Set initial state to empty chat view instead of selecting the first chat

src/app/chat/core.nim

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ proc init*(self: ChatController) =
   self.status.mailservers.init()
   self.status.chat.init()
 
-  self.view.setActiveChannelByIndex(0)
 
 proc handleMessage(self: ChatController, data: MessageSignal) =
   for c in data.chats:

src/status/chat.nim

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ proc init*(self: ChatModel) =
     filters.add status_chat.buildFilter(chatId = chat.id, oneToOne = chat.chatType.isOneToOne)
     self.channels.incl chat.id
     self.events.emit("channelJoined", ChannelArgs(channel: chat.id, chatTypeInt: chat.chatType))
-    self.events.emit("activeChannelChanged", ChannelArgs(channel: self.getActiveChannel()))
 
   if filters.len == 0: return
 

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ StackLayout {
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     Layout.minimumWidth: 300
 
-    currentIndex: chatGroupsListViewCount > 0 ? 0 : 1
+    currentIndex:  chatsModel.activeChannelIndex > -1 && chatGroupsListViewCount > 0 ? 0 : 1
 
     ColumnLayout {
         id: chatColumn

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ContactsColumn/ChannelList.qml

@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@ Item {
         model: chatsModel.chats
         delegate: Channel {}
         onCountChanged: {
-            // If a chat is added or removed, we set the current index to the first value
-            if (count > 0) {
-                currentIndex = 0;
+            if (count > 0 && chatsModel.activeChannelIndex > -1) {
+                // If a chat is added or removed, we set the current index to the first value
                 chatsModel.activeChannelIndex = 0;
+                currentIndex = 0;
+            } else {
+                if(chatsModel.activeChannelIndex > -1){
+                    chatGroupsListView.currentIndex = 0;
+                } else {
+                    // Initial state. No chat has been selected yet
+                    chatGroupsListView.currentIndex = -1;
+                }
             }
         }
     }