add inline replies, ui improvements, rename ViewPersistence->ViewController, add scroll method and highlight

dist/index.css

@@ -590,7 +590,11 @@ body[showing-chat] #chat-page-wrapper {
   padding: 0px;
   overflow: hidden;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-rows: 1fr var(--control-height) var(--safe-area-bottom);
+  --composer-height: var(--control-height);
+  grid-template-rows: 1fr calc(var(--composer-height) + var(--gap-between-tiles)) var(--safe-area-bottom);
+}
+#chat-page #main #message-page .content:has(.reply-preview-wrapper .reply-preview) {
+  --composer-height: calc( 2 * var(--control-height) + var(--gap-between-tiles) );
 }
 #message-page #message-container {
   overflow: auto;
@@ -607,6 +611,32 @@ body[showing-chat] #chat-page-wrapper {
   border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
   border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
+#message-page #composer .content-width-constraint {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--gap-between-tiles);
+}
+#message-page #composer .reply-preview-wrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+#message-page #composer .reply-preview-wrapper .reply-preview {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: var(--max-input-width);
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--gap-between-tiles);
+}
+#message-page #composer .reply-preview-wrapper .reply-preview > div {
+  background: var(--surface);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--text-gap);
+  padding: 0px var(--content-padding);
+  width: calc(100% - var(--control-height) - var(--gap-between-tiles));
+}
 @media (max-width: 700px) {
   #message-page #composer div {
     width: 100%;
@@ -720,11 +750,24 @@ body[showing-chat] #chat-page-wrapper {
 .message-bubble[sentbyuser] .tile.main span {
   text-align: right;
 }
+.message-bubble > .inline-reply {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  background: var(--surface-alt);
+  height: var(--control-height);
+  max-width: var(--max-input-width);
+  width: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 0px var(--control-padding);
+  gap: var(--text-gap);
+  border-left: var(--outline-width) solid var(--primary);
+}
 .message-bubble > .message-reaction-row {
   max-width: var(--max-input-width);
   width: 100%;
   padding: var(--gap-between-tiles);
-  background: var(--surface);
+  background: var(--surface-alt);
   display: none !important;
   overflow: hidden;
 }

