Add glassmorphism effects

frontend/src/core/components/StyledDialog.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ interface StyledDialogProps {
     children: ReactNode;
     onBackdropClick?: () => void;
     className?: string;
+    afterChildren?: ReactNode;
 }
 
 export function StyledDialog({ 
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ export function StyledDialog({
     onOpenChange, 
     children, 
     onBackdropClick,
-    className = ""
+    className = "",
+    afterChildren
 }: StyledDialogProps) {
     const transition: Transition = { duration: 0.3, type: "tween", ease: "easeInOut" };
 
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export function StyledDialog({
                         <div className="styled-dialog-content">
                             {children}
                         </div>
+                        {afterChildren}
                     </motion.div>
                 </motion.div>
             )}

frontend/src/core/components/css/_styled-dialog.scss

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 @use "../../../css/material" as *;
 @use "sass:color";
 
+// Dialog padding variable
+$dialog-padding: 30px;
+
 // Base Styled Dialog Styles
 .styled-dialog-backdrop {
     position: fixed;
@@ -15,14 +18,15 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    padding: 30px;
+    padding: $dialog-padding;
     box-sizing: border-box;
 
     .styled-dialog {
         width: 100%;
         max-width: 500px;
-        max-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
+        max-height: calc(100vh - $dialog-padding * 2);
-        background: $color-dark-surface-container;
+        background: rgba($color-dark-surface-container, 0.75);
+        border: 1px solid rgba($color-dark-outline-variant, 0.3);
         border-radius: 16px;
         box-shadow: 0 24px 38px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),
                     0 9px 46px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),
@@ -30,8 +34,7 @@
         overflow: hidden;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
-        // Framer Motion handles all animations
+        position: relative;
-        // Removed CSS transitions to prevent interference
     
         .styled-dialog-content {
             flex: 1;

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_animations.scss

@@ -105,3 +105,80 @@
         opacity: 1;
     }
 }
+
+@keyframes emojiMenuEnterDown {
+    from {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: scaleY(0);
+        transform-origin: top;
+    }
+
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: scaleY(1);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes emojiMenuEnterUp {
+    from {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: scaleY(0);
+        transform-origin: bottom;
+    }
+
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: scaleY(1);
+    }
+}
+
+// Reaction bar animations
+@keyframes reactionBarEnter {
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes reactionBarEnterLeft {
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateX(0) translateY(0) scale(1);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes reactionBarEnterUp {
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes reactionBarEnterRight {
+    to {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateX(0) scale(1);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes reactionBarClose {
+    to {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(-20px) scale(0.9);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes reactionBarCloseLeft {
+    to {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateX(-20px) translateY(-20px) scale(0.9);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes reactionBarCloseUp {
+    to {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(20px) scale(0.9);
+    }
+}
+

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_chat-input.scss

@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@
 .chat-input-wrapper {
     position: relative;
     margin: 0 10px 10px 10px;
+    position: sticky;
+    bottom: 10px;
+    z-index: 1;
 
     .input-group {
         display: flex;
-        background: $color-dark-surface-container;
+        background: rgba($color-dark-surface-container, 0.7);
         border-radius: 30px;
         flex-direction: column;
         border: 1px solid rgba($color-dark-outline-variant, 0.4);
         box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+        backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
 
         .contextual-preview {
             padding: 12px 16px 0 16px;
@@ -143,83 +147,71 @@
     }
 
     .emoji-menu-header {
-        background: $color-dark-surface-container-high;
-        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba($color-dark-outline-variant, 0.2);
         position: sticky;
         top: 0;
         z-index: 1;
 
         .emoji-category-tabs {
+            $scrollbar-height: 2px;
+
             display: flex;
             gap: 4px;
             overflow-x: auto;
             overflow-y: hidden;
             scroll-behavior: smooth;
             padding: 8px;
+            padding-bottom: 8px - $scrollbar-height;
 
             &::-webkit-scrollbar {
-                height: 4px;
+                height: $scrollbar-height; // slightly taller to accommodate inner padding
             }
 
