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Display total value, not only received value
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8thnote+getalbyJul 9, 2025
In the Wallet page of getalby.com (and similarly in Alby Hub), it would be really nice if we could at a glance see both the total sent and total received.
For example, this was actually 356§ sent (in value_msat_total), but the sending platform (Podcast Guru) took a small fee, so Alby is showing only the received amount of 338§ (from value_msat). Since people sometimes like to make their numbers mean something, it gets cumbersome to have to click into every transaction to find the total sent instead of just seeing it all here at a glance.
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I don't think it's good idea to show that on transaction list. That would clutter the UI a lot, especially if we want to include both fiat values. I don't think any wallet does this
Thanks for the feedback!, do you have any additional idea on how could something like this be implemented without confusing unaware users? having two different receiving or sending amounts on an invoice can make every user wonder why are they receiving "less". How can such a feature be implementing without introducing possible confusions for unaware users? Thanks for your participation in here!
jeanpaul, I guess it depends on the transaction because there are three possible scenarios:
Actually, though, the more I look at the data for the transaction and the important information for some uses, the more I think the whole display UI needs to be completely rethought for podcasters. For example, we need to know whether it was a stream or a boost, we need the context, we need the message (if any), we need the total amount sent in case there's some numerology to it, and it needs to be a a more readable way (356,000 msat can be confusing to read just the sats, especially since it's not comma-separated).
So maybe there should just a table view with columns that can be toggled on or off as well as used for sorting.