• DessalinesA
    10•2 years ago

    This is very doable for anyone to make, as lemmy already has a websocket API. There’s also a chat mode, even in threads here, to make every comment flat, rather than shown in a tree, but of course this kind of UI still feels more long form than real chat apps made for that purpose. n

  • @testman
    6•2 years ago

    I am having trouble imagining how that would work with Lemmy architecture.

    Wouldn’t you want Matrix to be the protocol for a chat app?

    Also, wouldn’t this concept be better implemented as an alternative interface for Lemmur instead of a whole new app?

    • LunaticHacker
      8•2 years ago

      Also, wouldn’t this concept be better implemented as an alternative interface for Lemmur instead of a whole new app?

      I think that’s what she is saying essentially taking the data from Lemmy api and displaying it like a chat app

      ie.

      • communities -> group chat
      • Posts and comments -> threads within group chats
  • @joojmachine
    6•2 years ago

    something in this style would be really useful in the future, whenever the community grows larger

    it could be used in something like AMAs or live discussions about a certain topic

  • @poVoq
    4•1 year ago

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  • Kromonos
    2•2 years ago

    As far as I know, there has already been a discussion about this. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the link to it.
    Thanks to the structure of Lemmy, there should be fewer problems, since basically “only” Lemmy-UI would have to be replaced.

  • @greensand
    2•2 years ago

    So you could imagine the top post as a sticky & the main focus would be on the discussion?

    What about posts without any comments/discussion then?

    Therefore I think a chat function would only make sense when a post warrants a (lengthy) discussion. Or as a way to send a personal message to another user.

  • @TheAnonymouseJoker
    -1•2 years ago

    The chat toggle pretty much acts like this. However the issue is that there are also multiple posts, and what you are describing is a 4Chan style imageboard, but instead there is only one thread on the board. Kinda weird when you think of it becoming like a YouTube live chat, where the witty spammers and trolls are kings.

    • Leslie(she/her)OP
      1•2 years ago

      that’s not what i had in mind. we can have multiple threads within a group chat

      • @TheAnonymouseJoker
        -1•2 years ago

        If your suggestion is on the lines of a 4Chan thread style imageboard, then we already have the chat toggle when we use web browser for Lemmy. Not a bad idea, it does give Lemmy a different character altogether, and it can create opportunities for both reddit and 4Chan style users.