merge: v0.6.0 UX Polish — Pop-Out Input + Colour Presets

Two opt-in UX features. Existing users see no change unless they
enable the new toggles.

- Pop-out input: global master switch in Settings → Window → Frame.
  When enabled, every pop-out window grows a compact input bar
  (channel-coloured icon + text input). Independent text buffer and
  history cursor per pop-out; channel changes apply globally.
- Chat colour presets: seven built-ins above the per-channel colour
  list — ChatTwo Default, High-Contrast, Pastell, Dark-Mode-Tuned,
  Hellion (brand), Night Blue (bonus), Indigo Violet (bonus).

Configuration migrates from v10 to v11 with a diagnostic log.

ChatTwo/ChatTwo.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
              0.1.0 is our bootstrap release; the underlying Chat 2 base is
              called out in the yaml changelog so users can see what it
              derives from. -->
-        <Version>0.5.4</Version>
+        <Version>0.6.0</Version>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <!-- HellionChat fork: assembly is renamed so Dalamud uses
              pluginConfigs/HellionChat instead of pluginConfigs/ChatTwo,

ChatTwo/Configuration.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ConfigKeyBind
 [Serializable]
 public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 {
-    private const int LatestVersion = 10;
+    private const int LatestVersion = 11;
 
     public int Version { get; set; } = LatestVersion;
 
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     // want the auto tabs themselves without the extra UI affordance.
     public bool AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
 
+    // Hellion Chat — One-Time-Hint-Banner that introduces the v0.6.0 pop-out
+    // input feature. Set to true once the user dismisses the banner from a
+    // pop-out window; never reset after that.
+    public bool SeenPopOutInputHint;
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 master switch for the pop-out input bar.
+    // Global on purpose: per-tab makes no sense for Auto-Tell-Tabs which
+    // are session-only and would force the user to re-enable it for every
+    // new conversation. Default OFF so existing users see no behavior
+    // change after the v10→v11 migration.
+    public bool PopOutInputEnabled;
+
     public int GetRetentionDays(ChatType type)
     {
         if (RetentionPerChannelDays.TryGetValue(type, out var userOverride))
@@ -296,6 +308,9 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay = other.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
         AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = other.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
         AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle = other.AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
+
+        SeenPopOutInputHint = other.SeenPopOutInputHint;
+        PopOutInputEnabled = other.PopOutInputEnabled;
     }
 }
 

ChatTwo/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs

@@ -414,13 +414,13 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable {
         if (ConfigKeybindPressed(source, Plugin.Config.ChatTabForward))
         {
             Plugin.KeyState[Plugin.Config.ChatTabForward!.Key] = false;
-            Plugin.ChatLogWindow.ChangeTabDelta(1);
+            DispatchTabDelta(1);
             return;
         }
         if (ConfigKeybindPressed(source, Plugin.Config.ChatTabBackward))
         {
             Plugin.KeyState[Plugin.Config.ChatTabBackward!.Key] = false;
-            Plugin.ChatLogWindow.ChangeTabDelta(-1);
+            DispatchTabDelta(-1);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -465,6 +465,24 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable {
         }
     }
 
+    // v0.6.0 — central dispatch for ChatTabForward/Backward. If a pop-out
+    // window currently has its compact input focused, the keybind is
+    // forwarded into that pop-out's ChatInputBar so the user navigates
+    // tabs in the window they are typing in. Otherwise the main window
+    // handles it (= v0.5.x behavior).
+    private void DispatchTabDelta(int delta)
+    {
+        foreach (var popout in Plugin.ChatLogWindow.ActivePopouts)
+        {
+            if (popout.HasFocusedInputBar && popout.InputBar != null)
+            {
+                popout.InputBar.HandleKeybindForward(delta);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        Plugin.ChatLogWindow.ChangeTabDelta(delta);
+    }
+
     private static Keybind GetKeybind(string id)
     {
         var outData = new FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.System.Input.Keybind();

ChatTwo/HellionChat.yaml

@@ -44,6 +44,45 @@ tags:
   - Replacement
   - Privacy
 changelog: |-
+  **Hellion Chat 0.6.0 — UX Polish: Pop-Out Input + Colour Presets**
+
+  Two opt-in UX features land in the same release. Existing users see
+  no change unless they enable the new toggles.
+
+  Pop-out input bar:
+
+  - New global master switch in Settings → Window → Frame: "Enable input
+    in pop-outs". Default OFF so existing behaviour is preserved
+  - When enabled, every pop-out window grows a compact input bar at the
+    bottom (channel-coloured icon button left, text input right). The
+    auto-translate picker is intentionally not part of the compact bar
+    in v0.6.0 — typical pop-out workflows (FC greeter, club hostess)
+    rarely need it there
+  - Each pop-out keeps an independent text buffer and history cursor;
+    channel changes still apply globally because that is how the FFXIV
+    channel API works
+  - Up/Down navigates a shared input history singleton across the main
+    window and every open pop-out
+  - First pop-out opening after the upgrade shows a one-time hint
+    banner pointing users to the new toggle
+
+  Chat colour presets:
+
+  - Seven built-in presets above the per-channel colour list in
+    Settings → Appearance → Colours: ChatTwo Default, High-Contrast,
+    Pastell, Dark-Mode-Tuned, Hellion (brand-coloured, blue/orange
+    Arctic Cyan + Ember Glow palette from the Hellion Online Media
+    branding spec), plus two bonus mood presets — Night Blue (royal
+    blue, classic-cool) and Indigo Violet (royal violet, glitter-mystic)
+  - Apply is immediate and overwrites the channels covered by the
+    preset; battle-channel colours are left alone so combat tuning
+    stays intact
+
+  Configuration migrates from v10 to v11 with a diagnostic log entry;
+  no data is reset. Bilingual (English/German) for both new sections.
+
+  Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
   **Hellion Chat 0.5.4 — WrapText hardening**
 