             &::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
                 background: transparent;
+                margin: 0 6px; // add space at both ends (left/right)
             }
 
             &::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
-                background-color: $color-dark-surface-container;
-                border-radius: 2px;
-            }
-
-            &::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
                 background-color: $color-dark-surface-container-high;
+                border-radius: 2px;
+                border: 0 solid transparent; // remove vertical padding
+                border-left: 2px solid transparent; // keep horizontal padding (left/right)
+                border-right: 2px solid transparent;
+                background-clip: padding-box; // keep color inside the border
             }
 
             .emoji-category-tab {
-                background: transparent;
+                background-color: transparent;
                 border: none;
                 border-radius: 10px;
-                padding: 8px;
+                padding: 16px;
                 cursor: pointer;
                 transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
-                font-size: 1.2rem;
+                font-size: 16px;
-                min-width: 40px;
-                height: 40px;
                 display: flex;
                 align-items: center;
                 justify-content: center;
                 position: relative;
                 overflow: hidden;
+                aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
+                transform: scale(1);
 
                 &:hover {
-                    background: $color-dark-surface-container;
+                    background-color: $color-dark-surface-container-high;
+                }
+
+                &:active {
+                    transform: scale(0.8);
                 }
 
                 &.active {
-                    background: $color-dark-primary-container;
+                    background-color: $color-dark-primary-container;
-                    color: $color-dark-on-primary-container;
-                    transform: scale(1.05);
-                }
-
-                &::before {
-                    content: '';
-                    position: absolute;
-                    top: 0;
-                    left: 0;
-                    right: 0;
-                    bottom: 0;
-                    background: $color-dark-primary-container;
-                    opacity: 0;
-                    transition: opacity 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
-                    border-radius: 8px;
-                }
-
-                &.active::before {
-                    opacity: 1;
                 }
 
                 span {
                     position: relative;
                     z-index: 1;
+                    display: flex;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -248,17 +240,17 @@
         .emoji-category-section {
             .emoji-category-title {
                 position: sticky;
-                top: 0;
+                top: 5px;
-                padding-top: 5px;
+                padding: 5px 12px;
-                padding-bottom: 5px;
-                padding-left: 12px;
-                padding-right: 12px;
                 font-size: 0.85rem;
                 font-weight: 600;
                 color: $color-dark-on-surface-variant;
                 z-index: 2;
                 margin: 0;
                 backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+                border-radius: 10px;
+                margin: 5px;
+                background-color: rgba($color-dark-surface-container-high, 0.7);
             }
 
             .emoji-category-grid {

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_context-menu.scss

@@ -2,173 +2,71 @@
 @use "../../../css/material" as *;
 @use "sass:color";
 
-// Reaction bar styles (standalone)
+// Glassmorphism background mixin
-.reaction-bar {
+%background {
-    background: $color-dark-surface-container;
+    background: rgba($color-dark-surface-container, 0.7);
-    border: 1px solid $color-dark-outline;
+    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
-    border-radius: 24px;
+    border: 1px solid rgba($color-dark-outline-variant, 0.3);
-    padding: 8px;
-    opacity: 1;
-    transition: all 0.15s ease;
-    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
-    transform: translateY(0);
-
-    &.closing {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: scale(0.8);
-    }
 }
 
-// Emoji menu wrapper inside reaction bar
+// Context menu reaction bar - main container
-.emoji-menu-wrapper {
+.context-menu-reaction-bar {
-    width: 320px;
+    position: fixed;
-    height: 400px;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
-    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 4px;
-}
+    padding: 8px 12px;
-
+    @extend %background;
-// Context menu wrapper with animations
+    border-radius: 16px;
-.context-menu-wrapper {
+    z-index: 1001;
-    position: relative;
+    transition: width 0.3s ease-out, height 0.3s ease-out;
-    display: block;
+    user-select: none;
 
