I had a fairly length chat that veered off into questions about UI changes. Here’s (roughly) what ChatGPT suggested I submit as a enhancement request (though I had to ask Google in order to find a way to actually submit it! :-/)…
Subject: Enhancement Request for Session UI Features
Dear [Development Team],
I would like to submit an enhancement request for improving the user interface (UI) of the chat session experience. See below for the overall objectives and some proposed features.
Objectives:
Enhance the user interface in several ways to assist in the handling of extended chat sessions: Implement disclosure triangles and navigation support. Fold a navigation index into the sidebar. Add a convenient way to split off topical sections.
Proposed Features:
- Disclosure Triangles
- Define a “section” for each query/response (Q/R) interaction and for each section header in the response.
- Allow sections to be collapsed or expanded using disclosure triangles (providing a cleaner view with less visual clutter).
- Consider adding “Collapse all” and “Expand all” (or equivalent) functionality.
This feature would make navigating large chunks of content much more manageable. (Navigation links could also be useful as a way to jump to sections or topics within a conversation.)
- Index
- Include a navigation index (i.e., ToC) for the query/response sections and (perhaps) all generated sections of the chat.
This index would display sections within the chat, letting users jump to any desired subsection. (Only provide entries for disclosed subsections.)
- Sidebar Repurposing
Repurpose the sidebar to provide both inter-chat and intra-chat navigation indexes.
Currently, the sidebar’s only index is a chronological list of sessions. So, it only serves as an inter-chat index. Extending this to support intra-chat (session-level) navigation (as described above) would help users focus on the current conversation.
I’d add a control (e.g., a pulldown menu) at the top of the sidebar, letting the user toggle between index modes, etc.
- Topic Splitting
- Provide a convenient way to split off a portion of a chat session into another chat.
This feature, as mentioned before in this forum thread, would help users to organize and manage threads, allowing them to focus on specific sub-topics while leaving other parts of the conversation separate.
User Information:
- Name: [Your Name]
- Email: [Your Email Address]
Thank you for considering this enhancement. I believe these changes will significantly improve the user experience by making large or complex conversations easier to navigate and manage.
Best regards,
[Your Name]