User names have same colors in a DM

[waclaw66]

Description

It happens very often that users have same colors in a DM.

Users should have always different colors. It's quite difficult to recognize author of each message while browsing history.

Version information

• Platform: web (in-browser)
• Browser: Firefox 88
• OS: Windows 10
• URL: private server, Element Web 1.7.24

[SimonBrandner]

IIRC, the colours are generated based on usernames and they should be the same in every room. I guess #5626 could help this. Do you feel like that is an adequate solution?

[waclaw66]

Better then nothing :) As I understood still in development, right?
It would be better to use predefined user name colors in 1:1 DMs. Also chat bubbles would solve it 🙏

IIRC, the colours are generated based on usernames and they should be the same in every room. I guess #5626 could help this. Do you feel like that is an adequate solution?

[SimonBrandner]

Better then nothing :) As I understood still in development, right?

Yeah, waiting for a review

Also chat bubbles would solve it

Would it make sense to close this in favour of the bubbles issue? Hopefully, we should be able to merge bubbles from SchildiChat at some point.

[waclaw66]

Would it make sense to close this in favour of the bubbles issue? Hopefully, we should be able to merge bubbles from SchildiChat at some point.

Sure, matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#5626 works for me as temporary workaround.

[SimonBrandner]

Ok, closing in favour of above mentioned PRs/issues