So that is how I have to do it now.
If you have a PC or laptop, you can now try out kind 24 messaging on https://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu by logging in with a browser extension and selecting "View Profile" from the menu. That will open the new Notifications page.
If you are on a cell phone, please fallback to the older version on https://alexandria.gitcitadel.eu, until we can get the new relay management and SSR straightened out.
Discussion
Public messages are really fun. Such a simplistic implementation that adds so much. I really like the way you can click on the gray quote-bar and it scrolls down the feed to that entry and highlights it.
If you press the filter button, it hides everything except your convos with that npub. If you reply, it includes the message you are replying to as a "q" tag, which is what then turns into the gray bar.