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It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter", I believe only a few percent of facebook users know that shortcut. So if you want to

by eddd 11y ago

It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter", I believe only a few percent of facebook users know that shortcut. So if you want to create a longer message on facebook than "sup? wanna hangout?" you probably will compose a few messages and treat them as one.

moonchrome 11y ago
>It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter", I believe only a few percent of facebook users know that shortcut This convention is used in a lot of IMs on desktop that predate Facebook
- deanCommie 11y ago
  Yes, and only a small percentage of users knew about it then too.
amelius 11y ago
> It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter" Sadly, it depends on the exact input field used. I believe that in full-conversation, "shift+enter" means "send", but in brief mode, "shift+enter" means "newline".
- mattlutze 11y ago
  Shift+enter is new line in all the contexts, though. Are you quite certain you've seen it elsewise?
  - wodenokoto 11y ago
    There used to be a difference between what shift+enter meant on facebook. I'm glad to hear they corrected it.
- GotAnyMegadeth 11y ago
  This is not the case with my setup. Win7 Chrome
morgante 11y ago
> It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter", I believe only a few percent of facebook users know that shortcut Perhaps, and maybe Facebook should be criticized for making shift+enter less obvious. But it's still there and, in general, when I see an "email-like" Facebook message it has line breaks done properly.
Cthulhu_ 11y ago
IIRC or previously, there was a checkbox in chat (esp. fullscreen chat) that changes the behavior of enter - newline or send message.
Jemmeh 11y ago
I have to agree. Or even if people know of it, it's simply easier to press Enter than Shift + Enter. Thinking about it I don't think I know a single person who uses shift + enter aside from myself. I went back and checked my last 20 chats...no one used it. In a way, the separate messages help organize separate thoughts a bit better.

by eddd 11y ago

moonchrome 11y ago

>It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter", I believe only a few percent of facebook users know that shortcut This convention is used in a lot of IMs on desktop that predate Facebook

deanCommie 11y ago
Yes, and only a small percentage of users knew about it then too.

amelius 11y ago

> It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter" Sadly, it depends on the exact input field used. I believe that in full-conversation, "shift+enter" means "send", but in brief mode, "shift+enter" means "newline".

mattlutze 11y ago
Shift+enter is new line in all the contexts, though. Are you quite certain you've seen it elsewise?
- wodenokoto 11y ago
  There used to be a difference between what shift+enter meant on facebook. I'm glad to hear they corrected it.
GotAnyMegadeth 11y ago
This is not the case with my setup. Win7 Chrome

morgante 11y ago

> It might look like this because new line in facebook chat is "shift+enter", I believe only a few percent of facebook users know that shortcut Perhaps, and maybe Facebook should be criticized for making shift+enter less obvious. But it's still there and, in general, when I see an "email-like" Facebook message it has line breaks done properly.

Cthulhu_ 11y ago

IIRC or previously, there was a checkbox in chat (esp. fullscreen chat) that changes the behavior of enter - newline or send message.

Jemmeh 11y ago

I have to agree. Or even if people know of it, it's simply easier to press Enter than Shift + Enter. Thinking about it I don't think I know a single person who uses shift + enter aside from myself. I went back and checked my last 20 chats...no one used it. In a way, the separate messages help organize separate thoughts a bit better.