Interacting on instances which are not yet discoverd and connected to instance where we are registered is pain in the ass. Copying URL into search bar? That is really repelling. I’m sure it was discussed before but I can’t find this discussion. How to make it easier? Do devs need to make changes to protocol or it’s enough and it can be done within the apps themselves? How close are we to the solution?
Copying URL into search bar? That is really repelling.
I wonder if Lemmy should have the search bar always visible, like Mastodon does
or at least if your window is wide enough to fit it, otherwise it can collapse to the icon, I’ve got plenty of room up here
Thing is, search bars are for typing in keywords, not urls.
Certain other federated reddit clones just have a ‘add remote community’ button on the communities list.
to me, this goes to instance management and how its not just a setup and walk away thing. if youre going to manage an instance part of your administrative duties is to presub to the most active communities for your users to have easy access. there are several methods to achieve this using bots or whatnot.
