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+<template>
+    <div
+        class="fixed inset-0 z-[150] flex items-center justify-center p-4 bg-black/60 backdrop-blur-sm transition-opacity"
+        @click.self="close"
+    >
+        <div
+            class="w-full max-w-lg bg-white dark:bg-zinc-900 rounded-3xl shadow-2xl overflow-hidden transform transition-all scale-100"
+        >
+            <!-- header -->
+            <div
+                class="px-6 py-5 border-b border-gray-100 dark:border-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-between bg-gray-50/50 dark:bg-zinc-900/50"
+            >
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <div class="p-2 bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/30 text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 rounded-xl">
+                        <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="qrcode" class="size-6" />
+                    </div>
+                    <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white tracking-tight">Paper Message</h3>
+                </div>
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    class="p-2 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-600 dark:hover:text-zinc-200 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-zinc-800 rounded-full transition-all"
+                    @click="close"
+                >
+                    <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="close" class="size-6" />
+                </button>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="p-8 flex flex-col items-center">
+                <div v-if="isLoading" class="flex flex-col items-center py-12">
+                    <div class="size-16 border-4 border-blue-500/20 border-t-blue-500 rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
+                    <p class="mt-4 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 font-medium">Generating Paper Message...</p>
+                </div>
+                <template v-else-if="uri">
+                    <!-- QR code container -->
+                    <div class="p-6 bg-white rounded-3xl shadow-inner border border-gray-100 mb-8 relative group">
+                        <div ref="qrcode" class="size-64 sm:size-80 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden">
+                            <!-- qr code will be rendered here -->
+                        </div>
+                        <div
+                            class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity bg-white/10 backdrop-blur-[2px] rounded-3xl pointer-events-none"
+                        >
+                            <div
+                                class="p-3 bg-white/90 dark:bg-zinc-900/90 rounded-2xl shadow-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-zinc-700"
+                            >
+                                <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="magnify-plus-outline" class="size-8 text-blue-500" />
+                            </div>
+                        </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"
+                                >
+                                    {{ uri }}
+                                </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 Message
+                            </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 Image
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </template>
+                <div v-else class="flex flex-col items-center py-12 text-center">
+                    <div class="p-4 bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900/20 text-red-500 rounded-full mb-4">
+                        <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="alert-circle-outline" class="size-12" />
+                    </div>
+                    <h4 class="text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-2">Message Not Available</h4>
+                    <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 max-w-xs">
+                        The original message bytes are no longer available in the router queue to generate a signed
+                        paper message.
+                    </p>
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        class="mt-6 py-2.5 px-6 bg-gray-100 dark:bg-zinc-800 text-gray-700 dark:text-zinc-200 rounded-xl font-bold hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-all"
+                        @click="close"
+                    >
+                        Close
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import MaterialDesignIcon from "../MaterialDesignIcon.vue";
+import ToastUtils from "../../js/ToastUtils";
+
+export default {
+    name: "PaperMessageModal",
+    components: { MaterialDesignIcon },
+    props: {
+        messageHash: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true,
+        },
+    },
+    emits: ["close"],
+    data() {
+        return {
+            uri: null,
+            isLoading: true,
+            qrCodeLibrary: null,
+        };
+    },
+    async mounted() {
+        await this.loadQRCodeLibrary();
+        await this.fetchUri();
+    },
+    methods: {
+        async loadQRCodeLibrary() {
+            // we will use a simple cdn script for qrcode
+            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 fetchUri() {
+            try {
+                this.isLoading = true;
+                const response = await window.axios.get(`/api/v1/lxmf-messages/${this.messageHash}/uri`);
+                this.uri = response.data.uri;
+                if (this.uri) {
+                    this.$nextTick(() => {
+                        this.renderQRCode();
+                    });
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error("Failed to fetch message URI:", e);
+            } finally {
+                this.isLoading = false;
+            }
+        },
+        renderQRCode() {
+            if (!this.qrCodeLibrary || !this.$refs.qrcode) return;
+
+            // Clear previous content
+            this.$refs.qrcode.innerHTML = "";
+
+            new this.qrCodeLibrary(this.$refs.qrcode, {
+                text: this.uri,
+                width: 320,
+                height: 320,
+                colorDark: "#000000",
+                colorLight: "#ffffff",
+                correctLevel: this.qrCodeLibrary.CorrectLevel.L,
+            });
+
+            // Add custom styling to the generated img/canvas
+            const el = this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("img") || this.$refs.qrcode.querySelector("canvas");
+            if (el) {
+                el.style.maxWidth = "100%";
+                el.style.height = "auto";
+                el.classList.add("rounded-lg");
+            }
+        },
+        close() {
+            this.$emit("close");
+        },
+        async copyUri() {
+            try {
+                await navigator.clipboard.writeText(this.uri);
+                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-${this.messageHash.substring(0, 8)}.png`;
+                link.href = dataUrl;
+                link.click();
+            }
+        },
+        printQRCode() {
+            const dataUrl =
+                this.$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">Message Hash: ${this.messageHash}</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>
+.audio-controls-light::-webkit-media-controls-panel {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+}
+.audio-controls-dark::-webkit-media-controls-panel {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+</style>