Adding a small empty timeline view to make it more obvious when there is no content and when there is content

damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
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+		3169CAE6294E69C000EE4006 /* EmptyTimelineView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3169CAE5294E69C000EE4006 /* EmptyTimelineView.swift */; };
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@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@
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 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
+		3169CAE5294E69C000EE4006 /* EmptyTimelineView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = EmptyTimelineView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -330,6 +332,14 @@
 /* End PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXGroup section */
+		3169CAE4294E699400EE4006 /* Empty Views */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				3169CAE5294E69C000EE4006 /* EmptyTimelineView.swift */,
+			);
+			path = "Empty Views";
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -421,6 +431,7 @@
 		4C75EFA227FA576C0006080F /* Views */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				3169CAE4294E699400EE4006 /* Empty Views */,
 				4C75EFA327FA577B0006080F /* PostView.swift */,
 				4C75EFAC28049CFB0006080F /* PostButton.swift */,
 				4C75EFB82804A2740006080F /* EventView.swift */,
@@ -778,6 +789,7 @@
 				4C3AC79F2833115300E1F516 /* FollowButtonView.swift in Sources */,
 				4C3BEFD22819DB9B00B3DE84 /* ProfileModel.swift in Sources */,
 				4C0A3F93280F66F5000448DE /* ReplyMap.swift in Sources */,
+				3169CAE6294E69C000EE4006 /* EmptyTimelineView.swift in Sources */,
 				4C3EA64928FF597700C48A62 /* bech32.c in Sources */,
 				4C90BD162839DB54008EE7EF /* NostrMetadata.swift in Sources */,
 				4C3EA67528FF7A5A00C48A62 /* take.c in Sources */,

damus/Views/DirectMessagesView.swift

@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ struct DirectMessagesView: View {
     var MainContent: some View {
         ScrollView {
             LazyVStack {
-                ForEach(model.dms, id: \.0) { tup in
-                    MaybeEvent(tup)
+                if model.dms.isEmpty, !model.loading {
+                    EmptyTimelineView()
+                } else {
+                    ForEach(model.dms, id: \.0) { tup in
+                        MaybeEvent(tup)
+                    }
                 }
             }
             .padding(.horizontal)

damus/Views/Empty Views/EmptyTimelineView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+//  EmptyNotificationsView.swift
+//  damus
+//
+//  Created by Sam DuBois on 12/17/22.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct EmptyTimelineView: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack {
+            Image(systemName: "tray.fill")
+                .font(.system(size: 35))
+                .padding()
+            Text("Nothing to see here. Check back later!")
+                .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+                .font(.callout.weight(.medium))
+        }
+        .foregroundColor(.gray)
+        .padding()
+    }
+}
+
+struct EmptyTimelineView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        EmptyTimelineView()
+    }
+}

damus/Views/TimelineView.swift

@@ -20,16 +20,20 @@ struct InnerTimelineView: View {
     
     var body: some View {
         LazyVStack {
-            ForEach(events.filter(filter), id: \.id) { (ev: NostrEvent) in
-                let tm = ThreadModel(event: inner_event_or_self(ev: ev), damus_state: damus)
-                let is_chatroom = should_show_chatroom(ev)
-                let tv = ThreadView(thread: tm, damus: damus, is_chatroom: is_chatroom)
-                            
-                NavigationLink(destination: tv) {
-                    EventView(event: ev, highlight: .none, has_action_bar: true, damus: damus, show_friend_icon: show_friend_icon)
+            if events.isEmpty {
+                EmptyTimelineView()
+            } else {
+                ForEach(events.filter(filter), id: \.id) { (ev: NostrEvent) in
+                    let tm = ThreadModel(event: inner_event_or_self(ev: ev), damus_state: damus)
+                    let is_chatroom = should_show_chatroom(ev)
+                    let tv = ThreadView(thread: tm, damus: damus, is_chatroom: is_chatroom)
+                                
+                    NavigationLink(destination: tv) {
+                        EventView(event: ev, highlight: .none, has_action_bar: true, damus: damus, show_friend_icon: show_friend_icon)
+                    }
+                    .isDetailLink(true)
+                    .buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
                 }
-                .isDetailLink(true)
-                .buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
             }
         }
         .padding(.horizontal)
@@ -54,8 +58,9 @@ struct TimelineView: View {
                 if loading {
                     ProgressView()
                         .progressViewStyle(.circular)
+                } else {
+                    InnerTimelineView(events: $events, damus: damus, show_friend_icon: show_friend_icon, filter: filter)
                 }
-                InnerTimelineView(events: $events, damus: damus, show_friend_icon: show_friend_icon, filter: filter)
             }
             .onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: .scroll_to_top)) { _ in
                 guard let event = events.filter(self.filter).first else {