diff --git a/xmpp.view.ts b/xmpp.view.ts
index c878787..362313c 100644
--- a/xmpp.view.ts
+++ b/xmpp.view.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace $.$$ {
+namespace $.$$ {
 
 	type Xmpp_contact = {
 		jid: string
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ private _getBody(el: Element): string | null {
 				  `<field var="end"><value>${ this._esc(new Date(before_time - 1).toISOString()) }</value></field>` +
 				  `</x>`
 				: ''
-			const before = before_id ? `<before>${ this._esc(before_id) }</before>` : `<before/>`
+			const before = before_id ? `<before>${ this._esc(before_id) }</before>` : ``
 			this._send(
 				`<iq to="${ this._esc(room_jid) }" type="set" id="${ id }">` +
 				`<query xmlns="urn:xmpp:mam:2" queryid="${ qid }">` +
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ private _getBody(el: Element): string | null {
 			const qid = this._id()
 			const id  = this._id()
 			this._mam_iqs.set(id, with_jid)
-			const before = before_id ? `<before>${ this._esc(before_id) }</before>` : `<before/>`
+			const before = before_id ? `<before>${ this._esc(before_id) }</before>` : ``
 			this._send(
 				`<iq type="set" id="${ id }">` +
 				`<query xmlns="urn:xmpp:mam:2" queryid="${ qid }">` +
@@ -627,11 +627,11 @@ private _handle_message(el: Element) {
 		private _last_displayed_sent  = new Map<string, number>() // peer/room jid → time of last msg we marked displayed
 
 		// XEP-0084 avatars
-		private _avatars        = new Map<string, string>() // bare jid → data: URI
+		private _avatars        = new Map<string, string>() // bare jid в†’ data: URI
 		private _avatar_loading = new Set<string>()
 
 		// Suppress notifications during the first 5s after a fresh connection
-		// — covers servers that replay offline messages without proper <delay>.
+		// — covers servers that replay offline messages without proper <delay>.
 		private _connect_at = 0
 
 		// IndexedDB for persistent message history (via $mol_db).
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ private _handle_message(el: Element) {
 		@ $mol_mem
 		contacts(next?: Xmpp_contact[]) { return next ?? [] }
 
-		// Version counter — incremented on every new message to trigger reactive re-renders.
+		// Version counter — incremented on every new message to trigger reactive re-renders.
 		// Necessary because _msgs is a plain (non-reactive) array mutated in WebSocket callbacks.
 		@ $mol_mem
 		messages_ver(next?: number) { return next ?? 0 }
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ private _handle_message(el: Element) {
 		@ $mol_mem_key
 		recording(_jid: string, next?: boolean) { return next ?? false }
 
-		// ── Panes (Telegram-like 3-column layout) ─────────────────────────────
+		// в”Ђв”Ђ Panes (Telegram-like 3-column layout) в”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђв”Ђ
 
 		panes() {
 			this._apply_theme()
@@ -760,12 +760,12 @@ private _handle_message(el: Element) {
 		do_open_settings() { this.settings_open(true) }
 		do_close_settings() { this.settings_open(false) }
 
-		// Per-chat reactive flag — true when scroll is near the bottom of Messages_list.
+		// Per-chat reactive flag — true when scroll is near the bottom of Messages_list.
 		@ $mol_mem_key
 		scroll_at_bottom(_jid: string, next?: boolean) { return next ?? true }
 
-		scroll_down_hidden(jid: string): string {
-			return this.scroll_at_bottom(jid) ? 'hidden' : ''
+		scroll_down_hidden(jid: string): string | null {
+			return this.scroll_at_bottom(jid) ? 'hidden' : null
 		}
 
 		do_scroll_down(jid: string) {
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ private _handle_message(el: Element) {
 			if (!account) return
 			try {
 				const db = await this._ensure_db()
-				const range = this.$.$mol_dom_context.IDBKeyRange.bound([account, ''], [account, '￿'])
+				const range = this.$.$mol_dom_context.IDBKeyRange.bound([account, ''], [account, 'пїї'])
 				const docs = await db.read('Messages').Messages.select(range, 100_000)
 				if (!docs?.length) return
 				this._loading_persisted = true