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+<template>
+    <div
+        class="flex flex-col flex-1 overflow-hidden min-w-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-slate-50 via-slate-100 to-white dark:from-zinc-950 dark:via-zinc-900 dark:to-zinc-900"
+    >
+        <div class="overflow-y-auto p-4 md:p-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto w-full">
+            <!-- header -->
+            <div class="glass-card mb-6">
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
+                    <div class="p-3 bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/30 text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 rounded-2xl">
+                        <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="qrcode" class="size-8" />
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white tracking-tight">
+                            Paper Message Generator
+                        </h2>
+                        <p class="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+                            Generate signed LXMF messages for physical delivery or offline transfer.
+                        </p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-6">
+                <!-- composer -->
+                <div class="space-y-6">
+                    <section class="glass-card">
+                        <div class="glass-card__header">
+                            <h2 class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="pencil-outline" class="size-5 text-gray-400" />
+                                Compose Message
+                            </h2>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="glass-card__body space-y-4">
+                            <div>
+                                <label
+                                    class="block text-xs font-bold text-gray-400 dark:text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest mb-2"
+                                >
+                                    Recipient Address
+                                </label>
+                                <input
+                                    v-model="destinationHash"
+                                    type="text"
+                                    placeholder="Destination hash (e.g. a39610...)"
+                                    class="input-field font-mono"
+                                />
+                            </div>
+                            <div>
+                                <label
+                                    class="block text-xs font-bold text-gray-400 dark:text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest mb-2"
+                                >
+                                    Subject (Optional)
+                                </label>
+                                <input v-model="title" type="text" placeholder="Message title..." class="input-field" />
+                            </div>
+                            <div>
+                                <label
+                                    class="block text-xs font-bold text-gray-400 dark:text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest mb-2"
+                                >
+                                    Message Content
+                                </label>
+                                <textarea
+                                    v-model="content"
+                                    rows="6"
+                                    placeholder="Type your message here..."
+                                    class="input-field resize-none"
+                                ></textarea>
+                            </div>
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                class="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-3 px-6 bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white rounded-2xl font-bold shadow-lg shadow-blue-500/20 transition-all active:scale-[0.98] disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none"
+                                :disabled="!canGenerate || isGenerating"
+                                @click="generatePaperMessage"
+                            >
+                                <template v-if="isGenerating">
+                                    <div
+                                        class="size-5 border-2 border-white/20 border-t-white rounded-full animate-spin"
+                                    ></div>
+                                    Generating...
+                                </template>
+                                <template v-else>
+                                    <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="qrcode-plus" class="size-5" />
+                                    Generate Paper Message
+                                </template>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </section>
+
+                    <!-- read / ingest section -->
+                    <section class="glass-card">
+                        <div class="glass-card__header">
+                            <h2 class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="qrcode-scan" class="size-5 text-gray-400" />
+                                Ingest Paper Message
+                            </h2>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="glass-card__body space-y-4">
+                            <p class="text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                Paste an LXMF URI to decode and add it to your conversations.
+                            </p>
+                            <div class="flex gap-2">
+                                <input
+                                    v-model="ingestUri"
+                                    type="text"
+                                    placeholder="lxmf://..."
