How to Work With Threads

Helmholtz Matrix Documentation is WIP.

We plan to offer Helmholtz Matrix from April 2026. This first documentation is yet work in progress. Feel free to provide feedback if you encounter any errors.

General Considerations

Threads allow a structured discussion in a team on multiple topics. If not used (wisely), discussions can easily become messy when messages to multiple topics interchange. So this needs some discipline by the users. Room admins should consider to introduce some discussion rules.

Threads in Matrix

Matrix Element client allows two ways to respond to chat messages (mouse-over chat):

• via direct reply
• via reply in threads

To not miss any messages in threads, you can easily get overviews by clicking on the thread symbol ()

• on the bottom left (for all your chats)
• on the top right (for just the current room)

All unread threads are marked with a bubble on the right side.

• Green: you haven’t read anything here yet.
• Black: you read some of it, but new posts have been added.

Don’t confuse with bubbles next to people’s names, signalling their availability status.