fix: improve styling of messages

src/components/PageComponents/Messages/ChannelChat.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { MessageInput } from "@components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.t
 import { TraceRoute } from "@components/PageComponents/Messages/TraceRoute.tsx";
 import type { Protobuf, Types } from "@meshtastic/js";
 import { InboxIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import type { JSX } from "react";
 
 export interface ChannelChatProps {
   messages?: MessageWithState[];
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ export interface ChannelChatProps {
   traceroutes?: Types.PacketMetadata<Protobuf.Mesh.RouteDiscovery>[];
 }
 
+const EmptyState = () => (
+  <div className="flex flex-col place-content-center place-items-center p-8 text-white">
+    <InboxIcon className="h-8 w-8 mb-2" />
+    <span className="text-sm">No Messages</span>
+  </div>
+);
+
 export const ChannelChat = ({
   messages,
   channel,
@@ -24,53 +32,53 @@ export const ChannelChat = ({
 }: ChannelChatProps): JSX.Element => {
   const { nodes } = useDevice();
 
+  if (!messages?.length) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <div className="flex place-content-center place-items-center h-full">
+          <EmptyState />
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-auto pb-4 w-full">
+          <MessageInput to={to} channel={channel} />
+        </div>
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-grow flex-col">
-      <div className="flex flex-grow">
-        <div className="flex flex-grow flex-col">
-          {messages ? (
-            messages.map((message, index) => (
-              <Message
-                key={message.id}
-                message={message}
-                lastMsgSameUser={
-                  index === 0
-                    ? false
-                    : messages[index - 1].from === message.from
-                }
-                sender={nodes.get(message.from)}
-              />
-            ))
-          ) : (
-            <div className="m-auto">
-              <InboxIcon className="m-auto" />
-              <Subtle>No Messages</Subtle>
-            </div>
-          )}
+    <>
+      <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
+        <div className="w-full">
+          {messages.map((message, index) => (
+            <Message
+              key={message.id}
+              message={message}
+              lastMsgSameUser={
+                index > 0 && messages[index - 1].from === message.from
+              }
+              sender={nodes.get(message.from)}
+            />
+          ))}
         </div>
-        <div
-          className={`flex flex-grow flex-col border-slate-400 border-l ${traceroutes === undefined ? "hidden" : ""}`}
-        >
-          {to === "broadcast" ? null : traceroutes ? (
-            traceroutes.map((traceroute, index) => (
-              <TraceRoute
-                key={traceroute.id}
-                from={nodes.get(traceroute.from)}
-                to={nodes.get(traceroute.to)}
-                route={traceroute.data.route}
-              />
-            ))
-          ) : (
-            <div className="m-auto">
-              <InboxIcon className="m-auto" />
-              <Subtle>No Traceroutes</Subtle>
-            </div>
-          )}
+        <div className="mt-auto pb-4 w-full">
+          <MessageInput to={to} channel={channel} />
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div className="pl-3 pr-3 pt-3 pb-1">
-        <MessageInput to={to} channel={channel} />
-      </div>
-    </div>
+      {/* {to === "broadcast" ? null : traceroutes ? (
+        traceroutes.map((traceroute, index) => (
+          <TraceRoute
+            key={traceroute.id}
+            from={nodes.get(traceroute.from)}
+            to={nodes.get(traceroute.to)}
+            route={traceroute.data.route}
+          />
+        ))
+      ) : (
+        <div className="m-auto">
+          <InboxIcon className="m-auto" />
+          <Subtle>No Traceroutes</Subtle>
+        </div>
+      )} */}
+    </>
   );
 };

src/components/PageComponents/Messages/Message.tsx

@@ -1,73 +1,70 @@
 import type { MessageWithState } from "@app/core/stores/deviceStore.ts";
 import { Avatar } from "@components/UI/Avatar";
 import type { Protobuf } from "@meshtastic/js";
-import {
-  AlertCircleIcon,
-  CheckCircle2Icon,
-  CircleEllipsisIcon,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { AlertCircle, CheckCircle2, CircleEllipsis } from "lucide-react";
 
 export interface MessageProps {
   lastMsgSameUser: boolean;
   message: MessageWithState;
   sender?: Protobuf.Mesh.NodeInfo;
 }
 