     // Animation states
     &.entering {
         opacity: 0;
-        transform: scale(0.8);
+        transform: translateY(20px) scale(0.9);
-        animation: contextMenuEnter 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarEnter 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
     &.entering-left {
         opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateX(-20px) scale(0.8);
+        transform: translateX(-20px) translateY(20px) scale(0.9);
-        animation: contextMenuEnterLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarEnterLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
     &.entering-up {
         opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateY(20px) scale(0.8);
+        transform: translateY(-20px) scale(0.9);
-        animation: contextMenuEnterUp 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarEnterUp 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
-    &.entering-up-left {
+    &.entering-right {
         opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateX(-20px) translateY(20px) scale(0.8);
+        transform: translateX(20px) scale(0.9);
-        animation: contextMenuEnterUpLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarEnterRight 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
     &.closing {
         opacity: 1;
-        transform: scale(1);
+        transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
-        animation: contextMenuClose 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarClose 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
     &.closing-left {
         opacity: 1;
-        transform: translateX(0) scale(1);
+        transform: translateX(0) translateY(0) scale(1);
-        animation: contextMenuCloseLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarCloseLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
     &.closing-up {
         opacity: 1;
         transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
-        animation: contextMenuCloseUp 0.2s ease forwards;
+        animation: reactionBarCloseUp 0.2s ease forwards;
     }
 
-    &.closing-up-left {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transform: translateX(0) translateY(0) scale(1);
-        animation: contextMenuCloseUpLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-}
-
-.context-menu {
-    background: $color-dark-surface;
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-    padding: 0.5rem 0;
-    min-width: 160px;
-    z-index: 1000;
-
-    &.entering {
-        animation: fadeInDown 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.entering-left {
-        animation: fadeInLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.entering-up {
-        animation: fadeInUp 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.entering-up-left {
-        animation: fadeInUpLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.closing {
-        animation: fadeOutUp 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.closing-left {
-        animation: fadeOutRight 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.closing-up {
-        animation: fadeOutDown 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    &.closing-up-left {
-        animation: fadeOutDownRight 0.2s ease forwards;
-    }
-
-    .context-menu-item {
-        display: flex;
-        align-items: center;
-        gap: 0.75rem;
-        padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-        cursor: pointer;
-        color: $color-dark-on-surface;
-        font-size: 0.9rem;
-        transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
-
-        &:hover {
-            background-color: $color-dark-surface-container;
-        }
-
-        .material-symbols {
-            font-size: 1.1rem;
-            color: $color-dark-on-surface-variant;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// Reaction bar inside context menu wrapper
-.context-menu-reaction-bar {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    gap: 4px;
-    padding: 8px 12px;
-    background: $color-dark-surface-container;
-    border: 1px solid $color-dark-outline;
-    border-radius: 16px;
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: 100%;
-    justify-content: center;
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
-    transition: width 0.3s ease-out, height 0.3s ease-out;
-
-    &.left {
-        left: 0;
-        transform: translateX(0);
-    }
-
-    &.right {
-        right: 0;
-        transform: translateX(0);
-    }
 
+    // Expanded state - contains emoji menu
     &.expanded {
         padding: 0;
         overflow: hidden;
@@ -176,29 +74,24 @@
         height: 400px;
         border-radius: 16px;
 
-        // Default: expand downward from the reaction bar's bottom edge
+        // Emoji menu wrapper inside expanded reaction bar
-        position: absolute;
-        bottom: auto;
-        top: 0;
-        left: 0;
-        transform: translateY(0);
-
-        &.expand-upward {
-            // Expand upward from the reaction bar's top edge
-            bottom: 100%;
-            top: auto;
-            margin-bottom: 10px;
-            margin-top: 0;
-            transform: translateY(0);
-        }
-
         .emoji-menu-wrapper {
-            animation: emojiMenuEnter 0.5s ease;
+            width: 320px;
+            height: 400px;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            animation: emojiMenuEnterDown 0.3s ease;
         }
-    }
-}
 
-.reaction-bar-content {
+        // Upward expansion animation
+        &.expand-upward .emoji-menu-wrapper {
+            animation: emojiMenuEnterUp 0.3s ease !important;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Reaction bar content - contains emoji buttons
+    .reaction-bar-content {
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         gap: 4px;
@@ -207,9 +100,10 @@
         &.faded {
             opacity: 0;
         }
-}
+    }
 