dist/index.js

@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@
         const combinedChannel = allChannels.join("/");
         return [senderName, combinedChannel];
       };
-      this.sendMessage = async (body, replyId, fileContent) => {
+      this.sendMessage = async (body, inlineReplyId, fileContent) => {
         const nameAndChannel = this.getNameAndChannel();
         if (nameAndChannel == false) return;
         const [senderName, combinedChannel] = nameAndChannel;
@@ -1321,6 +1321,7 @@
           senderName,
           this.info.encryptionKey,
           body,
+          inlineReplyId,
           fileContent
         );
         this.addMessage(chatMessage);
@@ -1462,7 +1463,7 @@
       };
     }
     static {
-      this.createChatMessage = async (channel, sender, encryptionKey, body, fileContent) => {
+      this.createChatMessage = async (channel, sender, encryptionKey, body, inlineReplyId, fileContent) => {
         const chatMessage = {
           dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
           id: v4_default(),
@@ -1470,6 +1471,7 @@
           sender,
           body,
           dateSent: createTimestamp(),
+          inlineReplyId,
           status: "outbox" /* Outbox */,
           stringifiedFile: ""
         };
@@ -1773,6 +1775,7 @@
         ///
         showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel: "show message info",
         messageInfoHeadline: "Message Info",
+        cancelReplyAudioLabel: "cancel reply",
         sentBy: "Sent by",
         timeSent: "Time sent",
         channel: "Channel",
@@ -1780,6 +1783,7 @@
         copyMessageButton: "Copy message",
         resendMessageButton: "Resend message",
         decryptMessageButton: "Decrypt message",
+        replyToMessageButton: "Reply to message",
         deleteMessageButton: "Delete message",
         //
         thumbsUpReaction: "Reaction: thumbs up",
@@ -1981,6 +1985,7 @@
           filterMessagesButtonAudioLabel: "nachrichten filtern",
           showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel: "nachrichteninfo anzeigen",
           messageInfoHeadline: "Nachrichteninfo",
+          cancelReplyAudioLabel: "antwort abbrechen",
           sentBy: "Gesendet von",
           timeSent: "Sendezeit",
           channel: "Kanal",
@@ -1988,6 +1993,7 @@
           copyMessageButton: "Nachricht kopieren",
           resendMessageButton: "Nachricht erneut senden",
           decryptMessageButton: "Nachricht entschl\xFCsseln",
+          replyToMessageButton: "Auf Nachricht antworten",
           deleteMessageButton: "Nachricht l\xF6schen",
           //
           thumbsUpReaction: "Reaktion: Daumen hoch",
@@ -2179,6 +2185,7 @@
           filterMessagesButtonAudioLabel: "filtrar mensajes",
           showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel: "mostrar informaci\xF3n del mensaje",
           messageInfoHeadline: "Informaci\xF3n del Mensaje",
+          cancelReplyAudioLabel: "abortar la respuesta",
           sentBy: "Enviado por",
           timeSent: "Hora de env\xEDo",
           channel: "Canal",
@@ -2186,6 +2193,7 @@
           copyMessageButton: "Copiar mensaje",
           resendMessageButton: "Reenviar mensaje",
           decryptMessageButton: "Desencriptar mensaje",
+          replyToMessageButton: "Responder al mensaje",
           deleteMessageButton: "Eliminar mensaje",
           //
           thumbsUpReaction: "Reacci\xF3n: pulgar hacia arriba",
@@ -2768,6 +2776,7 @@
       this.coreViewModel = coreViewModel2;
       this.messagePageViewModel = messagePageViewModel;
       this.body = new State("");
+      this.inlineReply = void 0;
       this.status = new State(
         void 0
       );
@@ -2820,6 +2829,14 @@
       this.decryptMessage = () => {
         this.messagePageViewModel.decryptMessage(this);
       };
+      this.reply = () => {
+        this.messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value = this;
+        this.hideInfoModal();
+      };
+      this.cancelReply = () => {
+        if (this.messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value != this) return;
+        this.messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value = void 0;
+      };
       // view
       this.showInfoModal = () => {
         this.isPresentingInfoModal.value = true;
@@ -2852,6 +2869,9 @@
         this.dateSent = new Date(this.chatMessage.dateSent).toLocaleString();
         this.body.value = this.chatMessage.body;
         this.status.value = this.chatMessage.status;
+        if (this.chatMessage.inlineReplyId) {
+          this.inlineReply = this.messagePageViewModel.chatMessageViewModels.value.get(this.chatMessage.inlineReplyId);
+        }
       };
       this.chatMessage = chatMessage;
       this.sentByUser = sentByUser;
@@ -2958,7 +2978,9 @@
       this.filteredMessageViewModels = new ListState();
       this.isFilterModalOpen = new State(false);
       this.reactionFilter = new State(void 0);
-      this.replyingMessageId = new State(void 0);
+      this.replyingMessage = new State(
+        void 0
+      );
       this.composingMessage = new State("");
       // methods
       this.sendMessage = () => {
@@ -2967,8 +2989,15 @@
         this.composingMessage.value = "";
       };
       this.sendMessageFromBody = (body) => {
-        this.chatViewModel.chatModel.sendMessage(body, this.replyingMessageId.value);
+        let replyId = void 0;
-        this.replyingMessageId.value = void 0;
+        if (this.replyingMessage.value) {
+          replyId = this.replyingMessage.value.chatMessage.id;
+        }
+        this.chatViewModel.chatModel.sendMessage(
+          body,
+          replyId
+        );
+        this.replyingMessage.value = void 0;
       };
       this.decryptMessage = async (messageViewModel) => {
         const chatMessage = messageViewModel.chatMessage;
@@ -3383,9 +3412,18 @@
       this.registerKeyStroke("," /* Settings */, this.showSettings);
       this.registerKeyStroke("enter" /* Apply */, this.hideSettings);
       this.registerKeyStroke(";" /* Create */, this.createTask);
-      this.registerKeyStroke("j", () => this.selectedPage.value = "list" /* List */);
+      this.registerKeyStroke(
-      this.registerKeyStroke("k", () => this.selectedPage.value = "kanban" /* Kanban */);
+        "j",
-      this.registerKeyStroke("l", () => this.selectedPage.value = "status-grid" /* StatusGrid */);
+        () => this.selectedPage.value = "list" /* List */
+      );
+      this.registerKeyStroke(
+        "k",
+        () => this.selectedPage.value = "kanban" /* Kanban */
+      );
+      this.registerKeyStroke(
+        "l",
+        () => this.selectedPage.value = "status-grid" /* StatusGrid */
+      );
       this.taskPageViewModel.registerContext(this.boardInfo.fileId, this);
     }
   };
@@ -4435,7 +4473,7 @@
         "description",
         coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.messageContent,
         chatMessageViewModel.body
-      )), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "flex-column gap" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.copyMessage }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.copyMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "content_copy")), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.resendMessage }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.resendMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "redo")), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.decryptMessage }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.decryptMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "key"))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "flex-column gap" }, MessageReactionButtonRow(
+      )), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "flex-column gap" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.copyMessage }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.copyMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "content_copy")), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.resendMessage }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.resendMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "redo")), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.decryptMessage }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.decryptMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "key")), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.reply }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.replyToMessageButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "reply"))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "flex-column gap" }, MessageReactionButtonRow(
         coreViewModel2,
         chatMessageViewModel
       ), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
@@ -4451,9 +4489,70 @@
     );
   }
 