   Replaces the unsafe pointer-arithmetic in ImGuiUtil.WrapText with

ChatTwo/InputHistoryService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace ChatTwo;
+
+// Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 shared input history. Replaces the embedded
+// ChatLogWindow.InputBacklog so that pop-out windows with their own
+// ChatInputBar can navigate the same Up/Down history as the main window.
+// Index semantics are kept identical to the v0.5.x InputBacklog:
+//   index 0          = oldest entry
+//   index Count - 1  = newest entry
+// Push performs move-to-newest deduplication: existing entries are
+// removed before the new one is appended at the end.
+public static class InputHistoryService
+{
+    private const int MaxSize = 30;
+    private static readonly List<string> _entries = new();
+
+    public static IReadOnlyList<string> Entries => _entries;
+
+    public static int Count => _entries.Count;
+
+    public static void Push(string entry)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry))
+            return;
+
+        var trimmed = entry.Trim();
+
+        // Move-to-newest: existing entries are removed before the append
+        // so the same line typed twice does not occupy two history slots.
+        for (var i = 0; i < _entries.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (_entries[i] == trimmed)
+            {
+                _entries.RemoveAt(i);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        _entries.Add(trimmed);
+        if (_entries.Count > MaxSize)
+            _entries.RemoveAt(0);
+    }
+
+    public static string? GetByCursor(int cursor)
+    {
+        if (cursor < 0 || cursor >= _entries.Count)
+            return null;
+        return _entries[cursor];
+    }
+}

ChatTwo/Plugin.cs

@@ -152,6 +152,21 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
                 });
             }
 
+            // Hellion Chat v10 → v11 — adds the global Configuration.PopOutInputEnabled
+            // master switch and SeenPopOutInputHint flag for the v0.6.0 pop-out
+            // input feature. Lightweight migration: defaults both fields,
+            // no user-facing notification because the change is opt-in only.
+            if (Config.Version < 11)
+            {
+                Config.PopOutInputEnabled = false;
+                Config.SeenPopOutInputHint = false;
+                Config.Version = 11;
+                SaveConfig();
+                Log.Information(
+                    "Migrated config v10 → v11: PopOutInputEnabled added (global, default off), " +
+                    "SeenPopOutInputHint added (default false)");
+            }
+
             // Hellion default tab layout for first-run and v10-wipe.
             // General catches player chat plus active gameplay events; the
             // System tab takes the technical noise so it does not bury real

