# Edit, Retract, Repaste, Pinned, Spec-reply

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/edit-retract-repaste-pinned-spec-reply/3613>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Created:** [March 5, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/edit-retract-repaste-pinned-spec-reply/3613 "2025-03-05T23:32:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![irvan-putra](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/irvan-putra/32/2473_2.png) [@irvan-putra](https://forum.delta.chat/u/irvan-putra)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/edit-retract-repaste-pinned-spec-reply/3613/1 "2025-03-05T23:32:03Z")

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Hi, I’m new to DeltaChat and this forum. I would like to put my feature wishlist here, combined. I will split them to multiple posts later. I saw some of them already exist in other posts, I will link to those posts too.

Not really sure if I can help contributing code (I am only good with Java, Javascript, and Python), but this project is sure exciting!

## Expected behaviors

- Edit = new message replying old message but highlighting the differences (including strikethrough if something deleted perhaps?)

- Retract = new message requesting other people to remote their message copy (and a setting in a group for all to do it automatically)

- Repaste = resend past messages in group, for new members join and need context, or in 1-on-1 message for when re-contact using other email

- Pinned messages = especially for something like Mini App message, currently I need to scroll up every time we play long running chess. Perhaps also need to automatically resend past messages for new members joining group to see pinned messages.

- Spec-reply = reply to specific words, perhaps by quoting

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**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Simon)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/edit-retract-repaste-pinned-spec-reply/3613/2 "2025-03-06T18:49:07Z")

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Some thoughts on this:

- Edit, Retract: this will come soon in one of the next versions
- Repaste: part of this exists already: resend message exists already for your own messages, you can re send them if someone joins the group.
- Pinned messages: there are some workarounds you could do now already:
  - on mobile you can put a link to webxdc apps to the home screen.
  - you can quickly access webxdc’s in the chat’s gallery or in the global gallery.
  - you could make a group with only the chess board.
  - Spec-reply: I think we could prototype this on desktop, there you can already select text from messages - theoretically it should already be possible to set a custom preview text in for the quotes

I think all of your ideas, that you posted so far, already have a topic on this forum.

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**Author:** ![irvan-putra](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/irvan-putra/32/2473_2.png) [@irvan-putra](https://forum.delta.chat/u/irvan-putra)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/edit-retract-repaste-pinned-spec-reply/3613/3 "2025-03-07T01:48:32Z")

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Thanks, I am going to find time to check the forum properly and find the posts related.

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**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/edit-retract-repaste-pinned-spec-reply/3613/4 "2026-10-06T15:19:55Z")

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