Attempt 3. Needs work.

lib/pages/chat/chat.dart

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/models/tokens_event_content_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/utils/firebase_analytics.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/utils/report_message.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/chat/chat_footer.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/utils/error_reporter.dart';
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ class ChatController extends State<ChatPageWithRoom>
     with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   // #Pangea
   final PangeaController pangeaController = MatrixState.pangeaController;
+
+  final GlobalKey<ChatFooterState> chatFooterKey = GlobalKey<ChatFooterState>();
+
   late Choreographer choreographer = Choreographer(pangeaController, this);
   // Pangea#
   Room get room => sendingClient.getRoomById(roomId) ?? widget.room;

lib/pages/chat/chat_view.dart

@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat_app_bar_list_tile.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat_app_bar_title.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat_event_list.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/pinned_events.dart';
-import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/reactions_picker.dart';
-import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/reply_display.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/choreographer/widgets/start_igc_button.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/extensions/pangea_room_extension/pangea_room_extension.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/chat/chat_floating_action_button.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/widgets/chat/chat_footer.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/utils/account_config.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/chat_settings_popup_menu.dart';
-import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/connection_status_header.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/mxc_image.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/unread_rooms_badge.dart';
@@ -22,10 +20,7 @@ import 'package:future_loading_dialog/future_loading_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 
-import '../../pangea/choreographer/widgets/it_bar.dart';
 import '../../utils/stream_extension.dart';
-import 'chat_emoji_picker.dart';
-import 'chat_input_row.dart';
 
 enum _EventContextAction { info, report }
 
@@ -404,19 +399,9 @@ class ChatView extends StatelessWidget {
                                         ),
                                       ],
                                     )
-                                  : Column(
-                                      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-                                      children: [
-                                        const ConnectionStatusHeader(),
-                                        ITBar(
-                                          choreographer:
-                                              controller.choreographer,
-                                        ),
-                                        ReactionsPicker(controller),
-                                        ReplyDisplay(controller),
-                                        ChatInputRow(controller),
-                                        ChatEmojiPicker(controller),
-                                      ],
+                                  : ChatFooter(
+                                      controller,
+                                      key: controller.chatFooterKey,
                                     ),
                             ),
                           ),
@@ -437,7 +422,8 @@ class ChatView extends StatelessWidget {
                   //   ),
                   Positioned(
                     left: 20,
-                    bottom: 75,
+                    bottom:
+                        controller.chatFooterKey.currentState?.height ?? 100,
                     child: StartIGCButton(controller: controller),
                   ),
                   // Pangea#

lib/pangea/widgets/chat/chat_footer.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat_emoji_picker.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/reactions_picker.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/reply_display.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/choreographer/widgets/it_bar.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/connection_status_header.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+class ChatFooter extends StatefulWidget {
+  final ChatController controller;
+  const ChatFooter(
+    this.controller, {
+    super.key,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  ChatFooterState createState() => ChatFooterState();
+}
+
+class ChatFooterState extends State<ChatFooter> {
+  final GlobalKey _widgetKey = GlobalKey();
+
+  double? get height => _widgetKey.currentContext?.size?.height;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Column(
+      key: _widgetKey,
+      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+      children: [
+        const ConnectionStatusHeader(),
+        ITBar(
+          choreographer: widget.controller.choreographer,
+        ),
+        ReactionsPicker(widget.controller),
+        ReplyDisplay(widget.controller),
+        ChatInputRow(widget.controller),
+        ChatEmojiPicker(widget.controller),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+}