Merge feature/v1.4.10 — Symbol-Picker and Tell-History Fix

Forge-Post is required in the tagged tree so forge-announce.yml can read
it during the release-pipeline run. Plus a csharpier reflow on two files
(SymbolPicker.cs, ChatLogWindow.cs) that preflight Block E flagged after
the cycle's comment-tightening sweep — purely whitespace, no behaviour
change.

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
 
         steps:
             - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@v6
+              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
             - name: Setup .NET 10
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
               with:
                   dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 

.gitea/workflows/forge-announce.yml

@@ -101,16 +101,16 @@ jobs:
                   if ($idx -lt 0) { throw "V5: changelog-Block nicht gefunden in $yamlPath" }
                   $afterMarker = $raw.Substring($idx + $marker.Length)
                   $changelogBody = (($afterMarker -split "`r?`n") | ForEach-Object {
-                      if ($_ -match '^  ') { $_.Substring(2) } else { $_ }
+                      if ($_ -match '^    ') { $_.Substring(4) } else { $_ }
                   }) -join "`n"
 
-                  $header = "**Hellion Chat $version"
+                  $header = "**v$version "
                   $start = $changelogBody.IndexOf($header)
                   if ($start -lt 0) {
                       throw "V5: No changelog entry for version $version found in $yamlPath. Update the changelog block before tagging."
                   }
                   $rest = $changelogBody.Substring($start)
-                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**Hellion Chat ", 1)
+                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**v", 1)
                   $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
                   if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
                       $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
@@ -120,17 +120,37 @@ jobs:
                       $enBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
                   }
 
-                  # ---------- Char-Cap-Check (5500 Total auf title + description + footer) ----------
+                  # ---------- Embed-Felder + Per-Field-Caps (Discord-Hard-Limits) ----------
+                  # Discord enforces per-embed-field limits separately from the
+                  # combined-total limit. We split the DE and EN blocks into two
+                  # embeds that share the same release URL so Discord stitches
+                  # them into one visual card. Hard caps per Discord docs:
+                  #   description: 4096 per embed
+                  #   title:        256 per embed
+                  #   footer.text: 2048 per embed
+                  #   combined sum across all embeds: 6000
                   $title = "Hellion Chat $version — $subtitle"
-                  $description = "**Deutsch**`n`n$deBody`n`n**English**`n`n$enBlock"
+                  $deDesc = "**Deutsch**`n`n$deBody"
+                  $enDesc = "**English**`n`n$enBlock"
                   $footerText = "Hellion Forge · $versionsnatur"
-                  $totalChars = $title.Length + $description.Length + $footerText.Length
+                  $releaseUrl = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
-                  if ($totalChars -gt 5500) {
-                      throw "V6: Total char count $totalChars exceeds 5500 limit. Major-Release detected — please post manually via Bot/Multi-Embed (see forge style §8). Forge-Auto-Announce stays off for this tag."
-                  }
-                  Write-Host "Char-Cap OK: $totalChars / 5500"
 
-                  # ---------- Embed-Payload bauen ----------
+                  if ($deDesc.Length -gt 4096) {
+                      throw "V6a: DE-Body too long for one embed ($($deDesc.Length) chars, max 4096). Trim .github/forge-posts/$tag.md or post the announcement manually (see forge style §8)."
+                  }
+                  if ($enDesc.Length -gt 4096) {
+                      throw "V6b: EN-Block too long for one embed ($($enDesc.Length) chars, max 4096). Trim the changelog entry in HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml or post manually."
+                  }
+                  $totalChars = $title.Length + $deDesc.Length + $enDesc.Length + $footerText.Length
+                  if ($totalChars -gt 6000) {
+                      throw "V6c: Combined embed chars $totalChars exceed Discord's 6000-total limit. Major-Release detected — post manually via Bot/Multi-Embed (see forge style §8)."
+                  }
+                  Write-Host "Embed-Caps OK: de=$($deDesc.Length)/4096, en=$($enDesc.Length)/4096, total=$totalChars/6000"
+
+                  # ---------- Embed-Payload bauen (zwei Embeds, gleiche url) ----------
+                  # Sharing the same `url` tells Discord to render both embeds as a
+                  # single contiguous card block. The title sits on the first embed,
+                  # the footer + timestamp on the last so it reads as one post.
                   $payload = [ordered]@{
                       username = "Forge Herald"
                       avatar_url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png"
@@ -142,9 +162,14 @@ jobs:
                       embeds = @(
                           [ordered]@{
                               title = $title
-                              url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
+                              url = $releaseUrl
                               color = 12730636
-                              description = $description
+                              description = $deDesc
+                          },
+                          [ordered]@{
+                              url = $releaseUrl
+                              color = 12730636
+                              description = $enDesc
                               footer = [ordered]@{ text = $footerText }
                               timestamp = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ")
                           }

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -20,16 +20,12 @@ on:
     push:
         tags:
             - "v*"
-    # Manual recovery trigger. Use when a tag was pushed but the auto-run
+    # Manual recovery trigger. Use Gitea's "Run workflow" UI and select the
-    # was missed or failed: `gh workflow run release.yml -f tag=v0.6.1`.
+    # tag (e.g. v1.4.4) from the Ref dropdown - not main. The Validate tag
-    # The tag input is validated against the same semver regex as the
+    # ref step below hard-fails if a non-tag ref is selected, because the
-    # auto-trigger before any string interpolation happens.
+    # release-action reads GITHUB_REF directly and rejects anything that
+    # does not start with refs/tags/.
     workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            tag:
-                description: "Existing tag to (re)release, e.g. v0.6.1"
-                required: true
-                type: string
 
 permissions:
     contents: write
@@ -41,17 +37,24 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 20
 
         steps:
-            # On push:tags, github.ref_name is the tag — checkout default works.
+            # release-action@main reads GITHUB_REF directly (its action.yml
-            # On workflow_dispatch, ref defaults to the branch the action was
+            # does not declare a tag_name input). Validate up-front so manual
-            # invoked from; we need to explicitly check out the tag the user
+            # dispatches from a branch ref fail loud here instead of burning
-            # supplied so the build comes from the tagged commit, not main.
+            # a full build before the final step errors out with "ref X is
+            # not a tag".
+            - name: Validate tag ref
+              run: |
+                  if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" != refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+                      echo "::error::Release workflow must run on a v*.X.Y tag ref, got ${GITHUB_REF}"
+                      echo "::error::Push a tag, or pick the tag (not main) in the workflow_dispatch Ref dropdown."
+                      exit 1
+                  fi
+
             - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@v6
+              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
 
             - name: Setup .NET 10
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
               with:
                   dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 
@@ -89,12 +92,11 @@ jobs:
             - name: Generate release body
               shell: pwsh
               env:
-                  # workflow_dispatch carries the user-supplied tag in inputs.tag;
+                  # github.ref_name is the tag because Validate tag ref above
-                  # push:tags carries it in github.ref_name. Either way the value
+                  # already enforced refs/tags/v*. Read via env: so the value
-                  # is treated as a PowerShell variable (env-var pass), not as
+                  # is a PowerShell variable, not inline shell text, and gets
-                  # inline shell text, and validated against the semver regex
+                  # re-validated against the semver regex below.
-                  # below before any string interpolation.
+                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
               run: |
                   $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
                   if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
@@ -111,20 +113,22 @@ jobs:
 
                   # changelog: is the last top-level key in the manifest, so
                   # everything after the marker is the literal block. Strip the
-                  # 2-space yaml indent from each line.
+                  # 4-space yaml indent (prettier convention) from each line.
                   $afterMarker = $raw.Substring($idx + $marker.Length)
                   $changelogBody = (($afterMarker -split "`r?`n") | ForEach-Object {
-                      if ($_ -match '^  ') { $_.Substring(2) } else { $_ }
+                      if ($_ -match '^    ') { $_.Substring(4) } else { $_ }
                   }) -join "`n"
 
-                  $header = "**Hellion Chat $version"
+                  # Subblock convention: "**vX.Y.Z — <subtitle> (<date>)**"
+                  # matches verify-changelog-sync.sh and slim-rule grep.
+                  $header = "**v$version "
                   $start = $changelogBody.IndexOf($header)
                   if ($start -lt 0) {
                       throw "No changelog entry for version $version found in $yamlPath. Update the changelog block before tagging a release."
                   }
 
                   $rest = $changelogBody.Substring($start)
-                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**Hellion Chat ", 1)
+                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**v", 1)
                   $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
 
                   if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
@@ -152,19 +156,28 @@ jobs:
                   Write-Host $body
                   Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
 
+            # release-action@main only declares files/title/body/pre_release/
+            # draft/api_key/insecure as inputs (see its action.yml). It silently
+            # ignores anything else, including body_path and tag_name. The tag
+            # itself comes from GITHUB_REF, the body must be passed inline via
+            # body:, so we re-emit release-body.md as a step output first.
+            - name: Expose release body for release-action
+              id: body
+              shell: bash
+              run: |
+                  {
+                      echo 'content<<RELEASE_BODY_EOF'
+                      cat release-body.md
+                      echo 'RELEASE_BODY_EOF'
+                  } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
             # Gitea-native release action. Creates the release if the tag has no
-            # release yet, or updates the existing one. body_path provides the
+            # release yet, or updates the existing one with latest.zip attached
-            # generated release body, files attaches latest.zip. The auto-injected
+            # and the generated body. The auto-injected GITHUB_TOKEN on Gitea
-            # GITHUB_TOKEN on Gitea Actions has Gitea-API scope and is sufficient
+            # Actions has Gitea-API scope and is sufficient for release write.
-            # for release write.
             - name: Attach to Gitea release
               uses: https://gitea.com/actions/release-action@main
               with:
-                  # Explicit tag_name so the action targets the correct release in
-                  # both push:tags (auto) and workflow_dispatch (manual recovery)
-                  # modes. Without this, dispatch runs would default to the branch
-                  # ref (main) and fail to find the release.
-                  tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
                   files: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.path }}
-                  body_path: release-body.md
+                  body: ${{ steps.body.outputs.content }}
                   api_key: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.10.md

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+subtitle: Symbol-Picker und Tell-History Fix
+versionsnatur: Feature-Patch + Hotfix
+---
+
+- Symbol-Picker im Chat-Eingang: ein kleiner Smile-Button links neben
+  dem Kanal-Indikator öffnet ein Popup mit zwei Tabs. Der erste listet
+  alle 161 FFXIV-PUA-Glyphen (Dalamuds SeIconChar); der zweite trägt
+  97 verifizierte BMP-Symbole (Latin-Marken, Währungen, das ganze
+  griechische Alphabet, Geometrie, Spielkarten, Noten) — jedes davon
+  über `/echo` und `/say` in einer vierrundigen Whitelist-Probe
+  durchgereicht, damit der Channel-Render dem entspricht, was der
+  Picker anzeigt. Klick fügt das Symbol an der Cursor-Position ein,
+  Multi-Insert lässt das Popup offen, eine Recent-Used-Leiste zeigt
+  die letzten sechzehn Picks über beide Tabs. Toggle in Settings →
+  Chat → Nachrichten-Verhalten, Default an.
+- Verlauf in angepinnten Tell-Tabs lädt wieder vollständig: ein
+  versteckter 500-Zeilen-Scan-Cap in PreloadHistory hat das
+  User-Setting `AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload` überschrieben, wodurch
+  weniger-frequente Tell-Partner ihren Backlog verloren haben sobald
+  die Scan-Schicht mit anderen Chat-Partnern voll lief. Cap ist raus,
+  der Index auf `(Receiver, Date)` hält die Query schnell.
+- Slash-Command-Teardown: /hellion, /hellionView, /hellionDebugger
+  (und im Debug-Build /hellionSeString) sind als private Felder
+  gecached. Plugin-Dispose detached die echte Registrierung, statt
+  mit identischen Args neu zu registrieren — schließt eine latente
+  Wartungs-Falle aus v1.4.9.
+- v1.4.x-Polish-Sweep endet hier. Der ImGuiListClipper-Refactor von
+  der v1.4.10-Reserve-Liste wurde gecancelt, nachdem der Cross-
+  Plattform-Smoke gezeigt hat dass das Scroll-Gummi ein Wine/Linux-
+  Quirk ist — Windows-User haben es nie gesehen. Spike dafür kommt in
+  einem späteren Patch. Nächster Major-Cycle ist v1.5.0 mit der
+  DI-Container-Adoption (`Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting` +
+  `ILogger<T>`) nach dem Lightless-Vorbild.
+- Migration v17 unverändert: kein Schema-Bump, kein
+  Config-Migrations-Aufwand.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.4.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+subtitle: Threading- und IPC-Sicherheits-Politur
+versionsnatur: Wartung und Robustheit
+---
+
+**Hellion Chat 1.4.4 — Threading- und IPC-Sicherheits-Politur**
+
+Fünfter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Threading-Annahmen werden explizit pro Methode dokumentiert, ein
+Hot-Path-Lock im Auto-Tell-Tab-Counter fällt weg, IPC-Cleanup wird sichtbar wenn er fehlschlägt und der Privacy-Filter
+spricht jetzt bei unbekannten ChatTypes.
+
+- **AutoTellTabsService Hot-Path-Lock entfernt.** `ActiveTempTabCount` hat bisher pro Render-Frame ein LINQ-Count unter
+  einem Lock gemacht. Jetzt läuft das über einen Interlocked-Counter der parallel zur Tabs-Liste mitgeführt wird,
+  inklusive Resync-Hook für den Snapshot-Restore-Pfad in `SaveConfig`. Plus Pure-Helper-Test-Mirror in der Build-Suite
+  damit die Atomicity-Semantik nicht versehentlich wegrefactored wird
+- **HonorificService selbst-dokumentierende Threading-Banner.** Statt eines Block-Comments am Klassen-Ende hat jede
+  IPC-Callback-Methode jetzt einen 1-Zeilen-Banner darüber, der den Thread-Kontext direkt am Call-Site benennt
+  (framework only, framework scheduled, any). Mehr Hilfe für künftige Reviews als ein abstraktes Threading-Kapitel
+- **Unsubscribe-Failure ist jetzt sichtbar.** `TryUnsubscribe` hat ein Honorific-Unsubscribe-Failure bisher als Debug
+  geloggt, was bei Standard-Loglevel verschluckt wurde. Eine geleakte Subscription kann den Service über Plugin-Reloads
+  hinweg leben lassen, also läuft der Log jetzt auf Warning
+- **AutoTranslate-Warmup blockiert den Plugin-Unload nicht mehr.** Der Cache-Warmup-Thread war ohne `IsBackground=true`
+  unterwegs, was den Unload um 100-300 ms verzögern konnte. Pattern-Match zu MessageManager und RetentionSweep (beide
+  seit v1.4.0)
+- **Privacy-Filter loggt unbekannte ChatTypes.** Wenn FFXIV durch einen Patch einen neuen ChatType einführt der weder in
+  der Whitelist noch in den Defaults steht, wird er bisher silent durch den Failsafe geleitet. Jetzt loggt der Filter
+  einmalig pro Runtime eine Warning mit dem Type und dem Failsafe-Wert. Dedup über ein NonSerialized-HashSet, also kein
+  Log-Spam
+- **Default-Flip für neue Installationen.** `PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels` startet bei neuen Configs jetzt auf `true`,
+  damit ein Patch-bedingt neuer ChatType nicht stillschweigend gedroppt wird bevor der User entscheiden kann. Bestehende
+  Configs behalten ihre Wahl, weil der Deserializer den Initializer überschreibt. Keine Migration, kein Schema-Bump
+
+Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem Default-Flip für neue Installationen. Settings, Themes, Tabs und
+das Privacy-Verhalten für Bestand bleiben unangetastet.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.5.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+subtitle: UX und Robustheit
+versionsnatur: UX-Polish-Cycle
+---
+
+**Hellion Chat 1.4.5 — UX und Robustheit**
+
+Sechster Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Render-Fehler im Chat-Fenster werden jetzt sichtbar, der
+First-Run-Wizard hat eine explizite Cancel-Schaltfläche, der Eingabe-Verlauf bleibt nicht mehr über Plugin-Reloads
+hinweg liegen, und die Statusleiste klippt in schmalen Fenstern nicht mehr.
+
+- **Fehler-Benachrichtigung im Chat-Fenster.** Wenn ein Render-Fehler in `DrawChatLog` auftritt, zeigt das Plugin jetzt
+  eine einmalige Warning-Notification mit Verweis aufs `/xllog`, statt das Fenster stillschweigend leer zu lassen. Der
+  Stack-Trace selbst geht weiter via `Plugin.Log.Error` ins Logfile. De-Dup über Per-Session-Bool, damit ein
+  wiederkehrender Fehler die Notification-Stack nicht pro Frame neu vollkippt
+- **First-Run-Wizard trennt Accept und Close.** `OnClose` setzt nicht mehr stillschweigend `FirstRunCompleted=true`,
+  also lässt das X den Wizard schwebend zurück und er kommt beim nächsten Plugin-Reload wieder. Eine neue „Später —
+  Defaults behalten"-Schaltfläche im Footer ist der explizite Weg, ohne Profil-Auswahl rauszukommen. Strings bilingual
+  EN+DE plus Tooltip
+- **Eingabe-Verlauf wird beim Plugin-Reload geleert.** `InputHistoryService.Reset` hängt jetzt in `Plugin.DisposeAsync`
+  neben den anderen Pure-Memory-Cleanups, damit der statische Zustand aus der vorigen Session den nächsten Load nicht
+  mehr erbt
+- **Statusleiste klippt nicht mehr.** Der rechtsbündige Versions-Slot wird ausgeblendet wenn die Chat-Window-Breite
+  abzüglich Versions-Text unter 200 px fällt — vorher überlappte er die vier linken Slots. Ab ausreichender Breite
+  taucht der Slot wieder auf
+- **Intern:** `FontManager` fällt auf System-Font zurück wenn die eingebettete Hellion-Font-Resource fehlt
+  (Broken-csproj-Pfad, nie ein Produktions-Build), plus expliziter Session-Only-Invariant-Kommentar für Auto-Tell-Tabs
+  in `Plugin.cs:167-168` mit einem TempTabCounter-Init-Pin in der Build-Suite. Kein Schema-Bump, keine Migration

