From 5a086ff022ddef1a7a8cfca18a3674dc742e8309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adbenitez <asieldbenitez@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:21:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] avoid input_area wrapper

---
 .../securesms/ConversationActivity.java       | 25 +++++++--
 .../securesms/mms/AttachmentManager.java      |  4 ++
 src/main/res/layout/conversation_activity.xml | 51 ++++++++-----------
 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java
index de0e345ff..2cfee9049 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
   protected ConversationTitleView titleView;
   private ConversationFragment fragment;
   private InputAwareLayout container;
-  private View inputArea;
   private ScaleStableImageView backgroundView;
   private MessageRequestsBottomView messageRequestBottomView;
   private ProgressDialog progressDialog;
@@ -1018,7 +1017,6 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
     attachButton = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.attach_button);
     composeText = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.embedded_text_editor);
     emojiPickerContainer = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.emoji_picker_container);
-    inputArea = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.input_area);
     container = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.layout_container);
     quickAttachmentToggle = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.quick_attachment_toggle);
     inputPanel = ViewUtil.findById(this, R.id.bottom_panel);
@@ -1143,14 +1141,18 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
   private void setInputPanelVisibility(boolean isInitialization) {
     if (dcChat.canSend()) {
       inputPanel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+      beforeSearchInputPanelVisibility = View.VISIBLE;
       attachmentManager.setHidden(false);
+      beforeSearchAttachmentEditorHidden = false;
       // FIXME: disabled for now to avoid problems with chat scrolling and keyboard covering input
       // bar
       // ViewUtil.forceApplyWindowInsets(findViewById(R.id.root_layout), true, false, true, true);
       // fragment.handleRemoveBottomInsets();
     } else {
       inputPanel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+      beforeSearchInputPanelVisibility = View.GONE;
       attachmentManager.setHidden(true);
+      beforeSearchAttachmentEditorHidden = true;
       hideSoftKeyboard();
       // FIXME: disabled for now to avoid problems with chat scrolling and keyboard covering input
       // bar
@@ -1861,6 +1863,10 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
 
   // in-chat search
 
+  private boolean beforeSearchAttachmentEditorHidden;
+  private int beforeSearchMsgRequestVisibility;
+  private int beforeSearchInputPanelVisibility;
+
   private Menu searchMenu = null;
   private int[] searchResult = {};
   private int searchResultPosition = -1;
@@ -1881,13 +1887,22 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
 
   private void searchExpand(final Menu menu, final MenuItem searchItem) {
     searchMenu = menu;
-    inputArea.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
+    beforeSearchAttachmentEditorHidden = attachmentManager.isHidden();
+    beforeSearchMsgRequestVisibility = messageRequestBottomView.getVisibility();
+    beforeSearchInputPanelVisibility = inputPanel.getVisibility();
+    attachmentManager.setHidden(true);
+    messageRequestBottomView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+    inputPanel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
     ConversationActivity.this.makeSearchMenuVisible(menu, searchItem);
   }
 
   private void searchCollapse() {
     searchMenu = null;
-    inputArea.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+    attachmentManager.setHidden(beforeSearchAttachmentEditorHidden);
+    messageRequestBottomView.setVisibility(beforeSearchMsgRequestVisibility);
+    inputPanel.setVisibility(beforeSearchInputPanelVisibility);
 
     // trigger onPrepareOptionsMenu() to restore correct menu visibility
     invalidateOptionsMenu();
@@ -1949,9 +1964,11 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
   public void initializeContactRequest() {
     if (!dcChat.isContactRequest()) {
       messageRequestBottomView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+      beforeSearchMsgRequestVisibility = View.GONE;
       return;
     }
 
+    beforeSearchMsgRequestVisibility = View.VISIBLE;
     messageRequestBottomView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     messageRequestBottomView.setAcceptOnClickListener(
         v -> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/AttachmentManager.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/AttachmentManager.java
index 7a1648af4..d1ad182f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/AttachmentManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mms/AttachmentManager.java
@@ -787,6 +787,10 @@ public class AttachmentManager {
     updateVisibility();
   }
 
+  public boolean isHidden() {
+    return hidden;
+  }
+
   private void setAttachmentPresent(boolean isPresent) {
     this.attachmentPresent = isPresent;
     updateVisibility();
diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/conversation_activity.xml b/src/main/res/layout/conversation_activity.xml
index d0e360071..041773310 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/conversation_activity.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/conversation_activity.xml
@@ -36,40 +36,33 @@
                 android:layout_height="0dp"
                 android:layout_weight="1" />
 
-            <LinearLayout
-                android:id="@+id/input_area"
+            <ViewStub
+                android:id="@+id/attachment_editor_stub"
+                android:inflatedId="@+id/attachment_editor"
+                android:layout="@layout/conversation_activity_attachment_editor_stub"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+            <org.thoughtcrime.securesms.messagerequests.MessageRequestsBottomView
+                android:id="@+id/conversation_activity_message_request_bottom_bar"
+                android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:clickable="true"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:orientation="vertical">
+                android:paddingLeft="16dp"
+                android:paddingStart="16dp"
+                android:paddingRight="16dp"
+                android:paddingEnd="16dp"
+                android:focusable="true" />
 
-                <ViewStub
-                    android:id="@+id/attachment_editor_stub"
-                    android:inflatedId="@+id/attachment_editor"
-                    android:layout="@layout/conversation_activity_attachment_editor_stub"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+            <include layout="@layout/conversation_input_panel" />
 
-                <org.thoughtcrime.securesms.messagerequests.MessageRequestsBottomView
-                    android:id="@+id/conversation_activity_message_request_bottom_bar"
-                    android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground"
-                    android:visibility="gone"
-                    android:clickable="true"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:paddingLeft="16dp"
-                    android:paddingStart="16dp"
-                    android:paddingRight="16dp"
-                    android:paddingEnd="16dp"
-                    android:focusable="true" />
+            <FrameLayout
+                android:id="@+id/emoji_picker_container"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 
-                <include layout="@layout/conversation_input_panel" />
-
-                <FrameLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/emoji_picker_container"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
-
-            </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
     </org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.InputAwareLayout>
 </RelativeLayout>