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Add support to edit a relation onto an existing event #1452
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You're very much not supposed to be able to edit relations and I'm fairly sure that Synapse does not take them into account. In particular, does the |
https://spec.matrix.org/v1.6/client-server-api/#applying-mnew_content
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matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#3178 aligns Element Web with Spec & Synapse |
Use case
When you forget to "reply" to a specific message it would be useful to edit the message and attach the reply.
See element-hq/element-meta#1047 for ideas/interest in this feature in Element.
Proposal
Nothing needs to change spec-wise except for the language to allow it (as far as I know).
This already technically works in Synapse/Element after matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#6817
Related to retroactive threading
Prior art
MSC2676 already explicitly calls out that this is not allowed:
There was some discussion on the MSC to allow for this but it was punted to a future proposal
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