This sounds awesome. I had a few gripes with Matrix and this seems to fix some of the big ones. Maybe I'll consider using it seriously when 2.0 is out.
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Been waiting for this.. current matrix if you try to join a popular server (eg. the one it suggests joining when you first install element) it completely buries the server, then element times out and crashes. Apparently the 1.0 protocol tries to download the entire channel history.
v2.0 is supposed to fix this, so worth trying to install it again.
Yeah, my home server has been running for more than a few years, and has been in a few large rooms - it's gotten to the point that connecting takes upwards to a minute on the old client.
With Element X it takes around 3 to 4 seconds, regardless of room size. It's delicious.
Alas I can't get elementx working. It logs in but there's no search for channels so I can't join a federated channel to do a speed test, so I'm left with a blank screen. Sure I'm missing something obvious.
On normal element I tried to join matrixhq, for testing..
That was 2 hours ago. It's still going.. the log is fascinating.. it keeps trying to connect to servers that presumably used to run matrix but don't any more. No idea how far back it's trying to go.. could be years..
I've given it 32GB and every processor I can throw at it so it shouldn't crash this time. Will be interesting to see how long it actually takes if it completes.
Great news
Does the native Group VoIP mean voice rooms like Discord are possible now? That feature is pretty much all that's keeping me on discord as of now.
There is an experimental feature before 2.0 that makes a voice room an always on voice room so you join it without calling and can see people in it before joining.
I don't get how this works in relation with Element X. Surely, installing and using Element X is not sufficient to use Matrix 2.0 protocols is it? I mean, it must depends on the room version and the like, right?
Element X implements most of the client side stuff mentioned above, but it doesn't depend on a specific room version: instead, your homeserver must implement/run an additional service (a "sliding sync" proxy, a special binary written in Go that is deployed alongside Synapse) and then advertise that service's existence.
If it does the latter, Element X will know where to connect and will function.
Note that this is only temporary so that people can make use of Sync V3 before it officially lands in Synapse. And it, technically, isn't synapse exclusive either, as it's its own thing.
OK, it's clearer now, thanks for the explanation!
It depends on your server and whether they've/you've enabled SlideSync.
I know it's stupid, but lack of gif picker is a no go for all my contacts. The idea of matrix is great, though. Sadly it's missing all these cool features.
That's not a Matrix feature, that's a client feature.
Yes, should be targeted to Element X specifically.
Actually it would be much preffered to just use gifs from the keyboard. It would work across apps and do not bloat messengers.
My keyboard of choice (Florisboard) does not support gifs either.
Pretty impressed with Element/ Matrix overall. It feels like a more privacy focused Discord. There's still some UI improvements I'd be keen on seeing, but overall it's a really nice
This is all great, but does it have enforcable push to talk yet?