+  // src/View/viewController.ts
+  var ItemTracker = class {
+  };
+  var ViewTrackerMap = class {
+    constructor() {
+      this.trackers = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
+      this.register = (key) => {
+        if (this.trackers.has(key)) {
+          return this.trackers.get(key);
+        }
+        const tracker = new ItemTracker();
+        this.trackers.set(key, tracker);
+        return tracker;
+      };
+      this.setItems = (key, views) => {
+        const tracker = this.register(key);
+        if (tracker.items != void 0) {
+          return tracker.items;
+        } else {
+          tracker.items = views();
+          return tracker.items;
+        }
+      };
+    }
+  };
+  var ViewController = class {
+    static {
+      this.chatPages = new ItemTracker();
+    }
+    static {
+      this.taskPages = new ViewTrackerMap();
+    }
+    static {
+      this.boardPages = new ViewTrackerMap();
+    }
+    static {
+      this.inlineReplies = new ViewTrackerMap();
+    }
+    static {
+      this.messageIcons = new ViewTrackerMap();
+    }
+    static scrollToView(id) {
+      const element = document.getElementById(id);
+      if (!element) return;
+      element.scrollIntoView();
+      element.setAttribute("scrolled", "");
+      setTimeout(() => element.removeAttribute("scrolled"), 1e3);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // src/View/Components/inlineReply.tsx
+  function InlineReply(chatMessageViewModel) {
+    const reply = chatMessageViewModel.inlineReply;
+    if (reply == void 0) return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null);
+    const scroll = () => {
+      ViewController.scrollToView(reply.chatMessage.id);
+    };
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "inline-reply", "on:click": scroll }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, reply.sender), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", { class: "ellipsis", "subscribe:innerText": reply.body }));
+  }
+
   // src/View/Components/chatMessage.tsx
   function ChatMessage4(coreViewModel2, chatMessageViewModel) {
-    const statusIcon = createProxyState(
+    const persistenceId = chatMessageViewModel.chatMessage.id;
+    const statusIcon = ViewController.messageIcons.setItems(persistenceId, () => createProxyState(
       [chatMessageViewModel.status],
       () => {
         switch (chatMessageViewModel.status.value) {
@@ -4467,14 +4566,16 @@
             return "warning";
         }
       }
-    );
+    ));
     return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "div",
       {
         class: "message-bubble",
+        id: chatMessageViewModel.chatMessage.id,
         "toggle:sentbyuser": chatMessageViewModel.sentByUser,
         "toggle:hidden": chatMessageViewModel.isHidden
       },
+      InlineReply(chatMessageViewModel),
       /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "main tile" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "text-container" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "sender-name ellipsis" }, chatMessageViewModel.sender), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
         "span",
         {
@@ -4494,6 +4595,13 @@
           "aria-label": coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel
         },
         /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "info")
+      ), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+        "button",
+        {
+          "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.reply,
+          "aria-label": coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.replyToMessageButton
+        },
+        /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "reply")
       ))),
       MessageReactionButtonRow(coreViewModel2, chatMessageViewModel),
       ChatMessageInfoModal(coreViewModel2, chatMessageViewModel)
@@ -4572,6 +4680,22 @@
     )))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": messagePageViewModel.hideFilterModal }, coreViewModel2.translations.general.closeButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "close"))));
   }
 
+  // src/View/Components/replyPreview.tsx
+  function ReplyPreview(coreViewModel2, chatMessageViewModel) {
+    const scroll = () => {
+      chatMessageViewModel.scrollIntoView();
+    };
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "reply-preview slide-up", "on:click": scroll }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "secondary" }, chatMessageViewModel.sender), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", { class: "ellipsis", "subscribe:innerText": chatMessageViewModel.body })), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+      "button",
+      {
+        class: "standard square",
+        "on:click": chatMessageViewModel.cancelReply,
+        "aria-label": coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.cancelReplyAudioLabel
+      },
+      /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "close")
+    ));
+  }
+
   // src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.tsx
   function MessagePage(coreViewModel2, messagePageViewModel) {
     messagePageViewModel.loadData();
@@ -4588,6 +4712,21 @@
         ]
       }
     );
+    const persistenceId = messagePageViewModel.chatViewModel.chatModel.id;
+    const replyPreview = ViewController.inlineReplies.setItems(
+      persistenceId,
+      () => createProxyState(
+        [messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage],
+        () => {
+          if (messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value == void 0)
+            return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null);
+          return ReplyPreview(
+            coreViewModel2,
+            messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value
+          );
+        }
+      )
+    );
     function scrollDown(hard = false) {
       if (hard) {
         messageContainer.setAttribute("scroll-hard", "");
@@ -4604,6 +4743,9 @@
       scrollDownIfApplicable
     );
     setTimeout(() => scrollDown(true), 100);
+    messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.subscribeSilent(() => {
+      setFocusWithDelay();
+    });
     setFocusWithDelay();
     return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { id: "message-page" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "pane-wrapper" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "pane" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "toolbar" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "title" }, coreViewModel2.translations.chatPage.message.messagesHeadline), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "button",
@@ -4614,7 +4756,13 @@
         "toggle:selected": messagePageViewModel.isFilterActive
       },
       /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "filter_alt")
-    ))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "content" }, messageContainer, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { id: "composer" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "content-width-constraint" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "input-width-constraint" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+    ))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "content" }, messageContainer, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { id: "composer" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "content-width-constraint" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+      "div",
+      {
+        class: "reply-preview-wrapper",
+        "children:set": replyPreview
+      }
+    ), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "input-width-constraint" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "input",
       {
         id: "focused",
@@ -5205,48 +5353,11 @@
     )), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": close }, coreViewModel2.translations.general.closeButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "close"))));
   }
 
