• DessalinesA
    10·
    3 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

  • joojmachine
    6·
    3 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

  • testman
    6·
    3 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·
      3 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
  • Kromonos@fapsi.be
    2·
    3 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·
    3 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.