The new global header will be a new core piece of the app’s layout that will house the elements below
NOTE: It will be important to introduce a similar global header across all 3 products in the suite to ensure consistency and access to switch products from anywhere.
Product Switcher
A global control that will give users access to switch to other products in the “Mattermost Suite”. Tapping this button will open a popover menu to switch to one of the other products. Users can choose to open it in the existing tab or open in a new tab using the open in new tab icon button.
Search
Search will be moved to the global header. When users engage the Search input, a new Search popover displays. This will make way for the vision of a ‘Command Palette’ in the future.
Ideally, we’d like to fit ‘Recent Searches' in to this popover as well if it can be included in to Phase 1.
NOTE: For this first phase, search results will remain in the Right Sidebar.
Default State
Open State
Help
This help menu moves out of the Channel Header and into the Global Header.
Recent Mentions
Access to Recent Mentions is moved out of the Channel Header and into the Global Header. Still opens up in the Right Sidebar. For the first phase, Recent Mentions will stay scoped to the current Team (as is currently), but the goal is to scope this across the server.
Saved
Access to Saved Messages is moved out of the Channel Header and into the Global Header. Still opens up in the Right Sidebar. For the first phase, Saved Messages will stay scoped to the current Team (as is currently), but the goal is to scope this across the server.
Account
We will move the user’s avatar and accompanying status menu and other account-related items to a new account menu in the Global Header Bar. Custom Statuses will also display next to the user’s avatar here.
Default State
With Custom Status Showing
Account Menu Open