-  // src/View/viewPersistence.ts
-  var PageTracker = class {
-  };
-  var PageTrackerMap = class {
-    constructor() {
-      this.trackers = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
-      this.register = (key) => {
-        if (this.trackers.has(key)) {
-          return this.trackers.get(key);
-        }
-        const tracker = new PageTracker();
-        this.trackers.set(key, tracker);
-        return tracker;
-      };
-      this.setPages = (key, pages) => {
-        const tracker = this.register(key);
-        if (tracker.pages != void 0) {
-          return tracker.pages;
-        } else {
-          tracker.pages = pages();
-          return tracker.pages;
-        }
-      };
-    }
-  };
-  var ViewPersistence = class {
-    static {
-      this.chatPages = new PageTracker();
-    }
-    static {
-      this.taskPages = new PageTrackerMap();
-    }
-    static {
-      this.boardPages = new PageTrackerMap();
-    }
-  };
-
   // src/View/ChatPages/boardPage.tsx
   function BoardPage(coreViewModel2, boardViewModel) {
     boardViewModel.loadData();
     const persistenceId = boardViewModel.boardInfo.fileId;
-    const pages = ViewPersistence.boardPages.setPages(
+    const pages = ViewController.boardPages.setItems(
       persistenceId,
       () => createProxyState([boardViewModel.selectedPage], () => {
         switch (boardViewModel.selectedPage.value) {
@@ -5389,7 +5500,7 @@
       () => taskPageViewModel.selectedBoardId.value != void 0
     );
     const persistenceId = taskPageViewModel.chatViewModel.chatModel.id;
-    const pages = ViewPersistence.taskPages.setPages(
+    const pages = ViewController.taskPages.setItems(
       persistenceId,
       () => createProxyState([taskPageViewModel.selectedBoardId], () => {
         const selectedBoardId = taskPageViewModel.selectedBoardId.value;
@@ -5461,7 +5572,7 @@
 
   // src/View/chatPage.tsx
   function ChatPage(coreViewModel2, chatViewModel) {
-    ViewPersistence.chatPages.pages = createProxyState(
+    ViewController.chatPages.items = createProxyState(
       [chatViewModel.selectedPage],
       () => {
         switch (chatViewModel.selectedPage.value) {
@@ -5556,7 +5667,7 @@
         "div",
         {
           id: "main",
-          "children:set": ViewPersistence.chatPages.pages
+          "children:set": ViewController.chatPages.items
         }
       ))
     );

dist/styles.css

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ body {
     --surface: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 5%);
     --surface-hover: hsla(0, 0%, 5%, 10%);
     --surface-active: hsla(0, 0%, 5%, 15%);
+    --surface-alt: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 2%);
 
     --border: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 10%);
     --surface-border: #8d8d8d;
@@ -86,9 +87,10 @@ body[theme="dark"] {
 
     --layer: hsla(0, 0%, 15%, 60%);
 
-    --surface: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 4%);
+    --surface: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 5%);
     --surface-hover: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 10%);
     --surface-active: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 15%);
+    --surface-alt: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 2%);
 
     --border: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 10%);
     --surface-border: #6f6f6f;
@@ -166,8 +168,11 @@ select:not(.tile *),
     background: var(--surface);
 }
 
-@media (hover: hover) {
+.surface-alt {
+    background: var(--surface-alt);
+}
 
+@media (hover: hover) {
     button:hover,
     select:hover,
     button.tile.ghost:hover {
@@ -259,8 +264,9 @@ SIZES
 body {
     /* gap */
     --gap-between-tiles: 4px;
+    --gap-in-controls: 7px;
     --gap-in-tab-links: 1rem;
-    --gap-in-controls: 1.2rem;
+    --text-gap: 1.2rem;
     --large-gap: 2rem;
 
     /* outline */
@@ -822,6 +828,12 @@ select+.icon {
     height: var(--control-height);
 }
 
+button.square {
+    width: var(--control-height);
+    padding: 0px;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
 header {
     height: var(--header-height);
 }
@@ -1227,6 +1239,19 @@ STATE
     }
 }
 
+[scrolled] {
+    animation: 1s ease scroll-highlight;
+}
+
+@keyframes scroll-highlight {
+    0%, 40%, 50%, 90% {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+    10%, 30%, 60%, 80% {
+        opacity: .5;
+    }
+}
+
 /*
 ICONS
  */

src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
 
     sendMessage = async (
         body: string,
-        replyId?: string,
+        inlineReplyId?: string,
         fileContent?: FileContent<string>,
     ): Promise<boolean> => {
         const nameAndChannel = this.getNameAndChannel();
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
             senderName,
             this.info.encryptionKey,
             body,
+            inlineReplyId,
             fileContent,
         );
 
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
         sender: string,
         encryptionKey: string,
         body: string,
+        inlineReplyId?: string,
         fileContent?: FileContent<string>,
     ): Promise<ChatMessage> => {
         const chatMessage: ChatMessage = {
@@ -384,6 +386,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
             sender,
             body,
             dateSent: createTimestamp(),
+            inlineReplyId,
 
             status: ChatMessageStatuses.Outbox,
             stringifiedFile: "",

src/View/ChatPages/boardPage.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { TaskSettingsModal } from "../Modals/taskSettingsModal";
 import { TaskViewModelToEntry } from "../Components/taskEntry";
 import { setFocusWithDelay } from "../utility";
 import CoreViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel";
-import { ViewPersistence } from "../viewPersistence";
+import { ViewController } from "../viewController";
 
 export function BoardPage(
     coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function BoardPage(
 
     // main content
     const persistenceId = boardViewModel.boardInfo.fileId;
-    const pages = ViewPersistence.boardPages.setPages(persistenceId, () =>
+    const pages = ViewController.boardPages.setItems(persistenceId, () =>
         React.createProxyState([boardViewModel.selectedPage], () => {
             switch (boardViewModel.selectedPage.value) {
                 case BoardPageTypes.Kanban: {

src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.css

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 /* layout */
 #chat-page #main #message-page .content {
     padding: 0px;
-
     overflow: hidden;
-
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-rows: 1fr var(--control-height) var(--safe-area-bottom);
+    --composer-height: var(--control-height);
+    grid-template-rows:
+        1fr calc(var(--composer-height) + var(--gap-between-tiles))
+        var(--safe-area-bottom);
+}
+
+#chat-page
+    #main
+    #message-page
+    .content:has(.reply-preview-wrapper .reply-preview) {
+    --composer-height: calc(
+        2 * var(--control-height) + var(--gap-between-tiles)
+    );
 }
 
 #message-page #message-container {
@@ -20,21 +30,51 @@
 
 #message-page #composer input {
     margin: 0px;
-
     width: 100%;
     max-width: unset;
-
     flex: 1;
-
     border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
     border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 
+#message-page #composer .content-width-constraint {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-end;
+    justify-content: center;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: var(--gap-between-tiles);
+}
+
+#message-page #composer .reply-preview-wrapper {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+#message-page #composer .reply-preview-wrapper .reply-preview {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: var(--max-input-width);
+
+    display: flex;
+    gap: var(--gap-between-tiles);
+}
+
+#message-page #composer .reply-preview-wrapper .reply-preview > div {
+    background: var(--surface);
+
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: var(--text-gap);
+
+    padding: 0px var(--content-padding);
+
+    width: calc(100% - var(--control-height) - var(--gap-between-tiles));
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 700px) {
     #message-page #composer div {
         width: 100%;
         max-width: unset;
-
         display: flex;
     }
 }
@@ -44,7 +84,6 @@
     #message-page #composer .input-width-constraint {
         display: flex;
         justify-content: flex-end;
-
         width: 100%;
         max-width: var(--max-content-width);
     }
@@ -178,12 +217,31 @@
     text-align: right;
 }
 
+.message-bubble > .inline-reply {
+    cursor: pointer;
+
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+
+    background: var(--surface-alt);
+    height: var(--control-height);
+
+    max-width: var(--max-input-width);
+    width: 100%;
+    overflow: hidden;
+
+    padding: 0px var(--control-padding);
+    gap: var(--text-gap);
+
+    border-left: var(--outline-width) solid var(--primary);
+}
+
 .message-bubble > .message-reaction-row {
     max-width: var(--max-input-width);
     width: 100%;
 
     padding: var(--gap-between-tiles);
-    background: var(--surface);
+    background: var(--surface-alt);
 
     display: none !important;
     overflow: hidden;

src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import ChatMessageViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Chat/chatMessageViewModel";
 import { ChatMessage } from "../Components/chatMessage";
 import { MessageFilterModal } from "../Modals/messageFilterModal";
 import { setFocusWithDelay } from "../utility";
+import { ViewController } from "../viewController";
+import { ReplyPreview } from "../Components/replyPreview";
 
 export function MessagePage(
     coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
@@ -31,6 +33,23 @@ export function MessagePage(
         ></div>
     );
 
