Matrix wasn't working for the media interview I just...

Matrix wasn't working for the media interview I just did (unable to decrypt message), so I tried a @firefish chat and WOW!

We chatted for over an hour, and even shared images and videos, I'm mind blown!

Like 12 Aug 2023 at 11:08 | Open on mastodon.social

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@dansup @firefish That's not that impressive, is it? That sounds like bare minimum

12 Aug 2023 at 11:18 | Open on mastodon.social

dansup

@hellcp @firefish Can you name any other fediverse project with a chat UI that has "{username} is typing..." indicators along with real time chats?

12 Aug 2023 at 11:19 | Open on mastodon.social

12 Aug 2023 at 11:20 | Open on app.wafrn.net

dansup

@gabboman @hellcp @firefish I'm not sure, @kainoa is the best person to answer this!

cc: me (if it does federate, lets work on Pixelfed/Sup compat)

12 Aug 2023 at 11:23 | Open on mastodon.social

@dansup @firefish I can't, but that's the point I'm making, everything is below the bare minimum level for what we expect out of chat nowadays

12 Aug 2023 at 11:21 | Open on mastodon.social

But do the typing indicators federate?

12 Aug 2023 at 11:23 | Open on pl.fediverse.pl

dansup

@mkljczk @firefish @hellcp Good question, @kainoa is the best person to answer this.

I'm going to guess no, that wouldn't be a good UX (I have a way around this for Sup btw)

12 Aug 2023 at 11:25 | Open on mastodon.social

ok, it doesn't

12 Aug 2023 at 11:29 | Open on pl.fediverse.pl

dansup

@mkljczk ok, so how would you handle this in a federated manor?

Not meaning to nerd snipe, but rather maybe you can give ideas to firefish!

12 Aug 2023 at 11:34 | Open on mastodon.social

Does that imply that Firefish chat also has E2EE?

12 Aug 2023 at 11:22 | Open on chitter.xyz

@dansup @firefish I have also seen weird “unable to decrypt” messages on #Matrix too.

The FAQ on #Element does not provide a solution either: https://element.io/help#encryption9

I wonder if the @element & @matrix teams can investigate this issue‽

My theory: people are using different versions of Matrix & the older version is having issues decrypting or being decrypted by the newer versions.

12 Aug 2023 at 11:47 | Open on one.darnell.one