[Alpha] Greenline - A qml Whatsapp client for Ubuntu Touch

Linus67

@brenno.almeida
The installation went smoothly and without any issues.

One thing that would be really useful:

When there are lots of new messages for a contact or in a group, I can see the correct number (e.g. 20). Perfect!
When I go into the chat and want to read the messages, I can’t tell which 20 are the new ones.
When the contact or group chat is opened, you should be able to see which messages haven’t been read yet.
When you leave the chat, all messages should be marked as read.
Now I have to spend time reading the messages to figure out if I’ve already read them.

Many thanks for your work on this exciting implementation of a third-party WhatsApp solution in QML for Ubuntu Touch!

nbdynl

@brenno.almeida great work!only use your app now since it is fast smooth and reliable.

only hickup, anyone else keeps missclicking the send button? its really hard to press for some reason (xiaomi redmi note 9 pro)

mihael

@nbdynl said:

anyone else keeps missclicking the send button?

I don't have this problem.

projectmoon

@nbdynl said:

@brenno.almeida great work!only use your app now since it is fast smooth and reliable.

only hickup, anyone else keeps missclicking the send button? its really hard to press for some reason (xiaomi redmi note 9 pro)

I have this issue on the Quintus. Maybe the mouse area is too small?

mihael

Thank you again for this app!

If I can draw attention to one detail (I don't want you to be overwhelmed with requests):

The app somehow refreshes itself at a few seconds interval.
That makes that, while I scroll down the list of messages in order to look for an older conversation, suddenly the app takes me back to the top.
I think the same thing happens inside a conversation when there is a long message and I click on "read more" - after a few seconds the message collapses again.

I opened an issue for it: https://github.com/brennoflavio/greenline/issues/4

Again, a big thank you!

nbdynl

@brenno.almeida the version after fixes the counter that kept growing till reboot. amazing

brenno.almeida

Thanks you all, keep feedback coming, it helps a lot. No problem to report usability / polish issues aswell.

@nbdynl yeah broke that a while ago, still not 100% correct as muted chats still counts but at least consistent now.

Vlad Nirky

@brenno.almeida
Thanks a lot for this great app!
I get the impression—purely subjective, mind you—that the app uses quite a bit of power.
Do you think it would be possible to add an option in the settings to set the refresh rate for new messages (or even to stop it unless I check manually)?
Or am I mistaken?
What do you think?

Linus67

@Vlad-Nirky I use the latest version from yesterday and test it over last night.
I haven't noticed any increased battery drain. The Pixel 3a switches to deep sleep mode without any issues. < 2% battery drain per hour. Tested last night with notifications enabled.

brenno.almeida

@Vlad-Nirky Its not an impression, the app is inefficient in its current state, optimizations are needed. The perception will vary depending on the amount of whatsapp data you receive. Its a combination of having the backend written in python (which means that on receiving new events, a python process is created to process it on the fly) and the qml frontend re-rendering on each event that emits a qml update. So for example receiving a new chat means re-rendering the whole chat list.

Not too worried about it yet, but something for me to look in the future. I'm not 100% decided on how this app will manage its data so not gonna waste time optimizing something that might change. Probably will get back to this once the app support all possible Whatsapp events / message types, which will give clarity on how to model everything.