element-hq
Better UI for trying to enter a room you're banned from
Your use case
What would you like to do?
When I try to join a call for a room that I am banned from, I would like to see a clearer message that I am banned. Currently, a verbose error is shown.
Why would you like to do it?
The current error message makes it seem like something broke. Having a clearer message will better communicate the intentional behaviour of being unable to access a call you are banned from.
How would you like to achieve it?
With a custom error message, along the lines of this mockup:
Have you considered any alternatives?
No, because IMO a custom error message is the clearest solution, is easily achievable, and is easy to replace the existing error message with.
Additional context
There is already a custom error message for being removed from a room. Something similar should work for a ban message.
Some ban flows are formatted neatly, but others are not:
-
knock room: leave > lobby > knock > ban
- neat
- shows "Banned / You have been banned from the room"
- analogous to a knock being declined
-
knock/public room: leave > lobby (> knock > invite) > join > ban
- neat
- shows same as above
- analogous to being removed from a call
-
public room: ban > lobby
- UGLY
- shows
MatrixError: [403] You are banned from this room (https://{server_name}/_matrix/client/v3/join/{room_id}?server_name={server_name})
-
knock room: ban > lobby > knock
- UGLY
- shows
MatrixError: [403] Cannot knock user who was banned (https://{server_name}/_matrix/client/v3/knock/{room_id}?server_name={server_name})