adding some placeholders if no contacts have been found

app/build.gradle

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.25.12'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.25.13'
     implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-beta4'
     implementation 'org.greenrobot:eventbus:3.2.0'
     implementation 'com.klinkerapps:android-smsmms:5.2.6'

app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt

@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ class NewConversationActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onResume() {
+        super.onResume()
+        no_contacts_placeholder_2.setTextColor(getAdjustedPrimaryColor())
+        no_contacts_placeholder_2.underlineText()
+    }
+
     private fun initContacts() {
         if (isThirdPartyIntent()) {
             return
@@ -80,6 +86,11 @@ class NewConversationActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun setupAdapter(contacts: ArrayList<Contact>) {
+        val hasContacts = contacts.isNotEmpty()
+        contacts_list.beVisibleIf(hasContacts)
+        no_contacts_placeholder.beVisibleIf(!hasContacts)
+        no_contacts_placeholder_2.beVisibleIf(!hasContacts)
+
         ContactsAdapter(this, contacts, contacts_list, null) {
             hideKeyboard()
             launchThreadActivity((it as Contact).phoneNumber, it.name)

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_conversation.xml

@@ -38,6 +38,35 @@
         android:background="@color/divider_grey"
         android:importantForAccessibility="no" />
 
+    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+        android:id="@+id/no_contacts_placeholder"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+        android:alpha="0.8"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/message_divider_two"
+        android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:text="@string/no_access_to_contacts"
+        android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+        android:textStyle="italic"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
+    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+        android:id="@+id/no_contacts_placeholder_2"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/no_contacts_placeholder"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:text="@string/request_the_required_permissions"
+        android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
     <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
         android:id="@+id/suggestions_label"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"

app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     <string name="type_a_message">Escreva uma mensagem…</string>
     <string name="message_not_sent">Mensagem não enviada.</string>
     <string name="add_person">Adicionar pessoa</string>
+    <string name="attachment">Attachment</string>
+    <string name="no_conversations_found">No stored conversations have been found</string>
+    <string name="start_conversation">Start a conversation</string>
 
     <!-- New message -->
     <string name="new_conversation">New conversation</string>