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.6.md

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+subtitle: Code Hygiene and Refactor
+versionsnatur: Maintenance-Cycle
+---
+
+Wartungs-Patch ohne User-sichtbare Änderungen. Saubere Code-Basis als Vorbereitung auf das v1.4.7-Backlog-Cleanup, plus
+zwei geerbte Bugfixes aus dem ChatTwo-Upstream `f35b7d3`.
+
+- **preflight.sh härter**: csharpier-Reflow-Check (Block E) und markdownlint (Block F) laufen jetzt im Pre-Push-Gate,
+  statt erst beim Pre-Merge-Review aufzufallen.
+- **FontManager-Fallback robuster**: Atlas-Toolkit-Throws aus kaputten Font-Configs (IO, InvalidOperation,
+  ArgumentException) fallen jetzt zuverlässig auf NotoSansCjkRegular, statt den Atlas-Build mitzureißen. Der
+  Exception-Typ wird im Log mitgegeben für die Diagnose.
+- **URL-Validation beim Plugin-Load**: BrandingLinks (5 URLs) und IntegrationLinks (2 URLs) werden via
+  `[ModuleInitializer]` geprüft. Ein Tippfehler bei einer künftigen URL-Rotation wirft jetzt sofort beim Plugin-Load,
+  statt still beim Klick zu scheitern.
+- **Cherry-Pick aus ChatTwo `f35b7d3`** — Memory-Leak in `Chat.SetChannel`: der native `Utf8String` wird jetzt auch dann
+  freigegeben, wenn der Linkshell-Check den Channel ablehnt (vorher gefangen im early-return).
+- **Cherry-Pick aus ChatTwo `f35b7d3`** — `Tab.Clone()` Deep-cloned jetzt `UsedChannel` und `TellTarget`. Vorher
+  Reference-Share-Bug: PopOut- und Temp-Tabs mutierten sich gegenseitig.
+- **Aktive-Tab-Underline pixel-perfect bei DPI-Scaling**: Die Underline-Pill skaliert jetzt mit
+  `ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale` und rundet die DrawList-Koordinaten auf physische Pixel. Kein Sub-Pixel-Blur mehr auf
+  125/150%-Setups.
+- **IconButton-Width-Fix**: der manuelle `width - 2 * CellPadding.X`-Subtract verlor den HUD-Scale (Padding skaliert,
+  der raw int nicht). Gemessene Breite läuft jetzt unverändert durch.
+- **Test-Isolation für MessageStore**: `Dalamud.Utility.Util`-Surface (IsWine, OpenLink) läuft jetzt durch eine
+  `IPlatformUtil`-Indirektion. MessageStores `IsWine`-Probe ist isoliert testbar in der Build-Suite. Plus:
+  HellionStyle-ChildBgAlpha als Pure-Helper extrahiert, Plugin.SaveConfig kopiert nur Session-Tabs statt der ganzen
+  Tab-Liste, SettingsOverview cached den DrawList einmal pro Frame.
+- **Built-in-Theme-Roster**: Crystal Nocturne (Royal Sapphire + Electric Magenta auf Obsidian, von CRYSTALLITE) ersetzt
+  Moonlit Bloom. User mit Moonlit Bloom als aktivem Theme fallen beim ersten Plugin-Load auf Hellion Arctic zurück.
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.7.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+subtitle: Backlog Cleanup and Mid-Features
+versionsnatur: Mid-Feature-Patch
+---
+
+Achter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Erstes User-sichtbares Feature-Bundle seit v1.4.5 — angepinnte Tell-Tabs
+die Relog überleben, opt-in Honorific-Glow, plus eine konfigurierbare Sidebar.
+
+- **TempTell anpinnen**: Rechtsklick auf einen TempTell-Tab in der Sidebar → „Tab anpinnen". Angepinnte Tabs überleben
+  Plugin-Reload und Char-Logout, behalten ihre Konversations-Historie (wird beim Rehydrate aus dem MessageStore
+  nachgeladen) und bleiben an die gleiche /tell-Person gebunden. Hard-Cap 5 angepinnte Tabs in einem separaten Pool —
+  die normalen Auto-Tell-Tabs (15er Cap) sind davon entkoppelt, Gesamt-Decke 20. Die Sidebar gruppiert angepinnte Tabs
+  in einer eigenen „Angepinnt"-Sektion mit eigenem Trenner.
+- **Honorific Glow-Outline**: rendert jetzt eine 8-Richtungs-DrawList-Outline wenn der Honorific-Titel eine Glow-Farbe
+  trägt. Opt-in via **Settings → Integrationen → Glow-Outline rendern (Honorific)** (Default OFF). Gradient (Color3 /
+  GradientColourSet / Wave / Pulse) wird geparst und im DTO weitergereicht, rendert aktuell aber statisch als
+  Primärfarbe — der volle Gradient-Port (Animations-Algorithmus + Pride-Palette) kommt als eigener Cycle nach.
+- **Sidebar-Breite konfigurierbar**: in **Theme & Layout** ein Slider 44–160 px. Default bleibt 44 px (icon-only), aber
+  breiter machen damit Sektion-Header wie „Aktive Tells (3)" oder „Angepinnt (2)" nicht abgeschnitten werden.
+- **Settings-Save Channel-Fix**: ein Save mit aktivem Party- oder Linkshell-Tab konnte den Chat-Input zurück auf
+  `/tell <angepinnte Person>` springen lassen. `Configuration.UpdateFrom` bewahrt jetzt den Runtime-`CurrentChannel`
+  über den persistent-Tab-Merge hinweg, und `TabSwitched` deep-cloned den Seed-Channel statt sich den `UsedChannel` mit
+  dem vorigen Tab zu teilen.
+- **Internal**: `IPluginLogProxy`-Indirektion vor Dalamud's `IPluginLog` über alle ~91 `Plugin.Log`-Call-Sites. Damit
+  läuft `MessageStore.Migrate0` voll-isoliert in xUnit (F12.1-Lücke aus v1.4.6 geschlossen). Plus: TempTab-Counter als
+  abgeleitete Property statt gecachtes Interlocked-Feld — die neuen Pin/Unpin-Übergänge sind Cold-Path, kein
+  Lock-Free-Vorteil mehr. Migration v16 → v17 ist rein additiv (neues `Tab.IsPinned`-Bool, Default false).
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.8.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+subtitle: Hook-Layer und Polish-Quick-Wins
+versionsnatur: Polish-Patch
+---
+
+- DbViewer Volltext-Suche: optionaler FTS5-Index über die ganze Chat-Historie.
+  Wird beim ersten v1.4.8-Start asynchron im Hintergrund gebaut, Progress als
+  Toast. Lokale Page-Suche bleibt Default. Such-Eingaben werden als exakte
+  Wortfolge gematcht; mehrere Wörter werden nur gefunden, wenn sie zusammen
+  und in der Reihenfolge stehen. Wer rohe FTS5-MATCH-Syntax nutzen will, setzt
+  eigene Anführungszeichen um den Suchbegriff.
+- Custom-Theme-Files laden sich beim Speichern automatisch neu, wenn das Theme
+  aktiv ist. Kein Picker-Klick mehr nötig.
+- Retention-Sweep blockt nicht mehr den Framework-Thread. Der Mini-Hitch von
+  ~194ms pro Sweep ist weg.
+- Statusleiste rendert sauber bei Windows-Skalierung über 100%.
+- Receive-Suppressed-Tells-Routing wurde in diesem Cycle untersucht und auf
+  v1.5.x verschoben: wenn andere Plugins Tells via CheckMessageHandled
+  unterdrücken, überspringt FFXIVs Chat-Pipeline den RaptureLogModule-Resolver
+  und HellionChats Tab-Routing verliert den Tell-Partner. Der Fix liegt
+  architektonisch neben dem geplanten Ad-Block-Hook-Layer und kommt dort mit.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.9.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+subtitle: Plugin-Load Render Polish
+versionsnatur: Performance-Patch
+---
+
+- First-Frame-HITCH unter 100 ms: der erste Render-Frame des Plugins liegt
+  jetzt bei ~76 ms Median (vorher ~127 ms), die Dalamud-Warnung
+  „UiBuilder(Hellion Chat) > 100ms" beim Plugin-Start ist damit weg.
+  Erreicht durch das Verlagern von sechs nicht-essentiellen Render-
+  Sektionen (Statusleiste, Kanalname-Chunks, Fenster-Bounds-Check,
+  Hinweis-Banner, Autocomplete, Input-Preview) auf den zweiten Frame.
+  Bei 60 fps sieht man die deferred-Sektionen ~17 ms später, was im
+  Atlas-Build-Fenster nach einem Reload unsichtbar bleibt.
+- Slash-Commands zentral registriert: /hellion, /hellionView,
+  /hellionSeString und /hellionDebugger werden jetzt im Plugin-Load zentral
+  registriert statt erst beim ersten Öffnen ihres Ziel-Fensters. Heißt: die
+  Befehle funktionieren ab dem ersten Tick, auch wenn das jeweilige Fenster
+  nie geöffnet wurde. Der „Einstellungen"-Button im Plugin-Manager hängt am
+  selben Pfad.
+- Plugin-Load-Diagnose-Logs als Tripwire: die Profiling-Logs für
+  MessageStore.Connect, MessageStore.Migrate, FilterAllTabs und den
+  Auto-Translate-Warmup bleiben auf Information-Level eingeschaltet. Falls
+  eine zukünftige Änderung die Lade-Zeit wieder über 100 ms drückt, taucht
+  der Mehrverbrauch direkt im /xllog auf, ohne dass jemand erst den
+  Debug-Filter einschalten muss.
+- ChatTwo-IPC-Kompatibilitäts-Layer: HellionChat spiegelt jetzt die
+  komplette ChatTwo-IPC-Surface (`GetChatInputState`,
+  `ChatInputStateChanged`, `Register`, `Unregister`, `Available`,
+  `Invoke`) zusätzlich zu unseren eigenen `HellionChat.*`-Gates unter
+  dem `ChatTwo.*`-Namensraum. Drittseitige Integrationen die nur auf
+  ChatTwo's IPC reagieren, etwa die Kontextmenü-Hooks von Artisan und
+  AllaganTools, funktionieren damit weiter ohne Code-Änderung auf
+  ihrer Seite. Die Conflict-Detection blockiert das parallele Laden
+  von ChatTwo, daher kein Namensraum-Konflikt im Live-Betrieb.
+- Migration v17 unverändert: kein Schema-Bump, kein Config-Migrations-
+  Aufwand. Nach dem Update läuft das Plugin gegen die bestehende
+  v17-Datenbank weiter.

.gitignore

@@ -384,3 +384,7 @@ ChatTwo.Tests
 TestResults
 *.db-shm
 *.db-wal
+
+# Claude Code projekt-spezifisches Setup (lokal, nicht committed)
+/.claude/
+/CLAUDE.md

.markdownlint.json

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
     "MD007": { "indent": 4 },
     "MD013": false,
+    "MD024": { "siblings_only": true },
     "MD029": false,
     "MD033": false,
+    "MD036": false,
     "MD041": false
 }

HellionChat/AutoTellTabsService.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
+using Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.GameFunctions.Types;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
@@ -10,14 +12,8 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
-// Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs.
+// Auto-Tell-Tabs: spawns session-only tabs per /tell partner.
-//
+// Subscribes to MessageManager.MessageProcessed and ClientState.Logout.
-// Spawns a session-only tab per /tell partner so a club greeter can track
-// multiple parallel conversations without losing context. Subscribes to
-// MessageManager.MessageProcessed for live tells and to ClientState.Logout
-// for the cleanup pass; everything else hangs off these two entry points.
-//
-// See spec: Hellion Chat Auto-Tell-Tabs Spec (Obsidian vault).
 internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly Plugin _plugin;
@@ -25,6 +21,12 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     private readonly MessageStore _store;
     private readonly object _tempTabsLock = new();
 
+    // Hard cap on pinned TempTabs so the sidebar doesn't inflate over years
+    // of usage. Separate pool from AutoTellTabsLimit (15) — pinned tabs live
+    // in their own bucket. A configurable cap is a vault-backlog anchor for
+    // a later cycle if tester feedback demands it.
+    internal const int MaxPinnedTempTabs = 5;
+
     private bool _initialized;
 
     internal AutoTellTabsService(Plugin plugin, MessageManager messageManager, MessageStore store)
@@ -34,16 +36,14 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         _store = store;
     }
 
-    internal int ActiveTempTabCount
+    // Derived from the tab list on read. Pin/Unpin/Promote/Logout simply
-    {
+    // mutate IsPinned or remove tabs — the count adapts automatically.
-        get
+    // Replaces the F2.1 Interlocked counter because the new pin-state
-        {
+    // transitions are cold-path and don't need lock-free reads.
-            lock (_tempTabsLock)
+    internal int ActiveTempTabCount =>
-            {
+        Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool);
-                return Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab);
+
-            }
+    internal int PinnedTempTabCount => Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
-        }
-    }
 
     internal void Initialize()
     {
@@ -52,11 +52,53 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
+        // Pinned tabs come out of the JSON with TellTarget set but
+        // CurrentChannel reset (NonSerialized). Without re-seeding, the chat
+        // input has no tell-target on the active pinned tab, and the
+        // game-side channel hook only repaints CurrentChannel once the user
+        // triggers a /tell or channel switch.
+        RehydratePinnedTabs();
+
         _messageManager.MessageProcessed += HandleTell;
         Plugin.ClientState.Logout += OnLogout;
         _initialized = true;
     }
 