+    const persistenceId = messagePageViewModel.chatViewModel.chatModel.id;
+    const replyPreview = ViewController.inlineReplies.setItems(
+        persistenceId,
+        () =>
+            React.createProxyState(
+                [messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage],
+                () => {
+                    if (messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value == undefined)
+                        return <div></div>;
+                    return ReplyPreview(
+                        coreViewModel,
+                        messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value,
+                    );
+                },
+            ),
+    );
+
     function scrollDown(hard: boolean = false) {
         if (hard) {
             messageContainer.setAttribute("scroll-hard", "");
@@ -51,6 +70,9 @@ export function MessagePage(
     );
     setTimeout(() => scrollDown(true), 100);
 
+    messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.subscribeSilent(() => {
+        setFocusWithDelay();
+    })
     setFocusWithDelay();
 
     return (
@@ -84,6 +106,10 @@ export function MessagePage(
                         {messageContainer}
                         <div id="composer">
                             <div class="content-width-constraint">
+                                <div
+                                    class="reply-preview-wrapper"
+                                    children:set={replyPreview}
+                                ></div>
                                 <div class="input-width-constraint">
                                     <input
                                         id="focused"

src/View/ChatPages/taskPage.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import TaskPageViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Pages/taskPageViewModel";
 import CoreViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel";
 import { PlaceholderView } from "../Components/placeholderView";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
-import { ViewPersistence } from "../viewPersistence";
+import { ViewController } from "../viewController";
 
 export function TaskPage(
     coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function TaskPage(
     );
 
     const persistenceId = taskPageViewModel.chatViewModel.chatModel.id;
-    const pages = ViewPersistence.taskPages.setPages(persistenceId, () =>
+    const pages = ViewController.taskPages.setItems(persistenceId, () =>
         React.createProxyState([taskPageViewModel.selectedBoardId], () => {
             const selectedBoardId = taskPageViewModel.selectedBoardId.value;
             if (selectedBoardId == undefined) {

src/View/Components/chatMessage.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import { ChatMessageStatuses } from "../../Model/Chat/chatModel";
 import ChatMessageViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Chat/chatMessageViewModel";
 import { MessageReactionButtonRow } from "./messageReactionButtonRow";
 import CoreViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel";
+import { InlineReply } from "./inlineReply";
+import { ViewController } from "../viewController";
 
 export function ChatMessage(
     coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
     chatMessageViewModel: ChatMessageViewModel,
 ) {
-    const statusIcon = React.createProxyState(
+    const persistenceId = chatMessageViewModel.chatMessage.id;
+    const statusIcon = ViewController.messageIcons.setItems(persistenceId,()=> React.createProxyState(
         [chatMessageViewModel.status],
         () => {
             switch (chatMessageViewModel.status.value) {
@@ -23,15 +26,17 @@ export function ChatMessage(
                 default:
                     return "warning";
             }
-        },
+        }
-    );
+    ));
 
     return (
         <div
             class="message-bubble"
+            id={chatMessageViewModel.chatMessage.id}
             toggle:sentbyuser={chatMessageViewModel.sentByUser}
             toggle:hidden={chatMessageViewModel.isHidden}
         >
+            {InlineReply(chatMessageViewModel)}
             <div class="main tile">
                 <div class="text-container">
                     <span class="sender-name ellipsis">
@@ -60,6 +65,15 @@ export function ChatMessage(
                     >
                         <span class="icon">info</span>
                     </button>
+                    <button
+                        on:click={chatMessageViewModel.reply}
+                        aria-label={
+                            coreViewModel.translations.chatPage.message
+                                .replyToMessageButton
+                        }
+                    >
+                        <span class="icon">reply</span>
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
             {MessageReactionButtonRow(coreViewModel, chatMessageViewModel)}

src/View/Components/inlineReply.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+import ChatMessageViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Chat/chatMessageViewModel";
+import CoreViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel";
+import { ViewController } from "../viewController";
+
+export function InlineReply (
+    chatMessageViewModel: ChatMessageViewModel,
+) {
+    const reply = chatMessageViewModel.inlineReply;
+    if (reply == undefined) return <div></div>
+
+    const scroll = () => {
+        ViewController.scrollToView(reply.chatMessage.id);
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <div class="inline-reply" on:click={scroll}>
+            <span>{reply.sender}</span>
+            <b class="ellipsis" subscribe:innerText={reply.body}></b>
+        </div>
+    );
+}

