Display permission error instead of blank page in transcription interfaces

components/simple-transcription/index.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import '../../components/workspace-tools/index.js'
 import '../../components/transcription-block/index.js'
 import vault from '../../js/vault.js'
 import CheckPermissions from "../../components/check-permissions/checkPermissions.js"
+import { renderPermissionError } from "../../utilities/renderPermissionError.js"
 
 export default class SimpleTranscriptionInterface extends HTMLElement {
   #page
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export default class SimpleTranscriptionInterface extends HTMLElement {
 
   async authgate() {
     if (!CheckPermissions.checkViewAccess("ANY", "CONTENT")) {
-      this.remove()
+      this.renderPermissionError()
       return
     }
     this.render()
@@ -118,6 +119,10 @@ export default class SimpleTranscriptionInterface extends HTMLElement {
     this.updateLines()
   }
 
+  renderPermissionError() {
+    renderPermissionError(this.shadowRoot, TPEN.screen?.projectInQuery ?? '')
+  }
+
   render() {
     this.shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
       <style>

interfaces/transcription/index.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import vault from '../../js/vault.js'
 import '../../components/line-image/index.js'
 import CheckPermissions from "../../components/check-permissions/checkPermissions.js"
 import { orderPageItemsByColumns } from "../../utilities/columnOrdering.js"
+import { renderPermissionError } from "../../utilities/renderPermissionError.js"
 export default class TranscriptionInterface extends HTMLElement {
   #page
   #canvas
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export default class TranscriptionInterface extends HTMLElement {
 
   async authgate() {
     if (!CheckPermissions.checkViewAccess("ANY", "CONTENT")) {
-      this.remove()
+      this.renderPermissionError()
       return
     }
     this.render()
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ export default class TranscriptionInterface extends HTMLElement {
     this.updateLines()
   }
 
+  renderPermissionError() {
+    renderPermissionError(this.shadowRoot, TPEN.screen?.projectInQuery ?? '')
+  }
+
   render() {
     this.shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
       <style>

utilities/renderPermissionError.js

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * Utility function to render a permission error message.
+ * Used by interfaces when a user lacks the required permissions.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} shadowRoot - The shadow root to render the error in
+ * @param {string} projectInQuery - The project ID from the query string
+ */
+export function renderPermissionError(shadowRoot, projectInQuery = '') {
+  shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
+    <style>
+      .error-container {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        height: 100vh;
+        padding: 2rem;
+        font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+        background-color: #f8f9fa;
+      }
+      .error-content {
+        max-width: 600px;
+        text-align: center;
+        background: white;
+        padding: 3rem;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+      }
+      .error-title {
+        color: #d63031;
+        font-size: 2rem;
+        margin-bottom: 1rem;
+      }
+      .error-message {
+        color: #2d3436;
+        font-size: 1.1rem;
+        line-height: 1.6;
+        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+      }
+      .error-link {
+        background-color: #00b894;
+        color: white;
+        padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+        text-decoration: none;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        display: inline-block;
+        margin: 0.5rem;
+        font-weight: bold;
+        transition: background-color 0.3s;
+      }
+      .error-link:hover {
+        background-color: #00a383;
+      }
+      .error-link.secondary {
+        background-color: #0984e3;
+      }
+      .error-link.secondary:hover {
+        background-color: #0770c7;
+      }
+    </style>
+    <div class="error-container">
+      <div class="error-content">
+        <h1 class="error-title">Permission Denied</h1>
+        <p class="error-message">
+          You do not have the appropriate permissions to view this transcription interface.
+        </p>
+        <div>
+          <a href="/project?projectID=${projectInQuery}" class="error-link">
+            Back to Project
+          </a>
+          <a href="/" class="error-link secondary">
+            Go to Home
+          </a>
+        </div>
+        <img src="/assets/logo/logo-350w.png" alt="Permission Denied Illustration" style="margin-top: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  `
+}