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Matrix seems to lack a good high density client. The only one that's really full featured is Element but it's very consumerish and uses lots of screen space. As

Matrix seems to lack a good high density client. The only one that's really full featured is Element but it's very consumerish and uses lots of screen space. As soon as you bridge multiple IRC networks and have lots of other chats open, the chat list becomes really messy imo.

Arathorn 5y ago
Element Web has various high density modes including a dedicated IRC style mode which looks and behaves like xchat?
- GekkePrutser 5y ago
  Oh it does? I try Matrix on a yearly basis with all the bridges and I didn't see it last year. I'm giving it another try in the next month or so. Last time the bridges weren't stable enough yet. I didn't notice this feature that time. Thanks for pointing it out! I'd prefer a light desktop client though. I didn't spend much time with the web version, perhaps this is why I missed it. But I will definitely give it a try! By the way I understand the focus on consumer usability, as it's needed for wider adoption. I'd really love for matrix to become mainstream.
- GekkePrutser 5y ago
  Thanks Arathorn, I've now given this a try. However it's not nearly as compact as I would want. Especially the room list on the left, as it still uses the room avatars in this mode it will only show a pretty small number of rooms there. Making the font smaller won't fix that. When I move everything to Matrix I will have at least 50 rooms open at any one time (different IRC servers, whatsapp bridged, telegram etc etc) and I don't want to scroll too much. Also, every time I have to expand the "Show xxx more" ones for each section, I can't just scroll to the bottom of the list. So that's an extra click. When I mean a high density look I mean without avatars etc :)
Nasreddin_Hodja 5y ago
> The only one that's really full featured is Element but it's very consumerish I heard that server is very consumerish too.

Arathorn 5y ago

Element Web has various high density modes including a dedicated IRC style mode which looks and behaves like xchat?

GekkePrutser 5y ago
Oh it does? I try Matrix on a yearly basis with all the bridges and I didn't see it last year. I'm giving it another try in the next month or so. Last time the bridges weren't stable enough yet. I didn't notice this feature that time. Thanks for pointing it out! I'd prefer a light desktop client though. I didn't spend much time with the web version, perhaps this is why I missed it. But I will definitely give it a try! By the way I understand the focus on consumer usability, as it's needed for wider adoption. I'd really love for matrix to become mainstream.
GekkePrutser 5y ago
Thanks Arathorn, I've now given this a try. However it's not nearly as compact as I would want. Especially the room list on the left, as it still uses the room avatars in this mode it will only show a pretty small number of rooms there. Making the font smaller won't fix that. When I move everything to Matrix I will have at least 50 rooms open at any one time (different IRC servers, whatsapp bridged, telegram etc etc) and I don't want to scroll too much. Also, every time I have to expand the "Show xxx more" ones for each section, I can't just scroll to the bottom of the list. So that's an extra click. When I mean a high density look I mean without avatars etc :)

Nasreddin_Hodja 5y ago

> The only one that's really full featured is Element but it's very consumerish I heard that server is very consumerish too.