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Sable provides several options to customize how messages appear in your chat rooms, allowing you to create your preferred reading experience.

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Bubble Layout

Bubble layout displays messages in rounded containers, similar to modern messaging apps.

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Enabling Bubble Layout

  1. Open Settings
  2. Navigate to the Appearance tab
  3. Enable Bubble layout
Messages will now appear in bubble containers instead of the default flat layout.

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Right-Aligned Own Messages

Added in version 1.2.3, you can configure your own messages to appear on the right side when using bubble layout, creating a more familiar messaging app experience. Before: 
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Alice: Hello!                   │
│ You: Hi there!                  │
│ Alice: How are you?             │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
After (with right-aligned own messages): 
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Alice: Hello!                   │
│                  You: Hi there! │
│ Alice: How are you?             │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
To enable this option:
  1. Open Settings
  2. Navigate to the Appearance tab
  3. Enable Bubble layout (if not already enabled)
  4. Enable Right-aligned own message bubbles

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Compact vs Normal View

Choose between compact and normal message density:

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Normal View

Displays messages with comfortable spacing, showing full avatars and timestamps.

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Compact View

Reduces vertical spacing between messages, allowing you to see more messages on screen at once. To toggle compact view:
  1. Open Settings
  2. Navigate to the Appearance tab
  3. Enable or disable Compact mode

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Hiding Member Events in Read-Only Rooms

Added in version 1.1.7, this feature automatically hides join/leave events in announcement channels and other read-only rooms.

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Why This is Useful

In announcement channels or large public rooms, member events (joins, leaves, name changes) can make it difficult to read the actual announcements. This option hides those events to improve readability. Before: 
Admin: Important update coming soon
User123 joined the room
User456 joined the room
User789 left the room
Admin: The update is now live!
After (with member events hidden): 
Admin: Important update coming soon
Admin: The update is now live!

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Enabling This Feature

  1. Open Settings
  2. Navigate to the Appearance tab
  3. Enable Hide member events in read-only rooms
This option is enabled by default to improve the reading experience in announcement channels.
This setting only affects rooms where you don’t have permission to send messages. In regular chat rooms where you can participate, member events will still be displayed.

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Message Hover Effects

Sable highlights messages when you hover over them, making it easier to follow conversations. The currently hovered message will be slightly lighter than the background, helping you keep track of which message you’re interacting with.

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