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static/app.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const state = {
     muted: false,
     sharingVideo: false,
     sharingScreen: false,
-    watchingVideo: true,
+    viewMode: 'chat', // 'chat' or 'video'
     iceServers: [{ urls: "stun:stun.l.google.com:19302" }],
   },
   voicePresencePollId: null,
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ const el = {
   vcChannelName: document.getElementById("vc-channel-name"),
   voiceVideoBtn: document.getElementById("voice-video-btn"),
   voiceScreenBtn: document.getElementById("voice-screen-btn"),
-  voiceWatchBtn: document.getElementById("voice-watch-btn"),
   voiceMuteBtn: document.getElementById("voice-mute-btn"),
   voiceLeaveBtn: document.getElementById("voice-leave-btn"),
   videoGrid: document.getElementById("video-grid"),
+  messageForm: document.getElementById("message-form"),
+  messageInputWrapper: document.querySelector(".chat-input-wrapper"),
 
   // Members
   memberList: document.getElementById("member-list"),
@@ -249,17 +250,20 @@ function renderChannels() {
         state.selectedDmUserId = null;
         state.selectedDmDisplayName = null;
         state.selectedTextChannelId = channel.id;
+        state.voice.viewMode = 'chat';
         renderChannels();
         renderDMs();
+        updateView();
         updateHeaderLabels();
         const messages = await api(`/channels/${channel.id}/messages?limit=100`);
         renderMessages(messages);
       } else {
-        state.selectedDmUserId = null;
-        state.selectedDmDisplayName = null;
         state.selectedVoiceChannelId = channel.id;
+        state.voice.viewMode = 'video';
         renderChannels();
         renderDMs();
+        updateView();
+        updateHeaderLabels();
         joinVoice();
       }
       if (window.innerWidth <= 768) closeMobileMenus();
@@ -307,8 +311,10 @@ function renderDMs() {
       state.selectedDmDisplayName = dm.display_name;
       state.selectedTextChannelId = null;
       state.selectedVoiceChannelId = null;
+      state.voice.viewMode = 'chat';
       renderChannels();
       renderDMs();
+      updateView();
       updateHeaderLabels();
       const messages = await api(`/dms/${dm.user_id}/messages?limit=100`);
       renderMessages(messages);
@@ -380,8 +386,10 @@ function renderMembers() {
       state.selectedDmDisplayName = m.display_name;
       state.selectedTextChannelId = null;
       state.selectedVoiceChannelId = null;
+      state.voice.viewMode = 'chat';
       renderChannels();
       renderDMs();
+      updateView();
       updateHeaderLabels();
       const messages = await api(`/dms/${m.id}/messages?limit=100`);
       renderMessages(messages);
@@ -406,6 +414,12 @@ function updateHeaderLabels() {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (state.voice.viewMode === 'video' && state.selectedVoiceChannelId) {
+    const channel = state.channels.find((c) => c.id === state.selectedVoiceChannelId);
+    el.channelTitle.textContent = channel ? channel.name : "Voice Arena";
+    return;
+  }
+
   const channel = state.channels.find((c) => c.id === state.selectedTextChannelId);
   el.channelTitle.textContent = channel ? channel.name : "Select a channel";
   el.messageBody.placeholder = channel ? `Message #${channel.name}` : "Select a channel";
@@ -569,7 +583,6 @@ function stopAndClearVideoPipeline() {
   state.voice.videoStream = null;
   state.voice.sharingVideo = false;
   document.getElementById(`video-${state.me.id}-camera`)?.parentElement?.remove();
-  updateVideoGridVisibility();
 }
 
 function stopAndClearScreenPipeline() {
@@ -579,15 +592,22 @@ function stopAndClearScreenPipeline() {
   state.voice.screenStream = null;
   state.voice.sharingScreen = false;
   document.getElementById(`video-${state.me.id}-screen`)?.parentElement?.remove();
-  updateVideoGridVisibility();
 }
 
 function updateVideoGridVisibility() {
-  const hasVideos = el.videoGrid.children.length > 0;
+  // Persistence logic: we always update the grid visibility based on participants
-  if (hasVideos && state.voice.watchingVideo) {
+  // however the actual container visibility in the UI is managed by updateView()
+}
+
+function updateView() {
+  if (state.voice.viewMode === 'video') {
     el.videoGrid.classList.remove("hidden");
+    el.messageList.classList.add("hidden");
+    el.messageInputWrapper.classList.add("hidden");
   } else {
     el.videoGrid.classList.add("hidden");
+    el.messageList.classList.remove("hidden");
+    el.messageInputWrapper.classList.remove("hidden");
   }
 }
 
@@ -606,7 +626,6 @@ function renderVideo(peerId, displayName, stream, source) {
     videoEl = container.querySelector("video");
   }
   videoEl.srcObject = stream;
-  updateVideoGridVisibility();
 }
 
 async function buildAudioPipeline(rawStream) {
@@ -815,12 +834,10 @@ async function joinVoice() {
     } else if (msg.type === "video_status_changed") {
       if (!msg.is_sharing_video) {
         document.getElementById(`video-${msg.user_id}-camera`)?.parentElement?.remove();
-        updateVideoGridVisibility();
       }
     } else if (msg.type === "screen_status_changed") {
       if (!msg.is_sharing_screen) {
         document.getElementById(`video-${msg.user_id}-screen`)?.parentElement?.remove();
-        updateVideoGridVisibility();
       }
     }
     refreshVoicePresence().catch(() => { });
@@ -1121,7 +1138,6 @@ async function init() {
 
   el.voiceVideoBtn.onclick = toggleVideo;
   el.voiceScreenBtn.onclick = toggleScreenShare;
-  el.voiceWatchBtn.onclick = toggleWatchVideo;
   el.voiceMuteBtn.onclick = toggleMute;
   el.voiceLeaveBtn.onclick = leaveVoice;
 

static/index.html

@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
             <div class="vc-actions">
               <button id="voice-video-btn" title="Turn on Camera"><i data-lucide="video-off"></i></button>
               <button id="voice-screen-btn" title="Share Screen"><i data-lucide="monitor-off"></i></button>
-              <button id="voice-watch-btn" title="Stop Watching"><i data-lucide="eye"></i></button>
               <button id="voice-mute-btn" title="Mute"><i data-lucide="mic"></i></button>
               <button id="voice-leave-btn" title="Disconnect"><i data-lucide="phone-off"></i></button>
             </div>

static/styles.css

@@ -527,15 +527,13 @@ select {
 /* Video Grid */
 .video-grid {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
-  gap: 12px;
+  gap: 16px;
-  padding: 12px;
+  padding: 16px;
   background: var(--bg-tertiary);
-  flex-grow: 1;
+  flex: 1;
-  min-height: 200px;
+  min-height: 0;
-  max-height: 100%;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 }
 
 .video-grid.hidden {
@@ -553,7 +551,8 @@ select {
 .video-item video {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
-  object-fit: cover;
+  object-fit: contain;
+  background: #000;
 }
 
 .video-item .video-label {