Message screen
Messages Screen
Overview
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The Messages screen is split into three modes — DMs, Channels, and Rooms — selectable with UP/DOWN on the mode-select screen. Each mode shows the corresponding list of conversations with unread counters.
Sending messages
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Press Enter on a contact or channel to open its history, then press Enter again (or select an empty send row) to compose a message. Choose between:
- Custom message — opens the on-screen keyboard
- Q1–Q10 — quick reply templates editable in Settings › Messages
The keyboard supports placeholders that insert live data at send time:
| Placeholder | Value | Availability |
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{time} |
current time (HH:MM) | always |
{loc} |
GPS coordinates | always ("no GPS" if no fix) |
{temp} |
temperature | sensor connected |
{hum} |
humidity | sensor connected |
{pres} |
barometric pressure | sensor connected |
{alt} |
altitude | sensor connected |
{lux} |
luminosity | sensor connected |
{co2} |
CO₂ concentration | sensor connected |
Sensor placeholders appear automatically in the placeholder picker when the corresponding sensor is active. {time} and {loc} are always shown.
Message history
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Each entry in the history list shows the sender name and a compact age indicator (3m, 2h, >1d) in the top-right corner.
Short Enter on a message opens it in fullscreen. Hold Enter — on a history row or in fullscreen — opens the same options menu: Reply, plus Navigate / Save waypoint when the message contains a location (see Fullscreen message view). You don't need to open the message first.
Fullscreen message view
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Navigate between messages with LEFT (newer) and RIGHT (older). Long messages scroll with UP/DOWN.
If the message is a reply addressed to someone (@[nick]), a To: nick bar is shown below the sender name and the body is displayed without the address prefix.
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Hold Enter in fullscreen opens the options menu. It always offers Reply for an incoming message, and when the message contains a location it adds two more:
- Navigate — opens the bearing/distance view to those coordinates (the same two-bearing screen as Waypoints and Nearby; Back returns to the message).
- Save waypoint — stores the location as a waypoint (visible on the trail map and in the Waypoints list).
A location is any lat,lon pair in the text — exactly what the {loc} placeholder inserts — so you can navigate to anything a contact shares. A [WAY]lat,lon label share also carries a name, used as the waypoint label. This works on DMs and channel messages, incoming or outgoing.
Context menu — contact list
Hold Enter on a contact entry opens a context menu:
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| Item | Action |
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| Mark as read | Clears unread counter for this contact |
| Notif: default / OFF / ON | Per-contact notification override — LEFT/RIGHT to cycle |
| Melody: global / M1 / M2 | Per-contact melody override — LEFT/RIGHT to cycle |
| Pin to dial / Unpin (slot N) | Pin this contact to a Favourites Dial slot; if already pinned shows which slot |
When Pin to dial is selected, a slot picker opens (Slot 1–6 showing current occupant name or "empty"). Choosing a slot that already holds another contact moves the new contact there.
Context menu — channel list
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Hold Enter on a channel entry opens a context menu:
| Item | Action |
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| Mark all read | Clears all unread for this channel |
| Notif: default / OFF / ON | Per-channel notification override — LEFT/RIGHT to cycle |
| Melody: global / M1 / M2 | Per-channel melody override — LEFT/RIGHT to cycle |
| Fav: yes / no | Add or remove this channel from favourites — LEFT/RIGHT to toggle |
Mark all read
Hold Enter on the DM / Channels / Rooms mode-select screen to clear all unread counters for the highlighted category at once.