Offer "Quote message" on all narrows

[gnprice]

Currently the "Quote message" option in the message long-press action sheet is offered only when you're in a narrow where we offer a compose box: so a conversation or a channel narrow. It'd be nice to offer the same option in other narrows, such as the combined feed.

Probably the way to do this is to navigate to a conversation narrow, so that we can straightforwardly offer an appropriate compose box with no confusion about where the message will be sent. (This differs from "Edit message" as in #1518, where the usual edit-message box works just as well in any narrow because it's tied to a specific existing message.)

References

• User request: #mobile > Long tap on message menu inconsistency @ 💬
• Related issue: compose: Support editing a message from any message-list page, not just channel/topic/DM narrow #1518

[Indraneel11]

Hi, I’d like to work on this issue.
My plan:
– Reproduce the behavior on Combined feed and normal channel narrow.
– Find where the message long-press actions and “Quote message” are implemented.
– Show “Quote message” on all narrows, and when tapped from non-conversation narrows, navigate to the correct conversation narrow and open the compose box with the quote.

[sarafarajnasardi]

Hi @Indraneel11 ! Are you still working on this one? I’d like to pick it up if not.

[gnprice]

I think this issue isn't one that a new contributor is likely to be successful at. That's the reason it doesn't have the "help wanted" label.

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