Update app.py

app.py

@@ -112,17 +112,24 @@ with gr.Blocks() as demo:
     with gr.Row():
         message_input = gr.Textbox(label="Your Message", placeholder="Type your message here...")
     
-    display_area = gr.Textbox(label="Messages", interactive=False)
+    display_area = gr.Text(label="Messages", interactive=False)
     markdown_area = gr.Markdown("# This app is community funded! Any message sent will appear everywhere. To help support more projects like this, my cash tag is $Noa087!")
 
     submit_button = gr.Button("Send")
 
     submit_button.click(refresh, inputs=[message_input], outputs=[display_area])
 
-async def main():
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    gradio_task = loop.run_in_executor(None, demo.launch)
+def rungradio():
+    demo.launch()
 
-    await client.run(TOKEN)
+def runclient():
+    client.run(TOKEN)
 
-asyncio.run(main())
+gradiotask = multiprocessing.Process(target=rungradio)
+clienttask = multiprocessing.Process(target=runclient)
+
+gradiotask.start()
+clienttask.start()
+
+gradiotask.join()
+clienttask.join()