diff --git a/assets/css/custom.css b/assets/css/custom.css
index 0a6114a..e5c0944 100644
--- a/assets/css/custom.css
+++ b/assets/css/custom.css
@@ -704,6 +704,21 @@ a.byline-author:hover, a.journal-author:hover { color: var(--accent); }
 .dialog-logout { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; padding: 0.55em 1.1em; border-radius: 999px; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--color-border); color: var(--color-text-muted); }
 .dialog-replychip { align-self: flex-start; font-size: var(--font-size-small); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.25em 0.8em; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid var(--accent); color: var(--accent); background: none; }
 
+/* ── Dialog: Lade-Skelett, Links im Text, Composer-Hinweis ── */
+.dialog-skel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.1em; padding: 0.7em 0; }
+.dialog-skel-line {
+  height: 1.05em; width: 100%; border-radius: 6px;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-border) 25%, var(--color-bg-secondary) 37%, var(--color-border) 63%);
+  background-size: 400% 100%; animation: dialog-shimmer 1.4s ease infinite;
+}
+.dialog-skel-line:nth-child(3n)   { width: 68%; }
+.dialog-skel-line:nth-child(3n+1) { width: 92%; }
+@keyframes dialog-shimmer { from { background-position: 100% 0; } to { background-position: 0 0; } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .dialog-skel-line { animation: none; } }
+.dialog-body .dialog-link { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; word-break: break-word; }
+.dialog-hint { font-size: var(--font-size-small); color: var(--color-text-muted); align-self: center; opacity: 0.7; }
+.dialog-spacer { flex: 1; }
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Journal entries — three Republik-style layouts (set in front matter
    via `layout: image|icon|text`). Every entry is a full-bleed coloured
diff --git a/static/dialog.js b/static/dialog.js
index fd3c385..eed7cde 100644
--- a/static/dialog.js
+++ b/static/dialog.js
@@ -36,6 +36,45 @@
   const api = (p, opt) => fetch(p, opt).then(async (r) => ({ ok: r.ok, status: r.status, body: await r.json().catch(() => ({})) }));
   const authHdr = () => ({ Authorization: 'Bearer ' + token });
 
+  // ── UX-Helfer ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Deterministische, dezente Avatar-Farbe aus dem Namen (wenn kein Bild).
+  function hashHue(s) { let h = 0; for (let i = 0; i < (s || '').length; i++) h = (h * 31 + s.charCodeAt(i)) | 0; return Math.abs(h) % 360; }
+  function paintAvatar(av, name, avatarUrl) {
+    if (avatarUrl) { av.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + avatarUrl + ')'; av.textContent = ''; return; }
+    const hue = hashHue(name || '?');
+    av.style.background = 'hsl(' + hue + ' 36% 82%)';
+    av.style.color = 'hsl(' + hue + ' 30% 28%)';
+    av.textContent = (name || '?').trim().slice(0, 1).toUpperCase();
+  }
+  // URLs im Text klickbar machen — sicher: nur Text- + Anchor-Knoten, kein innerHTML.
+  function linkify(container, text) {
+    const re = /(https?:\/\/[^\s<]+)/g; let last = 0, m;
+    while ((m = re.exec(text))) {
+      if (m.index > last) container.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text.slice(last, m.index)));
+      const a = el('a', 'dialog-link', m[0].replace(/[.,;:)]+$/, ''));
+      a.href = a.textContent; a.target = '_blank'; a.rel = 'noopener noreferrer';
+      container.appendChild(a);
+      last = m.index + a.textContent.length;
+    }
+    if (last < text.length) container.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text.slice(last)));
+  }
+  // Dezente Lade-Platzhalter (schimmernd).
+  function skeleton(container, n) {
+    container.innerHTML = '';
+    const w = el('div', 'dialog-skel');
+    for (let i = 0; i < (n || 3); i++) w.appendChild(el('div', 'dialog-skel-line'));
+    container.appendChild(w);
+  }
+  // ⌘/Ctrl + Enter sendet ab.
+  function sendOnCmdEnter(ta, fn) {
+    ta.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === 'Enter') { e.preventDefault(); fn(); } });
+  }
+  // Textarea wächst mit dem Inhalt mit (bis zu einer Grenze).
+  function autoGrow(ta, max) {
+    const fit = () => { ta.style.height = 'auto'; ta.style.height = Math.min(ta.scrollHeight, max || 320) + 'px'; };
+    ta.addEventListener('input', fit); requestAnimationFrame(fit);
+  }
+
   // ── Auth ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   async function doLogin(email, password, after) {
     const r = await api('/api/auth/login', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ email, password }) });
@@ -84,7 +123,11 @@
     right.appendChild(el('h2', 'dialog-title', 'Foren'));
     grid.append(left, right); root.appendChild(grid);
 
