slash button position

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/ChatScreen.kt

@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ fun ChatScreen(viewModel: ChatViewModel) {
         }
     }
 
+    // Determine whether to show media capture/pick buttons
+    val isGeohashTimeline = selectedLocationChannel is com.bitchat.android.geohash.ChannelID.Location
+
     ChatInputSection(
         messageText = messageText,
         onMessageTextChange = { newText: TextFieldValue ->
@@ -225,7 +228,8 @@ fun ChatScreen(viewModel: ChatViewModel) {
                 selectedPrivatePeer = selectedPrivatePeer,
                 currentChannel = currentChannel,
                 nickname = nickname,
-                colorScheme = colorScheme
+                colorScheme = colorScheme,
+                showMediaButtons = !isGeohashTimeline
             )
         }
 
@@ -381,7 +385,8 @@ private fun ChatInputSection(
     selectedPrivatePeer: String?,
     currentChannel: String?,
     nickname: String,
-    colorScheme: ColorScheme
+    colorScheme: ColorScheme,
+    showMediaButtons: Boolean
 ) {
     Surface(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
@@ -417,7 +422,8 @@ private fun ChatInputSection(
                 selectedPrivatePeer = selectedPrivatePeer,
                 currentChannel = currentChannel,
                 nickname = nickname,
-                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                showMediaButtons = showMediaButtons
             )
         }
     }

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/InputComponents.kt

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ import com.bitchat.android.features.voice.AudioWaveformExtractor
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.media.RealtimeScrollingWaveform
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.media.ImagePickerButton
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.media.FilePickerButton
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 
 /**
  * Input components for ChatScreen
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ fun MessageInput(
     selectedPrivatePeer: String?,
     currentChannel: String?,
     nickname: String,
-    modifier: Modifier = Modifier
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    showMediaButtons: Boolean = true
 ) {
     val colorScheme = MaterialTheme.colorScheme
     val isFocused = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ fun MessageInput(
             val latestOnSendVoiceNote = rememberUpdatedState(onSendVoiceNote)
 
             // Image button (image picker) - hide during recording
-            if (!isRecording) {
+            if (!isRecording && showMediaButtons) {
                 // Revert to original separate buttons: round File button (left) and the old Image plus button (right)
                 Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
                     FilePickerButton(
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ fun MessageInput(
 
             Spacer(Modifier.width(1.dp))
 
-            VoiceRecordButton(
+            if (showMediaButtons) VoiceRecordButton(
                 backgroundColor = bg,
                 onStart = {
                     isRecording = true
@@ -310,6 +314,17 @@ fun MessageInput(
                         path
                     )
                 }
+            ) else SlashCommandButton(
+                onClick = {
+                    val newText = "/"
+                    onValueChange(
+                        TextFieldValue(
+                            text = newText,
+                            selection = androidx.compose.ui.text.TextRange(newText.length)
+                        )
+                    )
+                    try { focusRequester.requestFocus() } catch (_: Exception) {}
+                }
             )
             
         } else {
@@ -363,6 +378,29 @@ fun MessageInput(
     // Auto-stop handled inside VoiceRecordButton
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun SlashCommandButton(onClick: () -> Unit, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+    val colorScheme = MaterialTheme.colorScheme
+    Surface(
+        onClick = onClick,
+        shape = CircleShape,
+        color = colorScheme.background,
+        tonalElevation = 3.dp,
+        shadowElevation = 6.dp,
+        border = BorderStroke(1.dp, colorScheme.outline.copy(alpha = 0.4f)),
+        modifier = modifier.size(32.dp)
+    ) {
+        Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+            Text(
+                text = "/",
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace),
+                color = colorScheme.primary,
+                textAlign = TextAlign.Center
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 fun CommandSuggestionsBox(
     suggestions: List<CommandSuggestion>,