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It never bothered me, until one time I was was carefully crafting a message to a manager on slack. I was doing a few other things at the same time, so I wrote i
by foobarbecue 4y ago
It never bothered me, until one time I was was carefully crafting a message to a manager on slack. I was doing a few other things at the same time, so I wrote it in fits and starts over 10 mins or so, but I never finished writing it because she messaged me something along the lines of "hey, what is it? You keep typing and then stopping. That normally means people are afraid to tell me something. Whatever it is, you can just tell me."
Until then it didn't even occur to me she might be "watching me type." Such a creepy, distracting, "feature".
- b3morales 4y agoYeah, agree, and it's bad from both ends. When I catch an unexpected typing indicator out of the corner of my eye it becomes a big distraction, anticipating that incoming message. The feature is semi-useful when you're in an active back-and-forth, to prevent some "talking over" each other. And if you've just posted in a channel it's nice to see so you know someone is working on a response. But having it light up for DMs, when you're not waiting for a reply, is a misfeature. It's like having someone stand at the open door of the room while they figure out what they're going to say.