This is a small change, but greatly improves Mastodon's interface, making it a lot less cluttered and confusing.
Step in the right direction!
github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…
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![A comparison of a notice shown to Mastodon users when replying to a post from another server.
Bottom screenshot, with shortened description:
Reply to foo's post
To continue, you need to reply from your account
[input box with a placeholder text "E.g. username@mastodon.social" and a button labeled "Go"]
Don't have an account yet? [link labeled "Create account"]
Top screenshot, current version: the notice contains a long explanation:
Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
With an account on Mastodon, you can respond to this post. You are not logged in to this server. Where is your account hosted?
[input field labeled with "Domain of your home server, e.g. mastodon.social"]
[button labeled with "Take me home"]
Tip: That's the website where you signed up. If you don't remember, look for the welcome e-mail in your inbox. You can also enter your full username! (e.g. @Mastodon@mastodon.social)
Not on Mastodon? Create account](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/3558596 "A comparison of a notice shown to Mastodon users when replying to a post from another server.
Bottom screenshot, with shortened description:
Reply to foo's post
To continue, you need to reply from your account
[input box with a placeholder text \"E.g. username@mastodon.social\" and a button labeled \"Go\"]
Don't have an account yet? [link labeled \"Create account\"]
Top screenshot, current version: the notice contains a long explanation:
Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
With an account on Mastodon, you can respond to this post. You are not logged in to this server. Where is your account hosted?
[input field labeled with \"Domain of your home server, e.g. mastodon.social\"]
[button labeled with \"Take me home\"]
Tip: That's the website where you signed up. If you don't remember, look for the welcome e-mail in your inbox. You can also enter your full username! (e.g. @Mastodon@mastodon.social)
Not on Mastodon? Create account")
Change design of interaction modal in web UI by Gargron · Pull Request #33278 · mastodon/mastodon
Reduce the amount of text on the dialog to the bare minimum. Ask user for username instead of domain, since they might be more familiar with the full thing and less familiar with the word "dom...GitHub
