fix(@desktop/chat): allow to send attached image without text input

src/backend/chat.nim

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ proc sendImages*(chatId: string, images: var seq[string]): RpcResponse[JsonNode]
         "imagePath": image,
         # TODO is this still needed
         # "ensName": preferredUsername,
-        "text": "Please upgrade your status version to view images"
+        "text": "🖼️"
       }
     )
   callPrivateRPC("sendChatMessages".prefix, %* [imagesJson])

ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml

@@ -103,12 +103,15 @@ QtObject {
     function sendMessage(chatId, event, text, replyMessageId, fileUrlsAndSources) {
         chatCommunitySectionModule.prepareChatContentModuleForChatId(chatId)
         const chatContentModule = chatCommunitySectionModule.getChatContentModule()
+        var result = false
+
         if (fileUrlsAndSources.length > 0){
-            chatContentModule.inputAreaModule.sendImages(JSON.stringify(fileUrlsAndSources));
+            chatContentModule.inputAreaModule.sendImages(JSON.stringify(fileUrlsAndSources))
+            result = true
         }
 
-        let msg = globalUtilsInst.plainText(StatusQUtils.Emoji.deparse(text))
-        if (msg.length > 0) {
+        let msg = globalUtils.plainText(StatusQUtils.Emoji.deparse(text))
+        if (msg.trim() !== "") {
             msg = interpretMessage(msg)
 
             chatContentModule.inputAreaModule.sendMessage(
@@ -120,9 +123,9 @@ QtObject {
             if (event)
                 event.accepted = true
 
-            return true
+            result = true
         }
-        return false
+        return result
     }
 
 

ui/imports/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml

@@ -342,11 +342,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     function onKeyPress(event) {
         if (event.modifiers === Qt.NoModifier && (event.key === Qt.Key_Enter || event.key === Qt.Key_Return)) {
-            if (getPlainText().trim() === "") {
-                event.accepted = true;
-                return
-            }
-
             if (checkTextInsert()) {
                 event.accepted = true;
                 return