bleakgrey / tootle

GTK-based Mastodon client for Linux
GNU General Public License v3.0
401 stars 61 forks source link

Integrate Compose dialog into threaded ExpandedStatus #88

Open fschaap opened 6 years ago

fschaap commented 6 years ago

I would love to have the new toot box/field as a default part of the interface instead of a separate pop-up window. I imagine it could either be docked at the bottom or the top of the screen.

Should this be implemented, you'd probably want to make it configurable:

A docked or integrated new toot box makes it more inviting to post a new toot imho. It's already sitting there, ready for you to type in, just like the default Mastodon web interface that always keeps the new toot box open.

A pop-up window imho is more of a workflow-blocking element, fine for a save dialog or an error message, but kind of intimidating for composing a message that will be part of the TL that is flowing by, right there in your main window.

JoshStrobl commented 6 years ago

To build on this, I think having a dedicated view instead of a popup would make it easier to iterate on writing (I refuse to call it tooting) functionality in the future. For instance, it'd be really great to expand on the writing with threading capability.