ChatTwo/Resources/ChatColourPresets.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using ChatTwo.Code;
+using ChatTwo.Util;
+
+namespace ChatTwo.Resources;
+
+// Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 built-in colour presets for the ChatColours
+// settings section. Read-only static data; users apply a preset via the
+// settings UI which overwrites Configuration.ChatColours immediately.
+// Battle-channel types are intentionally NOT covered by the stylistic
+// presets so that combat-log tuning the user has done stays intact.
+public sealed record ChatColourPreset(
+    string DisplayName,
+    string LocalizationKey,
+    bool IsBrandPreset,
+    IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> Colours);
+
+public static class ChatColourPresets
+{
+    public static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, ChatColourPreset> All { get; } = BuildAll();
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, ChatColourPreset> BuildAll()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, ChatColourPreset>
+        {
+            ["Default"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "ChatTwo Default",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_Default",
+                IsBrandPreset: false,
+                Colours: BuildDefault()),
+            ["HighContrast"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "High-Contrast",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_HighContrast",
+                IsBrandPreset: false,
+                Colours: BuildHighContrast()),
+            ["Pastell"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "Pastell",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_Pastell",
+                IsBrandPreset: false,
+                Colours: BuildPastell()),
+            ["DarkModeTuned"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "Dark-Mode-Tuned",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_DarkModeTuned",
+                IsBrandPreset: false,
+                Colours: BuildDarkModeTuned()),
+            ["Hellion"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "Hellion",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_Hellion",
+                IsBrandPreset: true,
+                Colours: BuildHellion()),
+            ["NightBlue"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "Night Blue",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_NightBlue",
+                IsBrandPreset: false,
+                Colours: BuildNightBlue()),
+            ["IndigoViolet"] = new(
+                DisplayName: "Indigo Violet",
+                LocalizationKey: "ChatColourPresets_IndigoViolet",
+                IsBrandPreset: false,
+                Colours: BuildIndigoViolet()),
+        };
+    }
+
+    // The Default preset spiegelt 1:1 die Werte aus ChatTypeExt.DefaultColor.
+    // Channels ohne Default-Wert (return null) werden ausgelassen — wer sie
+    // anwenden will, behält seine aktuelle Farbe.
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildDefault()
+    {
+        var dict = new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>();
+        foreach (var (_, types) in ChatTypeExt.SortOrder)
+        {
+            foreach (var type in types)
+            {
+                var def = type.DefaultColor();
+                if (def.HasValue)
+                    dict[type] = def.Value;
+            }
+        }
+        return dict;
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildHighContrast()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>
+        {
+            [ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 255, 255),
+            [ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 192, 0),
+            [ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 96, 0),
+            [ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 255),
+            [ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 255),
+            [ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(128, 192, 255),
+            [ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 64),
+            [ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(96, 192, 255),
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 255, 64),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 128),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 192, 128),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 255, 128),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 255, 128),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(128, 255, 192),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(128, 192, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 128, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 192),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 96, 96),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 96),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 255, 96),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 255, 96),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(96, 255, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(96, 160, 255),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 96, 255),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 96, 160),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildPastell()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>
+        {
+            [ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(232, 232, 232),
+            [ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(245, 216, 155),
+            [ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(245, 176, 155),
+            [ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 176, 224),
+            [ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 176, 224),
+            [ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(176, 204, 224),
+            [ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 192, 160),
+            [ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(168, 200, 224),
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 224, 176),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 176, 176),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 200, 176),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 224, 176),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 224, 176),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(176, 224, 200),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(176, 200, 224),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 176, 224),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 176, 200),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 160, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 192, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 224, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 224, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 224, 192),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 192, 224),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 160, 224),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(224, 160, 192),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildDarkModeTuned()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>
+        {
+            [ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(240, 240, 240),
+            [ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 208, 64),
+            [ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 64),
+            [ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 255),
+            [ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 255),
+            [ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 208, 255),
+            [ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 96),
+            [ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(128, 200, 255),
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 255, 96),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 160),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 192, 160),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 255, 160),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 255, 160),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 255, 192),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 192, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(192, 160, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 192),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 128),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 160, 128),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 255, 128),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 255, 128),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(128, 255, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(128, 160, 255),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(160, 128, 255),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 160),
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Hellion brand preset — Arctic Cyan + Ember Orange palette aus
+    // /mnt/ssd-fast/Projekte/hellion-media/hellion-media-website/BRANDING.md
+    // (Schema-Stand 2026-04-16). Channels sind über das ganze Brand-Spektrum
+    // verteilt damit jede Zeile auf einen Glance unterscheidbar ist:
+    // Cyan-Familie für Standard/Tell, Ember + Warning für laute Channels,
+    // Status-Farben (Success, Danger) für Linkshells. CrossLinkshells
+    // nutzen die dunkleren/sattersten Varianten derselben Hue-Familien.
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildHellion()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>
+        {
+            // Standard / Tell — Cyan-Familie (Brand-Primary)
+            [ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(77, 217, 232),         // Cyan-light #4DD9E8
+            [ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 190, 210), // Brand Cyan #00BED2
+            [ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 151, 167), // Cyan-dark #0097A7
+
+            // Laute Channels — Ember/Warning
+            [ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(240, 173, 78),    // Warning #F0AD4E
+            [ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(249, 115, 22),   // Brand Ember #F97316
+
+            // Gruppen-Channels — Success/Ember-dark/Cyan
+            [ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(92, 184, 92),         // Success #5CB85C
+            [ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(232, 93, 4),       // Ember-dark #E85D04
+            [ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 190, 210),   // Brand Cyan
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(77, 217, 232),// Cyan-light
+
+            // Linkshells 1-8 — über das ganze Brand-Spektrum verteilt
+            [ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(251, 146, 60),  // Ember-light #FB923C
+            [ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(240, 173, 78),  // Warning
+            [ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(92, 184, 92),   // Success
+            [ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(77, 217, 232),  // Cyan-light
+            [ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 190, 210),   // Brand Cyan
+            [ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 151, 167),   // Cyan-dark
+            [ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(249, 115, 22),  // Brand Ember
+            [ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(217, 83, 79),   // Danger #D9534F
+
+            // CrossWorld-Linkshells 1-8 — dunklere/sattersere Varianten
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(232, 93, 4),    // Ember-dark
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 140, 50),  // Warning-dark
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(60, 140, 60),   // Success-dark
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 190, 210),   // Brand Cyan
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 151, 167),   // Cyan-dark
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(0, 110, 130),   // Cyan-darker
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(220, 90, 30),   // Ember-medium
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(170, 60, 60),   // Danger-dark
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Bonus preset — Night Blue, KAZAMA-Stimmungs-Theme aus
+    // /mnt/HDD-Data1/Obsidian/Vault/Systeme/KAZAMA/Theming/Night Blue + Indigo Violet Themes.md
+    // Klassisch, kühl, technisch — Marineblau-Tiefe ohne Lila-Anteil.
+    // Bewusst NICHT als Brand-Preset markiert (Vault-Boundary): die KAZAMA-Themes
+    // sind persönliche Stimmungs-Themes, nicht Teil des Hellion-Brand-Systems.
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildNightBlue()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>
+        {
+            // Standard / Tell — Royal Blue Akzent-Familie
+            [ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(230, 237, 247),         // text-primary
+            [ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(106, 176, 255),// akzent-hot
+            [ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(74, 144, 226), // akzent-primary
+
+            // Laute Channels — Warning/Danger Status-Töne
+            [ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 184, 74),         // warning
+            [ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 92, 122),        // danger
+
+            // Gruppen — Success/Akzent-Variations
+            [ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(61, 220, 151),        // success
+            [ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 144, 100),    // warm-orange-light
+            [ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(74, 144, 226),  // akzent-primary
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(140, 160, 191),// text-dim
+
+            // Linkshells 1-8 — über Spektrum verteilt
+            [ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 184, 74),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 144, 100),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 220, 130),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(130, 220, 100),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(61, 220, 151),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(100, 200, 220),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(106, 176, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(140, 160, 191),
+
+            // CrossWorld-Linkshells — gedämpfte Variants
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 130, 50),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(220, 110, 80),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 180, 60),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(90, 180, 80),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(30, 170, 110),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(50, 130, 170),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(50, 110, 180),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(90, 100, 130),
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Bonus preset — Indigo Violet, KAZAMA-Stimmungs-Theme aus demselben
+    // Vault-Doc. Warm-mystisch, "Galaxy/Glitter/Nordlicht" — tiefes Indigo
+    // mit kräftigem Violet-Akzent. Persönlicher Favorit (siehe Vault).
+    // Auch nicht als Brand-Preset (siehe NightBlue-Note oben).
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildIndigoViolet()
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<ChatType, uint>
+        {
+            // Standard / Tell — Royal Violet Akzent-Familie
+            [ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(240, 230, 255),         // text-primary (light lavender)
+            [ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(176, 124, 255),// akzent-hot
+            [ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(139, 77, 222), // akzent-primary
+
+            // Laute Channels — geteilt mit Night Blue (Status-Farben)
+            [ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 184, 74),
+            [ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 92, 122),
+
+            // Gruppen
+            [ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(61, 220, 151),
+            [ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 144, 100),
+            [ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(139, 77, 222),  // akzent-primary
+            [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(168, 144, 208),// text-dim
+
+            // Linkshells 1-8
+            [ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 184, 74),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 144, 100),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 220, 130),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 124, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(176, 124, 255),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(139, 77, 222),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(130, 90, 200),
+            [ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(168, 144, 208),
+
+            // CrossWorld-Linkshells
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell1] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 130, 50),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell2] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(220, 110, 80),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell3] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(200, 180, 60),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell4] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(130, 80, 180),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell5] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(100, 60, 160),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell6] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(91, 42, 154),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell7] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(80, 50, 130),
+            [ChatType.CrossLinkshell8] = ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(117, 96, 160),
+        };
+    }
+}

ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs

@@ -242,4 +242,25 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Tabs_Presets_Beginner => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_Beginner));
     internal static string Tabs_Presets_Linkshell => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_Linkshell));
     internal static string Tabs_Presets_Linkshell_Hint => Get(nameof(Tabs_Presets_Linkshell_Hint));
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 chat colour presets (display labels)
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_Default => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_Default));
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_HighContrast => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_HighContrast));
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_Pastell => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_Pastell));
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_DarkModeTuned => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_DarkModeTuned));
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_Hellion => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_Hellion));
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_NightBlue => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_NightBlue));
+    internal static string ChatColourPresets_IndigoViolet => Get(nameof(ChatColourPresets_IndigoViolet));
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 chat colour presets section copy
+    internal static string Settings_Appearance_Colours_PresetsHint => Get(nameof(Settings_Appearance_Colours_PresetsHint));
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 pop-out input master switch
+    internal static string Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Name => Get(nameof(Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Name));
+    internal static string Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Description => Get(nameof(Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Description));
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 one-time hint banner shown inside pop-outs
+    internal static string Popout_v060_HintText => Get(nameof(Popout_v060_HintText));
+    internal static string Popout_v060_HintAck => Get(nameof(Popout_v060_HintAck));
+    internal static string Popout_v060_HintOpenSettings => Get(nameof(Popout_v060_HintOpenSettings));
 }

ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx

@@ -555,4 +555,43 @@
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_Linkshell_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Wenn du mehrere Linkshells benutzt, empfiehlt der Maintainer einen Tab pro Shell für eine sauberere Übersicht. Tab duplizieren und je Kopie die Kanalauswahl einschränken.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_Default" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>ChatTwo Standard</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_HighContrast" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Hoher Kontrast</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_Pastell" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pastell</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_DarkModeTuned" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Dunkelmodus-optimiert</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_Hellion" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Hellion</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_NightBlue" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Night Blue</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_IndigoViolet" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Indigo Violet</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Appearance_Colours_PresetsHint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tipp: Presets überschreiben deine aktuellen Channel-Farben sofort.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Eingabe in Pop-Outs aktivieren</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Master-Switch: erlaubt direktes Tippen und Absenden in jedem Pop-Out-Fenster (inkl. Auto-Tell-Tabs). Channel-Wechsel im Pop-Out wirkt global wie im Hauptfenster; Text-Buffer und History-Cursor sind pro Pop-Out unabhängig.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Popout_v060_HintText" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Neu in v0.6.0: Du kannst jetzt direkt im Pop-Out tippen. Master-Switch in den Fenster-Settings aktivieren.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Popout_v060_HintAck" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Verstanden</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Popout_v060_HintOpenSettings" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Fenster-Settings öffnen</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

ChatTwo/Resources/HellionStrings.resx

@@ -555,4 +555,43 @@
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_Linkshell_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>If you use multiple linkshells, the maintainer recommends one tab per shell for cleaner readability. Duplicate this tab and narrow the channel selection per copy.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_Default" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>ChatTwo Default</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_HighContrast" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>High-Contrast</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_Pastell" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pastell</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_DarkModeTuned" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Dark-Mode-Tuned</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_Hellion" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Hellion</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_NightBlue" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Night Blue</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ChatColourPresets_IndigoViolet" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Indigo Violet</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Appearance_Colours_PresetsHint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tip: presets overwrite your current channel colours immediately.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Enable input in pop-outs</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Master switch: lets you type and send messages directly inside every pop-out window (including auto-tell tabs). Channel changes inside a pop-out apply globally just like in the main window; the text buffer and history cursor stay independent per pop-out.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Popout_v060_HintText" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>New in v0.6.0: you can type directly inside pop-out windows. Toggle the master switch in the window settings to enable it.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Popout_v060_HintAck" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Got it</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Popout_v060_HintOpenSettings" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Open window settings</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

