From 97a4e621173fba7392b33d40b297f9a39fabe945 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tanvi chovatiya <chovatiyatanvi21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:50:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] =?UTF-8?q?User=20list=20hover=20effect=20(activeItem:?=
 =?UTF-8?q?hover)=20=E2=80=94=20improves=20interactivity.?=
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---
 .../TextContainer/TextContainer.css           | 60 ++++++++++++++-----
 .../components/TextContainer/TextContainer.js | 49 ++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css b/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css
index 19aa5770..53c94420 100644
--- a/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css
+++ b/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css
@@ -1,33 +1,63 @@
 .textContainer {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  margin-left: 100px;
-  color: white;
-  height: 60%;
-  justify-content: space-between;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
+  color: #333;
+}
+
+.intro h1 {
+  font-size: 1.8rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.intro h2 {
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: #555;
+}
+
+.usersSection {
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 300px;
 }
 
 .activeContainer {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 50%;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  max-height: 200px; /* scroll if many users */
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  border: 1px solid #ddd;
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+  background-color: #f9f9f9;
 }
 
 .activeItem {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 0.3rem;
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
+  cursor: default;
 }
 
-.activeContainer img {
-  padding-left: 10px;
+.activeItem:hover {
+  background-color: #e0f7ff;
 }
 
-.textContainer h1 {
-  margin-bottom: 0px;
+.onlineIcon {
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
 }
 
-@media (min-width: 320px) and (max-width: 1200px) {
-  .textContainer {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+.username {
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.js b/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.js
index 94aeeaca..ef33eef7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.js
+++ b/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.js
@@ -1,36 +1,35 @@
 import React from 'react';
-
 import onlineIcon from '../../icons/onlineIcon.png';
-
 import './TextContainer.css';
 
 const TextContainer = ({ users }) => (
   <div className="textContainer">
-    <div>
-      <h1>Realtime Chat Application <span role="img" aria-label="emoji">💬</span></h1>
-      <h2>Created with React, Express, Node and Socket.IO <span role="img" aria-label="emoji">❤️</span></h2>
-      <h2>Try it out right now! <span role="img" aria-label="emoji">⬅️</span></h2>
+    <div className="intro">
+      <h1>
+        Realtime Chat Application <span role="img" aria-label="chat">💬</span>
+      </h1>
+      <h2>
+        Created with React, Express, Node and Socket.IO <span role="img" aria-label="heart">❤️</span>
+      </h2>
+      <h2>
+        Try it out right now! <span role="img" aria-label="arrow">⬅️</span>
+      </h2>
     </div>
-    {
-      users
-        ? (
-          <div>
-            <h1>People currently chatting:</h1>
-            <div className="activeContainer">
-              <h2>
-                {users.map(({name}) => (
-                  <div key={name} className="activeItem">
-                    {name}
-                    <img alt="Online Icon" src={onlineIcon}/>
-                  </div>
-                ))}
-              </h2>
+
+    {users && users.length > 0 && (
+      <div className="usersSection">
+        <h1>People currently chatting:</h1>
+        <div className="activeContainer">
+          {users.map(({ name }) => (
+            <div key={name} className="activeItem">
+              <img alt="Online Icon" src={onlineIcon} className="onlineIcon" />
+              <span className="username">{name}</span>
             </div>
-          </div>
-        )
-        : null
-    }
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )}
   </div>
 );
 
-export default TextContainer;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default TextContainer;

From 5b69962a438693bc4cd31cee6b9fefab79944537 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tanvi chovatiya <chovatiyatanvi21@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:03:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Enhanced TextContainer CSS for better layout,
 responsiveness, and accessibility

---
 .../TextContainer/TextContainer.css           | 78 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css b/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css
index 53c94420..46f6edac 100644
--- a/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css
+++ b/client/src/components/TextContainer/TextContainer.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/* ===========================
+   TextContainer Styles
+   Updated for better clarity, 
+   modern look, and accessibility
+   =========================== */
+
 .textContainer {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -6,58 +12,96 @@
   padding: 1rem;
   font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
   color: #333;
+  text-align: center;
+  background-color: #fafafa;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
 }
 
+/* Intro Section */
 .intro h1 {
-  font-size: 1.8rem;
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
   margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  text-align: center;
+  color: #111;
 }
 
 .intro h2 {
   font-size: 1.1rem;
   margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  text-align: center;
   color: #555;
 }
 
+/* Users Section */
 .usersSection {
   margin-top: 2rem;
   width: 100%;
-  max-width: 300px;
+  max-width: 320px;
 }
 
+/* Active User List Container */
 .activeContainer {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  max-height: 200px; /* scroll if many users */
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+  max-height: 220px;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 0.5rem;
-  border: 1px solid #ddd;
-  border-radius: 0.5rem;
-  background-color: #f9f9f9;
+  padding: 0.7rem;
+  border: 1px solid #e2e2e2;
+  border-radius: 0.6rem;
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: #ccc transparent;
 }
 
+/* Scrollbar Styling for WebKit browsers */
+.activeContainer::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  width: 6px;
+}
+.activeContainer::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background-color: #ccc;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+/* Individual Active Item */
 .activeItem {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
-  border-radius: 0.3rem;
-  transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
+  border-radius: 0.4rem;
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
   cursor: default;
 }
 
 .activeItem:hover {
-  background-color: #e0f7ff;
+  background-color: #e6f7ff;
+  transform: scale(1.02);
 }
 
+/* Online Icon */
 .onlineIcon {
-  width: 18px;
-  height: 18px;
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
 }
 
+/* Username Text */
 .username {
   font-weight: 500;
+  color: #222;
+}
+
+/* Responsive Design */
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .intro h1 {
+    font-size: 1.6rem;
+  }
+
+  .usersSection {
+    max-width: 90%;
+  }
+
+  .activeContainer {
+    max-height: 180px;
+  }
 }