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I'm normally opposed to typing notifications, but I really like this idea for certain channels. How did you handle the case where many people are typing at once

I'm normally opposed to typing notifications, but I really like this idea for certain channels. How did you handle the case where many people are typing at once? >5 might get noisy if they all had their own lines.

moritonal 5y ago
I think I had it so the first three typing would be shown sorted by whoever typed first, but then ellipsis the rest. The app was designed to be a more conversation-based app with things like a room being opened with an objective and closed then they were complete, so it favoured slower conversations.
pferde 5y ago
"Bob is typing..." "Bob and Phil are typing..." "Bob, Phil and 3 others are typing..."
- xfitm3 5y ago
  one of slack's worst features
- throwawaycuriou 5y ago
  The innovation the author describes would look more like: Phil: I'm just walking down a fine wee snicket. Bob: What's the frequency Kenneth? Phil: ■■■■■■■ Bob: ■■■ 3 others typing...
  - pferde 5y ago
    Yes, it's certainly different from what you see on today's most popular platforms, and if done visually right (a big "if"), I think it could be very nice.
- GekkePrutser 5y ago
  In the last case it doesn't really say anything. Though I suppose you could visualize it in the nickname somehow. But I hate the current retrieve trend of "and 3 others". It didn't really tell you anything if one of the other participants is someone you want to know about. Because you still don't know if any of them is typing or not. If it's important, show it for everyone. Otherwise don't bother showing it at all. But showing it for some randomly picked users makes no sense.
  - pferde 5y ago
    You are correct. I've seen this kind of notification used together with small avatar pictures of users who are typing - I think it was in Element. Then again, in practice I found that if more than two or three people are typing at a given moment, it's probably a conversation that's lively enough already, and I'd usually just wait to see what the participants end up writing regardless of who it is. So the value of such a notification is about the same as if the all the typing users were named in it explicitly. :)
  - rootlocus 5y ago
    It tells you there's an increased interest in participating to the current topic, that multiple messages from different people will appear concurrently and split the topic. It's an indication you should probably stop typing, as your message will get lost in the noise.
- gpvos 5y ago
  "Bob, Phil and 74 others are typing. It may be time to leave."

moritonal 5y ago

I think I had it so the first three typing would be shown sorted by whoever typed first, but then ellipsis the rest. The app was designed to be a more conversation-based app with things like a room being opened with an objective and closed then they were complete, so it favoured slower conversations.

pferde 5y ago

"Bob is typing..." "Bob and Phil are typing..." "Bob, Phil and 3 others are typing..."

xfitm3 5y ago
one of slack's worst features
throwawaycuriou 5y ago
The innovation the author describes would look more like: Phil: I'm just walking down a fine wee snicket. Bob: What's the frequency Kenneth? Phil: ■■■■■■■ Bob: ■■■ 3 others typing...
- pferde 5y ago
  Yes, it's certainly different from what you see on today's most popular platforms, and if done visually right (a big "if"), I think it could be very nice.
GekkePrutser 5y ago
In the last case it doesn't really say anything. Though I suppose you could visualize it in the nickname somehow. But I hate the current retrieve trend of "and 3 others". It didn't really tell you anything if one of the other participants is someone you want to know about. Because you still don't know if any of them is typing or not. If it's important, show it for everyone. Otherwise don't bother showing it at all. But showing it for some randomly picked users makes no sense.
- pferde 5y ago
  You are correct. I've seen this kind of notification used together with small avatar pictures of users who are typing - I think it was in Element. Then again, in practice I found that if more than two or three people are typing at a given moment, it's probably a conversation that's lively enough already, and I'd usually just wait to see what the participants end up writing regardless of who it is. So the value of such a notification is about the same as if the all the typing users were named in it explicitly. :)
- rootlocus 5y ago
  It tells you there's an increased interest in participating to the current topic, that multiple messages from different people will appear concurrently and split the topic. It's an indication you should probably stop typing, as your message will get lost in the noise.
gpvos 5y ago
"Bob, Phil and 74 others are typing. It may be time to leave."