user to update. This feature is mandatory in today's security landscape, even for an Electron app.
Most of our users don't realize their desktop is many version out of date, with pending security fixes.
Bonus points for shipping builds via the Windows Store, macOS App Store, snapcraft, etc.
53 votes -
Make the loading screen match the user's theme colour.
Hi!
At the moment, no matter which theme you have selected (dark, light), the startup / loading screen is white with blue logo.
My eyes adapt slowly to such strong shifts in brightness, and I would love it if would respect my preferences and be dark if a dark theme was selected.
I posted this as an issue on GIthub, but was asked to move it here: https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/issues/985
4 votes -
Unread message notifier in launcher icon in Linux
On Ubuntu 19.04, the mattermost desktop client does not indicate unread messages in the launcher (I mean adding a little pop-up symbol to the icon as shown in this post about Windows #194).
I don't know if that is intended (no comparison on other systems). For thunderbird a similar thing exists, but I wouldn't know how to implement right away. I suggest a permanent "red dot" indicating new messages, or optionally a counter.
6 votes
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