msglist: Message bounds hard to see in a run of messages from the same user #1142
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a-design
Visual and UX design
a-msglist
The message-list screen, except what's label:a-content
beta feedback
Things beta users have specifically asked for
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When we show a run of consecutive messages from the same user, it can be hard to see where one message ends and the next begins. Compare zulip-flutter and web:
I noticed this at #446 (review) and it came up again in beta feedback: https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/channel/48-mobile/topic/mobile.20beta.20feedback/near/2000252
One clear improvement, I think, is to tint the background of a message when you long-press it, which you might do to open the message action sheet. We even have a Figma frame we can follow:
That design has a different motivation (#126 edit message) but would help this message-bounds issue too, without having to add or rearrange anything in the layout. (Space is tight on mobile.)
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