"Unread messages" separator appears even when chat is active or for my own messages

[nightrider77]

Hello, I noticed an issue with the "Unread messages" separator:

• The separator appears even when the chat is already open and I'm actively reading it (or even scrolling through it).
• The separator only disappears after I either send a message in that chat or the application window regains focus.
• Sometimes the separator even appears for my own messages, which is illogical because I obviously already "read" them. This also always happens if I send a message from another device.
• Every time the separator appears or disappears, the chat view jumps, which is very distracting.

Expected behavior:

• If the chat window is open and has focus, and the conversation is selected/active, the "Unread messages" separator should not appear.
• For my own messages, the separator should never be shown.
• If my own message comes after the last "unread" message, then all messages before it should automatically be considered read.

Actual behavior:

• "Unread messages" separator appears unnecessarily in the above cases.

Suggestion:

Instead of using a separator, it might be cleaner to mark unread messages directly: for example, by showing a small blue dot next to them (in place of status ticks, since those don’t exist for incoming messages). The dot would disappear when:

• the app window regains focus (with this chat selected),
• user opens chat with these unread messages,
• the scroll reaches the end of the chat.

This way the chat view remains stable, and unread messages are still clearly visible.

Diagnosis report

Nextcloud Talk Desktop
Version	v1.2.5
Built-in Talk version	v21.1.2
Release channel	stable
Operating system	Windows_NT 10.0.22631 (Windows 11 Pro)
Executable Path	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\NextcloudTalk\app-1.2.5\Nextcloud Talk.exe
Connected to	-
Nextcloud version	31.0.8
Nextcloud Talk version	21.1.3
notifications app enabled	✅ yes
notify_push app enabled	❌ no