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Version: 4.2
by: circonian [More]
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This started as a simple addon someone requested on the forums just to darken the chat background. I only did it because it was simple & quick. I got a few requests for small things & squeezed in time to do it when I could. But, I keep getting more. I'm glad you guys like it & I will keep it alive, but I don't have much time to add features to this.

Newest Features:
(3.1) Added Clear Buffer Slash Command -- You can now use /reloadclear to clear the buffers. This clears all chat buffers.
(3.0) Added Chat Buffers -- Chat is now buffered, up to 100 messages. You can choose to have previous chat automatically reloaded for you when you reload the ui and login. This way you wont miss any conversations when your reloading your UI.
(3.0) New SlashCommands -- /reloadchat, /reloadparty, /reloadwhisper, /reloadguild, /reloadofficer. These commands will reload ALL chat in their respective chat buffers.
(3.0) Optional Slash Command Parameter -- You can add a time parameter to the slashcommands and it will only display messages that are less than that many minutes old. For example:
/reloadwhispers 20 would reload all whipsers from the last 20 minutes into the chat window.
NOTE: The chat buffers are capped at 100 messages. Once a buffer is full it will remove the oldest message each time it saves a new one. So just because you can type /reloadchat 99999 Its probably not going to have messages that old in the buffer.

(2.9) pChat Compatibility -- Made some changes to be more compatible with pChat. Now if you run pChat the timestamps in ChatIt will automatically be disabled. Even if you turn them on they wont do anything, you'll have to use the timestamps in pChat (this is only if your running both addons). This is to provide compatibility and prevent the two addons from fighting over the games chat handler.
Features:
Multiple Chat Windows: You can now open multiple chat windows.

Chat Timestamps & Time Played: You can toggle ON/OFF chat timestamps or time played so you can see how long you've been playing or how late its getting.

Secondary Chat Backdrop: Toggle ON/OFF a secondary backdrop behind the chat window to darken it.

Secondary Chat Backdrop Alpha: You can adjust the alpha of the secondary backdrop so you can make the chat window just a little darker or a lot.

Toggle ON/OFF background fading: Can be used to prevent the background from fading.

Text Fade Delay: You can adjust the delay time before the chat text starts to fade away. You can also prevent the chat text from ever fading by setting this value to 0 (in the settings menu)

Text Fade Duration: You can adjust the amount of time it takes for the text to fade away after the delay time has passed.
Version 4.2 --

API Update No changes, just an API update
Version 4.1 --

LAM2 Missing Entry Message Fixed a minor problem causing a LAM2 error message to display in chat about a missing entry.
Version 4.0 --

Reloaded Text Time Stamps Updated the reloaded text time stamps to use the same precision as the clock (set in the settings menu under Time Stamps: 12 hr / 24 hr). For reloaded text, changes to the precision will only apply to time stamps on messages received AFTER changing the precision.
Version 3.9 --

Library Update Updated the LibAddonMenu & LibStub library
Version 3.8 -- Added Request Feature

Larger Chat Windows Increased the maximum dimensions of the chat windows to allow you to resize them larger than the games default size.
Version 3.7 --

Multiple Chat Windows Feature Is Back I managed to track down several new bugs in the game code & fix them. Multiple chat windows should be working now.
Code Checks Improved code checks to prevent the phantom window problem users encountered after the update. This was due strictly to bugs in ZOS code. I have squashed all the bugs.
Setting Changes Your settings for "Show Default Background" & "Show Extra Background" may have changed. You may need to reset them in the settings menu. All other settings should remain intact.
Auto-Dock/Transfer All Chat Container Tabs Added the ability to dock/transfer/move all chat tabs from one chat window into another chat window (all tabs at once) by dragging the 1st chat tab & dropping it into another windows tab drop area (just like you were dragging a single tab).

Transferring all chat tabs out of the primary chat container is not allowed for your safety. You must be dragging the 1st tab of a window other than the primary chat window for auto-docking to work.
Version 3.6 --

BUG FIX Due to code changes in the update the Multiple Chat window feature is not working properly. It is being temporarily removed.

