Is chat stable enough to create themes/components that won't break?

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The discussion revolves around the stability of chat for creating custom themes and components. jimkleiber expressed hesitation in creating themes due to their tendency to break with updates, and asked if chat is now stable enough. mcwumbly replied that chat is still evolving rapidly, but some aspects (x and y) are less likely to change. jimkleiber shared specific customizations he’d like to achieve, including WhatsApp/iMessage-style chat bubbles, blockquotes for replies, and adjustable font size on mobile. joffreyjaffeux advised waiting a bit longer due to upcoming renames and core changes, which jimkleiber appreciated.

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Continuing the discussion from Swiping to initiate a reply in chat:

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I think chat is still evolving pretty quickly for themes and theme components, but I’ll see if anyone can comment with more nuance than that (x and y are likely to change less frequently; better to stay away from z for now).

Any more context about what kinds of things you’d like to be able to customize would be helpful as well.

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Sure, I can add more context for what I want to do now:

  • Chat messages to look more like WhatsApp/iMessage/Signal bubbles, with left to right alignment and bubble outline

  • Chat replies to look more like WhatsApp, to be blockquotes included in the bubbles, including any media or links from the original message

  • Font size on the mobile input box, as it seems quite small compared to other chat apps

  • Swipe to reply to chat messages on mobile, maybe using http://hammerjs.github.io/

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I would recommend you wait a little bit more. We have various renames which will happen. I was waiting for us moving chat to core and it happened last week. Hopefully it happens in the coming month.

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Oh, excellent, I hope that happens soon and appreciate the heads up :slight_smile: