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How to mention a user (undocumented)
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023
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It used to work but I've found it patchy , however, starting to @ your user name in the web interface worked: @activistPnk@slrpnk.net so...
I’m using the stock web client of slrpnk.net (whatever version that is), and when I type @Emperor@feddit.uk … oh, wow, that worked. Strange. In the cases that failed me, I copy-pasted the user’s address. So apparently it must be typed out manually to trigger auto-complete. I see that the client just makes it a markdown hyperlink to your profile. That’s useful, but what’s more important is that the user get a notification. When i copy-paste the address (e.g. @Emperor@feddit.uk) there’s nothing to signal to me that the user was recognized and that they will actually be populated in the “mentions” field of the JSON record.
I’m calling this a #LemmyBug. When an address is copy-pasted into a msg, you have no indication of whether the other account was properly recognized and that they will get a notification. When I view source, it just shows the body of the msg not the JSON record.
That definitely sounds like a bug I would check if it exists on their GitHub and report it if it doesn't.
I don’t do MS #Github (#deleteGithub). Or MS (anything) for that matter. I am 100% #GAFAM and #Cloudflare-free. I will generally report issues to #Debian’s bug tracker but that’s only an option for pkgs that are in Debian’s official repos. #Lemmy is not -- which in itself is a concern.
Debian requires packages to reach a certain quality standard. When a pkg becomes official Debian it suggests the package has enough popularity & quality to be taken seriously. Debian is quite popular¹ so Lemmy should try to put itself on the map. Until then I’ll have to file my bugs under the LemmyBug hashtag.
1: https://has-no.solutions/objects/5891cf49-163d-491e-900a-6b5af92fa9a0
Yea, I've had it not work before but it seems to kicked in now. Just checking and it may just be that some users don't trigger it. I believe you can construct a working mention link manually using the link button too but autocomplete is simpler when it works.
When you say “some users don’t trigger it”, that’s probably a feature. It’s important to know if a user is federated with the server the msg is posted to in order for them to get the notification.
Indeed we can always write a markup hyperlink and put the users address in it, but that’s not the point. That would not ensure that they get the notification. It’s the automatic generation of that link that tells us whether the user was recognized.
I believe we 1st have a documentation bug since the docs do not cover this. And functionality-wise, we should be able to see a list of who is mentioned for the purpose of notifications.
The one I had trouble with was the admin of the instance.