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[Feature Request] Forward to multiple channels #24541

Open vsego opened 2 years ago

vsego commented 2 years ago

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Apologies if this was requested before. I searched for it, but I couldn't find it.

When forwarding messages to multiple channels, I need to select them and forward them for each channel separately. For example, to forward 3 messages to 5 channels:

  1. Select 3 messages.
  2. Click "Forward".
  3. Pick ONE recipient.
  4. Repeat ALL 3 steps above for each of the remaining 4 channels.

Forwarding one message is a bit simpler (right-click, "Forward", pick ONE recipient, repeat), but still cumbersome.

Describe the solution you'd like

The ability to select multiple channels in the "Choose recipient..." box, possibly by clicking on their avatars or having checkboxes next to them or by some other convenient method.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I tried to long-click, right-click,... I found no way to forward to multiple channels.

Additional context

On the phone (Android, at least), I can do a long click on the first recipient and then select multiple ones.

dkleehammer commented 1 year ago

Not sure the computer platform being asked for, but I would like this feature. I currently use the linux app.

@vsego - the app on the phone can froward to multiple channels by selecting messages, click "forward", then click "select" located in the top right of the ios app - at this point, the channels become multi-select.

vsego commented 1 year ago

Not sure the computer platform being asked for, but I would like this feature. I currently use the linux app.

I was aiming at Linux, but all desktop clients could use this.

@vsego - the app on the phone can froward to multiple channels by selecting messages, click "forward", then click "select" located in the top right of the ios app - at this point, the channels become multi-select.

I did expect it to exist on iOS, given that Android has it too, but it's nice to have a confirmation. Thank you.

john-preston commented 1 year ago

Does it work now? You can select messages, press Forward, right click on a recipient and choose "Select", then select the remaining recipients.

vsego commented 1 year ago

Yes, it does. Version 4.1.1. Thank you!

I am happy with it, but it is not very intuitive and it might be missed by many users. Consider adding a button, maybe left of the search box, with an icon like this: Select multiple and a mouse-over text "Select multiple recipients".

TheBestPessimist commented 3 weeks ago

Alternative to "right click -> select" which is more intuitive is "ctrl + click". This is a pattern that should be familiar to desktop users.

In my opinion, this alternative is not available as of 2024-11 and should be implemented.

dkleehammer commented 3 weeks ago

Alternative to "right click -> select" which is more intuitive is "ctrl + click". This is a pattern that should be familiar to desktop users.

To be clear, this does not work on Linux (specifically pop) flatpak installed version.