How to keep only text when clicking usernames (usercard text only)

[RazorMid]

I switched from Chatty to Chatterino for a while now and I like it a lot, however, for my needs, I would like to know if the following option is possible and how to achieve it. Basically, when I'm clicking some username in the chat and the usercard popup opens I would like to see only the text and nothing more as the window is too large.

Here's an example of what I want to see from this

to this only

and eventually I would like to make the window even smaller in terms of height.

Here is how Chatty's displaying messages from individuals

and as you can see the window is very small. Since I am tracking specific messages from multiple users I need to open multiple windows and if they're too large they're taking up all my screen so I am trying to have the text only being displayed. Thank you.

[pajlada]

Would being able to collapse a usercard into something like this be sufficient?

[RazorMid]

Thank you for answering, @pajlada. I would still like to get rid of the rest of the options if possible and only keep the window title, the minimize/maximize and close buttons and the text window basically. Something like this:

[pajlada]

What about only keeping the username & user id? this means it would still look good & be functional on systems without title bars

For reference, this is what the usercard looks like to me:

so being able to collapse it like this would leave the most relevant information still accessible

[pajlada]

btw my counter-suggestions are just a way to figure out what would work & what wouldn't work. I'm assuming even after my last suggestion, your preference would still be:

1. chat
2. chat + username/id
3. chat + username/id + block/ignore actions
4. current look

correct me if I'm wrong

[RazorMid]

Thank you for the follow-up @pajlada, the second image you posted now is close to what I am trying to achieve, although no user avatar image should be displayed. As per your last reply, 2 is what I am trying to achieve so chat+username (ID is not needed really, I would rather have the close and minimize buttons for the popup window there instead as part of the title bar).

I don't need the block/ignore or moderator action buttons either, the image I previously attached is exactly the look I am trying to achieve.

[RazorMid]

How would I be able to collapse the usercard in this case?

[pajlada]

In this theoretical case, you'd have an arrow next to the avatar or username, allowing you to collapse things

[RazorMid]

In this theoretical case, you'd have an arrow next to the avatar or username, allowing you to collapse things

Will removing that piece of information be easier than simply adding a collapse arrow? I wouldn't need that information for the future regardless. If yes, which part do I need to remove from the source code to achieve that and remove the avatar and the rest of the info?

[pajlada]

If you're interested in making a custom build that removes the information you're not interested in, it would be easier to just delete that information in the first place. You'd want to look in src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp, specifically towards the bottom of its constructor (starts around line 256) - it's what's responsible for initializing its UI. You should be able to just delete the code that adds things like follower info etc

[RazorMid]

If you're interested in making a custom build that removes the information you're not interested in, it would be easier to just delete that information in the first place. You'd want to look in src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp, specifically towards the bottom of its constructor (starts around line 256) - it's what's responsible for initializing its UI. You should be able to just delete the code that adds things like follower info etc

Thank you very much for your help @pajlada, I will give this one a go next week as I need to install the required stuff to compile the software.

[pajlada]

Sounds good - if you run into any issues setting up the development environment or issues when you start running your modified build, feel free to poke us here!