Difference between revisions of "Usability/Roster"

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-The '''roster''' or '''contact list''' is the entry point for the user to their contacts. It is thus a key part in the user experience of any XMPP clients. [[ModernXMPP]] suggests using '''Contact list''' instead of "Roster".
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-== Roster groups ==
-Roster entries are organized in groups. There are two fundamentally different ways to model roster groups in a user interface.
-=== Hierarchical model ===
-One way is to organize contacts in a tree-like (possibly nested, see [https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0083.html XEP-0083]) structure, where contacts are nodes which are children to group nodes. If a contact is present in multiple groups, it is is also represented by multiple nodes in the tree. A contact that is not part of any groups is shown at the highest level of the hierarchy or in a "non-group" group with a generic name.
-This is the traditional way to do things.
-=== Tag model ===
-Another way is to treat "groups" as "tags". Contacts are then shown in a flat list and the tags attached to them are shown next to the contact. The filter capabilities of a collapsible tree structure is replaced by allowing to filter for (possibly multiple) tags.
-[[Category:Easy XMPP]]