+                                    class="input-field flex-1 font-mono"
+                                    @keydown.enter="ingestPaperMessage"
+                                />
+                                <button
+                                    type="button"
+                                    class="px-4 py-2 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-zinc-800 text-gray-700 dark:text-zinc-300 rounded-xl hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-colors"
+                                    @click="pasteFromClipboard"
+                                >
+                                    <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="content-paste" class="size-5" />
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                class="w-full py-3 px-6 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-zinc-800 text-gray-700 dark:text-zinc-200 rounded-2xl font-bold hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-all active:scale-[0.98]"
+                                :disabled="!ingestUri"
+                                @click="ingestPaperMessage"
+                            >
+                                Read LXM
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </section>
+                </div>
+
+                <!-- preview / result -->
+                <div class="space-y-6">
+                    <section v-if="generatedUri" class="glass-card overflow-hidden">
+                        <div class="glass-card__header bg-blue-50/50 dark:bg-blue-900/10">
+                            <h2 class="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400">Generated QR Code</h2>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="glass-card__body flex flex-col items-center p-8">
+                            <div class="p-6 bg-white rounded-3xl shadow-inner border border-gray-100 mb-8">
+                                <div
+                                    ref="qrcode"
+                                    class="size-64 sm:size-80 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden"
+                                >
+                                    <!-- qr code will be rendered here -->
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <div class="w-full space-y-4">
+                                <div
+                                    class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-zinc-800/50 rounded-2xl p-4 border border-gray-100 dark:border-zinc-700/50"
+                                >
+                                    <label
+                                        class="block text-[10px] font-bold text-gray-400 dark:text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-widest mb-2"
+                                    >
+                                        LXMF URI
+                                    </label>
+                                    <div class="flex gap-3">
+                                        <div
+                                            class="flex-1 font-mono text-xs break-all text-gray-600 dark:text-zinc-300 bg-white dark:bg-zinc-900 p-3 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-zinc-700 max-h-24 overflow-y-auto"
+                                        >
+                                            {{ generatedUri }}
+                                        </div>
+                                        <button
+                                            type="button"
+                                            class="size-10 flex items-center justify-center bg-white dark:bg-zinc-900 text-gray-500 dark:text-zinc-400 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-zinc-700 hover:bg-blue-50 hover:text-blue-600 hover:border-blue-200 transition-all shadow-sm"
+                                            title="Copy URI"
+                                            @click="copyUri"
+                                        >
+                                            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="content-copy" class="size-5" />
+                                        </button>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
+                                <div class="flex gap-3 pt-2">
+                                    <button
+                                        type="button"
+                                        class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-3.5 px-6 bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white rounded-2xl font-bold shadow-lg shadow-blue-500/20 transition-all active:scale-[0.98]"
+                                        @click="printQRCode"
+                                    >
+                                        <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="printer" class="size-5" />
+                                        Print
+                                    </button>
+                                    <button
+                                        type="button"
+                                        class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-3.5 px-6 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-zinc-800 hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-zinc-200 rounded-2xl font-bold transition-all active:scale-[0.98]"
+                                        @click="downloadQRCode"
+                                    >
+                                        <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="download" class="size-5" />
+                                        Save
+                                    </button>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </section>
+
+                    <div
+                        v-else
+                        class="glass-card flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-12 text-center h-[400px] border-dashed"
+                    >
+                        <div class="p-4 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-zinc-800 text-gray-400 rounded-full mb-4">
+                            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="qrcode" class="size-12" />
+                        </div>
+                        <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-2">No QR Code Generated</h3>
+                        <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 max-w-xs">
+                            Fill out the message details and click generate to create a signed paper message.
+                        </p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import MaterialDesignIcon from "../MaterialDesignIcon.vue";
+import WebSocketConnection from "../../js/WebSocketConnection";
+import ToastUtils from "../../js/ToastUtils";
+
+export default {
+    name: "PaperMessagePage",
+    components: { MaterialDesignIcon },
+    data() {
+        return {
+            destinationHash: "",
+            title: "",
+            content: "",
+            isGenerating: false,
+            generatedUri: null,
+            ingestUri: "",
+            qrCodeLibrary: null,
+        };
+    },
+    computed: {
+        canGenerate() {
+            return this.destinationHash.length === 32 && this.content.length > 0;
