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Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#11

Post by adkadskhj » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:07 PM UTC

Avi0n wrote: post #10

Wow, this is really well done. I love how fast it is. Any plans on making an electron desktop app? I would definitely use it.

Heck if it's a general purpose web app - ie not only Chrome, maybe give Tauri[1] a try?

[1]: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#12

Post by Arathorn » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:07 PM UTC

i wonder if the Show HN link should be changed to go straight to https://cinny.in?

The app is really impressively well done - goes to show how well an entirely fresh React app can run on top of matrix-js-sdk (and thus how much snappier Element can be :)

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#13

Post by 0xC0ncord » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:10 PM UTC

Looks very nice! I will have to try it. Do you have plans to announce it to matrix.org's This Week In Matrix (TWIM) updates? If you're looking for more testing and feedback I'm sure you'll get some from the visibility there.

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

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Post by stryan » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:14 PM UTC

0xC0ncord wrote: post #13

Looks very nice! I will have to try it. Do you have plans to announce it to matrix.org's This Week In Matrix (TWIM) updates? If you're looking for more testing and feedback I'm sure you'll get some from the visibility there.

It's already been posted to the TWIM room so it should be in it.

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

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Post by wrycoder » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:26 PM UTC

airstrike wrote: post #4

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login __________ EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space." Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords. __________ EDIT 2: Hitting rel…

Sod42Off!

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#16

Post by the_duke » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:28 PM UTC

First impression: very nice look and feel, definitely prettier and much snappier than Element.

It does lack a lot of basic features though (like reply, editing/deleting messages, ...).

Totally understandable, of course, but React apps always tend to be fast early on but slow down as more and more features are added.

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#17

Post by Y_Y » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:35 PM UTC

usbfingers wrote: post #5

airstrike wrote: post #4

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login __________ EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space." Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords. __________ EDIT 2: Hitting rel…

Note, some of that is a requirement by the Matrix protocol and is out of clients control. It's ultimately up to the server to configure different password requirements. https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#notes-on-p... > Clients SHOULD enforce that the password provided is suitably complex. The password SHOULD include a lower-case letter, an upper-case letter, a number and a symbol and be at a minimum 8…

Why is this still a thing? I think all tech people hate it, and all non-tech people use "Password1".

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#18

Post by cuboid » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:40 PM UTC

kixiQu wrote: post #3

This is the smallest thing in the world but: in the screenshot on cinny.in: that's my chicken illustration! :D (Not my chicken, she belongs to https://www.instagram.com/chooks_in_town/ so I also put the illo on IG https://www.instagram.com/p/CRQETITJncO/ ) More substantively: the look of this is so nice . My biggest complaint with element is UX around cross-signing (though I'd also switch in a heartbeat if someone ha…

I believe it would please you to know Voice Messages are currently front in line to be implemented next.

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

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Post by kfiven » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:48 PM UTC

airstrike wrote: post #4

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login __________ EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space." Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords. __________ EDIT 2: Hitting rel…

There are some issues related to /login and /register, but https://app.cinny.in should work fine.

Re: Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

#20

Post by kfiven » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 6:52 PM UTC

Arathorn wrote: post #12

i wonder if the Show HN link should be changed to go straight to https://cinny.in ? The app is really impressively well done - goes to show how well an entirely fresh React app can run on top of matrix-js-sdk (and thus how much snappier Element can be :)

It looks like I can not change it now.