src/View/Components/replyPreview.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+import ChatMessageViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Chat/chatMessageViewModel";
+import CoreViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel";
+
+export function ReplyPreview(
+    coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
+    chatMessageViewModel: ChatMessageViewModel,
+) {
+    const scroll = () => {
+        chatMessageViewModel.scrollIntoView();
+    }
+    return (
+        <div class="reply-preview slide-up" on:click={scroll}>
+            <div>
+                <span class="secondary">{chatMessageViewModel.sender}</span>
+                <b class="ellipsis" subscribe:innerText={chatMessageViewModel.body}></b>
+            </div>
+            <button
+                class="standard square"
+                on:click={chatMessageViewModel.cancelReply}
+                aria-label={coreViewModel.translations.chatPage.message.cancelReplyAudioLabel}
+            >
+                <span class="icon">close</span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    );
+}

src/View/Modals/chatMessageInfoModal.tsx

@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ export function ChatMessageInfoModal(
                             }
                             <span class="icon">key</span>
                         </button>
+                        <button on:click={chatMessageViewModel.reply}>
+                            {
+                                coreViewModel.translations.chatPage.message
+                                    .replyToMessageButton
+                            }
+                            <span class="icon">reply</span>
+                        </button>
                     </div>
 
                     <hr></hr>

src/View/chatPage.tsx

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import { MessagePage } from "./ChatPages/messagePage";
 import { SettingsPage } from "./ChatPages/settingsPage";
 import { TaskPage } from "./ChatPages/taskPage";
 import CoreViewModel from "../ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel";
-import { ViewPersistence } from "./viewPersistence";
+import { ViewController } from "./viewController";
 
 export function ChatPage(
     coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
     chatViewModel: ChatViewModel,
 ) {
-    ViewPersistence.chatPages.pages = React.createProxyState(
+    ViewController.chatPages.items = React.createProxyState(
         [chatViewModel.selectedPage],
         () => {
             switch (chatViewModel.selectedPage.value) {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export function ChatPage(
                 </div>
                 <div
                     id="main"
-                    children:set={ViewPersistence.chatPages.pages}
+                    children:set={ViewController.chatPages.items}
                 ></div>
             </div>
         </article>

src/View/translations.ts

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ const englishTranslations = {
 
             showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel: "show message info",
             messageInfoHeadline: "Message Info",
+            cancelReplyAudioLabel: "cancel reply",
 
             sentBy: "Sent by",
             timeSent: "Time sent",
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ const englishTranslations = {
             copyMessageButton: "Copy message",
             resendMessageButton: "Resend message",
             decryptMessageButton: "Decrypt message",
+            replyToMessageButton: "Reply to message",
             deleteMessageButton: "Delete message",
 
             //
@@ -496,6 +498,7 @@ export const allTranslations: {
 
                 showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel: "nachrichteninfo anzeigen",
                 messageInfoHeadline: "Nachrichteninfo",
+                cancelReplyAudioLabel: "antwort abbrechen",
 
                 sentBy: "Gesendet von",
                 timeSent: "Sendezeit",
@@ -505,6 +508,7 @@ export const allTranslations: {
                 copyMessageButton: "Nachricht kopieren",
                 resendMessageButton: "Nachricht erneut senden",
                 decryptMessageButton: "Nachricht entschlüsseln",
+                replyToMessageButton: "Auf Nachricht antworten",
                 deleteMessageButton: "Nachricht löschen",
 
                 //
@@ -772,6 +776,7 @@ export const allTranslations: {
                 showMessageInfoButtonAudioLabel:
                     "mostrar información del mensaje",
                 messageInfoHeadline: "Información del Mensaje",
+                cancelReplyAudioLabel: "abortar la respuesta",
 
                 sentBy: "Enviado por",
                 timeSent: "Hora de envío",
@@ -781,6 +786,7 @@ export const allTranslations: {
                 copyMessageButton: "Copiar mensaje",
                 resendMessageButton: "Reenviar mensaje",
                 decryptMessageButton: "Desencriptar mensaje",
+                replyToMessageButton: "Responder al mensaje",
                 deleteMessageButton: "Eliminar mensaje",
 
                 //

src/View/viewController.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+class ItemTracker<T> {
+    items: React.State<T | undefined> | undefined;
+}
+
+class ViewTrackerMap<T> {
+    trackers = new Map<string, ItemTracker<T>>();
+
+    private register = (key: string): ItemTracker<T> => {
+        if (this.trackers.has(key)) {
+            return this.trackers.get(key);
+        }
+        const tracker = new ItemTracker<T>();
+        this.trackers.set(key, tracker);
+        return tracker;
+    };
+
+    setItems = (
+        key: string,
+        views: () => React.State<T>,
+    ): React.State<T | undefined> | undefined => {
+        const tracker: ItemTracker<T> = this.register(key);
+
+        if (tracker.items != undefined) {
+            return tracker.items;
+        } else {
+            tracker.items = views();
+            return tracker.items;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+export class ViewController {
+    static readonly chatPages = new ItemTracker<HTMLElement>();
+    static readonly taskPages = new ViewTrackerMap<HTMLElement>();
+    static readonly boardPages = new ViewTrackerMap<HTMLElement>();
+    static readonly inlineReplies = new ViewTrackerMap<HTMLElement>();
+    static readonly messageIcons = new ViewTrackerMap<string>();
+
+    static scrollToView(id: string) {
+        const element = document.getElementById(id);
+        if (!element) return
+        element.scrollIntoView();
+        element.setAttribute("scrolled", "");
+        setTimeout(()=>element.removeAttribute("scrolled"), 1000);
+    }
+}

