LightlessSync/UI/ZoneChatUi.cs

@@ -1000,23 +1000,26 @@ public sealed class ZoneChatUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             if (sanitized is not null)
             {
                 TrackPendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
+                draft = string.Empty;
+                _draftMessages[channel.Key] = draft;
+                _scrollToBottom = true;
 
-                if (TrySendDraft(channel, sanitized))
+                _ = Task.Run(async () =>
                 {
-                    _scrollToBottom = true;
-
-                    if (_draftMessages.TryGetValue(channel.Key, out var current) &&
-                        string.Equals(current, draftAtSend, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    try
                     {
-                        draft = string.Empty;
-                        _draftMessages[channel.Key] = draft;
+                        var succeeded = await _zoneChatService.SendMessageAsync(channel.Descriptor, sanitized).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        if (!succeeded)
+                        {
+                            RemovePendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
+                        }
                     }
-
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    RemovePendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
-                }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to send chat message");
+                        RemovePendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
+                    }
+                });
             }
         }
     }