Queue messages while Otto is working

You do not have to wait for Otto to finish before you type your next message. In v1.7.2 the chat box grows as you write, and anything you send while Otto is still working is held and sent the moment he wraps up. This article shows how it works.

The chat box grows as you type

The message box starts at a single line. As you type or paste more, it grows to fit what you wrote, up to a point, and then scrolls inside so it never takes over the screen. Press Enter to send. Use Shift+Enter to add a new line without sending. You can also hold your dictation key to talk instead of type.

Type while Otto is working

While Otto is mid-task, the message box stays open and the placeholder invites you to keep typing. Write your next message and press Enter (or click Send) as normal.

1. Your message appears in the conversation right away, on the right, like any message you send.
2. The bubble is marked queued so you can tell it has not gone to Otto yet.
3. A small note under the box confirms it: "Otto sees this the moment he wraps what he's doing."

You can queue more than one message. Each one shows as its own bubble in the conversation, and the note under the box counts how many are waiting.

How queued messages are sent

The moment Otto finishes the task he is on, everything you queued goes out together as his next turn, in the order you typed it. If you queued three messages, he picks all three up at once and works through them. Nothing is dropped and nothing jumps the line.

Good to know

• Otto works on one turn at a time, so queued messages wait their turn on purpose. This is the honest version of "keep typing while it works."
• Queued messages stay on screen while they wait, so you always see what is still pending.
• If you press Start fresh to clear the conversation, any messages still waiting are cleared too and will not be sent.
• Typing the single word autopilot is treated as a command, not a chat message, even while Otto is working, so it will not sit in the queue.

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