Update room header icon for world_readable rooms #31915
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Followup on #31879: change the icon shown for world_readable rooms.
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| "room_is_public": "This room is public", | ||
| "shared_history_tooltip": "New members see history" | ||
| "shared_history_tooltip": "New members see history", | ||
| "world_readable_history_tooltip": "Anyone can see history" |
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How is this true? Unless it really means Anyone can see [undecryptable] history
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See the explanation in the description. Specifically, @mxandreas said:
I would keep it simple and always communicate just the history visibility setting. Then, yes, there are cases where somebody can't actually see the history - because they did not join via invite, because they did not have keys because they were not part of room, etc. It is not feasible to put all of that on UI and expect users to understand that. The next best approach is that we have a FAQ that explain those cases if some of them become more popular.
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Having discussed this with the tea
/me pictures vdh talking to his pg tips
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Followup on element-hq#31879: change the icon shown for world_readable rooms.
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…880) This PR contains the following updates: | Package | Update | Change | |---|---|---| | [element-hq/element-web](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web) | patch | `v1.12.9` → `v1.12.10` | --- ### Release Notes <details> <summary>element-hq/element-web (element-hq/element-web)</summary> ### [`v1.12.10`](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/releases/tag/v1.12.10) [Compare Source](element-hq/element-web@v1.12.9...v1.12.10) #### ✨ Features - Support additional\_creators in /upgraderoom (MSC4289) ([#​31934](element-hq/element-web#31934)). Contributed by [@​andybalaam](https://github.com/andybalaam). - Update room header icon for world\_readable rooms ([#​31915](element-hq/element-web#31915)). Contributed by [@​richvdh](https://github.com/richvdh). - Show an icon in the room header for shared history ([#​31879](element-hq/element-web#31879)). Contributed by [@​richvdh](https://github.com/richvdh). - Remove "history may be shared" banner. ([#​31881](element-hq/element-web#31881)). Contributed by [@​kaylendog](https://github.com/kaylendog). - Allow dismissing 'Key storage out of sync' temporarily ([#​31455](element-hq/element-web#31455)). Contributed by [@​andybalaam](https://github.com/andybalaam). - Add `resolutions` entry for `matrix-widget-api` to package.json ([#​31851](element-hq/element-web#31851)). Contributed by [@​toger5](https://github.com/toger5). - Improve visibility under contrast control mode ([#​31847](element-hq/element-web#31847)). Contributed by [@​t3chguy](https://github.com/t3chguy). - Unread Sorting - Add option for sorting in `OptionsMenuView` ([#​31754](element-hq/element-web#31754)). 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Contributed by [@​RiotRobot](https://github.com/RiotRobot). - Fix failure to update room info panel on joinrule change ([#​31938](element-hq/element-web#31938)). Contributed by [@​richvdh](https://github.com/richvdh). - Throttle space notification state calculation ([#​31922](element-hq/element-web#31922)). Contributed by [@​dbkr](https://github.com/dbkr). - Fix emoji verification responsive layout ([#​31899](element-hq/element-web#31899)). Contributed by [@​t3chguy](https://github.com/t3chguy). - Add patch for linkify to fix doctype handling ([#​31900](element-hq/element-web#31900)). Contributed by [@​dbkr](https://github.com/dbkr). - Fix rooms with no messages appearing at the top of the room list ([#​31798](element-hq/element-web#31798)). 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Followup on #31879: change the icon shown for world_readable rooms.
Having discussed this with the tea, we want to show a different icon (with different text) for rooms where the history_visibility is
world_readablerather thanshared.We considered whether it was accurate to say "Anyone can read history" when you actually need an invite for that to be the case, but decided that explaining all the nuances in the UI would not be feasible, and it was better just to reflect the history visibility settings.
Fixes: #31858 (again)
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