src/View/viewPersistence.ts

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from "bloatless-react";
-
-class PageTracker {
-    pages: React.State<HTMLElement | undefined> | undefined;
-}
-
-class PageTrackerMap {
-    trackers = new Map<string, PageTracker>();
-
-    private register = (key: string): PageTracker => {
-        if (this.trackers.has(key)) {
-            return this.trackers.get(key);
-        }
-        const tracker = new PageTracker();
-        this.trackers.set(key, tracker);
-        return tracker;
-    };
-
-    setPages = (
-        key: string,
-        pages: () => React.State<HTMLElement>,
-    ): React.State<HTMLElement | undefined> | undefined => {
-        const tracker: PageTracker = this.register(key);
-
-        if (tracker.pages != undefined) {
-            return tracker.pages;
-        } else {
-            tracker.pages = pages();
-            return tracker.pages;
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-export class ViewPersistence {
-    static readonly chatPages = new PageTracker();
-    static readonly taskPages = new PageTrackerMap();
-    static readonly boardPages = new PageTrackerMap();
-}

src/ViewModel/Chat/chatMessageViewModel.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default class ChatMessageViewModel {
     sender: string;
     dateSent: string;
     body: React.State<string> = new React.State("");
+    inlineReply: ChatMessageViewModel | undefined = undefined;
     status: React.State<ChatMessageStatuses | any> = new React.State<any>(
         undefined,
     );
@@ -80,6 +81,15 @@ export default class ChatMessageViewModel {
         this.messagePageViewModel.decryptMessage(this);
     };
 
+    reply = (): void => {
+        this.messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value = this;
+        this.hideInfoModal();
+    };
+    cancelReply = (): void => {
+        if (this.messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value != this) return;
+        this.messagePageViewModel.replyingMessage.value = undefined;
+    };
+
     // view
     showInfoModal = (): void => {
         this.isPresentingInfoModal.value = true;
@@ -119,6 +129,10 @@ export default class ChatMessageViewModel {
         this.dateSent = new Date(this.chatMessage.dateSent).toLocaleString();
         this.body.value = this.chatMessage.body;
         this.status.value = this.chatMessage.status;
+
+        if (this.chatMessage.inlineReplyId) {
+            this.inlineReply = this.messagePageViewModel.chatMessageViewModels.value.get(this.chatMessage.inlineReplyId);
+        }
     };
 
     // init

src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts

@@ -318,9 +318,18 @@ export default class BoardViewModel extends TaskContainingPageViewModel {
         this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Apply, this.hideSettings);
         this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Create, this.createTask);
 
-        this.registerKeyStroke("j", ()=>this.selectedPage.value = BoardPageTypes.List);
+        this.registerKeyStroke(
-        this.registerKeyStroke("k", ()=>this.selectedPage.value = BoardPageTypes.Kanban);
+            "j",
-        this.registerKeyStroke("l", ()=>this.selectedPage.value = BoardPageTypes.StatusGrid);
+            () => (this.selectedPage.value = BoardPageTypes.List),
+        );
+        this.registerKeyStroke(
+            "k",
+            () => (this.selectedPage.value = BoardPageTypes.Kanban),
+        );
+        this.registerKeyStroke(
+            "l",
+            () => (this.selectedPage.value = BoardPageTypes.StatusGrid),
+        );
 
         this.taskPageViewModel.registerContext(this.boardInfo.fileId, this);
     }

src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ export default class MessagePageViewModel extends Context {
     reactionFilter = new React.State<ReactionSymbols | undefined>(undefined);
     isFilterActive: React.State<boolean>;
 
-    replyingMessageId = new React.State<string|undefined>(undefined)
+    replyingMessage = new React.State<ChatMessageViewModel | undefined>(
+        undefined,
+    );
     composingMessage = new React.State<string>("");
 
     // guards
@@ -38,8 +40,15 @@ export default class MessagePageViewModel extends Context {
     };
 
     sendMessageFromBody = (body: string): void => {
-        this.chatViewModel.chatModel.sendMessage(body, this.replyingMessageId.value);
+        let replyId: string|undefined = undefined;
-        this.replyingMessageId.value = undefined;
+        if (this.replyingMessage.value) {
+            replyId = this.replyingMessage.value.chatMessage.id;
+        }
+        this.chatViewModel.chatModel.sendMessage(
+            body,
+            replyId,
+        );
+        this.replyingMessage.value = undefined;
     };
 
     decryptMessage = async (