ChatTwo/Ui/ChatInputBar.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+using System;
+using System.Numerics;
+using ChatTwo.Code;
+using ChatTwo.Util;
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+
+namespace ChatTwo.Ui;
+
+// Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 input bar component for pop-out windows.
+//
+// Pragmatischer Refactor-Scope: Render() ist ein leerer Marker-Stub für
+// das Hauptfenster — der bestehende Input-Layer in ChatLogWindow bleibt
+// unangetastet, weil ein 400-Zeilen-Extract aus einem 1926-Zeilen-File
+// das v0.6.0-Risiko unverhältnismäßig erhöhen würde. Pop-Outs nutzen
+// ausschließlich RenderCompact(), das ist der ganze v0.6.0-Mehrwert.
+// Sollte das Hauptfenster selber später eine Compact-Variante brauchen
+// (oder das große Extract sich aus anderem Grund lohnen), kann Render()
+// in einem späteren Cycle gefüllt werden.
+public sealed class ChatInputBar
+{
+    private readonly Plugin _plugin;
+    private readonly ChatLogWindow _host;
+    private readonly Func<Tab?> _activeTabAccessor;
+    private readonly InputState _state = new();
+
+    public ChatInputBar(Plugin plugin, ChatLogWindow host, Func<Tab?> activeTabAccessor)
+    {
+        _plugin = plugin;
+        _host = host;
+        _activeTabAccessor = activeTabAccessor;
+    }
+
+    public InputState State => _state;
+    public bool IsFocused { get; private set; }
+
+    // Stub. v0.6.0 belässt den Hauptfenster-Input wie er ist.
+    public void Render()
+    {
+    }
+
+    // Compact rendering for pop-out windows.
+    //
+    // v0.6.0 Compact-Layout: Channel-Icon-Button links (Background-Farbe
+    // aus ChatColours), Text-Input rechts daneben. Auto-Translate-Picker
+    // ist bewusst NICHT im Compact-Mode (Spec-Abweichung Layout D → A).
+    // Rechtfertigung: das Hauptfenster-Auto-Complete-Popup ist nicht ohne
+    // grossen Refactor pro Window instanzierbar; typische Pop-Out-Use-Cases
+    // (FC-Greeter, Club-Hostess) brauchen Auto-Translate selten dort.
+    // Eigene Compact-Auto-Complete-Implementation kann ein späterer
+    // Cycle nachreichen wenn Tester-Feedback das verlangt.
+    //
+    // Channel-Switch wirkt via Plugin.Functions.Chat global (FFXIV-API).
+    // Pro Pop-Out unabhängig bleiben Text-Buffer und History-Cursor.
+    public void RenderCompact()
+    {
+        var tab = _activeTabAccessor();
+        if (tab == null)
+            return;
+
+        DrawChannelIconButton(tab);
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        DrawCompactInput(tab);
+    }
+
+    private void DrawCompactInput(Tab tab)
+    {
+        // Input takes the whole remaining width — no auto-translate button
+        // reserved on the right side in v0.6.0 (see RenderCompact comment).
+        var inputWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
+        if (inputWidth < 60f)
+            inputWidth = 60f;
+
+        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(inputWidth);
+
+        // CallbackHistory wires up Up/Down navigation against the shared
+        // InputHistoryService. Submit is detected the same way the main
+        // window does it: via IsItemDeactivated + Enter, NOT EnterReturnsTrue
+        // (matching v0.5.x ChatLogWindow.cs behavior).
+        const ImGuiInputTextFlags flags = ImGuiInputTextFlags.CallbackHistory;
+        ImGui.InputText($"##chat-compact-input-{tab.Identifier}", ref _state.Buffer, 500, flags, CompactCallback);
+
+        IsFocused = ImGui.IsItemActive();
+
+        if (ImGui.IsItemDeactivated()
+            && (ImGui.IsKeyDown(ImGuiKey.Enter) || ImGui.IsKeyDown(ImGuiKey.KeypadEnter)))
+        {
+            SubmitCompact(tab);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void SubmitCompact(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_state.Buffer))
+            return;
+
+        var text = _state.Buffer;
+        _state.Buffer = string.Empty;
+        _state.HistoryCursor = -1;
+        _host.SendChatBoxFromExternal(tab, text);
+    }
+
+    // History-navigation callback for the compact input. Mirrors the main
+    // window's logic but operates on _state.HistoryCursor and the shared
+    // InputHistoryService. Index semantics match v0.5.x InputBacklog:
+    // 0 = oldest, Count-1 = newest.
+    private unsafe int CompactCallback(scoped ref ImGuiInputTextCallbackData data)
+    {
+        if (data.EventFlag != ImGuiInputTextFlags.CallbackHistory)
+            return 0;
+
+        var prev = _state.HistoryCursor;
+        switch (data.EventKey)
+        {
+            case ImGuiKey.UpArrow:
+                switch (_state.HistoryCursor)
+                {
+                    case -1:
+                        var offset = 0;
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_state.Buffer))
+                        {
+                            InputHistoryService.Push(_state.Buffer);
+                            offset = 1;
+                        }
+                        _state.HistoryCursor = InputHistoryService.Count - 1 - offset;
+                        break;
+                    case > 0:
+                        _state.HistoryCursor--;
+                        break;
+                }
+                break;
+            case ImGuiKey.DownArrow:
+                if (_state.HistoryCursor != -1)
+                    if (++_state.HistoryCursor >= InputHistoryService.Count)
+                        _state.HistoryCursor = -1;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if (prev == _state.HistoryCursor)
+            return 0;
+
+        var historyStr = InputHistoryService.GetByCursor(_state.HistoryCursor) ?? string.Empty;
+        data.DeleteChars(0, data.BufTextLen);
+        data.InsertChars(0, historyStr);
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private void DrawChannelIconButton(Tab tab)
+    {
+        var inputType = tab.CurrentChannel.UseTempChannel
+            ? tab.CurrentChannel.TempChannel.ToChatType()
+            : tab.CurrentChannel.Channel.ToChatType();
+
+        var rgba = Plugin.Config.ChatColours.TryGetValue(inputType, out var c)
+            ? c
+            : (inputType.DefaultColor() ?? 0xFFFFFFFFu);
+        var v3 = ColourUtil.RgbaToVector3(rgba);
+        var bg = new Vector4(v3.X, v3.Y, v3.Z, 1f);
+
+        // Compute readable foreground — black on bright, white on dark
+        var luminance = 0.2126f * v3.X + 0.7152f * v3.Y + 0.0722f * v3.Z;
+        var fg = luminance > 0.55f ? new Vector4(0f, 0f, 0f, 1f) : new Vector4(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f);
+
+        const string popupId = "chat-channel-picker-compact";
+        const float buttonSize = 22f;
+
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Button, bg))
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonHovered, bg))
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, bg))
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, fg))
+        {
+            // Single-letter glyph derived from the channel — quick visual cue
+            // until we have a proper icon font available in the compact bar.
+            var label = ChannelGlyph(inputType);
+            if (ImGui.Button($"{label}##chan-compact", new Vector2(buttonSize, buttonSize)) && tab.Channel is null)
+                ImGui.OpenPopup(popupId);
+        }
+
+        if (tab.Channel is not null && ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+        {
+            ImGui.SetTooltip(Resources.Language.ChatLog_SwitcherDisabled);
+        }
+        else if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+        {
+            ImGui.SetTooltip(inputType.Name());
+        }
+
+        using (var popup = ImRaii.Popup(popupId))
+        {
+            if (popup)
+            {
+                var channels = _host.GetValidChannels();
+                foreach (var (name, channel) in channels)
+                    if (ImGui.Selectable(name))
+                        _host.SetChannel(channel);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ChannelGlyph(ChatType type) => type switch
+    {
+        ChatType.Say => "S",
+        ChatType.Yell => "Y",
+        ChatType.Shout => "!",
+        ChatType.TellIncoming or ChatType.TellOutgoing => "T",
+        ChatType.Party or ChatType.CrossParty => "P",
+        ChatType.Alliance => "A",
+        ChatType.FreeCompany => "F",
+        ChatType.NoviceNetwork => "N",
+        ChatType.Linkshell1 => "1",
+        ChatType.Linkshell2 => "2",
+        ChatType.Linkshell3 => "3",
+        ChatType.Linkshell4 => "4",
+        ChatType.Linkshell5 => "5",
+        ChatType.Linkshell6 => "6",
+        ChatType.Linkshell7 => "7",
+        ChatType.Linkshell8 => "8",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell1 => "①",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell2 => "②",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell3 => "③",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell4 => "④",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell5 => "⑤",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell6 => "⑥",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell7 => "⑦",
+        ChatType.CrossLinkshell8 => "⑧",
+        _ => "?",
+    };
+
+    // Forwards a tab-cycle keybind delta to the host so all windows
+    // navigate the same active-tab pointer (single source of truth).
+    public void HandleKeybindForward(int delta)
+    {
+        _host.ChangeTabDelta(delta);
+    }
+}
+
+// Per-window input state. Each ChatInputBar instance owns one of these
+// so pop-outs and the main window keep independent buffers and channels
+// (State-Sync-Entscheidung A in the v0.6.0 spec).
+public sealed class InputState
+{
+    public string Buffer = string.Empty;
+    public InputChannel? Channel;
+    public int HistoryCursor = -1;
+}

ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
     internal bool InputFocused { get; private set; }
     private int ActivatePos = -1;
     internal string Chat = string.Empty;
-    private readonly List<string> InputBacklog = [];
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 input history was extracted into
+    // InputHistoryService so pop-out windows with their own ChatInputBar
+    // share the same Up/Down history with the main window. The cursor
+    // stays window-local because each window navigates independently.
     private int InputBacklogIdx = -1;
     public bool TellSpecial;
     private readonly Stopwatch LastResize = new();
@@ -330,16 +333,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private void AddBacklog(string message)
     {
-        for (var i = 0; i < InputBacklog.Count; i++)
+        // v0.6.0 — delegates to the shared InputHistoryService so pop-out
-        {
+        // ChatInputBar instances see the same history. Move-to-newest
-            if (InputBacklog[i] != message)
+        // deduplication lives inside the service.
-                continue;
+        InputHistoryService.Push(message);
-
-            InputBacklog.RemoveAt(i);
-            break;
-        }
-
-        InputBacklog.Add(message);
     }
 
     private float GetRemainingHeightForMessageLog()
@@ -925,6 +922,18 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         ];
     }
 
+    // v0.6.0 — pop-out windows route submission through this wrapper.
+    // The main-window Chat buffer is briefly used as a vehicle for
+    // SendChatBox (which reads it directly) and restored afterwards so
+    // the main window does not visibly lose any half-typed input.
+    internal void SendChatBoxFromExternal(Tab tab, string text)
+    {
+        var saved = Chat;
+        Chat = text;
+        SendChatBox(tab);
+        Chat = saved;
+    }
+
     internal void SendChatBox(Tab activeTab)
     {
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Chat))
@@ -1481,6 +1490,13 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     internal readonly List<bool> PopOutDocked = [];
     internal readonly HashSet<Guid> PopOutWindows = [];
+
+    // v0.6.0 — live enumeration of all active Popout windows so the
+    // KeybindManager can find a focused ChatInputBar to forward tab-cycle
+    // keybinds to. Filter on IsOpen prevents touching closed-but-still-
+    // registered popouts.
+    internal IEnumerable<Popout> ActivePopouts =>
+        Plugin.WindowSystem.Windows.OfType<Popout>().Where(p => p.IsOpen);
     private void AddPopOutsToDraw()
     {
         HandlerLender.ResetCounter();
@@ -1757,7 +1773,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                             offset = 1;
                         }
 
-                        InputBacklogIdx = InputBacklog.Count - 1 - offset;
+                        InputBacklogIdx = InputHistoryService.Count - 1 - offset;
                         break;
                     case > 0:
                         InputBacklogIdx--;
@@ -1766,7 +1782,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 break;
             case ImGuiKey.DownArrow:
                 if (InputBacklogIdx != -1)
-                    if (++InputBacklogIdx >= InputBacklog.Count)
+                    if (++InputBacklogIdx >= InputHistoryService.Count)
                         InputBacklogIdx = -1;
                 break;
         }
@@ -1774,7 +1790,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (prevPos == InputBacklogIdx)
             return 0;
 
-        var historyStr = InputBacklogIdx >= 0 ? InputBacklog[InputBacklogIdx] : string.Empty;
+        var historyStr = InputHistoryService.GetByCursor(InputBacklogIdx) ?? string.Empty;
         data.DeleteChars(0, data.BufTextLen);
         data.InsertChars(0, historyStr);
 

ChatTwo/Ui/Popout.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     private long FrameTime; // set every frame
     private long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
 
+    // v0.6.0 — optional input bar inside the pop-out window. Lazy-allocated
+    // when the user enables Tab.PopOutInputEnabled and torn down when the
+    // toggle is turned off (independent text buffer is intentionally
+    // discarded — see v0.6.0 spec edge-case P1).
+    public ChatInputBar? InputBar { get; private set; }
+    public bool HasFocusedInputBar => InputBar?.IsFocused ?? false;
+
     public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx) : base($"{tab.Name}##popout")
     {
         ChatLogWindow = chatLogWindow;
@@ -93,13 +100,94 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             ImGui.Separator();
         }
 
+        // v0.6.0 — one-time hint banner explaining the new pop-out input
+        // feature. Shown once per user; "Got it" or "Open settings"
+        // dismisses it and persists the flag.
+        var hintBannerHeight = DrawHintBannerIfNeeded();
+
+        // v0.6.0 — pop-out optional input bar. Reserve height first so the
+        // message log draws into the right region; only shown when the
+        // global master switch is on. Toggle-OFF resets InputBar so the
+        // next toggle-ON gives a fresh buffer (no stale text persists).
+        var inputEnabled = Plugin.Config.PopOutInputEnabled;
+        if (!inputEnabled && InputBar != null)
+        {
+            InputBar = null;
+        }
+        if (inputEnabled)
+        {
+            InputBar ??= new ChatInputBar(ChatLogWindow.Plugin, ChatLogWindow, () => Tab);
+        }
+
+        var inputBarHeight = inputEnabled
+            ? ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing() + ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y
+            : 0f;
+
         var handler = ChatLogWindow.HandlerLender.Borrow();
-        ChatLogWindow.DrawMessageLog(Tab, handler, ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y, false);
+        var logHeight = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y - inputBarHeight - hintBannerHeight;
+        ChatLogWindow.DrawMessageLog(Tab, handler, logHeight, false);
+
+        if (inputEnabled && InputBar != null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Separator();
+            InputBar.RenderCompact();
+        }
 
         if (ImGui.IsWindowHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.ChildWindows))
             LastActivityTime = FrameTime;
     }
 
+    // Returns the vertical space the banner consumed (0 when not shown)
+    // so the message log can shrink accordingly.
+    private float DrawHintBannerIfNeeded()
+    {
+        if (Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutInputHint)
+            return 0f;
+
+        var hintText = Resources.HellionStrings.Popout_v060_HintText;
+        var ackLabel = Resources.HellionStrings.Popout_v060_HintAck;
+        var openLabel = Resources.HellionStrings.Popout_v060_HintOpenSettings;
+
+        var startY = ImGui.GetCursorPosY();
+
+        var bg = new System.Numerics.Vector4(0.16f, 0.20f, 0.28f, 1f);
+        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.ChildBg, bg);
+        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameBorderSize, 1f);
+
+        var dismiss = false;
+        var openSettings = false;
+        using (var child = ImRaii.Child("##v060-pop-out-hint", new System.Numerics.Vector2(0f, 64f), true))
+        {
+            if (child)
+            {
+                ImGui.TextWrapped(hintText);
+                if (ImGui.Button(ackLabel))
+                    dismiss = true;
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+                if (ImGui.Button(openLabel))
+                {
+                    dismiss = true;
+                    openSettings = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.PopStyleVar();
+        ImGui.PopStyleColor();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        if (dismiss)
+        {
+            Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutInputHint = true;
+            ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SaveConfig();
+            Plugin.Log.Debug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
+            if (openSettings)
+                ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+        }
+
+        return ImGui.GetCursorPosY() - startY;
+    }
+
     public override void PostDraw()
     {
         ChatLogWindow.PopOutDocked[Idx] = ImGui.IsWindowDocked();

