Bug 457666

Summary: NeoChat marking messages as read after typing indicator stopped appearing
Product: [Applications] NeoChat Reporter: Jan Bidler <janbidler00>
Component: GeneralAssignee: Tobias Fella <fella>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: carl
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat/commit/cd257137baf727722ab32329fd122775ba404bcf Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Jan Bidler 2022-08-09 10:34:16 UTC 
SUMMARY
The typing indicator can mark messages as read. This shouldn't happen.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Be in a room with some user
2. Unfocus matrix client
3. Let the other user send a few messages, and then stop typing

OBSERVED RESULT
After the other user stopped typing and the typing indicator disappeared, all messages will be marked as read

EXPECTED RESULT
The messages should not get marked as read.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Arch Linux
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.95.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5
NeoChat: self compiled flatpak
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2022-11-20 11:11:43 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat/-/merge_requests/644
Comment 2 James Graham 2022-11-20 16:48:41 UTC 
Git commit cd257137baf727722ab32329fd122775ba404bcf by James Graham.
Committed on 20/11/2022 at 16:48.
Pushed by nvrwhere into branch 'master'.

Fix typing indicator causing markAllMessagesAsRead

Move the typing indicator out of the listView header so it doesn't resize the view when appearing and disappearing causing all messages to be marked as read

M  +2    -2    src/qml/Page/RoomPage.qml

https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat/commit/cd257137baf727722ab32329fd122775ba404bcf