Messaging View Overhaul

This is the biggest push to date in terms of changes.
The PR addresses 7 issues in the workflow panel:

1. It fixes the conversation height issue, scrolling stops working bug on load
2. Conversation area height is also enlarged
3. It dynamically displays user initials in the conversation area
4. The options panel are hidden on mobile (mobile is conversation only)
5. Back home button has a slightly better styling
6. The conversation shapes are dynamically generated based on the number of participants and their colors

Check them out guys @psybuzz @nikilselvam !
Great point, @nikilselvam.  The prefixing of '$' to a variable name is common in other code, though usually not to '$this'.  Since the contents of styleNewNames() contains nested loops, each with its own 'this', I would lean towards more explicit names, like the `currentShape` you suggested.