+    private void RehydratePinnedTabs()
+    {
+        var pinned = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"[Pin] Rehydrate scan: {pinned} pinned tab(s) found");
+
+        foreach (var tab in Plugin.Config.Tabs)
+        {
+            if (!TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool(tab))
+                continue;
+
+            if (tab.TellTarget is null || !tab.TellTarget.IsSet())
+            {
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
+                    $"[Pin] Pinned tab '{tab.Name}' has no usable TellTarget "
+                        + $"(Name={tab.TellTarget?.Name ?? "<null>"} World={tab.TellTarget?.World ?? 0}). "
+                        + "Chat input on this tab will be empty until the partner sends a tell or you /tell manually."
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            tab.Channel ??= InputChannel.Tell;
+            tab.CurrentChannel.Channel = InputChannel.Tell;
+            tab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget = tab.TellTarget.Clone();
+
+            // MessageList is NonSerialized so pinned tabs come back empty.
+            // Preload the same history window the spawn path uses so the user
+            // sees the recent conversation, not a blank tab.
+            PreloadHistory(tab, tab.TellTarget.Name, tab.TellTarget.World, Guid.Empty);
+
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
+                $"[Pin] Rehydrated '{tab.Name}' -> Tell target {tab.TellTarget.Name}@{tab.TellTarget.World}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (!_initialized)
@@ -87,11 +129,8 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         var partner = ExtractTellPartner(message);
         if (partner == null)
         {
-            // Real message without a player payload — e.g. GM tells, which
+            // Diagnostics: helps detect regressions (FFXIV payload changes, new edge cases)
-            // we deliberately skip. The diagnostics make future regressions
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
-            // (FFXIV changing tell payload shape, new edge cases) findable
-            // without having to crank up debug logging at the source.
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
                 $"[AutoTellTabs] Could not extract tell partner. type={message.Code.Type}, "
                     + $"senderChunks={message.Sender.Count}, contentChunks={message.Content.Count}, "
                     + $"senderSourcePayloads={message.SenderSource?.Payloads?.Count ?? 0}, "
@@ -105,9 +144,23 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             var existing = FindTempTab(partner.Value.Name, partner.Value.World);
             if (existing != null)
             {
-                // Tab already exists; Tab.Matches has already routed this
+                // Already routed via MessageManager pipeline. Repair the
-                // message via the MessageManager pipeline (see Task 2 sender
+                // tell-target if the fallback hit a pinned tab whose
-                // filter).
+                // TellTarget didn't survive a previous round-trip — keeps
+                // FindTempTab fast on the next message.
+                if (
+                    existing.IsPinned
+                    && (existing.TellTarget is null || !existing.TellTarget.IsSet())
+                )
+                {
+                    existing.TellTarget = new TellTarget(
+                        partner.Value.Name,
+                        partner.Value.World,
+                        0,
+                        TellReason.Direct
+                    );
+                    _plugin.SaveConfig();
+                }
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -124,10 +177,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     {
         if (message.Code.Type == ChatType.TellIncoming)
         {
-            // Incoming tell: the sender is the conversation partner. The
+            // Sender is the partner; check chunks first, then raw SeString as fallback
-            // PlayerPayload normally rides on a chunk's Link slot, but for
-            // some tell types FFXIV only puts it in the raw SeString —
-            // fall back to that before giving up.
             var fromSender =
                 ChunkUtil.TryGetPlayerPayload(message.Sender)
                 ?? ChunkUtil.TryGetPlayerPayload(message.SenderSource);
@@ -138,10 +188,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             return null;
         }
 
-        // Outgoing tell: the local player is the sender, the partner shows
+        // Outgoing tell: check content first, then channels's TellTarget as fallback
-        // up either as a payload in the content (for tells typed via the
-        // Chat 2 input bar) or as the channel's tracked tell target (set by
-        // the SetContextTellTarget game hook). Same SeString fallback.
         var fromContent =
             ChunkUtil.TryGetPlayerPayload(message.Content)
             ?? ChunkUtil.TryGetPlayerPayload(message.ContentSource)
@@ -163,25 +210,35 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         return null;
     }
 
-    private Tab? FindTempTab(string name, uint world)
+    private static Tab? FindTempTab(string name, uint world)
     {
-        return Plugin.Config.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(t =>
+        var byTarget = Plugin.Config.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(t =>
             t.IsTempTab
             && t.TellTarget != null
             && string.Equals(t.TellTarget.Name, name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             && t.TellTarget.World == world
         );
+        if (byTarget != null)
+            return byTarget;
+
+        // Fallback: match by tab name. Pinned tabs are named via
+        // FormatTabName(player, world) at spawn time, so the name is a
+        // stable secondary key when TellTarget didn't survive a save/load
+        // (older configs from a renamed pin, malformed migrations, etc.).
+        var expectedName = FormatTabName(name, world);
+        return Plugin.Config.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(t =>
+            t.IsTempTab && string.Equals(t.Name, expectedName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        );
     }
 
-    private void DropOldestTempTab()
+    internal void DropOldestTempTab()
     {
-        // Greeted tabs are dropped before un-greeted ones (the user said
+        // Pinned tabs live in their own bucket (MaxPinnedTempTabs) and are
-        // "I'm done with that conversation"), and within each bucket we
+        // never drop candidates. They leave the bucket only via Unpin or
-        // pick the oldest LastActivity. This protects active conversations
+        // PromoteToPermanent.
-        // and unfinished greetings while still freeing up a slot.
         var victim = Plugin
             .Config.Tabs.Select((tab, idx) => (Tab: tab, Index: idx))
-            .Where(t => t.Tab.IsTempTab)
+            .Where(t => TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t.Tab))
             .OrderByDescending(t => t.Tab.IsGreeted)
             .ThenBy(t => t.Tab.LastActivity)
             .FirstOrDefault();
@@ -191,12 +248,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        // v0.6.1 — if the victim is currently popped out, tear down the
+        // Clean up pop-out window if tab is popped out
-        // matching Popout window first. Otherwise the window stays in
-        // PopOutWindows + WindowSystem and renders empty / re-spawns on the
-        // next AddPopOutsToDraw tick. Latent since pop-outs were introduced;
-        // becomes visible with AutoTellTabsOpenAsPopout where dropping a
-        // popped tab is now a routine code path.
         if (victim.Tab.PopOut)
         {
             var popout = _plugin.ChatLogWindow.ActivePopouts.FirstOrDefault(p =>
@@ -210,8 +262,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
 
         Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAt(victim.Index);
 
-        // Re-anchor the active tab so the user does not silently end up on
+        // Re-anchor active tab to avoid silent switch when tab is dropped
-        // a different conversation when their tab gets dropped or shifted.
         if (victim.Index <= _plugin.LastTab)
         {
             _plugin.WantedTab = 0;
@@ -222,22 +273,12 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     {
         var tab = BuildTempTab(partner.Name, partner.World);
 
-        // Preload first so the tab opens with chronological history above
+        // Preload history: chronological order with current message already persisted
-        // the current message — and so a slow DB query never causes a
-        // visible "empty tab, then history pops in" effect on screen.
-        // The current message is already persisted in the store by the
-        // time MessageProcessed fires (see MessageManager.cs: UpsertMessage
-        // runs before the event), so we have to exclude it explicitly to
-        // avoid the separator landing below the live tell.
         PreloadHistory(tab, partner.Name, partner.World, currentMessage.Id);
 
         tab.AddMessage(currentMessage, unread: true);
 
-        // Hellion Chat v0.6.1 — opt-in: open new /tell tabs directly as a
+        // Open as pop-out if configured (set before Tabs.Add for next render-tick)
-        // pop-out window. Set BEFORE Tabs.Add so the next render-tick's
-        // AddPopOutsToDraw() sees PopOut=true and spawns the Popout window
-        // alongside the tab going into the list. No SaveConfig() because
-        // auto-tell tabs are IsTempTab (session-only, never persisted).
         if (Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsOpenAsPopout)
         {
             tab.PopOut = true;
@@ -272,9 +313,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         {
             return $"{playerName}@{worldRow.Name}";
         }
-        // World sheet lookup miss is rare (only for FFXIV worlds Dalamud has
+        // Fallback if world lookup misses (rare; only for unseen worlds)
-        // not yet seen). Fall back to the raw RowId so the user still has a
-        // unique, readable label.
         return $"{playerName}@World{worldRowId}";
     }
 
@@ -288,9 +327,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
 
         try
         {
-            // Pull one extra row because the live tell that triggered this
+            // Pull one extra row: current message is already in store and would eat a preload slot
-            // spawn is already in the store and would otherwise eat one of
-            // the user's preload-budget slots.
             var history = _store.GetTellHistoryWithSender(
                 _messageManager.CurrentContentId,
                 senderName,
@@ -305,23 +342,17 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
 
             if (historicMessages.Count == 0)
             {
-                // No prior tells with this player — leave the tab to start
+                // No prior tells; leave tab empty to avoid orphaned "history loaded" marker
-                // empty so the user does not see a "history loaded" marker
-                // sitting alone above the very first message.
                 return;
             }
 
-            // The history list is already oldest-first, so a plain AddPrune
+            // History is oldest-first; add in order for chronological display
-            // loop produces the chronological order the user expects to see
-            // when the tab opens.
             foreach (var message in historicMessages)
             {
                 tab.Messages.AddPrune(message, MessageManager.MessageDisplayLimit);
             }
 
-            // Visible separator between the loaded history and the live
+            // Separator between history and live tell (sorts after history but before current)
-            // tell that triggered this spawn. Goes in last so it sorts
-            // after the historical messages but before the current one.
             tab.Messages.AddPrune(
                 MakeSystemMarker(HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_HistorySeparator),
                 MessageManager.MessageDisplayLimit
@@ -329,10 +360,8 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            // Non-fatal: the tab still spawns, but the user gets a visible
+            // Non-fatal: tab still spawns with visible error notice instead of silent history loss
-            // notice instead of silently missing history. The error logs
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "[AutoTellTabs] History preload failed");
-            // once with full stack trace for diagnosis.
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "[AutoTellTabs] History preload failed");
             tab.Messages.AddPrune(
                 MakeSystemMarker(HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError),
                 MessageManager.MessageDisplayLimit
@@ -372,9 +401,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
 
         lock (_tempTabsLock)
         {
-            // Frame-race guard (E5): the sidebar might still render a tab
+            // Guard against frame-race: sidebar might render a tab already removed by LRU or logout
-            // that has already been removed by LRU drop or logout cleanup.
-            // Silently skip the toggle so we don't mutate stale state.
             if (!Plugin.Config.Tabs.Contains(tab))
             {
                 return;
@@ -388,20 +415,16 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     {
         lock (_tempTabsLock)
         {
-            // Snapshot whether the active tab is about to be removed, BEFORE
+            // Pinned TempTabs must survive char-switch — that's the whole point
-            // we mutate the list — index lookups would lie to us afterwards.
+            // of pinning. Only unpinned ones get stripped.
             var lastIndex = _plugin.LastTab;
             var lastIndexValid = lastIndex >= 0 && lastIndex < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count;
-            var currentWasTempTab = lastIndexValid && Plugin.Config.Tabs[lastIndex].IsTempTab;
+            var currentWasUnpinnedTempTab =
+                lastIndexValid
+                && TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(Plugin.Config.Tabs[lastIndex]);
 
-            // v0.6.1 — symmetric to DropOldestTempTab cleanup: tear down any
-            // popped-out temp tab windows before removing the tabs themselves,
-            // otherwise PopOutWindows + WindowSystem keep ghost entries until
-            // the next plugin reload. Especially relevant once Auto-Pop-Out is
-            // enabled — every logout would otherwise leak as many ghosts as
-            // there were active /tell pop-outs.
             var poppedTempTabIds = Plugin
-                .Config.Tabs.Where(t => t.IsTempTab && t.PopOut)
+                .Config.Tabs.Where(t => TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t) && t.PopOut)
                 .Select(t => t.Identifier)
                 .ToList();
             if (poppedTempTabIds.Count > 0)
@@ -417,16 +440,78 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
                 }
             }
 
-            Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+            Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool);
 
-            // Force a switch to tab 0 if the active tab was a temp tab OR
+            // Force switch to tab 0 if active tab was an unpinned temp tab or
-            // if drops before the active index pushed LastTab out of range.
+            // index is now out of range. Pinned tabs survive — no switch needed.
-            // Otherwise the user keeps their current persistent tab.
             var stillValid = lastIndex >= 0 && lastIndex < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count;
-            if (currentWasTempTab || !stillValid)
+            if (currentWasUnpinnedTempTab || !stillValid)
             {
                 _plugin.WantedTab = 0;
             }
         }
     }
+
+    internal bool TryPin(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsTempTab || tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
+                $"[Pin] TryPin skipped: IsTempTab={tab.IsTempTab} IsPinned={tab.IsPinned}"
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (PinnedTempTabCount >= MaxPinnedTempTabs)
+        {
+            WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
+                string.Format(HellionStrings.PinTab_LimitReached, MaxPinnedTempTabs),
+                NotificationType.Warning
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        tab.IsPinned = true;
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
+            $"[Pin] Pinned tab '{tab.Name}' target={tab.TellTarget?.Name}@{tab.TellTarget?.World}"
+        );
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    internal void Unpin(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // If the unpinned pool is already full, dropping the oldest before
+        // flipping the flag avoids counting the just-unpinned tab as a drop
+        // candidate.
+        if (ActiveTempTabCount >= Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsLimit)
+        {
+            DropOldestTempTab();
+        }
+
+        tab.IsPinned = false;
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug("[Pin] Unpinned tab '{tab.Name}'");
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+    }
+
+    internal void PromoteToPermanent(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsTempTab)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        tab.IsTempTab = false;
+        tab.IsPinned = false;
+        tab.TellTarget = TellTarget.Empty();
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
+            $"[Pin] Promoted tab '{tab.Name}' to permanent (tell-binding dropped)"
+        );
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Branding/BrandingLinks.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,33 @@
-// HellionChat/Branding/BrandingLinks.cs
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
 namespace HellionChat.Branding;
 
-// Centralised so a future invite rotation only touches one file. The same
+// Centralised — a future invite/URL rotation only touches this file.
-// link is currently hard-coded in repo.json, README.md, SUPPORT.md,
-// CONTRIBUTORS.md and HellionChat.yaml — those will be migrated to consume
-// this constant in a separate housekeeping sweep
 internal static class BrandingLinks
 {
     public const string HellionForgeDiscordInvite = "https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR";
+    public const string HellionForgeGitea = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/Hellion-Forge";
+    public const string HellionChatRepo =
+        "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat";
+    public const string HellionForgeWebsite = "https://hellion-forge.cloud";
+    public const string HellionMediaWebsite = "https://hellion-media.de/de";
+
+    // CA2255 warns against [ModuleInitializer] in library code, but Dalamud
+    // loads the plugin DLL directly so the module-init pass is the right hook
+    // for a one-shot URL sanity check at plugin load.
+#pragma warning disable CA2255
+    [ModuleInitializer]
+#pragma warning restore CA2255
+    internal static void ValidateUrls()
+    {
+        UrlValidation.ValidateAll(
+            nameof(BrandingLinks),
+            HellionForgeDiscordInvite,
+            HellionForgeGitea,
+            HellionChatRepo,
+            HellionForgeWebsite,
+            HellionMediaWebsite
+        );
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Chunk.cs

@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ public abstract class Chunk
             _ => null,
         };
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Returns basic text for hashing (content for TextChunk, icon name for IconChunk)
-    /// Get some basic text for use in generating hashes.
-    /// </summary>
     internal string StringValue()
     {
         return this switch
@@ -108,9 +106,6 @@ public class TextChunk : Chunk
         Content = content ?? "";
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates a new TextChunk with identical styling to this one.
-    /// </summary>
     public TextChunk NewWithStyle(ChunkSource source, Payload? link, string content)
     {
         return new TextChunk(source, link, content)
@@ -122,9 +117,6 @@ public class TextChunk : Chunk
         };
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates a new TextChunk with identical styling to this one.
-    /// </summary>
     public TextChunk NewWithStyle(Chunk chunk, string content)
     {
         return new TextChunk(chunk, content)

HellionChat/Code/ChatSource.cs

@@ -7,36 +7,36 @@ public enum ChatSource : ushort
 {
     None = 0,
 
-    /// <summary>The player currently controlled by the local client.</summary>
+    // The player controlled by this client
     LocalPlayer = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.LocalPlayer,
 
-    /// <summary>A player in the same 4-man or 8-man party as the local player.</summary>
+    // Member of the local party
     PartyMember = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.PartyMember,
 
-    /// <summary>A player in the same alliance raid.</summary>
+    // Member of the alliance
     AllianceMember = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.AllianceMember,
 
-    /// <summary>A player not in the local player's party or alliance.</summary>
+    // Other player
     OtherPlayer = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.OtherPlayer,
 
-    /// <summary>An enemy entity that is currently in combat with the player or party.</summary>
+    // Enemy in combat
     EngagedEnemy = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.EngagedEnemy,
 
-    /// <summary>An enemy entity that is not yet in combat or claimed.</summary>
+    // Enemy out of combat
     UnengagedEnemy = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.UnengagedEnemy,
 
-    /// <summary>An NPC that is friendly or neutral to the player (e.g., EventNPCs).</summary>
+    // Friendly NPC
     FriendlyNpc = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.FriendlyNpc,
 
-    /// <summary>A pet (Summoner/Scholar) or companion (Chocobo) belonging to the local player.</summary>
+    // Own pet or companion
     PetOrCompanion = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.PetOrCompanion,
 
-    /// <summary>A pet or companion belonging to a member of the local player's party.</summary>
+    // Pet or companion of party members
     PetOrCompanionParty = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.PetOrCompanionParty,
 
-    /// <summary>A pet or companion belonging to a member of the alliance.</summary>
+    // Pet or companion of alliance members
     PetOrCompanionAlliance = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.PetOrCompanionAlliance,
 
