From 3012bebe934eab8e9640e131199a468573ebec88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry-Hiles <henry@henryhiles.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 21:00:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] trim text before checking if empty

---
 lib/widgets/chat_page/chat_box.dart | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/chat_box.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/chat_box.dart
index 3497ce9..8fd5acb 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/chat_box.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/chat_box.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ChatBox extends HookConsumerWidget {
     }
 
     void send() {
-      if (controller.value.text.isEmpty) return;
+      if (controller.value.text.trim().isEmpty) return;
       ref
           .watch(RoomChatController.provider(room).notifier)
           .send(