Attempting to zap when not signed in

[zappityzap]

I noticed that zapping didn't work when I wasn't signed in, and it wasn't obvious. Signing in first and zapping works as expected.

I clicked the zap icon and got the dialog for amount and optional message. Clicking the Zap button closed the dialog, but didn't show a zap. I can see a message about "signer required" in the browser console on Firefox.

It seems like this could be improved somehow. I'm willing to try making a PR if you have any ideas about how it should work.

[chakany]

Maybe it would be best to generate a private key and then only use it for that zap. discard it after.

[dmnyc]

We're looking into a way to do this using WebLN and QR code options. The issue of course is that the Nostr protocol requires a signed event to display a zap receipt. It would be possible to have a user send a zap to the Lightning address of the user without being signed in, but it won't appear in the zap counts. A disposable private key for anonymous zaps could be an option, though this is a low priority feature at the moment.