+        },
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        WebSocketConnection.on("message", this.onWebsocketMessage);
+        this.loadQRCodeLibrary();
+    },
+    beforeUnmount() {
+        WebSocketConnection.off("message", this.onWebsocketMessage);
+    },
+    methods: {
+        async loadQRCodeLibrary() {
+            if (window.QRCode) {
+                this.qrCodeLibrary = window.QRCode;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            return new Promise((resolve) => {
+                const script = document.createElement("script");
+                script.src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/qrcodejs/1.0.0/qrcode.min.js";
+                script.onload = () => {
+                    this.qrCodeLibrary = window.QRCode;
+                    resolve();
+                };
+                document.head.appendChild(script);
+            });
+        },
+        async onWebsocketMessage(message) {
+            const json = JSON.parse(message.data);
+            if (json.type === "lxm.generate_paper_uri.result") {
+                this.isGenerating = false;
+                if (json.status === "success") {
+                    this.generatedUri = json.uri;
+                    this.$nextTick(() => {
+                        this.renderQRCode();
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    ToastUtils.error(json.message);
+                }
+            } else if (json.type === "lxm.ingest_uri.result") {
+                if (json.status === "success") {
+                    ToastUtils.success(json.message);
+                    this.ingestUri = "";
+                } else if (json.status === "error") {
+                    ToastUtils.error(json.message);
+                } else {
+                    ToastUtils.warning(json.message);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        async generatePaperMessage() {
+            if (!this.canGenerate) return;
+
+            this.isGenerating = true;
+            this.generatedUri = null;
+
+            WebSocketConnection.send(
+                JSON.stringify({
+                    type: "lxm.generate_paper_uri",
+                    destination_hash: this.destinationHash,
+                    content: this.content,
+                    title: this.title,
+                })
+            );
+        },
+        renderQRCode() {
+            if (!this.qrCodeLibrary || !this.$refs.qrcode) return;
+
+            this.$refs.qrcode.innerHTML = "";
+
+            new this.qrCodeLibrary(this.$refs.qrcode, {
+                text: this.generatedUri,
+                width: 320,
+                height: 320,
+                colorDark: "#000000",
+                colorLight: "#ffffff",
+                correctLevel: this.qrCodeLibrary.CorrectLevel.L,
+            });
+
+            const el = this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("img") || this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("canvas");
+            if (el) {
+                el.style.maxWidth = "100%";
+                el.style.height = "auto";
+                el.classList.add("rounded-lg");
+            }
+        },
+        async ingestPaperMessage() {
+            if (!this.ingestUri) return;
+
+            WebSocketConnection.send(
+                JSON.stringify({
+                    type: "lxm.ingest_uri",
+                    uri: this.ingestUri,
+                })
+            );
+        },
+        async pasteFromClipboard() {
+            try {
+                this.ingestUri = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+            } catch {
+                ToastUtils.error("Failed to read from clipboard");
+            }
+        },
+        async copyUri() {
+            try {
+                await navigator.clipboard.writeText(this.generatedUri);
+                ToastUtils.success("URI copied to clipboard");
+            } catch {
+                ToastUtils.error("Failed to copy URI");
+            }
+        },
+        downloadQRCode() {
+            const canvas = this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("canvas");
+            const img = this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("img");
+
+            let dataUrl = "";
+            if (img && img.src) {
+                dataUrl = img.src;
+            } else if (canvas) {
+                dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
+            }
+
+            if (dataUrl) {
+                const link = document.createElement("a");
+                link.download = `lxmf-paper-message-${Date.now()}.png`;
+                link.href = dataUrl;
+                link.click();
+            }
+        },
+        printQRCode() {
+            const dataUrl =
+                this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("img")?.src ||
+                this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("canvas")?.toDataURL("image/png");
+            if (!dataUrl) return;
+
+            const printWindow = window.open("", "_blank");
+            printWindow.document.write(`
+                <html>
+                    <head>
+                        <title>LXMF Paper Message</title>
+                        <style>
+                            body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; height: 100vh; font-family: sans-serif; }
+                            img { width: 400px; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
+                            .hash { font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; color: #666; }
+                            @media print { body { height: auto; padding: 20px; } }
+                        </style>
+                    </head>
+                    <body>
+                        <h1>LXMF Paper Message</h1>
+                        <img src="${dataUrl}" />
+                        <div class="hash">Recipient: ${this.destinationHash}</div>
+                        <p>Scan this code with an LXMF-compatible app to read the message.</p>
+                        <script>window.onload = () => { window.print(); window.close(); }</scr' + 'ipt>
+                    </body>
+                </html>
+            `);
+            printWindow.document.close();
+        },
+    },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.glass-card {
+    @apply bg-white/90 dark:bg-zinc-900/80 backdrop-blur border border-gray-200 dark:border-zinc-800 rounded-3xl shadow-lg flex flex-col;
+}
+.glass-card__header {
+    @apply flex items-center justify-between gap-3 px-6 py-4 border-b border-gray-100/70 dark:border-zinc-800/80;
+}
+.glass-card__header h2 {
+    @apply text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white;
+}
+.glass-card__body {
+    @apply px-6 py-6 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100;
+}
+.input-field {
+    @apply bg-gray-50/90 dark:bg-zinc-800/80 border border-gray-200 dark:border-zinc-700 text-sm rounded-2xl focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-400 focus:border-blue-400 dark:focus:ring-blue-50 dark:focus:border-blue-500 block w-full p-2.5 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 transition;
+}
+</style>