Deep links: make it possible to pre-fill the first message [i.delta.chat parameters similar to mailto:?body]

Feature Proposal
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In Telegram, there are deep links to start a chat with a bot with some pre-configured text, like t.me/<bot_username>?start=<parameter>.

Since there are no fancy features like bot keyboards in Delta Chat (see this topic: Bots Buttons & Command auto-completion), such small features could greatly improve UX. I know about mailto: links but they can only be used after a chat is created.

Proposal

Add a new parameter to https://i.delta.chat deep links to make launching bots more straightforward.

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We already support mailto:?body=sometext links, on Desktop at least.
Edit: it’s just FYI, not saying that this is the solution to your problem.

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We can’t initiate encrypted communication via mailto as it is missing the public key. This means it won’t work on chatmail.

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