If you are getting errors and/or have strange chat windows on your screen:
  • Install this new version
  • Reload the ui & it should fix the problem (but you'll still see the error),
  • Then reload the ui again and the errors should stop.
You can reload the ui by typing: /reloadui in the chat window.
Version 3.5 --

API # Update
Version 3.3 --

Show/Hide Default Background Added the ability to hide the default background on the chat windows. This is for those who find both background together to dark, but would like the extra border provided by the extra background.
Version 3.2 --

Bug Fix Fixed a minor bug that would cause an error if you received a chat msg before the addon finished loading.
Version 3.1--

Bug Fix Fixed a bug that caused an error when attempting to reload chat from an empty buffer.
pChat Compatibility Fix for Buffered Chat Fixed an issue causing the "buffered chat" that was reloaded to break when used with pChat.
Correct Windows The reloaded chat should now reload into the appropriate windows/tabs. This include multiple window support now.
Reload Chat Message Dividers Added an option to print divider messages
****** Reloading Chat: WHISPERS ******
To make it easier to see what chat was reloaded & what is new/old chat
****** Chat Reloaded ******

Fixed TimeStamps to work with pChat NOTE: THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE USING PCHAT AND CHATIT
I do not like how this works at the moment....but at least it works. I had to pass the reloaded chat messages to the games chat system to allow it to filter & put msgs in the correct window/tabs as well as grab the correct chat category colors. But pChat is reformatting them, So at the moment with pChat (and its timestamps on) it comes out like this [19:23:05] username: [TIME_MESSAGE_WAS_RECEIVED] Chat Message
Having the double timeStamps is confusing...and the pChat timeStamp that shows will be the time the message was reloaded, not the time it was received. This is confusing, but I don't think there is anything I can do about that since its a part of pChat & libChat.
I also attempted to color TIME_MESSAGE_WAS_RECEIVED red, to make it stand out & easier to see the correct times for the reloaded chat....but pChat removes the color.

Version 3.0 --

Added Chat Buffers Chat is now temporarily logged (up to 100 msgs) and can be automatically reloaded when you log in or reload the ui. You can choose to have ALL chat msgs reloaded or choose from: party, whispers, guild, officer chats. You can set a time interval to decide how far back it will reload msgs from 1 to 10 minutes.
You can also use slash commands to go back further than 10 minutes or to display all msgs in the chat buffers. Examples & more details are in the settings menu.
Version 2.9 --

pChat Compatability If you want to use ChatIt & pChat at the same time you should now be able to do so.
If you have both addons running the timestamp feature in ChatIt WILL BE DISABLED, even if you turn it on it wont do anything.
This is to prevent the two addons from fighting over the chat handler & to provide compability between the two. pChat has a timestamp feature built in so you can use it if your using both addons.
Version 2.8 --

Updated the API Version Number
Version 2.7 --

Updated the API Version Number
Version 2.5 -- Added a Requested Feature
Background Keybind Added a keybind for the background so you can quickly toggle it on & off.
Version 2.5 --
Fixed Windows Dissappearing on Relog I changed the code that was automatically destroying windows when you reloaded your ui or relogged. Instead, in case you get phantom windows, I have added a button to the settings menu that will destroy all of your extra chat windows to fix the problem...although it really shouldn't happen, its just a precaution.
Version 2.0 --
Added Requested features for Multiple Chat Windows Turn it on then you can drag tabs off of the main window or drag them back onto the main chat windows chat tab to reanchor it.
Version 1.1 --
Added Requested features for Chat Timestamps: And I threw in time played as well, thought that might be useful to someone.
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Unread 08/04/14, 06:33 AM  
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this is awesome. thank you very much for the mod!
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Unread 08/04/14, 08:02 AM  
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Hi there,

thanks for your addon. today i got it and i like that.

in futuretime it will be nice if my other addon newly updated by famos Garkin will get supported by ChatIt.

ChatMultiWindow (updated for patch 1.2.x)
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info6....2.3.html#info
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Unread 08/04/14, 05:27 PM  
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Originally Posted by Morwo
Hi there,
thanks for your addon. today i got it and i like that.
in futuretime it will be nice if my other addon newly updated by famos Garkin will get supported by ChatIt.
ChatMultiWindow (updated for patch 1.2.x)
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info6....2.3.html#info
hum. I looked at that addon, it doesn't seem supported anymore. On top of that I read several posts where people were talking about having some pretty bad problems. That makes me leary of supporting it. I'll look into it & the problems those people were having. if I can find a way around the problems the addon was causing people maybe I'll just add a feature to ChatIt to do multiple chat windows.
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Unread 08/04/14, 10:01 PM  
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I have just recently installed your mod, and already love it. The simple fact that I can keep my chat window's locked and visible at all times is a huge benefit.

