More improvements on chat design

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/components/controls/AutoCompleteComboBox.java

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public AutoCompleteComboBox(ObservableList<T> items, String description, @Nullab
             @Override
             protected void updateItem(T item, boolean empty) {
                 super.updateItem(item, empty);
+
                 if (item != null && !empty) {
                     if (editor.getText() != null) {
                         skin.getMaterialTextField().update();
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ protected void updateItem(T item, boolean empty) {
                 } else {
                     editor.setText("");
                 }
-
             }
         });
         setAutocompleteItems(items);

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/components/controls/BisqTextArea.java

@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ private void adjustHeight() {
         } else {
             selectorScrollPane.setVbarPolicy(ScrollPane.ScrollBarPolicy.NEVER);
         }
-        setMinHeight(textHeight + INITIAL_HEIGHT);
-        setMaxHeight(textHeight + INITIAL_HEIGHT);
+        double newHeight = textHeight + INITIAL_HEIGHT;
+        setMinHeight(newHeight);
+
+        // Set max height dynamically or remove if not needed
+        setMaxHeight(Math.min(newHeight, 300)); // FIXME: max width not being applied
     }
 }

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/components/controls/SearchBox.java

@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ private void applyStyle(boolean isFocused) {
             getStyleClass().remove(activeStyle);
         }
     }
-}
+}

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/content/bisq_easy/offerbook/BisqEasyOfferbookView.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 @Slf4j
 public final class BisqEasyOfferbookView extends BaseChatView {
-    private static final double CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH = 1440;
+    private static final double CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH = 1200;
     // private static double filterPaneHeight;
 
     private final BisqEasyOfferbookModel bisqEasyOfferbookModel;
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ protected void configTitleHBox() {
         titleHBox.getStyleClass().add("bisq-easy-container-header");
         titleHBox.setMinHeight(HEADER_HEIGHT);
         titleHBox.setMaxHeight(HEADER_HEIGHT);
+        titleHBox.setMaxWidth(CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH);
 
         channelTitle.getStyleClass().add("chat-header-title");
         channelTitle.setCursor(Cursor.HAND);
@@ -91,10 +92,10 @@ protected void configTitleHBox() {
         HBox.setHgrow(headerTitle, Priority.ALWAYS);
 
         searchBox.setMaxWidth(200);
-        searchBox.setMaxHeight(searchBox.getMinHeight());
-        searchBox.setDefaultStyle("bisq-easy-offerbook-search-box");
-        searchBox.setActiveStyle("bisq-easy-offerbook-search-box-active");
-        searchBox.setActiveIconId("search-green");
+        double searchBoxHeight = 29;
+        searchBox.setMinHeight(searchBoxHeight);
+        searchBox.setMaxHeight(searchBoxHeight);
+        searchBox.setPrefHeight(searchBoxHeight);
 
         double scale = 1.15;
         helpButton = BisqIconButton.createIconButton("icon-help");
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@ protected void configTitleHBox() {
     protected void configCenterVBox() {
         centerVBox.setSpacing(0);
         centerVBox.setFillWidth(true);
-        centerVBox.setMaxWidth(CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH);
 
        /* filterButton = new Button(Res.get("bisqEasy.topPane.filter"));
         ImageView filterIcon = ImageUtil.getImageViewById("filter");
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ protected void configCenterVBox() {
         VBox.setVgrow(chatMessagesComponent, Priority.ALWAYS);
         centerVBox.getChildren().addAll(titleHBox, Layout.hLine(), chatMessagesComponent);
         centerVBox.getStyleClass().add("bisq-easy-container");
+        centerVBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
     }
 
     @Override

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/content/chat/ChatUtil.java

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 package bisq.desktop.main.content.chat;
 