-.reaction-emoji-button {
+    // Individual emoji buttons
+    .reaction-emoji-button {
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         justify-content: center;
@@ -232,9 +126,10 @@
             transform: scale(0.95);
             transition: transform 0.1s ease;
         }
-}
+    }
 
-.reaction-expand-button {
+    // Expand button for emoji menu
+    .reaction-expand-button {
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         justify-content: center;
@@ -267,4 +162,82 @@
         &:hover .material-symbols {
             transform: rotate(90deg);
         }
+    }
+}
+
+// Context menu - separate element
+.context-menu {
+    position: fixed;
+    @extend %background;
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+    padding: 8px;
+    min-width: 160px;
+    z-index: 1000;
+    user-select: none;
+    gap: 4px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+
+    // Animation states
+    &.entering {
+        animation: fadeInDown 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.entering-left {
+        animation: fadeInLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.entering-up {
+        animation: fadeInUp 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.entering-up-left {
+        animation: fadeInUpLeft 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.closing {
+        animation: fadeOutUp 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.closing-left {
+        animation: fadeOutRight 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.closing-up {
+        animation: fadeOutDown 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.closing-up-left {
+        animation: fadeOutDownRight 0.2s ease forwards;
+    }
+
+    &.faded {
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+
+    // Context menu items
+    .context-menu-item {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: 0.75rem;
+        padding: 4px 6px;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        color: $color-dark-on-surface;
+        font-size: 0.9rem;
+        transition: background-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+
+        &:hover {
+            background-color: rgba($color-dark-surface-container, 0.5);
+        }
+
+        &:active {
+            transform: scale(0.95);
+        }
+
+        .material-symbols {
+            font-size: 18px;
+        }
+    }
 }

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_layout.scss

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             flex-direction: column;
             height: 100%;
             position: relative;
-            overflow: hidden;
+            overflow-y: auto;
         }
     }
 }

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_profile-dialog.scss

@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 @use "../../../css/material" as *;
 @use "sass:color";
 
-// Profile Dialog Specific Styles
+.profile-dialog {
-// Base dialog styles are now in _styled-dialog.scss
+    .styled-dialog-content {
-
-.styled-dialog-content {
         align-items: center;
 
         .error-message {
@@ -166,9 +164,8 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-}
+    }
 
-.styled-dialog {
     .profile-dialog-fab {
         position: absolute;
         bottom: 24px;

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_right-panel.scss

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
         align-items: center;
         box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba($color-dark-primary, 0.1);
         position: relative;
-        z-index: 1;
+        z-index: 5;
+        position: sticky;
+        top: 0;
 
         .chat-header-avatar {
             width: 45px;
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@
     .chat-messages {
         flex: 1;
         padding: 10px 20px;
-        overflow-y: auto;
         position: relative;
         z-index: 1;
 

frontend/src/pages/chat/css/_settings-dialog.scss

@@ -1,45 +1,51 @@
 @use "../../../css/colors" as *;
 @use "../../../css/material" as *;
+@use "../../../core/components/css/styled-dialog" as *;
 @use "sass:color";
 
 // Settings styles
-#settings-dialog {
+.styled-dialog-backdrop.settings-dialog {
-    .fullscreen-wrapper {
+    .styled-dialog {
-        display: flex;
+        width: calc(100vw - $dialog-padding * 2);
-        align-items: center;
+        height: calc(100vh - $dialog-padding * 2);
-        justify-content: center;
+        max-width: none;
-        height: calc(100vh - (1.5rem * 2));
+        max-height: none;
-        width: 100%;
+    }
-        position: relative;
 
     #settings-dialog-inner {
-            max-width: 1200px;
-            max-height: 1000px;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        padding: 24px;
 
         .header {
             display: flex;
             flex-direction: row;
             gap: 10px;
             margin-bottom: 16px;
+            flex-shrink: 0;
         }
 
         #settings-menu {
             display: flex;
             flex-direction: row;
             gap: 16px;
+            flex: 1;
+            min-height: 0;
 
             mdui-list {
                 max-width: 280px;
                 padding-right: 16px;
                 overflow-y: auto;
+                flex-shrink: 0;
             }
 
