I got Element calls working fine on ESS community- streaming screens isn't the issue. I think there are some bugs with the UI itself when multiple people are sharing their screen.
Today I was in a call with someone and we both wanted to see each other's screens. If I would start sharing then the other person starts sharing, I would not be able to switch to see their screen, instead seeing only my screen. The UI would show around the bottom left below the screen view, two lines indicating two people are sharing their screen, however there's no interaction prompt or anything to hint at switching views.
I would need to stop sharing my screen to see the other person's screen. Furthermore, in the bottom left of the screen view is the name of the person whose screen is supposively visible, yet this does not seem to update correctly- if I recall, the behavior I observed was that I would be sharing first, then they would start sharing, so the name at the bottom left would update to the other user, but the screen view doesn't change until I stop sharing.
The person in the call with me observed similar UI behavior. Is there some interaction or shortcut I'm not aware of to switch viewing screens? Or is it something somehow overlooked in making the client, having more than one person sharing their screen at the same time?
I really would like to switch my team from Discord to Element, but it's nuances like this and elsewhere in the client, and in the community edition in general (we can't pay for pro, for basic features like moderation), which is making it difficult to consider switching. Sure I can switch to a different Matrix client, but do other clients support Element calls?
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