is there a way have a private chat or chat room?

Sorry DB, this is what I meant by "the /utilities" I don't get what they are or how to use them? Do they show up if I type them in?

/mute [username] - Mutes [username]. Admin only.
/unmute [username] - Unmutes [username]. Admin only.
/stupid [username] - Puts [username] under the 'stupid' effect. Admin only.
/unstupidize [username] - Removes the 'stupid' effect from [username]. Admin only.
/butterfingers [username] - Puts [username] under the 'butterfingers' effect. Admin only.
/unbutterfingers [username] - Removes [username] from the 'butterfingers' effect. Admin only.
/who - Displays a list of active shoutbox users.
/clear - Clears the screen, but only for the user who types this.
/prune - Deletes every message in the shoutbox, for every user. Admin only.

Ah. Basically, if you typed in (for example) /mute someRandomPerson into the shoutbox and pressed Enter, someRandomPerson will be muted and will not be able to talk. If you typed in /prune, then every message inside the shoutbox will be deleted. I've given each command a description inside the shoutbox, simply type "/help" and it will describe every command that you can use and how to use it.

Perfect thanks. Commands are much better than a bunch of buttons. I love this mod.

getting duplicate messages in the chat box, a member will type one thing, but it will show up twice, one right after another

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looks less server intensive than other chats i will keep an eye on this
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any integration of smillies.?

I've had quite a few reports of this, but have been unable to reproduce it myself. It's proving to be a difficult bug to track; I'll keep at it though and try and find out what's causing it and how to fix it.

Smilies are already supported.

will just inform that sometimes also comes double messages on shoutbox ...

regards

macc

Just to clarify it would seem that the duplicated messages are only appearing visually (ie not inserted to system) as when you refresh they dissapear. Dunno if this is any help.

Anyways, having the issue on mine also. If you need to see anyones with the issue in order to track the bug then let me know and I'm sure I can sort you with some access.

Yeah, I noticed it's only showing for the person who sent the message (I think?) and not being inserted into the shoutbox, that's why it's proving so difficult to track. I suspect it's due to bad timing on the automatic refresh interval though, possibly fetching the message just as it was sent.