-    /// <summary>A pet or companion belonging to a player not in the party or alliance.</summary>
+    // Pet or companion of other players
     PetOrCompanionOther = 1 << XivChatRelationKind.PetOrCompanionOther,
 }

HellionChat/Commands.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
     {
         if (!Registered.TryGetValue(command, out var wrapper))
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning($"Missing registration for command {command}");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning($"Missing registration for command {command}");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Error while executing command {command}");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, $"Error while executing command {command}");
         }
     }
 }

HellionChat/Configuration.cs

@@ -34,38 +34,41 @@ public class ConfigKeyBind
 [Serializable]
 public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 {
-    private const int LatestVersion = 16;
+    private const int LatestVersion = 17;
 
     public int Version { get; set; } = LatestVersion;
 
-    // v1.1.0 — Theme-Engine. Slug-basiert; ThemeRegistry liefert das Objekt.
+    // Slug-based; ThemeRegistry resolves the object at runtime.
     public string Theme = "hellion-arctic";
 
-    // v1.1.0 — Globale Window-Opacity, theme-übergreifend. Migration aus
+    // Global window opacity, applied across all themes.
-    // HellionThemeWindowOpacity beim Bump v13 → v14.
     public float WindowOpacity = 0.85f;
 
-    // v1.1.0 — Felder für künftige UI-Toggles (v1.2.0 / v1.3.0). Werden
+    // Reserved for future UI toggles; pre-declared to avoid a migration later.
-    // vorab angelegt, damit später keine Migration nötig ist.
     public bool ReduceMotion;
 
-    // v1.2.1 — Default geflippt von false → true. Card-Rows-Layout aus
+    // v1.2.1: default flipped false → true. Compact single-line layout is
-    // v1.2.0 wurde als zu dicht empfunden; Single-Line `[HH:mm] Sender:
+    // more readable than the card-rows layout introduced in v1.2.0.
-    // Text` ist besser lesbar und platzsparender. Bestand-User mit aktiv
-    // false werden durch die v15→v16-Migration auf den neuen Default
-    // gehoben (Heuristik: wer in v1.2.0 false hatte, hatte den damals
-    // neu eingeführten Default — kaum jemand hat aktiv abgeschaltet).
     public bool UseCompactDensity = true;
 
-    // Hellion Chat — Privacy filter (DSGVO Art. 25 Privacy by Default).
+    // Privacy by Default master switch. Set false to restore upstream behaviour.
-    // Master-switch defaults to true; set false to restore upstream behavior.
     public bool PrivacyFilterEnabled = true;
 
     // Empty set means the migration has not run yet — see Plugin.cs v6→v7.
     public HashSet<ChatType> PrivacyPersistChannels = [];
 
-    // Failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches we don't know about.
+    // Failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches. New configs default
-    public bool PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
+    // to the failsafe via PrivacyDefaults; existing configs keep their saved
+    // choice because the deserializer overrides this initializer.
+    public bool PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels = Privacy
+        .PrivacyDefaults
+        .DefaultPersistUnknownChannels;
+
+    // F3.2: dedup unknown-ChatType warnings so a chatty filter doesn't spam
+    // the log every frame. NonSerialized so the warning fires once per
+    // runtime, not once-ever-per-install.
+    [NonSerialized]
+    private readonly HashSet<ChatType> _warnedUnknownChannels = new();
 
     public bool IsAllowedForStorage(ChatType type)
     {
@@ -73,82 +76,52 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
             return true;
         if (PrivacyPersistChannels.Contains(type))
             return true;
+
+        // F3.2: log first occurrence of a ChatType the running build doesn't
+        // recognise — i.e. one a future FFXIV patch may have added. Known
+        // types the user opted out of are routed through the failsafe
+        // silently, like before.
+        if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(ChatType), type) && _warnedUnknownChannels.Add(type))
+        {
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
+                "PrivacyFilter: unrecognised ChatType {Type} — falling back to PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels={Persist}.",
+                type,
+                PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels
+            );
+        }
+
         return PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
     }
 
-    // Hellion Chat — Message retention (GDPR data minimization, time axis).
+    // Retention master switch defaults to false — plugin will not delete
-    // Master switch defaults to false; the plugin will not delete history
+    // history until the user explicitly opts in.
-    // until the user explicitly opts in.
     public bool RetentionEnabled;
     public int RetentionDefaultDays = 30;
     public Dictionary<ChatType, int> RetentionPerChannelDays = [];
     public DateTimeOffset RetentionLastRunAt = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
-
-    // Hellion Chat first-run wizard — opens once on a fresh install. Existing
-    // ChatTwo users skip it because the v6→v7 migration sets the flag.
     public bool FirstRunCompleted;
-
-    // Use the bundled Exo 2 font (OFL-1.1) for the regular plugin font
-    // instead of whatever GlobalFontV2.FontId points at. Default ON so a
-    // fresh install gets the Hellion typography out-of-the-box; flip OFF
-    // to fall back to the user's chosen system or Dalamud font.
     public bool UseHellionFont = true;
-
-    // Cycle 1 of the plugin-integration roadmap. When Honorific is installed
-    // and reports a custom title, render it in the chat header above the
-    // message log. Auto-hides regardless when Honorific is missing or the
-    // active title is original/empty, so leaving this on is safe even for
-    // users who don't run Honorific.
     public bool ShowHonorificTitleInHeader = true;
 
-    // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs. When enabled, an incoming or outgoing
+    // v1.4.7 opt-in: renders the Honorific glow outline when the title carries
-    // /tell spawns a session-only tab dedicated to that conversation
+    // a Glow colour. Default OFF — keeps v1.4.6 visuals untouched for users
-    // partner. See spec: Hellion Chat Auto-Tell-Tabs Spec (Obsidian).
+    // who don't care, and dodges the per-frame DrawList overhead on low-end
+    // hardware. Gradient (Color3 / GradientColourSet) is parsed but rendered
+    // as the primary Color until a later cycle ports the animation.
+    public bool ShowHonorificGlow;
     public bool EnableAutoTellTabs = true;
-
-    // Hard cap on simultaneously open auto tell tabs. Range enforced by the
-    // settings slider (1–50). LRU drop favors greeted tabs first.
     public int AutoTellTabsLimit = 15;
-
-    // When true the sidebar shows only a thin separator before the temp
-    // tabs; when false a section header "Active Tells (n)" is rendered.
     public bool AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
-
-    // Number of prior tells to preload from the message store when an
-    // auto tell tab is spawned. Range 0–100; 0 disables preload.
     public int AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = 20;
 
-    // Show the greeter "marked-as-greeted" toggle button next to each
+    // Sidebar width in pixels. Default 44 mirrors the icon-only layout from
-    // temp tab and dim the tab name when set. Off by default because the
+    // v1.2.0; users can widen up to 160 to fit a section-header line like
-    // workflow is specific to club-greeter use cases — most users just
+    // "Active Tells (3)" without truncation.
-    // want the auto tabs themselves without the extra UI affordance.
+    public int SidebarWidth = 44;
     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 flipped to ON in v0.6.1 (was OFF in v0.6.0)
-    // because tester feedback called the manual toggle "umständlich, wirkt
-    // unfertig". v11 → v12 migration applies the same flip to existing users.
     public bool PopOutInputEnabled = true;
-
-    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.1 One-Time-Hint-Banner that introduces the
-    // chat-header pop-out toolbar button and reminds about the pop-out
-    // input default flip. Set to true once the user dismisses the banner
-    // from the main chat window; never reset after that.
     public bool SeenPopOutHeaderHint;
-
-    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.1 opt-in: when true, AutoTellTabsService.SpawnTempTab
-    // sets tab.PopOut = true on every new auto-tell tab so the conversation
-    // pops out as its own window directly. Closing the pop-out returns the
-    // tab to the sidebar via the standard Popout.OnClose() flow. Default OFF
-    // because the existing sidebar workflow is what most users (especially
-    // club greeters tracking many parallel tells) expect by default.
     public bool AutoTellTabsOpenAsPopout;
 
     public int GetRetentionDays(ChatType type)
@@ -167,10 +140,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool HideInLoadingScreens;
     public bool HideInBattle;
 
-    // v1.2.1 — Default geflippt false → true. Hellion-UI im NG+-Menü
+    // v1.2.1: default flipped false → true for consistency with other hide defaults.
-    // versteckt zu halten ist konsistent mit den anderen Hide-Defaults
-    // (Cutscenes, Logged-out, UI-Hidden) — UI-out-of-the-way bei Story-
-    // Sequenzen.
     public bool HideInNewGamePlusMenu = true;
     public bool HideWhenInactive;
     public int InactivityHideTimeout = 10;
@@ -186,18 +156,8 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool NativeItemTooltips = true;
     public bool PrettierTimestamps = true;
     public bool MoreCompactPretty;
-
-    // v1.2.1 — Default geflippt false → true. Wiederholte Zeitstempel
-    // innerhalb derselben Minute lesen sich als Rauschen; ein einziger
-    // Timestamp pro Minute reicht aus um die Konversation zu verorten.
     public bool HideSameTimestamps = true;
     public bool ShowNoviceNetwork;
-
-    // Hellion Chat — vertical sidebar tab layout reads better than the
-    // horizontal tab strip in the company of Auto-Tell-Tabs (a club
-    // greeter typically tracks 5–15 simultaneous conversations). Bestand
-    // users keep their saved value untouched — only fresh installs pick
-    // up the new default.
     public bool SidebarTabView = true;
     public bool PrintChangelog = true;
     public bool OnlyPreviewIf;
@@ -216,24 +176,13 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool SortAutoTranslate;
     public bool CollapseDuplicateMessages;
     public bool CollapseKeepUniqueLinks;
+    public bool SymbolPickerEnabled = true;
     public bool PlaySounds = true;
     public bool KeepInputFocus = true;
-
-    // v1.2.1 — Default gesenkt 5000 → 2500. 5000 ist auf Mid-Range-
-    // Hardware bei langen Sessions spürbar langsamer (Card-Layout
-    // re-Layout pro Frame), 2500 deckt eine typische Stunde Chat ab
-    // und bleibt smooth. User die mehr brauchen können bis 10000 hoch.
     public int MaxLinesToRender = 2_500; // 1-10000
-
-    // Default ON to match a German / European 24h locale. The
-    // ChatLogWindow.cs format-flip in v0.5.1 honours this strictly via
-    // CultureInfo.InvariantCulture so the result is consistent across
-    // host locales.
     public bool Use24HourClock = true;
-
     public bool ShowEmotes = true;
     public HashSet<string> BlockedEmotes = [];
-
     public bool FontsEnabled = true;
     public ExtraGlyphRanges ExtraGlyphRanges = 0;
     public float FontSizeV2 = 12.75f;
@@ -258,12 +207,6 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 
     public float TooltipOffset;
 
-    // v1.2.1 — Default-Chat-Farben sind das Hellion-Brand-Preset. Der
-    // First-Run-Wizard bietet keine Theme-/Preset-Wahl an, daher kriegen
-    // neue User die Hellion-Brand-Farben out-of-the-box (Cyan-Familie für
-    // Standard/Tell, Ember/Warning für laute Channels). Bestand-User mit
-    // leerem ChatColours-Dict werden durch die v15→v16-Migration auf das
-    // Preset gehoben; User die bereits Custom-Farben haben, bleiben.
     public Dictionary<ChatType, uint> ChatColours = BuildDefaultChatColours();
 
     private static Dictionary<ChatType, uint> BuildDefaultChatColours()
@@ -328,14 +271,13 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         SortAutoTranslate = other.SortAutoTranslate;
         CollapseDuplicateMessages = other.CollapseDuplicateMessages;
         CollapseKeepUniqueLinks = other.CollapseKeepUniqueLinks;
+        SymbolPickerEnabled = other.SymbolPickerEnabled;
         PlaySounds = other.PlaySounds;
         KeepInputFocus = other.KeepInputFocus;
         MaxLinesToRender = other.MaxLinesToRender;
         Use24HourClock = other.Use24HourClock;
         ShowEmotes = other.ShowEmotes;
-        // Deep-copy the set so the live and mutable Configuration instances don't share state
+        // Deep-copy so settings window edits don't leak into live config before Save.
-        // — a HashSet reference assignment would cause edits in the settings window to leak
-        // into the live config before the user clicks Save.
         BlockedEmotes = new HashSet<string>(other.BlockedEmotes);
         FontsEnabled = other.FontsEnabled;
         ItalicEnabled = other.ItalicEnabled;
@@ -349,28 +291,21 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         ChatColours = other.ChatColours.ToDictionary(entry => entry.Key, entry => entry.Value);
         ColorSelectedInputChannelButton = other.ColorSelectedInputChannelButton;
 
-        // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs are session-only and therefore
+        // Keep live temp tabs alive across UpdateFrom — a settings save must
-        // never present in a disk-loaded copy. Keep the live temp tabs of
+        // not destroy open tell conversations. Pinned TempTabs are persistent
-        // *this* configuration alive across an UpdateFrom so a settings
+        // and come through `other` like regular tabs; unpinned TempTabs are
-        // save (or sidebar-mode toggle) does not silently destroy the
+        // session-only and held from the local state. For persistent tabs
-        // user's open tell conversations.
+        // (incl. pinned), capture live runtime state by Identifier and restore
-        //
+        // it onto the freshly cloned tabs — CurrentChannel is critical because
-        // For persistent tabs we go through Tab.Clone() which intentionally
+        // the user may have switched channel in-game between settings-open
-        // does NOT copy the NonSerialized Messages list (avoids shared
+        // and settings-save, and we'd otherwise overwrite that with the
-        // mutable state on disk-load). On a settings save that means the
+        // settings-time snapshot.
-        // chat history for every persistent tab would be wiped — bug
+        var liveUnpinnedTempTabs = Tabs.Where(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool).ToList();
-        // reported by Flo 2026-05-05. We work around it by capturing the
+        var livePersistentSession = Tabs.Where(t => !TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t))
-        // live MessageList (and LastSendUnread counter) by Identifier
+            .ToDictionary(t => t.Identifier, t => (t.Messages, t.LastSendUnread, t.CurrentChannel));
-        // before the replace, then restoring it onto the freshly cloned
-        // tabs whose Identifier survives Tab.Clone(). New tabs added in
-        // settings get a fresh empty MessageList; deleted tabs lose their
-        // history (intended).
-        var liveTempTabs = Tabs.Where(t => t.IsTempTab).ToList();
-        var livePersistentSession = Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab)
-            .ToDictionary(t => t.Identifier, t => (t.Messages, t.LastSendUnread));
 
         Tabs = other
-            .Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab)
+            .Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab || t.IsPinned)
             .Select(t =>
             {
                 var clone = t.Clone();
@@ -378,11 +313,12 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
                 {
                     clone.Messages = live.Messages;
                     clone.LastSendUnread = live.LastSendUnread;
+                    clone.CurrentChannel = live.CurrentChannel;
                 }
                 return clone;
             })
             .ToList();
-        Tabs.AddRange(liveTempTabs);
+        Tabs.AddRange(liveUnpinnedTempTabs);
 
         ChatTabForward = other.ChatTabForward;
         ChatTabBackward = other.ChatTabBackward;
@@ -402,6 +338,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         FirstRunCompleted = other.FirstRunCompleted;
         UseHellionFont = other.UseHellionFont;
         ShowHonorificTitleInHeader = other.ShowHonorificTitleInHeader;
+        ShowHonorificGlow = other.ShowHonorificGlow;
 
         // v1.1.0 theme engine fields
         Theme = other.Theme;
@@ -413,6 +350,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         AutoTellTabsLimit = other.AutoTellTabsLimit;
         AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay = other.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
         AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = other.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
+        SidebarWidth = other.SidebarWidth;
         AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle = other.AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
 
         SeenPopOutInputHint = other.SeenPopOutInputHint;
@@ -456,9 +394,7 @@ public class Tab
 {
     public string Name = Language.Tab_DefaultName;
 
-    // v1.2.0 — optionaler FontAwesome-Glyph-Name. Null bedeutet:
+    // Optional FontAwesome glyph name; null falls back to TabIconMapping default.
-    // Default-Mapping aus TabIconMapping greift (basiert auf Tab-Name).
-    // User können hier per Settings → Tabs einen eigenen Glyph setzen.
     public string? Icon = null;
 
     [Obsolete("Removed in favor of SelectedChannels")]
@@ -489,6 +425,11 @@ public class Tab
     public bool HideWhenInactive;
 
     public bool IsTempTab;
+
+    // Pinned TempTabs survive plugin reload and logout — tester feedback from
+    // Jin (v1.4.7). Pinned tabs live in their own pool (MaxPinnedTempTabs)
+    // separate from the AutoTellTabsLimit bucket.
+    public bool IsPinned;
     public bool AllSenderMessages;
     public TellTarget TellTarget = TellTarget.Empty();
 