However, two bits of chat functionality that I wish could be combined into one mod are: the ability to apply timestamps to chat (if possible, link it to specific chat channels such as /g, /g2, /zone, etc); and the ability to split chat windows into separate windows so that I can watch guild chat while also keeping an eye on group or zone.

ChatMultiWindow is slow to be updated, and has been handed off multiple times, but I have used it (despite it's bugs, including no ability to make text always visible). And I've seen numerous timestamp mods, but have run into issues combing too many mods which alter the chat window, so I now avoid them.

If its within your ability, Circonian, these features would be great additions to what you've done so far.
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Unread 08/04/14, 10:32 PM  
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Originally Posted by ruze84
I have just recently installed your mod, and already love it. The simple fact that I can keep my chat window's locked and visible at all times is a huge benefit.

However, two bits of chat functionality that I wish could be combined into one mod are: the ability to apply timestamps to chat (if possible, link it to specific chat channels such as /g, /g2, /zone, etc); and the ability to split chat windows into separate windows so that I can watch guild chat while also keeping an eye on group or zone.

ChatMultiWindow is slow to be updated, and has been handed off multiple times, but I have used it (despite it's bugs, including no ability to make text always visible). And I've seen numerous timestamp mods, but have run into issues combing too many mods which alter the chat window, so I now avoid them.

If its within your ability, Circonian, these features would be great additions to what you've done so far.
The timestamp shouldn't be a problem. Someone else asked about compatability with the multi-chat window also.
I haven't looked into it much yet, working on an update for JunkIt at the moment. However from what I read in on the addon page & in the comments section the author of that addon said that he accomplished multiple windows by turning on some "unfinished" hidden code in the game...and people had a lot of problems with it.

I am going to look into it, but if the problems people have with it are due to the code in the game, that he turned on to accomplish multiple windows, (because their code was unfinished or buggy) there might not be anything I could do except what he did...which would make my addon buggy as well. If that makes sense, and I don't want to add a feature if I think its going to cause problems. All of this just came from reading the authors post on the addon page & some of the comments though, I haven't looked into it yet, but I will and if I think I can do it bug free I will add it.
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Originally Posted by Morwo
Hi there,
thanks for your addon. today i got it and i like that.
in futuretime it will be nice if my other addon newly updated by famos Garkin will get supported by ChatIt.
ChatMultiWindow (updated for patch 1.2.x)
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info6....2.3.html#info
hum. I looked at that addon, it doesn't seem supported anymore. On top of that I read several posts where people were talking about having some pretty bad problems. That makes me leary of supporting it. I'll look into it & the problems those people were having. if I can find a way around the problems the addon was causing people maybe I'll just add a feature to ChatIt to do multiple chat windows.
Hi there,
thanks for your reply. this will be awesome if you implement a multiple chat window feature!
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Originally Posted by ruze84
I have just recently installed your mod, and already love it. The simple fact that I can keep my chat window's locked and visible at all times is a huge benefit.

However, two bits of chat functionality that I wish could be combined into one mod are: the ability to apply timestamps to chat and the ability to split chat windows into separate windows

If its within your ability, Circonian, these features would be great additions to what you've done so far.
Both Features Added & Posted a new version: 2.0
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Originally Posted by Morwo
Hi there,
thanks for your reply. this will be awesome if you implement a multiple chat window feature!
Feature Added & Posted a new version: 2.0
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Unread 08/07/14, 02:51 PM  
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Originally Posted by circonian
Originally Posted by ruze84
I have just recently installed your mod, and already love it. The simple fact that I can keep my chat window's locked and visible at all times is a huge benefit.

However, two bits of chat functionality that I wish could be combined into one mod are: the ability to apply timestamps to chat and the ability to split chat windows into separate windows

If its within your ability, Circonian, these features would be great additions to what you've done so far.
Both Features Added & Posted a new version: 2.0
Works fantastically! Just migrated my chat channels from MultiChat to your mod, and am loving the features. I definitely didn't mind having to activate that part of the mod first, as it seems a reasonable precaution and thoughtful for current users who didn't want that functionality.