             .screen {
                 flex: 1;
                 overflow-y: auto;
                 position: relative;
+                min-width: 0;
 
                 .settings-panel {
                     display: flex;
@@ -97,5 +103,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-    }
 }

frontend/src/pages/chat/ui/ProfileDialog.tsx

@@ -439,6 +439,17 @@ export function ProfileDialog() {
                 }
             }}
             onBackdropClick={handleClose}
+            className="profile-dialog"
+            afterChildren={
+                currentData.isOwnProfile && (
+                    <mdui-fab
+                        icon="check"
+                        className={`profile-dialog-fab ${fabVisible ? "visible" : ""}`}
+                        onClick={handleSave}
+                        disabled={isSaving}
+                    />
+                )
+            }
         >
             <div className="profile-picture-section">
                 <img
@@ -577,14 +588,7 @@ export function ProfileDialog() {
                 </div>
             )}
 
-                {currentData.isOwnProfile && (
+            
-                    <mdui-fab
-                        icon="check"
-                        className={`profile-dialog-fab ${fabVisible ? "visible" : ""}`}
-                        onClick={handleSave}
-                        disabled={isSaving}
-                    />
-                )}
 
             <input
                 ref={fileInputRef}

frontend/src/pages/chat/ui/left/settings/SettingsDialog.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { PRODUCT_NAME, API_BASE_URL } from "@/core/config";
 import type { DialogProps } from "@/core/types";
-import { MaterialDialog } from "@/core/components/Dialog";
+import { StyledDialog } from "@/core/components/StyledDialog";
 import { initialize, isSupported, startElectronReceiver, stopElectronReceiver, subscribe, unsubscribe } from "@/core/push-notifications/push-notifications";
 import { isElectron } from "@/core/electron/electron";
 import { useAppState } from "@/pages/chat/state";
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ export function SettingsDialog({ isOpen, onOpenChange }: DialogProps) {
     };
 
     return (
-        <MaterialDialog close-on-overlay-click close-on-esc fullscreen open={isOpen} onOpenChange={onOpenChange} id="settings-dialog">
+        <StyledDialog open={isOpen} onOpenChange={onOpenChange} className="settings-dialog">
-            <div className="fullscreen-wrapper">
             <div id="settings-dialog-inner">
                 <div className="header">
                     <mdui-button-icon icon="close" id="settings-close" onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)}></mdui-button-icon>
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ export function SettingsDialog({ isOpen, onOpenChange }: DialogProps) {
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            </div>
+        </StyledDialog>
-        </MaterialDialog>
     );
 }

frontend/src/pages/chat/ui/right/MessageContextMenu.tsx

@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
     const { user } = useAppState();
     // Internal state for closing animation
     const [isClosing, setIsClosing] = useState(false);
-    const [calculatedPosition, setCalculatedPosition] = useState(position);
+    const [reactionBarPosition, setReactionBarPosition] = useState<Size2D>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    const [contextMenuPosition, setContextMenuPosition] = useState<Size2D>(position);
     const [animationClass, setAnimationClass] = useState('entering');
-    const [reactionBarPosition, setReactionBarPosition] = useState<'left' | 'right'>('left');
+    const [reactionBarAnimationClass, setReactionBarAnimationClass] = useState('entering');
+    const [reactionBarSide, setReactionBarSide] = useState<'left' | 'right'>('left');
     const [isEmojiMenuExpanded, setIsEmojiMenuExpanded] = useState(false);
     const [initialDimensions, setInitialDimensions] = useState<{ width: number; height: number } | null>(null);
     const [expandUpward, setExpandUpward] = useState(false);
-    const [contextMenuHeight, setContextMenuHeight] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
     // Refs for measuring actual dimensions
-    const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const reactionBarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const contextMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const emojiMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
         if (isOpen) {
             // Use a small delay to ensure elements are rendered before measuring
             const frameId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-                if (wrapperRef.current && reactionBarRef.current && contextMenuRef.current) {
+                if (reactionBarRef.current && contextMenuRef.current) {
                     // Get actual dimensions from DOM elements
                     const reactionBarRect = reactionBarRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
                     const contextMenuRect = contextMenuRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -67,37 +67,73 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
                     // Calculate shared/combined rect dimensions
                     const sharedRect = {
                         width: Math.max(reactionBarRect.width, contextMenuRect.width),
-                        height: reactionBarRect.height + contextMenuRect.height
+                        height: reactionBarRect.height + contextMenuRect.height + 10 // 10px margin
                     };
 
