Landing page

[bates64]

trafficstars

Currently when not connected to any server at all, the client gives you this:

We immediately present users with a form, which isn't fun. It would be nice to:

• Have a pretty landing page for when you're not connected to any server at all, with the 'Join' modal form already present (not under a click)
• Figure out if / is a server and automatically connect to it

[towerofnix]

For sure! I'm thinking this should be static text that shows up in the right-side pane which is currently empty.

A way to set a "welcome" message would be nice. Currently we have something similar for authorized servers, but expanding that (or rather, simplifying it) to be a general welcome message, which shows in the currently empty gray space, would be nice.

[bates64]

@towerofnix:

For sure! I'm thinking this should be static text that shows up in the right-side pane which is currently empty.

:+1:

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A way to set a "welcome" message would be nice.

Note that a client can live on its own without a server instance backing it! ⚠️

Figure out if / is a server and automatically connect to it

...makes a per-server welcome message useless, as you'd immediately be directed to the first channel.

[towerofnix]

as you'd immediately be directed to the first channel.

Alright, cool.

[bates64]

A few icons/pictures a la Google's Inbox for the right side would be really nice. @PullJosh?

[PullJosh]

Which situations are you thinking would require images? (For Inbox it would be "first sign in", "inbox zero" etc...)

[bates64]

uhhh

• no servers added (i.e. landing page)
• no channels visible for you on the server
• unauthorized (will become obsolete when we add #179)
• no messages in channel

[PullJosh]

Alright. For now could we just add some placeholder text?

[bates64]

Yep @PullJosh.