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Bug 658888 - Infinite scrollback in IM chats
Infinite scrollback in IM chats
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 639877
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: message-tray
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-09-13 08:23 UTC by Xavier Claessens
Modified: 2013-01-31 15:53 UTC
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Description Xavier Claessens 2011-09-13 08:23:10 UTC 
I would be nice if scrollback in IM chat could be infinite. So initially only the last X messages are loaded from logs but if user goes up with the scollbar, older logs are loaded. This is how N900 works at least and can be useful.
Comment 1 Xavier Claessens 2011-09-13 08:25:08 UTC 
Same for empathy chat window: bug #658889
Comment 2 Allan Day 2012-08-23 10:52:44 UTC 
In my mind, the shell's chat notifications are for quick replies and for ongoing chats. They are a window into Empathy, not a replacement for it.

It might be better to only have this behaviour in Empathy. The chat windows there are better suited to viewing lots of history - there are bigger, and include extra functionality like find.

However, if we do restrict this functionality to Empathy, we should have a way to link to it - if you scroll up and reach the top of the available log, there could be a link to "View history in Empathy".
Comment 3 Guillaume Desmottes 2013-01-31 15:53:29 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 639877 ***