sindresorhus/caprine

Feature Request: Pop-out window for individual chats

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#1067 opened on Aug 26, 2019

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Description

Double click a conversation to pop-it out of the interface and into it's own window, like in iMessage for macOS. (Or trigger it from the options menu of a chat in the sidebar)

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Tech stack
typescriptreactelectron
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Electron basicsReactTypeScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate Caprine's current window management in the Electron main process. Look at how the chat list and chat window are structured in the React components. The feature could be implemented by creating a new BrowserWindow and moving the chat component into it, using IPC for communication. Check existing Electron examples for pop out windows. The issue has no comments or PRs, so start with the codebase structure in src/ directory.