zulip/zulip-mobile

Add "Enter to send" option

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#4,822 opened on Jun 22, 2021

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Description

A user on the iOS App Store writes:

I want to love this app... I really do. It looks great and my home server runs with no hiccups at all. It’s solid. However on the iOS app there is no way to enable “hit enter to send”. As I use my ipad most of the time... with a connected keyboard case... this is a MAKE OR BREAK feature. If a Dev sees this and there is an option somewhere, please reply!

This seems like a very reasonable feature to implement and stick in the settings, although we should continue to default to requiring pressing the send button to send.

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Add a new setting 'Enter to send' in the settings screen. When enabled, pressing the Enter key on the keyboard should send the message. This involves modifying the message input component to listen for Enter key events and trigger send action. Default should be disabled.
Tech stack
javascriptreact
Domain
mobile
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Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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GitReact Native
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70