ChatTwo/Ui/SettingsTabs/Appearance.cs

@@ -230,6 +230,12 @@ internal sealed class Appearance : ISettingsTab
 
         using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
         {
+            DrawColourPresetButtons();
+            ImGui.TextDisabled(HellionStrings.Settings_Appearance_Colours_PresetsHint);
+            ImGui.Spacing();
+            ImGui.Separator();
+            ImGui.Spacing();
+
             foreach (var (_, types) in ChatTypeExt.SortOrder)
             {
                 foreach (var type in types)
@@ -263,6 +269,63 @@ internal sealed class Appearance : ISettingsTab
         }
     }
 
+    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 preset-buttons row above the per-channel colour
+    // editors. Apply is immediate and overwrites every channel covered by
+    // the preset; channels not in the preset keep their current colour.
+    private void DrawColourPresetButtons()
+    {
+        var first = true;
+        foreach (var (_, preset) in ChatColourPresets.All)
+        {
+            if (!first)
+            {
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+            }
+            first = false;
+
+            if (preset.IsBrandPreset)
+            {
+                // Hellion-Brand visuell hervorheben — blau-violetter Frame-Akzent
+                var border = ColourUtil.RgbaToVector3(ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(255, 128, 200));
+                var btn = ColourUtil.RgbaToVector3(ColourUtil.ComponentsToRgba(74, 42, 106));
+                ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Border, new System.Numerics.Vector4(border.X, border.Y, border.Z, 1f));
+                ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Button, new System.Numerics.Vector4(btn.X, btn.Y, btn.Z, 1f));
+                ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameBorderSize, 1.5f);
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui.Button(GetPresetLabel(preset)))
+            {
+                ApplyPreset(preset);
+            }
+
+            if (preset.IsBrandPreset)
+            {
+                ImGui.PopStyleVar();
+                ImGui.PopStyleColor(2);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Localized label for a preset; falls back to DisplayName if the i18n
+    // key is missing (defensive — the resource manager returns the key
+    // string itself when a lookup fails).
+    private static string GetPresetLabel(ChatColourPreset preset)
+    {
+        var localized = HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString(preset.LocalizationKey, HellionStrings.Culture);
+        return string.IsNullOrEmpty(localized) ? preset.DisplayName : localized;
+    }
+
+    private void ApplyPreset(ChatColourPreset preset)
+    {
+        foreach (var (channel, colour) in preset.Colours)
+        {
+            Mutable.ChatColours[channel] = colour;
+        }
+        Plugin.SaveConfig();
+        GlobalParametersCache.Refresh();
+        Plugin.Log.Debug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
+    }
+
     private void DrawTimestampsSection()
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Appearance_Timestamps_Heading);

ChatTwo/Ui/SettingsTabs/Window.cs

@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ internal sealed class Window : ISettingsTab
 
             ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Options_ShowPopOutTitleBar_Name, ref Mutable.ShowPopOutTitleBar);
 
+            // v0.6.0 — global master switch for the pop-out input bar.
+            ImGui.Checkbox(HellionStrings.Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Name, ref Mutable.PopOutInputEnabled);
+            ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Description);
+
             ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Options_ShowHideButton_Name, ref Mutable.ShowHideButton);
             ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(Language.Options_ShowHideButton_Description);
 