 import bisq.bisq_easy.NavigationTarget;
+import bisq.chat.ChatChannelDomain;
 import bisq.desktop.main.content.chat.common.ChannelTabButtonModel;
+import javafx.geometry.Pos;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
+import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
+import javafx.scene.text.TextAlignment;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -28,4 +34,24 @@ public int compare(ChannelTabButtonModel lhs, ChannelTabButtonModel rhs) {
     public static String getChannelIconId(String channelId) {
         return "channels-" + channelId.replace(".", "-");
     }
+
+    public static VBox createEmptyChatPlaceholder(Label emptyChatPlaceholderTitle, Label emptyChatPlaceholderDescription) {
+        emptyChatPlaceholderTitle.getStyleClass().add("large-text");
+        emptyChatPlaceholderTitle.setTextAlignment(TextAlignment.CENTER);
+
+        emptyChatPlaceholderDescription.getStyleClass().add("normal-text");
+        emptyChatPlaceholderDescription.setTextAlignment(TextAlignment.CENTER);
+
+        VBox emptyChatPlaceholder = new VBox(10, emptyChatPlaceholderTitle, emptyChatPlaceholderDescription);
+        emptyChatPlaceholder.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
+        emptyChatPlaceholder.getStyleClass().add("chat-container-placeholder-text");
+        VBox.setVgrow(emptyChatPlaceholder, Priority.ALWAYS);
+        return emptyChatPlaceholder;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isCommonChat(ChatChannelDomain chatChannelDomain) {
+        return chatChannelDomain.equals(ChatChannelDomain.DISCUSSION)
+                || chatChannelDomain.equals(ChatChannelDomain.EVENTS)
+                || chatChannelDomain.equals(ChatChannelDomain.SUPPORT);
+    }
 }

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/content/chat/ChatView.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 @Slf4j
 public class ChatView<V extends ChatView<V, M>, M extends ChatModel> extends BaseChatView {
     protected static final double SIDE_PADDING = 40;
-    protected static final double CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH = 1440;
+    protected static final double CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH = 1200;
 
     public ChatView(ChatModel model,
                     ChatController<V, M> controller,
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ protected void configTitleHBox() {
     @Override
     protected void configCenterVBox() {
         VBox.setVgrow(chatMessagesComponent, Priority.ALWAYS);
-        centerVBox.getStyleClass().add("bisq-easy-container");
-        centerVBox.setMaxWidth(CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH);
+        titleHBox.setMaxWidth(CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH);
         centerVBox.getChildren().addAll(titleHBox, Layout.hLine(), chatMessagesComponent);
+        centerVBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
+        centerVBox.getStyleClass().add("bisq-easy-container");
         centerVBox.setFillWidth(true);
     }
 

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/content/chat/common/pub/CommonPublicChatView.java

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
 
 public final class CommonPublicChatView extends ChatView<CommonPublicChatView, CommonPublicChatModel> {
-    public CommonPublicChatView(ChatModel model, CommonPublicChatController controller, Pane chatMessagesComponent, Pane channelInfo) {
+    public CommonPublicChatView(ChatModel model, CommonPublicChatController controller,
+                                Pane chatMessagesComponent, Pane channelInfo) {
         super(model, controller, chatMessagesComponent, channelInfo);
     }
 
@@ -48,10 +49,10 @@ protected void configTitleHBox() {
         channelDescription.getStyleClass().add("chat-header-description");
 
         searchBox.setMaxWidth(200);
-        searchBox.setMaxHeight(searchBox.getMinHeight());
-        searchBox.setDefaultStyle("bisq-easy-offerbook-search-box");
-        searchBox.setActiveStyle("bisq-easy-offerbook-search-box-active");
-        searchBox.setActiveIconId("search-green");
+        double searchBoxHeight = 29;
+        searchBox.setMinHeight(searchBoxHeight);
+        searchBox.setMaxHeight(searchBoxHeight);
+        searchBox.setPrefHeight(searchBoxHeight);
 
         double scale = 1.15;
         helpButton = BisqIconButton.createIconButton("icon-help");

apps/desktop/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/content/chat/priv/PrivateChatsView.java

@@ -104,14 +104,16 @@ private void addChatBox() {
         chatHeaderHBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
         chatHeaderHBox.setPadding(new Insets(15, 30, 15, 30));
         chatHeaderHBox.getStyleClass().add("bisq-easy-container-header");
+        chatHeaderHBox.setMaxWidth(CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH);
 
         VBox.setMargin(chatMessagesComponent, new Insets(0, 30, 15, 30));
         VBox.setVgrow(chatMessagesComponent, Priority.ALWAYS);
         VBox chatVBox = new VBox(chatHeaderHBox, Layout.hLine(), chatMessagesComponent);
         chatVBox.getStyleClass().add("bisq-easy-container");
+        chatVBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
 
         VBox.setVgrow(chatVBox, Priority.ALWAYS);
-        centerVBox.setMaxWidth(CHAT_BOX_MAX_WIDTH);
+        centerVBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
         centerVBox.setFillWidth(true);
         centerVBox.getChildren().add(chatVBox);
     }