sindresorhus/caprine

Feature Request: Pop-out window for individual chats

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#1,067 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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Research direction
Investigate how to create a new BrowserWindow from the renderer process and pass the chat data to it. Look into Electron's IPC and the current app structure for handling conversations.
Tech stack
typescriptelectron
Domain
desktop
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.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
ElectronTypeScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40