-                    let x = position.x;
+                    let menuX = position.x;
-                    let y = position.y;
+                    let menuY = position.y;
+                    let reactionX = position.x;
+                    let reactionY = position.y - reactionBarRect.height - 10; // Position above menu
                     let animation = 'entering';
-                    let reactionPosition: 'left' | 'right' = 'left';
+                    let reactionSide: 'left' | 'right' = 'left';
+                    let reactionPositionedRight = false;
 
-                    // Check if shared rect would overflow and adjust position
+                    // Check if reaction bar would overflow at the top
-                    if (x + sharedRect.width > viewportWidth) {
+                    if (reactionY < 0) {
-                        x = position.x - contextMenuRect.width - 25;
+                        // Position reaction bar to the right side of the context menu instead
-                        animation = 'entering-left';
+                        reactionX = menuX + contextMenuRect.width + 10;
-                        reactionPosition = 'right';
+                        reactionY = menuY; // Align with menu top
+                        reactionSide = 'right';
+                        reactionPositionedRight = true;
+                        animation = 'entering-right'; // Use right-side animation
                     } else {
-                        reactionPosition = 'left';
+                        // Try positioning above menu first
+                        reactionSide = 'left';
+                        
+                        // Check if shared rect would overflow horizontally
+                        if (menuX + sharedRect.width > viewportWidth) {
+                            menuX = position.x - contextMenuRect.width;
+                            reactionX = menuX;
+                            animation = 'entering-left';
+                            reactionSide = 'right';
+                        }
                     }
 
                     // Ensure menu doesn't go off the left edge
-                    if (x < 0) {
+                    if (menuX < 0) {
-                        x = 0;
+                        menuX = 0;
+                        if (!reactionPositionedRight) {
+                            reactionX = menuX;
+                        }
                     }
 
-                    // Check if shared rect would overflow bottom edge
+                    // Check if reaction bar positioned to the right would overflow
-                    if (y + sharedRect.height > viewportHeight) {
+                    if (reactionPositionedRight && reactionX + reactionBarRect.width > viewportWidth) {
-                        y = viewportHeight - sharedRect.height;
+                        // Position to the left side instead
+                        reactionX = menuX - reactionBarRect.width - 10;
+                        reactionSide = 'left';
+                    }
+
+                    // Check if shared rect would overflow bottom edge (only if reaction bar is above)
+                    if (!reactionPositionedRight && menuY + sharedRect.height > viewportHeight) {
+                        menuY = viewportHeight - sharedRect.height;
+                        reactionY = menuY - reactionBarRect.height - 10;
                         animation = 'entering-up';
                     }
 
-                    setCalculatedPosition({ x, y });
+                    // Ensure menu doesn't go off the right edge
+                    if (menuX + contextMenuRect.width > viewportWidth) {
+                        menuX = viewportWidth - contextMenuRect.width;
+                        if (!reactionPositionedRight) {
+                            reactionX = menuX;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    setContextMenuPosition({ x: menuX, y: menuY });
+                    setReactionBarPosition({ x: reactionX, y: reactionY });
                     setAnimationClass(animation);
-                    setReactionBarPosition(reactionPosition);
+                    setReactionBarAnimationClass(animation);
+                    setReactionBarSide(reactionSide);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -148,17 +184,18 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
         // Set appropriate closing animation based on opening animation
         const closingAnimation = animationClass.replace('entering', 'closing');
         setAnimationClass(closingAnimation);
+        setReactionBarAnimationClass(closingAnimation);
 
