fix: styling updates, chat conversation moved to bottom of chat window.

src/components/PageComponents/Messages/ChannelChat.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Message } from "@components/PageComponents/Messages/Message.tsx";
 import { MessageInput } from "@components/PageComponents/Messages/MessageInput.tsx";
 import type { Types } from "@meshtastic/js";
 import { InboxIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import type { JSX } from "react";
 
 export interface ChannelChatProps {
@@ -27,24 +28,45 @@ export const ChannelChat = ({
   to,
 }: ChannelChatProps): JSX.Element => {
   const { nodes } = useDevice();
+  const messagesEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const scrollContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const scrollToBottom = useCallback(() => {
+    const scrollContainer = scrollContainerRef.current;
+    if (scrollContainer) {
+      const isNearBottom =
+        scrollContainer.scrollHeight -
+          scrollContainer.scrollTop -
+          scrollContainer.clientHeight <
+        100;
+
+      if (isNearBottom) {
+        messagesEndRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth" });
+      }
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    scrollToBottom();
+  }, [scrollToBottom]);
 
   if (!messages?.length) {
     return (
-      <>
+      <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
-        <div className="flex place-content-center place-items-center h-full">
+        <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center overflow-y-auto">
           <EmptyState />
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-auto pb-4 w-full">
+        <div className="flex-shrink-0 p-4 w-full bg-gray-900">
           <MessageInput to={to} channel={channel} />
         </div>
-      </>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
-      <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto" ref={scrollContainerRef}>
-        <div className="w-full">
+        <div className="w-full min-h-full flex flex-col justify-end">
           {messages.map((message, index) => (
             <Message
               key={message.id}
@@ -55,11 +77,12 @@ export const ChannelChat = ({
               sender={nodes.get(message.from)}
             />
           ))}
+          <div ref={messagesEndRef} />
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-auto pb-4 w-full">
-          <MessageInput to={to} channel={channel} />
-        </div>
       </div>
-    </>
+      <div className="flex-shrink-0 p-4 w-full bg-gray-900">
+        <MessageInput to={to} channel={channel} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
   );
 };

src/components/PageComponents/Messages/Message.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { MessageWithState } from "@app/core/stores/deviceStore.ts";
+import { cn } from "@app/core/utils/cn";
 import { Avatar } from "@components/UI/Avatar";
 import type { Protobuf } from "@meshtastic/js";
 import * as Tooltip from "@radix-ui/react-tooltip";
@@ -45,8 +46,14 @@ const StatusTooltip = ({ state, children }: StatusTooltipProps) => (
   </Tooltip.Provider>
 );
 
-const StatusIcon = ({ state }: { state: MessageWithState["state"] }) => {
+const StatusIcon = ({
-  const iconClass = "text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-4 h-4";
+  state,
+  className,
+}: { state: MessageWithState["state"]; className?: string }) => {
+  const iconClass = cn(
+    className,
+    "text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-4 h-4 flex-shrink-0",
+  );
   const Icon = (() => {
     switch (state) {
       case "ack":
@@ -57,7 +64,6 @@ const StatusIcon = ({ state }: { state: MessageWithState["state"] }) => {
         return AlertCircle;
     }
   })();
-
   return (
     <StatusTooltip state={state}>
       <Icon className={iconClass} />
@@ -66,50 +72,52 @@ const StatusIcon = ({ state }: { state: MessageWithState["state"] }) => {
 };
 
 export const Message = ({ lastMsgSameUser, message, sender }: MessageProps) => {
-  const messageTextClass =
+  const messageTextClass = cn(
+    "border-l-2 pl-4 break-words min-w-0",
     message.state === "ack"
       ? "text-gray-900 dark:text-white"
-      : "text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400";
+      : "text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400",
+    lastMsgSameUser
+      ? "border-gray-600 dark:border-gray-700"
+      : "border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-600",
+  );
 
-  if (lastMsgSameUser) {
+  const baseMessageWrapper = cn(
-    return (
+    "ml-12 flex items-start gap-2 w-full max-w-full",
-      <div className="mx-4 mt-2">
+    lastMsgSameUser ? "mt-1" : "mt-4",
-        <div className="ml-12 flex items-start gap-2">
+    !lastMsgSameUser && "flex-wrap flex-grow",
-          <div
+  );
-            className={`${messageTextClass} border-l-2 border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pl-4 flex-grow`}
+
-          >
+  const containerClass = cn(
-            {message.data}
+    "px-4 relative",
-          </div>
+    lastMsgSameUser ? "mt-0" : "mt-2",
-          <StatusIcon state={message.state} />
+    !lastMsgSameUser && "pt-2",
-        </div>
+  );
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
 
   return (
-    <div className="mx-4 mt-2 space-y-2">
+    <div className={containerClass}>
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+      {!lastMsgSameUser && (
-        <Avatar text={sender?.user?.shortName ?? "UNK"} />
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
-        <span className="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
+          <Avatar text={sender?.user?.shortName ?? "UNK"} />
-          {sender?.user?.longName ?? "UNK"}
+          <span className="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
-        </span>
+            {sender?.user?.longName ?? "UNK"}
-        <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-mono">
+          </span>
-          {message.rxTime.toLocaleDateString()}
+          <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-mono">
-        </span>
+            {message.rxTime.toLocaleDateString()}
-        <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-mono">
+          </span>
-          {message.rxTime.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
+          <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-mono">
-            hour: "2-digit",
+            {message.rxTime.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
-            minute: "2-digit",
+              hour: "2-digit",
-          })}
+              minute: "2-digit",
-        </span>
+            })}
-      </div>
+          </span>
-      <div className="ml-12 flex items-start gap-2">
+        </div>
-        <div
+      )}
-          className={`${messageTextClass} border-l-2 border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pl-4 flex-grow`}
+      <div className={baseMessageWrapper}>
-        >
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          {message.data}
+          <div className={messageTextClass}>{message.data}</div>
         </div>
-        <StatusIcon state={message.state} />
+        <StatusIcon state={message.state} className="ml-auto" />
       </div>
     </div>
   );