Redesign: "New messages" divider
The current "new messages" divider line isn't very visible or descriptive. It should be clearly separated from messages with some vertical whitespace, and have a text label that explains what it is.
The current divider:
Proposed redesign:
I propose a 2px blue line interrupted by a text label, with 20px of vertical space above and 10px below.
Development Tasks
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Make divider separate object -
Make divider line blue and 2px -
Add centered text label "New Messages" -
Make divider object non-selectable -
Add 20px margin above and 10px margin below the divider -
Only show divider for messages from other people (see comment below) -
Show divider in rooms with new messages at startup -
Set position in the room history to where the divider is at startup
QA Tasks
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Divider looks and behaves as expected
Edited by Alexandre Franke