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Colors/Icons unclear when using Keybase Chat #2817

Open CameronBanga opened 7 years ago

CameronBanga commented 7 years ago

Downloaded the macOS version, playing around with the GUI a bit more, but I'm kinda confused at this point as to what username text color, and icons near photos mean. I see a lot of green and blue, and this seems to try to insinuate some sort of status, but I'm not sure what.

When I go to my user page to see who I follow/follows me, I see a bunch of photos, names, and dots/locks:

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I'm presuming the lock and green text mean more secure/good? But I'm not certain. Likewise, my friend MangoSquash has blue text on this page for his handle, but when I've chatted him, his handle is green. I messaged another friend on the service, and his name is blue in chat. What should/do these colors indicate? I think them being different between the follower page and chat may be a bug, but I'm not sure.

Also not sure what the lock icon means. Mangosquash seems to have confirmed his identity on a couple services, at least as many as other people I follow who have a lock? Can't figure out what this means.

cjb commented 7 years ago

I think blue means you're following them, and Green means you're following them and they're following you. Does that clear it up?

CameronBanga commented 7 years ago

@cjb That makes sense. Mangosquash doesn't follow anyone, so he doesn't follow me.

But when I chat with him, or view his profile page, his name/background are green. When I view other people who do not follow me, their name/background seems to be blue. But I also found one or two users who both follow me and I follow, who and their name/backgrounds are blue.

So not sure?

cjb commented 7 years ago

Thanks, does sound like a bug. We'll check it out.

Mosesofmason commented 7 years ago

Same issue.

And what's the green dot and green circle mean?

kognise commented 5 years ago

And how about the lock?

Dmium commented 5 years ago

Sorry to bump but does anyone know what the orange means? I thought it was neither following but I have someone who follows me and I follow with an orange name

riking commented 4 years ago

Yes, I also have a mutual follower with a red/orange name. None of their proofs appear to be in trouble. Shouldn't this be documented somewhere?

heronhaye commented 4 years ago

It means you followed them but one of the proofs you checked when you followed them is currently broken.

riking commented 4 years ago

Hmm, the proof break wasn't visible in the app yesterday, and I had no option to "Accept" + ignore broken proofs, but their name is green now. I suppose that means the proof got fixed.