Who am I posting/commenting as? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago by Green13@lemmy.zip to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm writing this from the post page. Nothing here tells me who I'm signed in as. Same thing for comments. If I want to find out that answer, I have to back out all the way to the timeline. I wish when I was making additive actions like posting and commenting that I could see which account I have selected. "Posting as ..." Or "Commenting as ..." gray and out of the way or something.

I know it'd be problematic to have an account chooser present there because you may be on one account that can view a particular post and switch to an account that doesn't federate that instance, but knowing is good enough for me.

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[-] zorro@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

It's real embarrassing to post a comment with your porn alt

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago

I set different theme colors per account, makes it easier to know which account I'm using at all time.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Maybe my client is set up differently, but do you not need to swipe open the left-side menu to post, which shows at the top what account is currently being used?

[-] scottywh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The ellipsis at the bottom right is what I usually use

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Interesting, I didn't even know that button was there. I must have seen it once, turned it off, then forgot about it. My normal view looks more like this:

[-] Green13@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago

That's half the problem. The half I don't do.

[-] 200ok@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Go to your feed and click the Lemmy logo at the top/left. It will show you who you're logged in as

[-] Green13@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago

Yes, abandon wherever you are in the app, back all the way out, then go somewhere else. You've highlighted the problem but passed it off as a solution.