Feature request: ability to add tags directly in the message composer
Right now, to use tags one needs to first create a message and then edit the tags via "Add/remove tags".
I think it's a poor UX choice, especially in the case (like mine) when one wants to keep a low number of categories and leverage tags for the organization of the discussions.
Is there a chance to have a place to set the tags directly in the compose panel?
KajMagnus @KajMagnus2021-05-05 07:03:25.336ZYes I think that's a good idea. The editor should let one pick tags, and also choose if one wants to be anonymous (for sites that allow that). I could look into creating a design for both those things at the same time
keep a low number of categories and leverage tags
Do you use tags currently in Talkyard? (I've slightly started a refactoring of how the tags are implemented — there'll be tag hierarchies, and optionally tags with values too, e.g.
assigned-to: usernametags)(I changed the title from "message panel" to "message composer")
- SAndrea Ghensi @sanzoghenzo
Great!
I just started the server, so there's not much in it yet; but our plans are to use tags as much as we can (something like StackOverflow).
This is because we don't want the user spend time to decide in which category a question fits, and to keep the maintenance low (less checks and moves between categories).
KajMagnus @KajMagnus2021-05-05 07:44:28.327ZOk :- ) Who, in your case, should be allowed to create new tags?
And rename a tag? Or maybe merge closely related tags into each other? (What about a configurable trust level, e.g. Full Members, or Core Members?)
And add tags to a topic? — At least the topic author, apparently, looking at the Original Post here.
Who may remove tags? (What about the topic author, and another configurable trust level?)
- SAndrea Ghensi @sanzoghenzo
Since we cannot find a way to create new tags without assigning them to a message, we are deferring the creation to the author;
I know it's a double edged sword, but if the tag creation can suggest similar already used tags it can be a contained risk... and helps the community adapt to new topics with low (at least I hope) maintenance.I'd say your suggestions are good: a trust level to manage tags (rename, merge, etc) and author+trust level for adding and removing tags to/from a topic.
- AAndré Caldas @andrecaldas
You don't really need to assign the tag to some message. You can create the tag and not click "save". The tag will be created without being assigned.
- KajMagnus @KajMagnus2021-12-06 06:26:47.166Z
That's actually a somewhat recent change — I refactored the tags system some months ago.
There's another maybe more intuitive way to create tag types (without assigning them to any topic): Go to the
https://server addr/-/tagspage, and click Create Tag at the top of the page. (That page is a work in progress — it'll look better, & more features, later)
- In reply toKajMagnus⬆:AAndré Caldas @andrecaldas
Hello, Magnus!!!
Is it possible to rename a tag? This is how I ended up here in this post... looking for a way to edit tags. :-)
- KajMagnus @KajMagnus2021-12-06 06:19:03.023Z
Hi André, not right now. There's going to be though. — There's a tag management page:
/-/tags(accessible only to mods & admins), where you'll be able to click a tag type, and rename it (and configure it in other ways too). But currently it just lists all tag types.
- Progresswith doing this idea