+const StatusIcon = ({ state }: { state: MessageWithState["state"] }) => {
+  const iconClass = "text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-4 h-4";
+  switch (state) {
+    case "ack":
+      return <CheckCircle2 className={iconClass} />;
+    case "waiting":
+      return <CircleEllipsis className={iconClass} />;
+    default:
+      return <AlertCircle className={iconClass} />;
+  }
+};
+
 export const Message = ({ lastMsgSameUser, message, sender }: MessageProps) => {
-  return lastMsgSameUser ? (
-    <div className="ml-5 flex">
-      {message.state === "ack" ? (
-        <CheckCircle2Icon size={16} className="my-auto text-textSecondary" />
-      ) : message.state === "waiting" ? (
-        <CircleEllipsisIcon size={16} className="my-auto text-textSecondary" />
-      ) : (
-        <AlertCircleIcon size={16} className="my-auto text-textSecondary" />
-      )}
-      <span
-        className={`ml-4 border-l-2 border-l-backgroundPrimary pl-2 ${
-          message.state === "ack" ? "text-textPrimary" : "text-textSecondary"
-        }`}
-      >
-        {message.data}
-      </span>
-    </div>
-  ) : (
-    <div className="mx-4 mt-2 gap-2">
-      <div className="flex gap-2">
-        <div className="w-6 cursor-pointer">
-          <Avatar text={sender?.user?.shortName ?? "UNK"} />
+  const messageTextClass =
+    message.state === "ack"
+      ? "text-gray-900 dark:text-white"
+      : "text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400";
+  if (lastMsgSameUser) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mx-4 mt-2">
+        <div className="ml-12 flex items-start gap-2">
+          <div
+            className={`${messageTextClass} border-l-2 border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pl-4 flex-grow`}
+          >
+            {message.data}
+          </div>
+          <StatusIcon state={message.state} />
         </div>
-        <span className="cursor-pointer font-medium text-textPrimary">
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-4 mt-2 space-y-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <Avatar text={sender?.user?.shortName ?? "UNK"} />
+        <span className="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
           {sender?.user?.longName ?? "UNK"}
         </span>
-        <span className="mt-1 font-mono text-xs text-textSecondary">
+        <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-mono">
           {message.rxTime.toLocaleDateString()}
         </span>
-        <span className="mt-1 font-mono text-xs text-textSecondary">
+        <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-mono">
           {message.rxTime.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
             hour: "2-digit",
             minute: "2-digit",
           })}
         </span>
       </div>
-      <div className="ml-1 flex">
-        {message.state === "ack" ? (
-          <CheckCircle2Icon size={16} className="my-auto text-textSecondary" />
-        ) : message.state === "waiting" ? (
-          <CircleEllipsisIcon
-            size={16}
-            className="my-auto text-textSecondary"
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <AlertCircleIcon size={16} className="my-auto text-textSecondary" />
-        )}
-        <span
-          className={`ml-4 border-l-2 border-l-backgroundPrimary pl-2 ${
-            message.state === "ack" ? "text-textPrimary" : "text-textSecondary"
-          }`}
+      <div className="ml-12 flex items-start gap-2">
+        <div
+          className={`${messageTextClass} border-l-2 border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pl-4 flex-grow`}
         >
           {message.data}
-        </span>
+        </div>
+        <StatusIcon state={message.state} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );

src/components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Input } from "@components/UI/Input.tsx";
 import { useDevice } from "@core/stores/deviceStore.ts";
 import type { Types } from "@meshtastic/js";
 import { SendIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { type JSX, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
 export interface MessageInputProps {
   to: Types.Destination;

src/components/UI/Footer.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const Footer = React.forwardRef<HTMLElement, FooterProps>(
   ({ className, ...props }, ref) => {
     return (
       <footer
-        className={`flex flex- justify-center p-2 ${className}`}
+        className={`flex mt-auto justify-center p-2 ${className}`}
         style={{
           backgroundColor: "var(--backgroundPrimary)",
           color: "var(--textPrimary)",

src/components/UI/Sidebar/sidebarButton.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Button } from "@components/UI/Button.tsx";
 import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import type { JSX } from "react";
 
 export interface SidebarButtonProps {
   label: string;
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@ export const SidebarButton = ({
     onClick={onClick}
     variant={active ? "subtle" : "ghost"}
     size="sm"
-    className="w-full justify-start gap-2"
+    className="flex gap-2"
   >
     {Icon && <Icon size={16} />}
     {element && element}
-    {label}
+    <span className="flex flex-1 justify-start flex-shrink-0">{label}</span>
   </Button>
 );