The timestamp options were a little confusing at first, but a little reading and tinkering and they made sense real quick.
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Unread 08/07/14, 03:00 PM  
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New challenges for you, if you are up for it. Nothing necessary, as this mod is already doing more than I hoped, but maybe if your interested.

- Adding a chat log feature, which would save as a standard .txt file and could be set per channel.
- Adding the ability to make and set new styles for the chat box, akin to the style options of RadarMiniMap (I'm not even certain if this is possible at all). This would be a skin change, with the ability to make it look like paper, or a scroll, etc, etc).
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Originally Posted by ruze84
New challenges for you, if you are up for it. Nothing necessary, as this mod is already doing more than I hoped, but maybe if your interested.

- Adding a chat log feature, which would save as a standard .txt file and could be set per channel.
- Adding the ability to make and set new styles for the chat box, akin to the style options of RadarMiniMap (I'm not even certain if this is possible at all). This would be a skin change, with the ability to make it look like paper, or a scroll, etc, etc).
As for the chat log, I'll look into it & see if I can figure something out.

As for the styles I'm not sure I understand. do you mean something like this?



Changing the textures itself is really easy & creating something in the settings menu to let you pick would also be easy, but someone else has to come up with the textures. I know there are some other people who have posted texture packs. When I get a chance i'll look & see if they have any for chat windows, if not you might try asking them to create some textures for it, including edge textures.

I did take a quick glance at them though using the awesome addon "House of Winters - Texture Viewer".

The background isn't a problem, you could use any 32x32 square, it just gets stretched to fill the window. The edge texture looks like it works differently.

Looking at the edge texture it appears to be a 256 x 256 square with 4 strips of texture. I have no clue how the function (code) actually lays that out on the screen to become the edge border. It could be top, bottom, left, right or who knows....but if someone made a texture & copied the originals pattern, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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You've got the right of it, there. Replacing edge textures and background textures with things more flashy, and less so, would definitely be interesting. I'll put a line in the texture mods for RMM and see if they aren't interested in that as well.

One issue: It doesn't seem that the position of the boxes saves when you log off your character. I'm not sure if this was noticed already, but what it essentially means (for me, anyhow), is if I log off and there is a second chat window, that chat channel/window is lost and has to be remade when I log in again. Definitely an annoyance.
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Unread 08/07/14, 11:18 PM  
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Originally Posted by ruze84
You've got the right of it, there. Replacing edge textures and background textures with things more flashy, and less so, would definitely be interesting. I'll put a line in the texture mods for RMM and see if they aren't interested in that as well.

One issue: It doesn't seem that the position of the boxes saves when you log off your character. I'm not sure if this was noticed already, but what it essentially means (for me, anyhow), is if I log off and there is a second chat window, that chat channel/window is lost and has to be remade when I log in again. Definitely an annoyance.
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Yeah its going to sound very stupid when I say it, but
I did that on purpose, didn't even think of that being annoying, was worried about making sure no one got any phantom windows...
That would be quite annoying though, now that you say it. I will change the way it works and fix that.

Oh, and it might be worth searching the addons for the word Texture, theres a few people who put up JUST texture packs. As I said textures aren't my thing, I'm no good with photoshop or any of that stuff, but its obviously theirs they might be willing to make some textures for the chat window if you ask them.
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Unread 08/07/14, 11:54 PM  
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Originally Posted by ruze84
Works fantastically!
The timestamp options were a little confusing at first, but a little reading and tinkering and they made sense real quick.
Any suggestions to make it less confusing? Was it the clock type & clock style (both with the same name) I was worried about that...or just the fact that there are style & precision options? Maybe I should have just set the styles myself & left only the options for 12 hr or 24 hr, with no other options?

Anyone have any preferences or ideas on it?
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Originally Posted by ruze84
New challenges for you, if you are up for it. Nothing necessary, as this mod is already doing more than I hoped, but maybe if your interested.

- Adding a chat log feature, which would save as a standard .txt file and could be set per channel.
- Adding the ability to make and set new styles for the chat box, akin to the style options of RadarMiniMap (I'm not even certain if this is possible at all). This would be a skin change, with the ability to make it look like paper, or a scroll, etc, etc).
Moving to portal page feature requests.
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