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Node.JS Server and JavaScript/HTML Client for synchronizing online media
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Show name on each message #939

Open mopoIo opened 2 years ago

mopoIo commented 2 years ago

Right now it only shows it on the first message, it would be cool to have an option that lets us display the name on each message like on Twitch

calzoneman commented 2 years ago

It's plausible that this could be added as a per-user setting, but could you explain a little more about the purpose of it?

Many years ago, the chat actually was this way (prepending username for every message); excluding the username on successive messages from the same user was added very early on to maximize the space for the actual chat messages, reduce visual noise, etc. (and is in line with how most other current chat programs function to my knowledge -- I think Twitch is the exception here and not the rule).

mopoIo commented 2 years ago

As an avid Twitch and Chatterino user, I find it easier to read and follow the narrative this way. I understand if this feature wouldn't be a priority considering the fact that every app nowadays works as you mentioned, but at the same time Twitch is huge, and I'm probably not the only one who likes it that way more.

Thank you for the quick response!