         // Wait for animation to complete before calling onOpenChange
         setTimeout(() => {
             onOpenChange(false);
             setIsClosing(false);
             setAnimationClass('entering'); // Reset for next opening
+            setReactionBarAnimationClass('entering'); // Reset for next opening
             // Reset emoji menu state after context menu animation completes
             setIsEmojiMenuExpanded(false);
             setInitialDimensions(null);
             setExpandUpward(false);
-            setContextMenuHeight(null);
         }, 200); // Match the animation duration from _animations.scss
     }
 
@@ -226,14 +263,12 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
     }
 
     function handleExpandClick() {
-        if (!reactionBarRef.current || !wrapperRef.current) return;
+        if (!reactionBarRef.current || !contextMenuRef.current) return;
 
         // Measure the actual dimensions of the reaction bar content
         const reactionBarRect = reactionBarRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-        const wrapperRect = wrapperRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
 
         setInitialDimensions({ width: reactionBarRect.width, height: reactionBarRect.height });
-        setContextMenuHeight(wrapperRect.height);
 
         // Check if expanding downward would cause overflow
         // Calculate space from the reaction bar's bottom edge downward
@@ -259,31 +294,28 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
     }
 
     return isOpen && (
-        <div
+        <>
-            ref={wrapperRef}
-            className={`context-menu-wrapper ${animationClass}`}
-            style={{
-                position: "fixed",
-                top: calculatedPosition.y,
-                left: calculatedPosition.x,
-                zIndex: 1000
-            }}
-            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-
             {/* Reaction Bar */}
             <div
                 ref={reactionBarRef}
-                className={`context-menu-reaction-bar ${reactionBarPosition} ${isEmojiMenuExpanded ? "expanded" : ""} ${expandUpward ? "expand-upward" : ""}`}
+                className={`context-menu-reaction-bar ${reactionBarSide} ${reactionBarAnimationClass} ${isEmojiMenuExpanded ? "expanded" : ""} ${expandUpward ? "expand-upward" : ""}`}
-                style={isEmojiMenuExpanded && !expandUpward ? {
+                style={{
                     position: 'fixed',
-                    top: `${(-(contextMenuHeight || 0) + 50)}px`,
+                    ...(isEmojiMenuExpanded && expandUpward
-                    width: '320px',
+                        ? {
-                    height: '400px',
+                            bottom: `${window.innerHeight - reactionBarPosition.y - (initialDimensions?.height || 0)}px`,
+                            left: `${reactionBarPosition.x}px`,
+                        }
+                        : {
+                            top: `${reactionBarPosition.y}px`,
+                            left: `${reactionBarPosition.x}px`,
+                        }
+                    ),
+                    width: isEmojiMenuExpanded ? '320px' : initialDimensions?.width || 'auto',
+                    height: isEmojiMenuExpanded ? '400px' : initialDimensions?.height || 'auto',
                     zIndex: 1001
-                } : initialDimensions && !isEmojiMenuExpanded ? {
+                }}
-                    width: `${initialDimensions.width}px`,
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-                    height: `${initialDimensions.height}px`
-                } : {}}>
                 {!isEmojiMenuExpanded ? (
                     <div className="reaction-bar-content">
                         {QUICK_REACTIONS.map((emoji, index) => (
@@ -321,21 +353,26 @@ export function MessageContextMenu({
             {/* Context Menu */}
             <div
                 ref={contextMenuRef}
-                className={`context-menu ${isEmojiMenuExpanded ? "faded" : ""}`}>
+                className={`context-menu ${animationClass} ${isEmojiMenuExpanded ? "faded" : ""}`}
+                style={{
+                    position: 'fixed',
+                    top: `${contextMenuPosition.y}px`,
+                    left: `${contextMenuPosition.x}px`,
+                    zIndex: 1000
+                }}
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
                 {actions.map((action, i) => (
                     action.show && (
                         <div
                             className="context-menu-item"
                             onClick={action.onClick}
-                            key={i}
+                            key={i}>
-                        >
                             <span className="material-symbols">{action.icon}</span>
                             {action.label}
                         </div>
                     )
                 ))}
             </div>
-
+        </>
-        </div>
     )
 }