dynamic font size for messages

[mwurm293]

Love this repo. Impressive work.

How would i add dynamic font size for messages for people with bad eyes?

My users are mostly >50 years old. I see that font size of 15 is hardcoded on MessageView.swift line36. I love everything else about the MessageView, and definitely want to avoid implementing a custom messageBuilder if i can help it.

[f3dm76]

Hey @mwurm293, this is a great idea - I'm thinking of using
UIFontMetrics.default.scaledFont(for: UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 15))
instead or would adding a parameter to pass custom font size work better for you?

[mwurm293]

im not familiar with that font type, so would have to test. I do think it would be helpful to be able to pass a custom font size. for reference, i will just be passing Font(.body).

If you're open to it, i have two other suggestions:

1. a color parameter for MessageTimeView's text. Currently its .foregroundColor(isCurrentUser ? .white : .black) which isn't legible for messages not from currentUser and in a dark theme.
2. a parameter showMessageTimeView that can hide the messageTimeView. I have some use cases for chat that dont make sense to show the time.

I appreciate your time helping.

[f3dm76]

Hey @mwurm293 , please check out version 1.3.7 where you can pass a custom UIFont to use for messages. Have a great day!