Description

As someone returning from vacation I would like to easily catch up on the message from the previous week or so for a room that allows anyone to read messages without logging in.

If I want to catch up on a Gitter channel, I can navigate to the URL such as https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter/archives/2018/11/09 and see all the messages for that day. If I want to catch up on the Firefox IRC channel I can go to https://mozilla.logbot.info/firefox/20181109 . I don't know how to accomplish the same task for https://riot.im/app/#/room/#riot:matrix.org . Scrolling forever in a busy channel is not a satisfying user experience.

At https://matrix.to/#/!iNmaIQExDMeqdITdHH:matrix.org/$15417756832452fUMFW:cervoi.se @erdnaxeli suggested using the first message of the day as the link for that day (thanks for the suggestion!) but this could involve a lot of scrolling, which is frustrating.

@jryans confirmed for me that it's ok to open this issue (thanks!) so here I am.

Steps to reproduce

• Go to https://riot.im/app/#/room/#riot:matrix.org
• Look for a "previous day" link or a "history by day" link.
• I can't find a way to go directly to the day I'm interested in reading.

For the Gitter and IRC examples above, here is how it looks when you pick a day to start catching up on and navigate to other days:

Version information

• Platform: web

For the web app:

• Browser: All.
• OS: All.
• URL: Any Riot room but https://riot.im/app/#/room/#riot:matrix.org for example