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rocketman10404 edited this page Jul 16, 2013 · 10 revisions

Example of tabs displayed above chatbox

Example of tabs displayed above chatbox

The tabs displayed above the chat box represent the different containers for chat messages. They are only displayed when the chat box is 'focused' (i.e. by hitting 't' or '/', depending on configured client keybinds). To 'activate' a different tab (display its chat), simply click on it. Multiple tabs can be activated by holding down the Control key while clicking. Tabs can be deleted altogether by holding down Shift while clicking. The currently-active tabs are displayed in blue while tabs containing unread chat are red (this is cleared by activating the tab).

The Master tab, denoted by an asterisk, is a special case and exempt from most of the rules that are applied to the other tabs. Every chat message will always be sent to the master tab, with no exception. The master tab will never display any unread notifications. Additionally, the master tab cannot be deleted, and it always displays first in order. Shift-clicking on the master tab results in the settings interface for TabbyChat being displayed.

Tab Settings

Tab settings interface

The tab settings window can be accessed by Right-clicking on a tab (excluding the master). This window will contain the name of the tab displayed at the very top (which cannot be changed). The settings that can be configured through this window are as follows:

  • Alias: An alternate display name for the tab
  • Unread Notifications: Enable/Disable unread notifications for this tab here
  • Chat command prefix: If this tab is the only one currently active and the chat interface is entered (e.g. by hitting "t"), the contents of this box (followed by a space) will be automatically entered into the chat input box, and placed at the beginning of each transmission for multi-line messages that require multiple transmissions.
  • Hid prefix while typing: With this enabled, a defined command prefix will not be entered in the input box while the user is entering text. Instead, TabbyChat will prepend the command prefix to any chat messages just before they are sent to the user. However, if the user enters a message that begins with a forward-slash, TabbyChat will abort this attempt and ignore the command prefix.
  • Position: Use the "<<" and ">>" keys to change the order this tab is displayed in. Note that no tab besides the master tab can be in position #1.
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