repo.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "Author": "JonKazama-Hellion",
     "Name": "Hellion Chat",
     "InternalName": "HellionChat",
-    "AssemblyVersion": "0.5.4.0",
+    "AssemblyVersion": "0.6.0.0",
     "Description": "Hellion Chat is built on top of Chat 2 with one removal and a stack\nof privacy controls on top. Tabs, channel filters, RGB colours,\nemotes, screenshot mode, IPC integration and the chat replacement\nwindow itself work the same. The optional webinterface that Chat 2\nships is intentionally not part of this fork because it serves a\ndifferent use case from the smaller default footprint Hellion Chat\nis built around.\n\nOn top of that, Hellion Chat adds privacy and data-handling controls\ndesigned to align with the modern data protection rules that apply\nacross the EU, the United States and Japan. By default only your own\nconversations are stored; messages from strangers, NPCs and system\nspam stay out of the database. Retention windows are configurable per\nchannel, history can be wiped retroactively, and stored data can be\nexported on demand.\n\nKey additions on top of Chat 2:\n\n- Channel whitelist with a Privacy-First default\n- Per-channel retention with a daily background sweep\n- Retroactive cleanup with a Ctrl+Shift confirm\n- Export to Markdown, JSON or CSV\n- First-run wizard with three preset profiles (Privacy-First, Casual,\n  Full History)\n- Bilingual UI (English and German) with live language switching\n- Independent plugin state — own config file and database directory,\n  so Hellion Chat does not share state with the upstream plugin\n\nBased on Chat 2 by Infi and Anna, licensed under EUPL-1.2.",
     "ApplicableVersion": "any",
     "RepoUrl": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat",
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
     "CanUnloadAsync": false,
     "LoadPriority": 0,
     "Punchline": "Chat 2 with privacy controls aligned to EU, US and JP rules",
-    "Changelog": "**Hellion Chat 0.5.4 — WrapText hardening**\n\nReplaces the unsafe pointer-arithmetic in ImGuiUtil.WrapText with\nSpan- and index-based control flow. Closes the persistent CodeQL\nCritical alert \"unvalidated local pointer arithmetic\" that kept\nre-firing on every shape of the previous fix.\n\nHardening:\n\n- WrapText now allocates a buffer sized by Encoding.UTF8.GetMaxByteCount\n  via ArrayPool, validates the actual encoded length against that\n  ceiling, and threads the rest of the algorithm through int offsets\n  instead of raw byte pointers\n- Pointer arithmetic only happens inside two small private helpers\n  (CalcWordWrap and DrawText) that take the pinned base pointer plus\n  int offsets sourced from the plugin's own logic, not from any\n  virtual-method return\n- Added a 16 KiB upper bound on the buffer rent to prevent a\n  pathological input from triggering an unbounded ArrayPool allocation\n\nNo user-visible behaviour change. Word-wrap output is byte-identical\nto v0.5.3.\n\nBased on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.3 — Pointer arithmetic hardening**\n\nClosed CodeQL Critical alert in ImGuiUtil.WrapText by validating the\nencoded byte buffer length via GetByteCount before pointer\narithmetic. Single-fix patch on top of v0.5.2.\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.2 — Bugfix patch**\n\nAuto-Tell-Tabs history-separator landed below the live tell instead\nof above (preload now excludes the trigger message). Plugin icon\npackaging fixed by removing a stale DalamudPackager.targets override\nthat conflicted with the SDK 15 default. Default config aligned to\nthe maintainer's daily driver: HellionThemeWindowOpacity 0.5,\nUse24HourClock true, Gruppe tab no longer auto-routes /party. Two\nearlier CodeQL findings closed (workflow permissions, empty-input\npointer arithmetic).\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.1 — Backlog Sweep**\n\nPure hardening and polish. Eight backlog items from the v0.5.0\ncodebase review collected into one patch: cleanup-preview-stale\ndetection, greeted-tab dim background, Performance HelpMarker\nconsistency, Tabs/Database tab names from HellionStrings,\nFontChooser framework-thread marshalling, async-void on\nEmoteCache.LoadData, parameterised SQL via BindIntList helper.\n\n---\n\nEarlier history at https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases.",
+    "Changelog": "**Hellion Chat 0.6.0 — UX Polish: Pop-Out Input + Colour Presets**\n\nTwo opt-in UX features land in the same release. Existing users see\nno change unless they enable the new toggles.\n\nPop-out input bar:\n\n- New global master switch in Settings → Window → Frame: \"Enable input\n  in pop-outs\". Default OFF so existing behaviour is preserved\n- When enabled, every pop-out window grows a compact input bar at the\n  bottom (channel-coloured icon button left, text input right). The\n  auto-translate picker is intentionally not part of the compact bar\n  in v0.6.0 — typical pop-out workflows (FC greeter, club hostess)\n  rarely need it there\n- Each pop-out keeps an independent text buffer and history cursor;\n  channel changes still apply globally because that is how the FFXIV\n  channel API works\n- Up/Down navigates a shared input history singleton across the main\n  window and every open pop-out\n- First pop-out opening after the upgrade shows a one-time hint\n  banner pointing users to the new toggle\n\nChat colour presets:\n\n- Seven built-in presets above the per-channel colour list in\n  Settings → Appearance → Colours: ChatTwo Default, High-Contrast,\n  Pastell, Dark-Mode-Tuned, Hellion (brand-coloured, blue/orange\n  Arctic Cyan + Ember Glow palette from the Hellion Online Media\n  branding spec), plus two bonus mood presets — Night Blue (royal\n  blue, classic-cool) and Indigo Violet (royal violet, glitter-mystic)\n- Apply is immediate and overwrites the channels covered by the\n  preset; battle-channel colours are left alone so combat tuning\n  stays intact\n\nConfiguration migrates from v10 to v11 with a diagnostic log entry;\nno data is reset. Bilingual (English/German) for both new sections.\n\nBased on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.4 — WrapText hardening**\n\nReplaces the unsafe pointer-arithmetic in ImGuiUtil.WrapText with\nSpan- and index-based control flow. Closes the persistent CodeQL\nCritical alert \"unvalidated local pointer arithmetic\" that kept\nre-firing on every shape of the previous fix.\n\nHardening:\n\n- WrapText now allocates a buffer sized by Encoding.UTF8.GetMaxByteCount\n  via ArrayPool, validates the actual encoded length against that\n  ceiling, and threads the rest of the algorithm through int offsets\n  instead of raw byte pointers\n- Pointer arithmetic only happens inside two small private helpers\n  (CalcWordWrap and DrawText) that take the pinned base pointer plus\n  int offsets sourced from the plugin's own logic, not from any\n  virtual-method return\n- Added a 16 KiB upper bound on the buffer rent to prevent a\n  pathological input from triggering an unbounded ArrayPool allocation\n\nNo user-visible behaviour change. Word-wrap output is byte-identical\nto v0.5.3.\n\nBased on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.3 — Pointer arithmetic hardening**\n\nClosed CodeQL Critical alert in ImGuiUtil.WrapText by validating the\nencoded byte buffer length via GetByteCount before pointer\narithmetic. Single-fix patch on top of v0.5.2.\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.2 — Bugfix patch**\n\nAuto-Tell-Tabs history-separator landed below the live tell instead\nof above (preload now excludes the trigger message). Plugin icon\npackaging fixed by removing a stale DalamudPackager.targets override\nthat conflicted with the SDK 15 default. Default config aligned to\nthe maintainer's daily driver: HellionThemeWindowOpacity 0.5,\nUse24HourClock true, Gruppe tab no longer auto-routes /party. Two\nearlier CodeQL findings closed (workflow permissions, empty-input\npointer arithmetic).\n\n**Hellion Chat 0.5.1 — Backlog Sweep**\n\nPure hardening and polish. Eight backlog items from the v0.5.0\ncodebase review collected into one patch: cleanup-preview-stale\ndetection, greeted-tab dim background, Performance HelpMarker\nconsistency, Tabs/Database tab names from HellionStrings,\nFontChooser framework-thread marshalling, async-void on\nEmoteCache.LoadData, parameterised SQL via BindIntList helper.\n\n---\n\nEarlier history at https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases.",
     "AcceptsFeedback": true,
-    "DownloadLinkInstall": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v0.5.4/latest.zip",
+    "DownloadLinkInstall": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v0.6.0/latest.zip",
-    "DownloadLinkUpdate": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v0.5.4/latest.zip",
+    "DownloadLinkUpdate": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v0.6.0/latest.zip",
-    "DownloadLinkTesting": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v0.5.4/latest.zip",
+    "DownloadLinkTesting": "https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v0.6.0/latest.zip",
-    "TestingAssemblyVersion": "0.5.4.0",
+    "TestingAssemblyVersion": "0.6.0.0",
     "IconUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/ChatTwo/images/icon.png",
     "ImageUrls": [
       "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/ChatTwo/images/chatWindow.png",