+    const recentSkel = el('div'); left.appendChild(recentSkel); skeleton(recentSkel, 5);
+    const forumSkel = el('div'); right.appendChild(forumSkel); skeleton(forumSkel, 4);
+
     api('/api/recent?limit=15').then((r) => {
+      recentSkel.remove();
       const rows = r.body || [];
       if (!rows.length) { left.appendChild(el('p', 'dialog-empty', 'Noch keine Wortmeldungen.')); return; }
       const list = el('div', 'dialog-recent-list');
@@ -101,6 +144,7 @@
     });
 
     api('/api/forums').then((r) => {
+      forumSkel.remove();
       const rows = r.body || [];
       const list = el('div', 'dialog-forum-list');
       rows.forEach((f) => {
@@ -121,7 +165,9 @@
   function renderForum(slug) {
     root.innerHTML = '';
     if (ctxEl) { ctxEl.innerHTML = ''; const c = el('nav', 'dialog-crumb'); const b = el('a', null, '← Dialoge'); b.href = '/dialog/'; c.appendChild(b); ctxEl.appendChild(c); }
+    const loadHost = el('div'); skeleton(loadHost, 4); root.appendChild(loadHost);
     api('/api/forums/' + encodeURIComponent(slug)).then((r) => {
+      loadHost.remove();
       if (!r.ok) { root.appendChild(el('p', 'dialog-empty', 'Forum nicht gefunden.')); return; }
       const { forum, threads } = r.body;
       const head = el('div', 'dialog-forum-head');
@@ -176,6 +222,8 @@
         if (!r.ok) { alert(r.body.error || 'Konnte Thread nicht anlegen'); return; }
         location.href = '/dialog/?thread=' + encodeURIComponent(r.body.key);
       };
+      autoGrow(ta); sendOnCmdEnter(ta, () => send.click());
+      ti.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') { e.preventDefault(); ta.focus(); } });
       row.append(send, cancel); box.append(ti, ta, row); ti.focus();
     }
     paint();
@@ -189,6 +237,7 @@
     const list = el('div', 'dialog-list');
     const composer = el('div', 'dialog-composer');
     root.append(title, modbar, list, composer);
+    skeleton(list, 3);
     let replyTo = null, textarea = null, locked = false;
 
     // Kontext: Rücklink + Titel.
@@ -249,8 +298,7 @@
         const post = el('article', 'dialog-post');
         const head = el('header', 'dialog-post-head');
         const av = el('span', 'dialog-avatar');
-        if (c.author_avatar) av.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + c.author_avatar + ')';
-        else av.textContent = (c.author_name || '?').slice(0, 1).toUpperCase();
+        paintAvatar(av, c.author_name, c.author_avatar);
         const ident = el('div', 'dialog-ident');
         const nameline = el('div', 'dialog-nameline');
         nameline.appendChild(el('span', 'dialog-name', c.author_name || 'Unbekannt'));
@@ -258,7 +306,7 @@
         if (c.parent_id && names[c.parent_id]) nameline.appendChild(el('span', 'dialog-replyto', '↳ ' + names[c.parent_id]));
         ident.append(nameline, el('time', 'dialog-time', fmtFull(c.created_at)));
         head.append(av, ident); post.appendChild(head);
-        post.appendChild(el('div', 'dialog-body', c.body));
+        const bodyEl = el('div', 'dialog-body'); linkify(bodyEl, c.body || ''); post.appendChild(bodyEl);
         if (token && !c.deleted) {
           const actions = el('div', 'dialog-actions');
           if (!locked) { const rep = el('button', null, 'Antworten'); rep.onclick = () => { replyTo = { id: c.id, name: c.author_name }; renderComposer(); if (textarea) textarea.focus(); }; actions.appendChild(rep); }
@@ -285,10 +333,12 @@
         composer.appendChild(r);
       }
       textarea = el('textarea', 'dialog-textarea'); textarea.placeholder = locked ? 'Thread gesperrt — nur Moderation …' : 'Deine Wortmeldung …';
+      autoGrow(textarea); sendOnCmdEnter(textarea, submit);
       const row = el('div', 'dialog-row');
       const send = el('button', 'dialog-send', 'Senden'); send.onclick = submit;
+      const hint = el('span', 'dialog-hint', '⌘ + ↵');
       const out = el('button', 'dialog-logout', 'Abmelden' + (myName ? ' · ' + myName : '')); out.onclick = () => logout(() => { renderModbar(); renderComposer(); load(); });
-      row.append(send, out); composer.append(textarea, row);
+      row.append(send, hint, el('span', 'dialog-spacer'), out); composer.append(textarea, row);
     }
 
     async function submit() {