Add an option to be able to turn avatars off

[Krzypis]

This is rather annoying for people who prefer compact view. We want to determine the sender by their nickname, not fancy avatars.

[grahamperrin]

… sender …

Also I'm happy with the room avatars removed from the sidebar:

… compact …

Not only for compactness. Without the distractions of apparently random coloured circles, it's easier to focus on content – on messages:

A step further, without the room avatar at the head of the message column:

With Stylish

@-moz-document domain("riot.im") {
  .mx_RoomTile_avatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .mx_RoomHeader_avatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .mx_EventTile_avatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

Related

• Adapt better to narrow screens · Issue vector-im/element-web#1633 · vector-im/riot-web
• Minimize UI noise in message feed · Issue vector-im/element-web#4317 · vector-im/riot-web

[grahamperrin]

Plus, removal of avatars from pills (and with the dark theme, I prefer something other than green for linkified):

@-moz-document domain("riot.im") {
  .mx_RoomTile_avatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .mx_RoomHeader_avatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .mx_EventTile_avatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .mx_UserPill .mx_BaseAvatar {
    display: none !important;
  }
  .linkified {
    color: rgb(0, 255, 255) !important;
  }
}

Related

• Support inlined mentions properly · Issue vector-im/element-web#2980 · vector-im/riot-web
• @Mentions TODO · Issue vector-im/element-web#4640 · vector-im/riot-web

[dralley]

Yes, please. Any information or options that you can get to by clicking on an avatar is available with little effort from the "room members" panel, so for me personally the benefit of the avatar is significantly outweighed by the added distraction 99% of the time.

Especially in the "compact IRC-style UI layout" option where it's extra-useless.

It'd definitely be more IRC-like if it was hidden :)