@@ -510,15 +451,12 @@ public class Tab
     [NonSerialized]
     public Guid Identifier = Guid.NewGuid();
 
-    // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs greeted flag. Toggled manually from the
+    // Session-only greeted flag for club-greeter workflows.
-    // sidebar to mark a tell partner as already greeted in the current
-    // session. NonSerialized because the temp tab itself is session-only.
     [NonSerialized]
     public bool IsGreeted;
 
-    // v1.4.2 — TabTintCache uses separate validation keys per cache so a
+    // Separate validation keys per cache so TellTarget changes don't
-    // TellTarget change picked up by GetTint can't strand GetIcon (or vice
+    // cause GetTint and GetIcon to strand each other with stale entries.
-    // versa) with a stale entry that looks fresh on the shared key.
     [NonSerialized]
     internal string? _cachedTintTellName;
 
@@ -540,17 +478,12 @@ public class Tab
     public bool Matches(Message message)
     {
         if (!message.Matches(SelectedChannels, ExtraChatAll, ExtraChatChannels))
-        {
             return false;
-        }
 
-        // Auto-tell temp tabs are bound to a single conversation partner;
+        // Temp tabs are bound to a single conversation partner — other tells
-        // every other tell that matches the channel filter must NOT land
+        // matching the channel filter must not land here.
-        // here, otherwise all temp tabs would mirror "Tell Exclusive".
         if (IsTempTab && TellTarget?.IsSet() == true)
-        {
             return ChunkUtil.MatchesSender(message, TellTarget.Name, TellTarget.World);
-        }
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -593,7 +526,7 @@ public class Tab
             Opacity = Opacity,
             Identifier = Identifier,
             InputDisabled = InputDisabled,
-            CurrentChannel = CurrentChannel,
+            CurrentChannel = CurrentChannel.Clone(),
             CanMove = CanMove,
             CanResize = CanResize,
             IndependentHide = IndependentHide,
@@ -604,16 +537,14 @@ public class Tab
             HideInBattle = HideInBattle,
             HideWhenInactive = HideWhenInactive,
             IsTempTab = IsTempTab,
+            IsPinned = IsPinned,
             AllSenderMessages = AllSenderMessages,
-            TellTarget = TellTarget.From(TellTarget),
+            TellTarget = TellTarget.Clone(),
             IsGreeted = IsGreeted,
         };
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    /// Ordered message list with duplicate ID tracking, sorting and mutex protection.
-    /// MessageList provides an ordered list of messages with duplicate ID
-    /// tracking, sorting and mutex protection.
-    /// </summary>
     public class MessageList
     {
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim LockSlim = new(1, 1);
@@ -701,10 +632,7 @@ public class Tab
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// Current message count. Lock-per-read is acceptable for 1×/sec status bar polling.
-        /// Aktuelle Anzahl der gespeicherten Messages. Lock-acquire pro Read
-        /// ist OK für 1×/sec Status-Bar-Polling (v1.2.0).
-        /// </summary>
         public int Count
         {
             get
@@ -721,9 +649,7 @@ public class Tab
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns an array copy of the message list for usage outside of main thread.
-        /// Returns an array copy of the message list for usage outside of main thread
-        /// </summary>
         public async Task<Message[]> GetCopy(int millisecondsTimeout = -1)
         {
             await LockSlim.WaitAsync(millisecondsTimeout);
@@ -737,10 +663,7 @@ public class Tab
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a read-only list while holding a reader lock. Use with a using statement.
-        /// GetReadOnly returns a read-only list of messages while holding a
-        /// reader lock. The list should be used with a using statement.
-        /// </summary>
         public RLockedMessageList GetReadOnly(int millisecondsTimeout = -1)
         {
             LockSlim.Wait(millisecondsTimeout);
@@ -794,6 +717,29 @@ public class UsedChannel
     {
         Channel = channel;
     }
+
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+    // - Deep-clone the UsedChannel so Tab.Clone() no longer shares
+    //   channel state (incl. TellTarget) with its origin Tab. Previously
+    //   a reference copy: PopOut and Temp tabs mutated each other.
+    // - Name is intentionally a reference copy (matches upstream); it
+    //   gets reassigned on every channel switch anyway.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/UsedChannelCloneTests.cs
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    public UsedChannel Clone()
+    {
+        return new UsedChannel
+        {
+            Channel = Channel,
+            Name = Name,
+            TellTarget = TellTarget?.Clone(),
+
+            UseTempChannel = UseTempChannel,
+            TempChannel = TempChannel,
+            TempTellTarget = TempTellTarget?.Clone(),
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 [Serializable]

HellionChat/EmoteCache.cs

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         Done,
     }
 
-    // All of this data is uninitalized while State is not `LoadingState.Done`
+    // All fields below are uninitialised while State != Done.
     public static LoadingState State = LoadingState.Unloaded;
 
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, Emote> Cache = new();
@@ -87,15 +87,11 @@ public static class EmoteCache
 
     public static string[] SortedCodeArray = [];
 
-    // Plugin-scoped cancellation source for in-flight emote loads. Dispose
+    // Cancelled on Dispose to stop in-flight downloads; replaced on re-enable.
-    // cancels every running download/texture-create so the workers don't
-    // touch a torn-down TextureProvider on plugin reload. Replaced with a
-    // fresh source on the next LoadData() call so a re-enable still works.
     private static CancellationTokenSource Cts = new();
     internal static CancellationToken Token => Cts.Token;
 
-    // Drain target for in-flight loads on Dispose; without this an orphan
+    // Tracks in-flight loads so Dispose can drain them before teardown.
-    // continuation could still write to a torn-down Texture/Frames field.
     private static readonly ConcurrentBag<Task> PendingLoads = new();
 
     internal static void TrackLoad(Task loadTask, string emoteCode)
@@ -105,7 +101,10 @@ public static class EmoteCache
                 t =>
                 {
                     if (t.IsFaulted)
-                        Plugin.Log.Error(t.Exception!, $"EmoteCache load failed for {emoteCode}");
+                        Plugin.LogProxy.Error(
+                            t.Exception!,
+                            $"EmoteCache load failed for {emoteCode}"
+                        );
                 },
                 TaskScheduler.Default
             )
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         if (State is not LoadingState.Unloaded)
             return;
 
-        // Refresh the CTS in case Dispose was called and we're being re-enabled
+        // Reset CTS if Dispose was called and the plugin is being re-enabled.
-        // in the same process (Dalamud /xlplugins toggle).
         if (Cts.IsCancellationRequested)
             Cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
 
@@ -140,11 +138,8 @@ public static class EmoteCache
                 var topList = await top.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(ct);
 
                 var jsonList = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<Top100>>(topList)!;
-                // BetterTTV occasionally returns entries with a null Code; the
+                // BetterTTV occasionally returns entries with a null Code;
-                // upstream code passed those straight into Dictionary.TryAdd
+                // skip them so a single bad row doesn't break the whole cache.
-                // and tripped ArgumentNullException, killing the whole emote
-                // load. Skip them defensively so a single bad row no longer
-                // breaks the cache for everyone else.
                 foreach (var emote in jsonList)
                     if (
                         !string.IsNullOrEmpty(emote.Emote.Code)
@@ -160,18 +155,13 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException)
         {
-            // Plugin disposed while the cache was loading; leave State on
+            // Plugin disposed mid-load; State stays on Loading so re-enable can retry.
-            // Loading so a subsequent re-enable can re-issue LoadData with
-            // a fresh CTS (handled above).
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            // Reset to Unloaded so a later trigger (e.g. the user reopening
+            // Reset to Unloaded so a later trigger can retry without a plugin reload.
-            // the Emotes tab after the network recovers) can retry. Without
-            // this the State stays on Loading and the early-out at the top
-            // of LoadData blocks every further attempt until plugin reload.
             State = LoadingState.Unloaded;
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "BetterTTV cache wasn't initialized");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "BetterTTV cache wasn't initialized");
         }
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +217,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         }
         catch
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error("Failed to convert");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error("Failed to convert");
             return null;
         }
     }
@@ -248,11 +238,8 @@ public static class EmoteCache
 
         internal async Task<byte[]> LoadAsync(Emote emote, CancellationToken ct)
         {
-            // BetterTTV-supplied Id and ImageType are interpolated straight
+            // Path-traversal guard: resolve and verify the candidate path stays
-            // into the filename. HTTPS protects the wire, but a compromised
+            // inside the cache directory before reading or writing.
-            // upstream could still hand us "../foo" and write into the
-            // pluginConfigs root (or worse). Resolve the candidate path and
-            // refuse anything that escapes the cache directory.
             var dir = Path.GetFullPath(
                 Path.Join(Plugin.Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "EmoteCacheV1")
             );
@@ -320,7 +307,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Failed = true;
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -397,7 +384,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
 
                     var delay = frame.Metadata.GetGifMetadata().FrameDelay / 100f;
 
-                    // Follows the same pattern as browsers, anything under 0.02s delay will be rounded up to 0.1s
+                    // Match browser behaviour: anything under 20ms rounds up to 100ms.
                     if (delay < 0.02f)
                         delay = 0.1f;
 
@@ -416,8 +403,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
-                // Plugin disposed mid-load; partial frames are released by
+                // Plugin disposed mid-load; release any partial frames.
-                // InnerDispose on the next dispose pass.
                 foreach (var f in Frames)
                     f.Texture.Dispose();
                 Frames = [];
@@ -425,7 +411,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Failed = true;
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
             }
         }
     }

HellionChat/Export/MessageExporter.cs

@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ internal static class ExportFormatExt
         };
 }
 
-/// <summary>
+// Serializes message snapshots to Markdown, JSON, or CSV.
-/// Serializes message snapshots into Markdown, JSON, or CSV. The caller is
+// Caller handles pre-filtering except sender substring, which requires deserialized SeString.TextValue.
-/// expected to filter the input enumerable; this class only handles
-/// formatting and writes to the supplied path. Sender substring filtering
-/// happens here because it requires deserialized SeString.TextValue.
-/// </summary>
 internal static class MessageExporter
 {
     internal record FilterDescription(
@@ -100,6 +96,7 @@ internal static class MessageExporter
             var chatType = (ChatType)(ushort)m.Code.Type;
             var sender = m.SenderSource.TextValue.Trim().Trim('<', '>', '[', ']', ':').Trim();
             var content = m.ContentSource.TextValue;
+
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sender))
                 w.WriteLine($"**[{localDate:HH:mm}] {chatType}:** {content}");
             else
@@ -132,8 +129,7 @@ internal static class MessageExporter
         FilterDescription filter
     )
     {
-        // Manual JSON to avoid pulling in System.Text.Json policy choices.
+        // Manual JSON to avoid System.Text.Json policy coupling.
-        // Output is a single object with metadata and an array of messages.
         w.Write("{\n  \"exported_at\": \"");
         w.Write(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToString("O", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
         w.Write("\",\n  \"plugin\": \"Hellion Chat\",\n");
@@ -194,7 +190,7 @@ internal static class MessageExporter
         FilterDescription filter
     )
     {
-        // Header line always written so empty exports are still importable.
+        // Header always written so empty exports remain importable.
         w.WriteLine("Date,ChatType,ChatTypeName,Sender,Content,Receiver,ContentId");
         var count = 0;
         foreach (var m in messages)

HellionChat/FontManager.cs

@@ -41,24 +41,29 @@ public class FontManager
         90f,
     ];
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Hellion font bytes (Exo 2, OFL-1.1); lazily loaded from manifest resources
-    /// Backing bytes for the bundled Hellion font (Exo 2, OFL-1.1). Lazily
-    /// extracted from the assembly's manifest resources on first use; the
-    /// load happens inside the font atlas build callback so we keep the
-    /// allocation off the plugin constructor's hot path.
-    /// </summary>
     private static byte[]? HellionFontBytes;
 
-    private static byte[] GetHellionFontBytes()
+    // Returns null when the embedded font resource is missing. Should never
+    // happen on a signed release build, but a broken csproj or hand-rolled
+    // dev build can land here. Caller falls back to the system font path so
+    // the plugin still loads instead of crashing the whole UiBuilder.
+    private static byte[]? TryGetHellionFontBytes()
     {
         if (HellionFontBytes is not null)
             return HellionFontBytes;
 
-        using var stream =
+        using var stream = typeof(FontManager).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(
-            typeof(FontManager).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("HellionFont.ttf")
+            "HellionFont.ttf"
-            ?? throw new FileNotFoundException(
+        );
-                "Hellion font resource not embedded in the assembly"
+        if (stream is null)
+        {
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
+                "Hellion font resource missing — falling back to system default font."
             );
+            return null;
+        }
+
         using var ms = new MemoryStream();
         stream.CopyTo(ms);
         HellionFontBytes = ms.ToArray();
@@ -70,11 +75,9 @@ public class FontManager
         ushort[] BuildRange(IReadOnlyList<ushort>? chars, params nint[] ranges)
         {
             var builder = new ImFontGlyphRangesBuilderPtr(ImGuiNative.ImFontGlyphRangesBuilder());
-            // text
             foreach (var range in ranges)
                 builder.AddRanges((ushort*)range);
 
-            // chars
             if (chars != null)
             {
                 for (var i = 0; i < chars.Count; i += 2)
@@ -116,13 +119,7 @@ public class FontManager
         JpRange = BuildRange(GlyphRangesJapanese.GlyphRanges);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // CPU-bound build offloaded to Task.Run; runs parallel with theme init
-    /// Async wrapper around <see cref="BuildFonts"/> for the Phase-1 LoadAsync
-    /// path. The font-atlas build is CPU-bound, so we offload via Task.Run and
-    /// honour the cancellation token at the scheduling boundary; this lets the
-    /// font build run in parallel with the theme init without blocking the
-    /// loader. Settings-driven manual rebuilds keep using the sync entry point.
-    /// </summary>
     public async Task BuildFontsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
@@ -154,18 +151,16 @@ public class FontManager
         RegularFont = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
             e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
             {
-                // v1.2.0 — Bei aktiver Hellion-Schrift (Exo 2 ist Variable-Font)
+                // v1.2.0: UseHellionFont controls font size selection
-                // wird die User-Schriftgröße aus FontSizeV2 als SizePt angewendet.
-                // Der Bestand-Pfad nutzt weiter GlobalFontV2.SizePt aus dem
-                // Custom-Font-Stack. Ohne diese Verzweigung war FontSizeV2 bei
-                // UseHellionFont=true wirkungslos, was 4K-User mit größerer
-                // Skalierung blockierte (Settings → Erscheinungsbild → Schriftarten).
                 var basePt = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
                     ? Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2
                     : Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.SizePt;
                 var config = new SafeFontConfig { SizePt = basePt, GlyphRanges = Ranges };
-                config.MergeFont = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
+                // F10.2: if the embedded font is missing, drop to the system font
-                    ? tk.AddFontFromMemory(GetHellionFontBytes(), config, "Hellion-Exo2")
+                // path rather than letting the UiBuilder throw.
+                var hellionBytes = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont ? TryGetHellionFontBytes() : null;
+                config.MergeFont = hellionBytes is not null
+                    ? tk.AddFontFromMemory(hellionBytes, config, "Hellion-Exo2")
                     : AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.FontId, config, "global");
 
                 config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;
@@ -218,13 +213,7 @@ public class FontManager
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Add font with fallback to NotoSansCjkRegular if unavailable
-    /// Try to add a user-configured font to the build toolkit, falling back to
-    /// the bundled NotoSansCjkRegular asset if the configured font isn't
-    /// available on the system. Without this guard a stale SystemFontId
-    /// pointing at a font the user uninstalled or that never existed on
-    /// Linux (e.g. "Crimson Text") tears down the entire font atlas build.
-    /// </summary>
     private static ImFontPtr AddFontWithFallback(
         IFontAtlasBuildToolkitPreBuild tk,
         IFontId fontId,
@@ -237,11 +226,21 @@ public class FontManager
             return fontId.AddToBuildToolkit(tk, config);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
-            when (e is FileNotFoundException or DirectoryNotFoundException or IOException)
+            when (e
+                    is FileNotFoundException
+                        or DirectoryNotFoundException
+                        or IOException
+                        or InvalidOperationException
+                        or ArgumentException
+            )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            // Atlas-toolkit throws span IO and validation failures; routing the
+            // wider set through the fallback keeps a corrupt font config from
+            // taking down the whole atlas build.
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 e,
-                $"Configured {slot} font unavailable, falling back to NotoSansCjkRegular"
+                $"Configured {slot} font failed to load ({e.GetType().Name}), "
+                    + "falling back to NotoSansCjkRegular"
             );
             var fallback = new DalamudAssetFontAndFamilyId(DalamudAsset.NotoSansCjkRegular);
             return fallback.AddToBuildToolkit(tk, config);

HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs

@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
     internal static void RotateCrossLinkshellHistory(RotateMode mode) =>
         UIModule.Instance()->RotateCrossLinkshellHistory(GetRotateIdx(mode));
 
-    // This function looks up a channel's user-defined color.
+    // Look up a channel's user-defined color, returns null if 0
-    // If this function ever returns 0, it returns null instead.
     internal uint? GetChannelColor(ChatType type)
     {
         var parent = type.Parent();
@@ -215,8 +214,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
 
         if (Plugin.Functions.KeybindManager.DirectChat && LastTypedCharacter != null)
         {
-            // FIXME: this whole system sucks
+            // Capture the just-typed character input
-            // FIXME v2: I hate everything about this, but it works
             Plugin.Framework.RunOnTick(() =>
             {
                 string? input = null;
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -255,13 +253,9 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
 
         try
         {
-            // We already called this function once, so we skip the duplicated call
+            // Prevent duplicate calls
-            // Also return the original value here so that vanilla chat receives all information
             if (Plugin.ChatLogWindow.TellSpecial)
-            {
-                Plugin.Log.Information("Return early to prevent duplicated call...");
                 return ChatLogRefreshHook!.Original(log, eventId, value);
-            }
 
             Plugin.ChatLogWindow.Activated(
                 new ChatActivatedArgs(new ChannelSwitchInfo(null))
@@ -272,11 +266,10 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
 
-        // prevent the game from focusing the chat log
+        return 1; // Prevent vanilla chat log from gaining focus
-        return 1;
     }
 
     private CStringPointer ChangeChannelNameDetour(AgentChatLog* agent)
@@ -306,7 +299,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         {
             playerName = SeString.Parse(agent->TellPlayerName).TextValue;
             worldId = agent->TellWorldId;
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Detected tell target '[redacted]'@{worldId}");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"Detected tell target '[redacted]'@{worldId}");
         }
 
         Plugin.CurrentTab.CurrentChannel = new UsedChannel
@@ -365,7 +358,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
         }
 
@@ -415,7 +408,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
         }
 
@@ -430,19 +423,24 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         );
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
-    /// Returns true if the channel is any non-linkshell channel, or if the
+    // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
-    /// linkshell actually exists.
+    // - Renamed ValidAnyLinkshell -> IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell. The
-    /// </summary>
+    //   name now states intent: returns true for any non-linkshell
-    internal static bool ValidAnyLinkshell(InputChannel channel)
+    //   channel, or a linkshell index that actually exists.
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    internal static bool IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(InputChannel channel)
     {
         var idx = channel.LinkshellIndex();
         if (idx == uint.MaxValue || channel.IsExtraChatLinkshell())
             return true;
-        if (channel.IsLinkshell() && ValidLinkshell(idx))
+
-            return true;
+        if (channel.IsLinkshell())
-        if (channel.IsCrossLinkshell() && ValidCrossLinkshell(idx))
+            return ValidLinkshell(idx);
-            return true;
+
+        if (channel.IsCrossLinkshell())
+            return ValidCrossLinkshell(idx);
+
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -477,8 +475,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             _ => 1,
         };
 
-        // Iterate up to 8 times to find a valid linkshell.
+        for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++) // Find valid linkshell within 8 iterations
-        for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++)
         {
             currentIndex = (uint)((8 + currentIndex + delta) % 8);
             if (validFn(currentIndex))
@@ -524,7 +521,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
                 );
                 // RotateLinkshell returns null when no valid linkshell is found within 8 iterations.
                 // Forward the null so the caller can keep the existing channel instead of crashing on nullable arithmetic.
-                return idx is null ? null : channel + idx.Value;
+                return idx is null ? null : channel + idx.Value; // null if not found, otherwise new channel
             }
             default:
                 return channel;
@@ -533,11 +530,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
 
     internal void SetChannel(InputChannel channel, TellTarget? tellTarget = null)
     {
-        // ExtraChat linkshells aren't supported in game so we never want to
+        // Ignore ExtraChat linkshells (use ChatLogWindow.SetChannel() instead)
-        // call the ChangeChatChannel function with them.
-        //
-        // Callers should call ChatLogWindow.SetChannel() which handles
-        // ExtraChat channels
         if (channel.IsExtraChatLinkshell())
             return;
 
@@ -546,12 +539,17 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         if (idx == uint.MaxValue)
             idx = 0;
 
-        if (!ValidAnyLinkshell(channel))
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
-            return;
+        // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+        // - Wrap ChangeChatChannel in the validity check instead of
+        //   early-returning. The previous early return skipped Dtor and
+        //   leaked the native Utf8String allocated a few lines above.
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+        if (IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(channel))
+            RaptureShellModule
+                .Instance()
+                ->ChangeChatChannel(tellTarget != null ? 17 : (int)channel, idx, target, true);
 
-        RaptureShellModule
-            .Instance()
-            ->ChangeChatChannel(tellTarget != null ? 17 : (int)channel, idx, target, true);
         target->Dtor(true);
     }
 
@@ -565,9 +563,6 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         bool setChatType
     )
     {
-        // param6 is 0 for contentId and 1 for objectId
-        // param7 is always 0 ?
-
         if (!Plugin.CurrentTab.CurrentChannel.UseTempChannel)
             Plugin.CurrentTab.CurrentChannel.UseTempChannel = true;
 
@@ -629,7 +624,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         if (contentId == 0)
         {
             Plugin.ChatGui.PrintError(Language.Chat_SendTell_Error);
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 "Tried to send a tell with ContentId being 0, sorry this is an internal error."
             );
             return;
@@ -742,10 +737,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
 
     internal bool CheckHideFlags()
     {
-        // Only hide the chat in a cutscene when the vanilla chat would've
+        // Only hide chat in cutscene when vanilla chat would also be hidden
-        // also been hidden. This prevents Chat 2 from hiding for a split
-        // second before the cutscene actually starts, because the game sets
-        // the cutscene conditions before processing the skip.
         var raptureAtkUnitManager = RaptureAtkUnitManager.Instance();
         return raptureAtkUnitManager == null
             || raptureAtkUnitManager->UiFlags.HasFlag(UiFlags.Chat);

HellionChat/GameFunctions/ChatBox.cs

@@ -15,17 +15,10 @@ public unsafe class ChatBox
         mes->Dtor(true);
     }
 
-    public static void SendMessage(string message)
+    public static void SendMessage(string message) => SendMessageUnsafe(ValidateMessage(message));
-    {
-        var bytes = ValidateMessage(message);
-        SendMessageUnsafe(bytes);
-    }
 
-    // Validation split out so the deterministic checks (UTF-8 length, sanitise
+    // sanitiserOverride allows xUnit to bypass Utf8String->SanitizeString (game memory only).
-    // round-trip) can run in xUnit without ClientStructs game memory. The
+    // Returns encoded bytes so SendMessage avoids a second GetBytes call.
-    // sanitiser is injectable so tests can pin throw behaviour without invoking
-    // Utf8String->SanitizeString, which only resolves in-process. Returns the
-    // already-encoded bytes so SendMessage doesn't pay GetBytes twice.
     // TEST-MIRROR: ../../../Hellion Build test/GameFunctions/ChatBoxTests.cs
     internal static byte[] ValidateMessage(
         string message,
@@ -49,11 +42,9 @@ public unsafe class ChatBox
     private static string SanitiseText(string text)
     {
         var uText = Utf8String.FromString(text);
-
         uText->SanitizeString((AllowedEntities)0x27F);
         var sanitised = uText->ToString();
         uText->Dtor(true);
-
         return sanitised;
     }
 }

HellionChat/GameFunctions/GameFunctions.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         Chat = new Chat(Plugin);
 
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
-
         ResolveTextCommandPlaceholderHook?.Enable();
     }
 
@@ -55,36 +54,24 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
     {
         Chat.Dispose();
         KeybindManager.Dispose();
-
         ResolveTextCommandPlaceholderHook?.Dispose();
-
         Marshal.FreeHGlobal(PlaceholderNamePtr);
     }
 
-    internal void SendFriendRequest(string name, ushort world)
+    internal void SendFriendRequest(string name, ushort world) =>
-    {
         ListCommand(name, world, "friendlist");
-    }
 
-    internal void AddToBlacklist(string name, ushort world)
+    internal void AddToBlacklist(string name, ushort world) => ListCommand(name, world, "blist");
-    {
-        ListCommand(name, world, "blist");
-    }
 
-    internal void AddToMuteList(ulong accountId, ulong contentId, string name, short worldId)
+    internal void AddToMuteList(ulong accountId, ulong contentId, string name, short worldId) =>
-    {
         AgentMutelist.Instance()->Add(accountId, contentId, name, worldId);
-    }
 
-    internal void AddToTermsList(SeString content)
+    internal void AddToTermsList(SeString content) =>
-    {
         AgentTermFilter.Instance()->OpenNewFilterWindow(content.EncodeWithNullTerminator());
-    }
 
     private void ListCommand(string name, ushort world, string commandName)
     {
         var worldRow = Sheets.WorldSheet.GetRow(world);
-
         ReplacementName = $"{name}@{worldRow.Name.ToString()}";
         ChatBox.SendMessage($"/{commandName} add {Placeholder}");
     }
@@ -108,7 +95,6 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
     {
         for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
             SetAddonInteractable($"ChatLogPanel_{i}", interactable);
-
         SetAddonInteractable("ChatLog", interactable);
     }
 
@@ -124,7 +110,6 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         var agent = AgentItemDetail.Instance();
         var addon = GetAddon<AtkUnitBase>("ItemDetail");
 
-        // atkStage ain't gonna be null or we have bigger problems
         if (agent == null || addon == null)
             return;
 
@@ -133,23 +118,19 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         agent->Index = 0;
         agent->Flag1 &= 0xEF;
         agent->ItemId = id;
-        // agent->Flag2 = 1;
+
-        // agent->Flag3 = 0;
+        // TODO: Revert when CS offset lands in a release build.
-        // TODO: Revert whenever CS is merged
         *(byte*)((nint)agent + 0x21A) = 1;
         *(byte*)((nint)agent + 0x21E) = 0;
 
-        // This just probably needs to be set
         agent->AddonId = addon->Id;
-
-        // Skips early return
         atkStage->TooltipManager.TooltipType |= 2;
         addon->Show(false, 15);
     }
 
     internal static void CloseItemTooltip()
     {
-        // hide addon first to prevent the "addon close" sound
+        // Hide addon first to suppress the "addon close" sound.
         var addon = GetAddon<AtkUnitBase>("ItemDetail");
         if (addon != null)
             addon->Hide(true, false, 0);
@@ -167,7 +148,7 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
 
     internal static void OpenPartyFinder()
     {
-        // this whole method: 6.05: 84433A (FF 97 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 B4 01)
+        // 6.05: 84433A (FF 97 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 B4 01)
         var lfg = AgentLookingForGroup.Instance();
         if (lfg->IsAgentActive())
         {
@@ -188,15 +169,10 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    internal static bool IsMentor()
+    internal static bool IsMentor() => PlayerState.Instance()->IsMentor();
-    {
-        return PlayerState.Instance()->IsMentor();
-    }
 
-    internal static InfoProxyCommonList.CharacterData[] GetFriends()
+    internal static InfoProxyCommonList.CharacterData[] GetFriends() =>
-    {
+        InfoProxyFriendList.Instance()->CharDataSpan.ToArray();
-        return InfoProxyFriendList.Instance()->CharDataSpan.ToArray();
-    }
 
     internal static void OpenQuestLog(RowRef<Quest> quest)
     {
@@ -223,20 +199,12 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         AgentQuestJournal.Instance()->OpenForQuest(questId, 1);
     }
 
-    internal static void OpenPartyFinder(uint id)
+    internal static void OpenPartyFinder(uint id) =>
-    {
         AgentLookingForGroup.Instance()->OpenListing(id);
-    }
 
-    internal static void OpenAchievement(uint id)
+    internal static void OpenAchievement(uint id) => AgentAchievement.Instance()->OpenById(id);
-    {
-        AgentAchievement.Instance()->OpenById(id);
-    }
 
-    internal static bool IsInInstance()
+    internal static bool IsInInstance() => Plugin.Condition[ConditionFlag.BoundByDuty56];
-    {
-        return Plugin.Condition[ConditionFlag.BoundByDuty56];
-    }
 
     internal static bool TryOpenAdventurerPlate(ulong playerId)
     {
@@ -247,7 +215,7 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(e, "Unable to open adventurer plate");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(e, "Unable to open adventurer plate");
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -255,8 +223,7 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
     internal static void ClickNoviceNetworkButton()
     {
         var agent = AgentChatLog.Instance();
-        // case 3
+        var value = new AtkValue { Type = ValueType.Int, Int = 3 }; // case 3
-        var value = new AtkValue { Type = ValueType.Int, Int = 3 };
         var result = 0;
         var vf0 = *(delegate* unmanaged<AgentChatLog*, int*, AtkValue*, ulong, ulong, int*>*)
             agent->VirtualTable;
@@ -275,9 +242,8 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         byte a4
     )
     {
-        // The detour is only invoked through the hook, so the hook should
+        // Hook field is nullable due to the Signature attribute, but will never
-        // never be null here, but the nullable field declaration forces us
+        // be null during normal execution; guard covers the teardown race only.
-        // to handle the theoretical race during teardown.
         if (ResolveTextCommandPlaceholderHook is null)
             return nint.Zero;
 
@@ -285,13 +251,11 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         if (ReplacementName == null || placeholder != Placeholder)
             return ResolveTextCommandPlaceholderHook.Original(a1, placeholderText, a3, a4);
 
-        // The fixed buffer is 128 bytes; UTF-8 + null-terminator must fit.
+        // Guard against a malformed ReplacementName overflowing the 128-byte buffer.
-        // FFXIV player names plus an @World suffix should never approach this
-        // limit, but a malformed ReplacementName must not overflow the buffer.
         var byteCount = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetByteCount(ReplacementName);
         if (byteCount >= PlaceholderBufferSize)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 $"Replacement name too long for placeholder buffer ({byteCount} bytes >= {PlaceholderBufferSize}); falling back to original."
             );
             ReplacementName = null;
@@ -300,7 +264,6 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
 
         MemoryHelper.WriteString(PlaceholderNamePtr, ReplacementName);
         ReplacementName = null;
-
         return PlaceholderNamePtr;
     }
 }

HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs

@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/GameFunctions/Types/TellTarget.cs

@@ -40,5 +40,11 @@ public class TellTarget
 
     public static TellTarget Empty() => new(string.Empty, 0, 0, TellReason.Direct);
 
-    public static TellTarget From(TellTarget t) => new(t.Name, t.World, t.ContentId, t.Reason);
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+    // - Replaced static From(t) with an instance-style Clone() so call
+    //   sites read like a copy operation, not a factory.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TellTargetCloneTests.cs
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    public TellTarget Clone() => new(Name, World, ContentId, Reason);
 }

HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj

@@ -1,36 +1,21 @@
 <Project Sdk="Dalamud.NET.Sdk/15.0.0">
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <!-- Hellion Chat versioning runs separately from upstream Chat 2.
+        <!-- Independent versioning; see yaml changelog for upstream Chat 2 base -->
-             0.1.0 is our bootstrap release; the underlying Chat 2 base is
+        <Version>1.4.10</Version>
-             called out in the yaml changelog so users can see what it
-             derives from. -->
-        <Version>1.4.3</Version>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-        <!-- Honor packages.lock.json on restore so floating version ranges
+        <!-- Use lock file to pin exact versions -->
-             don't silently drift between machines or CI runs. -->
         <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
-        <!-- v1.0.0 standalone cut — both AssemblyName and RootNamespace
+        <!-- v1.0.0+: standalone fork, no upstream cherry-pick compatibility -->
-             are HellionChat. The plugin no longer maintains source-level
-             cherry-pick compatibility with upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo;
-             upstream changes are integrated manually if at all. -->
         <AssemblyName>HellionChat</AssemblyName>
         <RootNamespace>HellionChat</RootNamespace>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <!-- Closed ranges on packages with breaking-change history block a
+        <!-- Closed ranges prevent surprise major bumps during lock file regeneration -->
-             surprise major bump when the lock file is regenerated. The
-             lock file pins the exact version per build; the upper bound
-             keeps the unlock path from drifting across major lines. -->
         <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="[3.1.4, 4.0.0)" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.7" />
-        <!-- Override the transitively-referenced native SQLite build to one
+        <!-- SQLitePCLRaw override for CVE-2025-6965, CVE-2025-7709 (SQLite >= 3.50.3) -->
-             that ships SQLite >= 3.50.3 (CVE-2025-6965 memory corruption,
-             CVE-2025-7709 fixed in 3.50.x). Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 10.0.7
-             pulls SQLitePCLRaw 2.1.11 which carries the older lib; pinning
-             the lib package directly forces the newer native binary
-             without a major bump on the managed wrapper. -->
         <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3" Version="3.50.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="morelinq" Version="4.4.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Pidgin" Version="[3.5.1, 4.0.0)" />
@@ -38,9 +23,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <!-- Pure-function test suites in HellionChat.Tests need access to
+        <!-- Test assembly needs access to internal helpers (not redistributed) -->
-             the internal helper classes (StringUtil, UriPayload, Tokenizer
-             etc.). Test assembly does not get redistributed. -->
         <InternalsVisibleTo Include="HellionChat.Tests" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -59,15 +42,7 @@
         </EmbeddedResource>
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- HellionChat — Hellion-specific resource bundle (HellionStrings.resx
+    <!-- Embedded resources: Hellion font (Exo 2, OFL-1.1) + manifest resource -->
-         + HellionStrings.<lang>.resx) is picked up automatically by the SDK
-         default include. Designer.cs is hand-maintained, no auto-gen needed. -->
-
-    <!-- Bundled Hellion font (Exo 2, OFL-1.1). Embedded as a manifest
-         resource with a fixed LogicalName so FontManager can pull the
-         bytes back at runtime via AddFontFromMemory. The OFL license
-         text travels with it inside the assembly to satisfy the
-         "license must be distributed with the font" clause. -->
     <ItemGroup>
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\HellionFont.ttf">
             <LogicalName>HellionFont.ttf</LogicalName>
@@ -80,14 +55,7 @@
         </EmbeddedResource>
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- Plugin icon. Copy images/* into the build output so Dalamud
+    <!-- Plugin icon: copy images/* to output for Dalamud discovery -->
-         finds the icon next to the DLL, and let the SDK default
-         DalamudPackager pipeline include the same path in the
-         release ZIP. Earlier we shipped a custom DalamudPackager
-         targets override that explicitly set HandleImages and
-         ImagesPath; that override conflicted with the SDK 15
-         default and the resulting manifest carried no IconUrl.
-         Removed in v0.5.2. -->
     <ItemGroup>
         <None Include="images\**">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

@@ -1,77 +1,26 @@
 name: Hellion Chat
-author: JonKazama-Hellion
+author: Jon Kazama (Hellion Forge)
-punchline: Chat replacement with privacy controls aligned to EU, US and JP rules — based on Chat 2 (EUPL-1.2)
+punchline: A Hellion Forge plugin — privacy-focused chat replacement for FFXIV, built for EU, US and JP data rules.
 description: |-
-    Hellion Chat is a privacy-focused chat replacement for FINAL FANTASY XIV
+    Chat replacement for FINAL FANTASY XIV with privacy controls built around
-    based on the Chat 2 codebase (EUPL-1.2). One feature is intentionally
+    EU, US and JP data-protection rules.
-    removed (the optional webinterface) and a stack of privacy controls is
-    added on top. Tabs, channel filters, RGB colours, emotes, screenshot
-    mode, IPC integration and the chat replacement window itself work the
-    same. The webinterface is intentionally not part of Hellion Chat because
-    it serves a different use case from the smaller default footprint this
-    plugin is built around.
 
-    On top of that, Hellion Chat adds privacy and data-handling controls
+    By default only your own conversations are stored. Public chat, NPC
-    designed to align with the modern data protection rules that apply
+    dialogue and system messages stay out of the database unless you opt in.
-    across the EU, the United States and Japan. By default only your own
+    Retention windows are configurable per channel, history can be wiped
-    conversations are stored; messages from strangers, NPCs and system
+    retroactively, and everything can be exported on demand.
-    spam stay out of the database. Retention windows are configurable per
-    channel, history can be wiped retroactively, and stored data can be
-    exported on demand.
-
-    Key privacy and data-handling features:
 
+    Features:
     - Channel whitelist with a Privacy-First default
     - Per-channel retention with a daily background sweep
-    - Retroactive cleanup with a Ctrl+Shift confirm
+    - Retroactive cleanup (Ctrl+Shift confirm)
     - Export to Markdown, JSON or CSV
-    - First-run wizard with three preset profiles (Privacy-First, Casual,
+    - First-run wizard with three preset profiles
-      Full History)
+    - Bilingual UI (EN/DE) with live language switching
-    - Bilingual UI (English and German) with live language switching
+    - Own config and database — no shared state with other plugins
-    - Independent plugin state — own config file and database directory,
-      so Hellion Chat does not share state with upstream Chat 2
 
-    v1.3.0 First plugin integration cycle. Honorific custom titles
+    Based on Chat 2 by Infi and Anna (EUPL-1.2).
-    are shown in the chat header above the message log, with auto-detect
+    Support: https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
-    and silent fallback when Honorific is not installed.
-
-    v1.4.0 — Critical Lifecycle Fixes. Plugin reload and shutdown
-    are cleaner: SQLite no longer leans on GC pressure to release
-    its file, worker threads are explicitly background, deferred
-    config saves no longer get lost mid-disable, and pre-v13 config
-    backups carry the user's custom theme opacity into the v14 schema
-    instead of falling back to the default.
-
-    v1.4.1 — Theme Engine Performance plus a tenth built-in.
-    HellionStyle.PushGlobal reads pre-computed ABGR values from a
-    per-theme cache instead of converting RGBA per slot per frame
-    (~13 % render-time recovery in typical scenes). Custom-theme
-    hot-reload survives transient file locks (editor mid-save
-    keeps the last-known-good snapshot). Synthwave Sunset joins
-    as the tenth built-in theme — Hot Magenta + Cyan on midnight
-    violet, 80s neon-grid vibes.
-
-    v1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path. Three per-frame allocation
-    patterns gone from the chat-log render path: card-mode borders
-    hoist invariants out of the per-message loop, auto-tell tab
-    tint and icon get a per-tab cache, and the status bar gates
-    its tab aggregation behind the same one-second cache it uses
-    for the format strings.
-
-    v1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init plus Repo-Cutover. Plugin
-    migrated to Dalamud's IAsyncDalamudPlugin so the heavy work
-    (migrations, service allocations, window construction, hook
-    subscription) runs in LoadAsync without blocking Dalamud's
-    UI. Schema-gate replaces the v9 → v16 migration chain;
-    configs on schema v16+ load directly. Custom-repo URL moves
-    to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud, the GitHub repo stays as a
-    frozen v1.4.2 snapshot.
-
-    Based on Chat 2 by Infi and Anna, licensed under EUPL-1.2.
-
-    Modding & support: join the Hellion Forge Discord at
-    https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR — community for Hellion Chat and
-    other Hellion Online Media plugins/tools.
 repo_url: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat
 accepts_feedback: true
 icon_url: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png
@@ -86,136 +35,163 @@ tags:
     - Replacement
     - Privacy
 changelog: |-
-    **Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover (2026-05-08)**
+    **v1.4.10 — Symbol-Picker and Tell-History Fix (2026-05-16)**
 
-    Plugin lifecycle migrated to Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin`
+    Eleventh and final sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series.
-    API. The constructor now does only the bootstrap-essentials
+    Symbol picker for the chat input, a tell-history reload fix for
-    (config load, language init, conflict detection); migrations,
+    users with many active partners, and a closing cleanup sweep
-    service allocations, window construction and hook subscription
+    before v1.5.0 picks up the DI-container adoption.
-    move to LoadAsync. Dalamud can keep its UI responsive while the
-    heavy work runs.
 
-    - IAsyncDalamudPlugin two-phase load with per-line CaptureFailure
+    - Symbol picker: a small smile-icon button left of the channel
-      in DisposeAsync (mirrors LightlessSync's pattern); idempotency
+      indicator opens a popup with two tabs. The first lists all 161
-      guard protects against reload races
+      FFXIV PUA glyphs (Dalamud's SeIconChar enum); the second
-    - Schema-gate replaces the v9 → v16 migration chain. Configs
+      carries 97 server-verified BMP symbols (latin marks, currency,
-      on schema v16+ load directly; older configs trigger an
+      the full Greek alphabet, geometric shapes, suits, notes) —
-      "install v1.4.2 first" error so the historic migration
+      every one of them round-tripped through /echo and /say in a
-      path stays intact
+      four-round probe so the in-channel render matches what the
-    - AutoTranslate.PreloadCache moved off the load path. First
+      picker shows. Click drops the glyph at the caret, multi-insert
-      use may have a sub-second hitch instead of every-load; the
+      keeps the popup open, and a recent-used strip floats the last
-      upstream chose differently, we accept first-use latency
+      sixteen picks across both tabs. Toggle in Settings → Chat →
-    - FontManager.BuildFonts is called sync at the start of
+      Message behaviour, default on.
-      LoadAsync; Dalamud rebuilds the font atlas on its own
+    - Pinned auto-tell tabs reload their full history again: a
-      pipeline so the custom Hellion-Exo2 font appears with a
+      hidden 500-row scan cap in PreloadHistory used to override the
-      brief font-pop after load (matches ChatTwo's behaviour)
+      user-configurable AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload setting, so
-    - Custom-repo URL moved to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/
+      less-frequent pinned partners (rare /tell sessions in an
-      JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat. GitHub repo stays as a
+      otherwise busy week) lost their backlog. The cap is removed;
-      frozen v1.4.2 snapshot; new releases ship from Gitea.
+      the (Receiver, Date) index keeps SQL fast, the client-side
-      Existing testers need to update the custom-repo URL once
+      loop still respects your setting as the upper bound.
-    - Plugin-load time in this release sits at ~3.7 s median
+    - Slash-command teardown: /hellion, /hellionView,
-      (5 reloads), comparable to v1.4.2. Async migration is
+      /hellionDebugger (and #if DEBUG /hellionSeString) wrappers are
-      foundational for v1.4.4 Lazy-Init optimisations rather
+      now cached as private fields. Plugin teardown detaches the
-      than an immediate user-perceived win
+      live registration instead of re-Register'ing with identical
-
+      args — closes a latent maintenance hazard from v1.4.9.
-    Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
+    - v1.4.x polish-sweep wraps up here. The ImGuiListClipper render
-
+      refactor that was on the v1.4.10 reserve list got dropped
-    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+      after cross-platform smoke showed the scroll rubber-band is a
-
+      Wine / Linux render-pipeline quirk, not universal — Windows
-    **Hellion Chat 1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path**
+      users never saw it. It will get its own platform-targeted
-
+      spike in a later patch. Next major cycle is v1.5.0 with the
-    Third sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. Per-frame
+      DI-container adoption (Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting +
-    allocations from the chat-log render path eliminated.
+      ILogger<T>) modelled on Lightless.
-
+    - Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
-    - DrawMessages card-mode hoists theme/drawList/winLeft/winRight/
-      borderColorAbgr out of the per-message loop. About 500
-      redundant calls per frame at 100 visible messages, multiplied
-      by every pop-out window
-    - Auto-tell tab tint and icon use a per-tab cache. Hash
-      computation and string allocation only happen when the tell
-      target name or world drifts. AutoTellTabTint stays a pure
-      hash helper; cache lives in a thin TabTintCache wrapper
-    - Status bar gates its tab aggregation behind the same
-      one-second cache it already used for the format strings.
-      LINQ Sum and Count replaced with a single foreach pass
-      that runs on roughly 1% of frames
-
-    Realistic frame-time recovery: 2-5% in typical scenes, more
-    on pop-out-heavy setups because the card-border hoist scales
-    per window.
-
-    Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
-
-    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
-
-    **Hellion Chat 1.4.1 — Theme Engine Performance**
-
-    Second sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. Heap
-    pressure from the theme engine's per-frame render path
-    removed, plus a tenth built-in theme and hardening for
-    the custom-theme hot-reload.
-
-    - Theme records carry a pre-computed ABGR-packed cache
-      for every color slot; cache is filled when the theme
-      is registered and refreshed defensively on every
-      Switch()
-    - HellionStyle.PushGlobal reads ABGR values from the
-      cache instead of calling ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr per
-      slot per frame; ~13 % render-time recovery measured
-      in typical scenes (plan estimate was 2–6 %, real
-      ~10–15 %)
-    - ThemeRegistry custom-theme reload distinguishes a
-      recoverable file lock (editor mid-save) from a
-      permanent IO failure; locked themes keep their
-      last-known-good snapshot and retry on the next
-      lookup instead of dropping out of the picker
-    - New built-in: Synthwave Sunset — Hot Magenta + Cyan
-      on midnight violet, 80s neon-grid vibes; tenth theme
-      in the picker
-    - Author credits refreshed: brand themes are credited
-      as "Hellion Forge"; Mint Grove and Forge Merchantman
-      now credited to Carla Beleandis as a community thanks
-
-    No schema bump, no user-visible behaviour change other
-    than smoother frames on GC-sensitive setups and one
-    additional colour option.
-
-    Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
-
-    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
-
-    **Hellion Chat 1.4.0 — Critical Lifecycle Fixes**
-
-    First sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. Seven
-    known lifecycle and race bugs eliminated before any
-    performance refactor sits on top.
-
-    - MessageStore disposal no longer triggers GC.Collect
-      globally; Pooling=false on the SQLite connection means
-      there's nothing left to clean up by hand
-    - PendingMessage and RetentionSweep worker threads are
-      explicitly marked IsBackground=true so the plugin domain
-      can unload during XIVLauncher reload without waiting
-      for them
-    - EmoteCache image and gif loaders moved from async-void
-      to async Task with a shared task tracker, draining
-      on Dispose so an in-flight load can no longer write
-      to a disposed EmoteImages entry
-    - DisposeAsync 10s timeout now warns loudly instead of
-      silently leaving the worker behind
-    - Plugin.Dispose flushes any pending DeferredSaveFrames
-      before tearing services down, so settings changes
-      made in the last few frames before disable are no
-      longer lost
-    - The v13→v14 config migration now reads the pre-v13
-      backup and carries HellionThemeWindowOpacity into the
-      new WindowOpacity field instead of falling back to
-      the default 0.85
-
-    Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
 
     Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
     ---
 
-    Earlier history: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases
+    **v1.4.9 — Plugin-Load Render Polish (2026-05-15)**
+
+    Tenth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. First-frame
+    render cost drops from ~127 ms median to ~76 ms median,
+    comfortably under Dalamud's 100 ms HITCH warning threshold.
+
+    - First-frame defer: six non-essential rendering sections inside
+      ChatLogWindow skip their first Draw and run one frame later
+      (bottom status bar, channel-name SeString chunks, window bounds
+      check, v0.6.1 hint banner, autocomplete, input-preview
+      calculation). User-visible delay is ~17 ms at 60 fps, hidden
+      inside the post-reload font-atlas build window.
+    - Slash-command centralisation: /hellion, /hellionView,
+      /hellionSeString and /hellionDebugger are registered in
+      LoadAsync instead of inside the corresponding window
+      constructors. The plugin-manager Open and configuration buttons
+      hang on the same path.
+    - Plugin-load profiling logs stay on at Information level
+      (MessageStore connect/migrate, FilterAllTabs, auto-translate
+      warmup) as a regression tripwire — a future load past 100 ms
+      will show up in /xllog without a Debug filter.
+    - ChatTwo IPC compatibility layer: HellionChat now mirrors
+      ChatTwo's full IPC surface (GetChatInputState,
+      ChatInputStateChanged, Register, Unregister, Available,
+      Invoke) under the ChatTwo.* namespace in addition to our
+      existing HellionChat.* provider gates. Third-party
+      integrations that historically only subscribe to ChatTwo's
+      IPC — for example Artisan's and AllaganTools' context-menu
+      hooks — keep working without requiring a code change on their
+      side. Conflict detection prevents ChatTwo from loading in
+      parallel with HellionChat, so there is no slot-collision risk
+      at runtime.
+    - Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+    ---
+
+    **v1.4.8 — Hook-Layer and Polish Quick-Wins (2026-05-14)**
+
+    Ninth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Hook-layer
+    cluster (DbViewer FTS5 full-text search, ad-block foundation
+    investigation) plus three polish quick-wins.
+
+    - DbViewer full-text search: optional FTS5 index across the full
+      chat history. Built asynchronously on first load after the
+      update with a progress toast. The local page-filter remains
+      available as the default mode. Queries match as exact phrases
+      -- multi-word terms must appear together in order; advanced
+      users can opt into raw FTS5 MATCH syntax by wrapping their own
+      double-quotes.
+    - Custom theme files now auto-reload when edited while the theme
+      is active -- no need to re-click the theme in the picker.
+    - Retention sweep no longer blocks the framework thread, removing
+      the ~194ms mini-hitch per sweep.
+    - Status bar renders correctly at Windows display scaling > 100%.
+    - Receive-suppressed-tells routing investigated this cycle and
+      postponed to v1.5.x: when other plugins suppress tells via
+      CheckMessageHandled, the FFXIV chat pipeline skips the
+      RaptureLogModule.AddMsgSourceEntry path so HellionChat's
+      ContentIdResolverHook does not fire and tell-partner
+      identification breaks. The fix belongs next to the planned
+      ad-block hook layer where the same patch surface comes up.
+    - Internal: messages.Id is declared BLOB but stored as TEXT
+      (Microsoft.Data.Sqlite Guid binding). FTS bulk insert and
+      LoadByGuids match the TEXT storage form on both sides.
+      Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+    ---
+
+    **v1.4.7 — Backlog Cleanup and Mid-Features (2026-05-13)**
+
+    Eighth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. First
+    user-visible feature bundle since v1.4.5 — pinned tell tabs that
+    survive relog, opt-in Honorific glow rendering, and a configurable
+    sidebar.
+
+    - TempTell Pin: right-click a TempTell tab in the sidebar to pin
+      it. Pinned tabs survive relog, keep their conversation history
+      (loaded on demand from the message store), and stay bound to
+      the same /tell partner. Hard cap of 5 pinned tabs in a pool
+      separate from the 15-tab auto-tell pool — total ceiling is 20
+      tabs. New 'Pinned' section in the sidebar with its own divider
+      header
+    - Honorific Glow outline now renders when the title carries a
+      Glow colour. Opt-in via Settings → Integrations → 'Render glow
+      outlines (Honorific)' (default off, dodges the per-frame
+      DrawList overhead on low-end hardware). Gradient (Color3 /
+      GradientColourSet / Wave / Pulse) is parsed but rendered
+      statically — a later cycle will port the full animation
+    - Sidebar width is now configurable in Theme & Layout (range
+      44–160 px). Default stays icon-only; widen to fit section
+      headers like 'Active Tells (3)' without truncation
+    - Settings Save no longer pops the chat input back to /tell with
+      a pinned partner — Configuration.UpdateFrom now preserves the
+      runtime CurrentChannel across the persistent-tab merge, and
+      TabSwitched deep-clones the seeded channel instead of sharing
+      the previous tab's UsedChannel
+    - Util/ImGuiUtil.cs DrawArrows IconButton id now uses
+      (id + 1).ToString() instead of the operator-precedence quirk
+      id + 1.ToString() — generated IDs stay numerically stable
+    - Internal: IPluginLogProxy indirection over Dalamud's IPluginLog
+      routes all ~91 Plugin.Log call sites through a testable proxy.
+      MessageStore.Migrate0 can now run in xUnit without loading
+      Dalamud.dll, closing the gap F12.1 left in v1.4.6
+    - Internal: TempTab counter switched from an Interlocked cached
+      field to a derived Tabs.Count(predicate) — pin-state transitions
+      are cold-path and don't need lock-free reads
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+    ---
+
+    Full history: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases

HellionChat/InputHistoryService.cs

@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
-// Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 shared input history. Replaces the embedded
+// Shared input history for all ChatInputBars (main and pop-out windows).
-// ChatLogWindow.InputBacklog so that pop-out windows with their own
+// Push deduplicates: existing entries are moved to the end when re-added.
-// ChatInputBar can navigate the same Up/Down history as the main window.
+// TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/Util/InputHistoryServiceTests.cs
-// 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;
@@ -26,8 +21,7 @@ public static class InputHistoryService
 
         var trimmed = entry.Trim();
 
-        // Move-to-newest: existing entries are removed before the append
+        // Move-to-newest: remove existing entry before adding at the end
-        // so the same line typed twice does not occupy two history slots.
         for (var i = 0; i < _entries.Count; i++)
         {
             if (_entries[i] == trimmed)
@@ -48,4 +42,12 @@ public static class InputHistoryService
             return null;
         return _entries[cursor];
     }
+
+    // Plugin reload doesn't reset static state automatically. Plugin.DisposeAsync
+    // calls this so the next load starts with an empty history instead of
+    // inheriting the previous session's entries.
+    public static void Reset()
+    {
+        _entries.Clear();
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Integrations/HonorificService.cs

@@ -6,25 +6,17 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
 
-// We pull Newtonsoft.Json into this single file for IPC compatibility:
+// Newtonsoft.Json is used here for IPC compatibility with Honorific, which
-// Honorific serialises its TitleData with Newtonsoft (see
+// serialises TitleData with it. It's a transitive Dalamud dependency — no
-// Honorific-master/IpcProvider.cs:9 and CustomTitle.cs:12). Using the
+// new NuGet entry needed. The rest of HellionChat uses System.Text.Json.
-// same library guarantees identical handling of System.Numerics.Vector3?
-// and the enum fields we ignore. Newtonsoft is a transitive dependency
-// via Dalamud, so no new NuGet entry is needed. The rest of HellionChat
-// keeps using System.Text.Json.
 internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
 {
     private const string IpcNamespace = "Honorific";
 
-    // Major version of the Honorific IPC contract HellionChat is built against.
+    // Major version of the Honorific IPC contract we're built against.
-    // Used both by the runtime compatibility check and by the settings tab when
-    // it tells the user which major version we expected, so the literal lives
-    // in exactly one place.
     internal const uint ExpectedApiMajor = 3;
 
-    // IPC gates we subscribe to. Keep them as fields so Dispose can
+    // IPC gates — kept as fields so Dispose can unsubscribe the same instances.
-    // unsubscribe the same instances we subscribed in the constructor.
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<(uint, uint)> _apiVersion;
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<string> _getLocalCharacterTitle;
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<string, object> _localCharacterTitleChanged;
@@ -35,6 +27,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
     private readonly IFramework _framework;
     private bool _versionWarningLogged;
 
+    // Thread: framework only — IPC delivery + ImGui render both run there.
     public HonorificTitleData? CurrentTitle { get; private set; }
     public bool IsAvailable { get; private set; }
     public (uint Major, uint Minor)? DetectedApiVersion { get; private set; }
@@ -48,23 +41,11 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         _framework = framework;
         _log = log;
 
-        // Dalamud caches gate objects per-name for the lifetime of the
+        // Gate objects are cached per-name by Dalamud and safe to register
-        // plugin interface, so we can register subscribers even when
+        // before Honorific loads — they just won't fire until it does.
-        // Honorific isn't loaded yet — the gate just won't fire. Calling
+        // Initial pull is scheduled on the framework thread because plugin
-        // InvokeFunc before Honorific is up will throw, which is why the
+        // constructors run on the loader thread, and Honorific's IPC handlers
-        // initial pull below is wrapped in try-catch.
+        // read ObjectTable.LocalPlayer which throws off the framework thread.
-        //
-        // Thread-context: plugin constructors run on Dalamud's plugin-loader
-        // thread, NOT the framework thread. Honorific's IPC handlers read
-        // ObjectTable.LocalPlayer (Honorific IpcProvider.cs:61), which throws
-        // "Not on main thread!" outside the framework thread. If Honorific is
-        // already loaded when HellionChat starts, a synchronous InvokeFunc
-        // here would surface that exception, the broad catch below would
-        // mark IsAvailable=false, and OnTitleChanged's `if (!IsAvailable)`
-        // gate would block every subsequent title update. We therefore
-        // schedule the initial pull onto the framework thread via
-        // IFramework.RunOnFrameworkThread so the IPC call sees the right
-        // thread context.
         _apiVersion = pluginInterface.GetIpcSubscriber<(uint, uint)>($"{IpcNamespace}.ApiVersion");
         _getLocalCharacterTitle = pluginInterface.GetIpcSubscriber<string>(
             $"{IpcNamespace}.GetLocalCharacterTitle"
@@ -84,16 +65,14 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        // Honorific may already be gone by the time we dispose. Wrap each
+        // Wrap each unsubscribe — a missing gate must not block the others.
-        // unsubscribe so a missing gate doesn't prevent the others from
+        // Leaking a subscription keeps this service alive across plugin reloads.
-        // unsubscribing — leaking even one subscription leaves a callback
-        // alive that captures `this`, which keeps the whole service alive
-        // and breaks plugin reload.
         TryUnsubscribe(() => _localCharacterTitleChanged.Unsubscribe(OnTitleChanged));
         TryUnsubscribe(() => _ready.Unsubscribe(OnReady));
         TryUnsubscribe(() => _disposing.Unsubscribe(OnDisposing));
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (scheduled from ctor and OnReady).
     private void TryInitialPull()
     {
         try
@@ -119,68 +98,47 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
 
             IsAvailable = true;
             _versionWarningLogged = false;
-            // Pull the current title once at startup; from here on we rely
-            // on LocalCharacterTitleChanged events.
             var json = _getLocalCharacterTitle.InvokeFunc();
             CurrentTitle = ParseTitleJson(json);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            // Honorific isn't installed or hasn't initialised yet. The Ready
+            // Honorific not installed or not yet initialised — Ready will retry.
-            // event will give us a second chance later. Log at Debug so
-            // users without Honorific don't see noise on every reload.
             _log.Debug(ex, "Honorific not available at HellionChat startup; awaiting Ready.");
             IsAvailable = false;
             CurrentTitle = null;
         }
     }
 
-    // Honorific fires LocalCharacterTitleChanged through its nameplate hook
+    // Thread: framework (Dalamud IPC delivery contract).
-    // (Honorific-master/Plugin.cs:665), which means we get title updates on
-    // character switches automatically as soon as the new character is
-    // rendered. While the user is in the character-select menu, HellionChat's
-    // window is hidden by default via HideWhenNotLoggedIn (Configuration.cs:152),
-    // so the stale-title window between logout and login isn't user-visible.
     private void OnTitleChanged(string json)
     {
-        // Don't update cached state when we've already decided we can't trust
+        // Skip updates on version mismatch; subscription stays live for reload.
-        // Honorific (e.g. version mismatch). Subscription stays live in case a
-        // compatible Honorific reloads, in which case Ready triggers TryInitialPull
-        // and sets IsAvailable back to true.
         if (!IsAvailable)
             return;
         CurrentTitle = ParseTitleJson(json);
     }
 
+    // Thread: any (Honorific dispatches NotifyReady from its own thread).
     private void OnReady()
     {
-        // Honorific loaded after HellionChat; redo the version check and
-        // initial pull. Idempotent on purpose — Honorific can fire Ready
-        // more than once across reloads.
-        //
-        // Honorific's NotifyReady may dispatch from any thread, and
-        // TryInitialPull eventually calls IPC handlers that read
-        // ObjectTable.LocalPlayer — same "Not on main thread!" hazard as
-        // the constructor path. Schedule onto the framework thread.
         _framework.RunOnFrameworkThread(TryInitialPull);
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (IPC delivery contract); idempotent — Disposing fires once.
     private void OnDisposing()
     {
-        // Honorific is unloading. Drop our cached state so the header
+        // Honorific unloading — clear cached state so the header hides next frame.
-        // hides on the next frame; subscriptions stay registered because
+        // Subscriptions stay registered in case Honorific reloads.
-        // the gates may come back later (Honorific reload).
+        // CurrentTitle is already nulled by OnTitleChanged before this fires,
-        //
+        // re-clearing here is belt-and-braces.
-        // Race-note: Honorific's NotifyDisposing calls ChangedLocalCharacterTitle(null)
-        // BEFORE SendMessage on the Disposing gate (IpcProvider.cs:109-111),
-        // so OnTitleChanged is expected to fire first and already null out
-        // CurrentTitle. We re-clear here as belt-and-braces; should the
-        // ordering ever flip, ShouldRenderSlot would still gate on IsAvailable.
         CurrentTitle = null;
         IsAvailable = false;
         DetectedApiVersion = null;
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (called from Dispose, which runs on the framework
+    // cleanup block in Plugin.DisposeAsync).
     private void TryUnsubscribe(Action unsubscribe)
     {
         try
@@ -189,33 +147,15 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            _log.Debug(ex, "Honorific unsubscribe failed (likely already gone).");
+            // Warning not Debug — a silent unsubscribe failure leaks a live
+            // subscription across plugin reloads.
+            _log.Warning(
+                ex,
+                "Honorific unsubscribe failed (likely API break or gate already gone)."
+            );
         }
     }
 
-    // Threading note: Dalamud fires IPC events on the framework thread and
-    // ImGui renders on the framework thread, so OnTitleChanged and the
-    // render path that reads CurrentTitle never race — OnTitleChanged is
-    // safe to keep direct (no RunOnFrameworkThread wrap needed) because
-    // LocalCharacterTitleChanged delivery is framework-thread by Dalamud
-    // contract. If a future change moves either side onto a worker thread,
-    // switch to volatile/Interlocked for the CurrentTitle field.
-    //
-    // The constructor's initial pull and OnReady, on the other hand, are
-    // explicitly scheduled via IFramework.RunOnFrameworkThread because
-    // they run outside that contract: the constructor executes on the
-    // plugin-loader thread, and Honorific's NotifyReady can dispatch from
-    // any thread. Both call paths eventually invoke IPC handlers that read
-    // ObjectTable.LocalPlayer, which throws "Not on main thread!" off the
-    // framework thread — see the constructor comment block for context.
-    //
-    // Divergence from ChatTwo/Ipc/ExtraChat.cs: that file uses `volatile`
-    // on its state fields out of caution. We don't, because the framework-
-    // thread delivery is the documented Dalamud contract. If the two files
-    // ever need to share a threading audit, this is the place to revisit.
-
-    // --- Pure-logic helpers below; tested via HellionChat.Tests/Integrations. ---
-
     internal static HonorificTitleData? ParseTitleJson(string json)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(json))

HellionChat/Integrations/HonorificTitleData.cs

@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
 
-// Local DTO mirroring Honorific's TitleData shape. We replicate the structure
+// Local DTO mirroring Honorific's TitleData — no hard reference to Honorific.dll
-// instead of referencing Honorific.dll because a hard build-time dependency
+// so HellionChat loads cleanly when Honorific is absent.
-// would couple the two assemblies and break HellionChat at load time when
+//
-// Honorific is missing. Glow, Color3, GradientColourSet and GradientAnimationStyle
+// v1.4.7: render Glow only. Gradient (Color3 / GradientColourSet / Style) is
-// are intentionally omitted — Cycle 1 renders text in the primary Color only;
+// parsed and stashed so a future cycle can render it without re-shaping the
-// the "Honorific Full Fidelity" backlog item adds them later as a pure
+// JSON roundtrip — see vault anchor "Honorific Full Gradient Port" (would
-// extension that won't break this DTO's existing consumers.
+// need GradientSystem.cs + the hardcoded Pride-palette list ported, or an
+// upstream IPC PR exposing the resolved frame colour).
 internal sealed record HonorificTitleData(
     string? Title,
     bool IsPrefix,
     bool IsOriginal,
-    Vector3? Color
+    Vector3? Color,
+    Vector3? Glow,
+    Vector3? Color3,
+    int? GradientColourSet,
+    string? GradientAnimationStyle
 );

HellionChat/Integrations/IntegrationLinks.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
 namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
 
-// External URLs for the third-party plugins HellionChat integrates with.
+// Third-party plugin URLs — separate from BrandingLinks (Hellion-owned URLs).
-// Kept separate from BrandingLinks (which is for Hellion-owned URLs) so
-// future cycles can extend this file with maintainer attribution links
-// for Moodles, NotificationMaster, ExtraChat, etc. without polluting the
-// brand-links class.
 internal static class IntegrationLinks
 {
     public const string HonorificRepo = "https://github.com/Caraxi/Honorific";
     public const string HonorificAuthor = "https://github.com/Caraxi";
+
+    // See BrandingLinks.ValidateUrls for the CA2255 rationale.
+#pragma warning disable CA2255
+    [ModuleInitializer]
+#pragma warning restore CA2255
+    internal static void ValidateUrls()
+    {
+        UrlValidation.ValidateAll(nameof(IntegrationLinks), HonorificRepo, HonorificAuthor);
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Ipc/ExtraChat.cs

@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
 
     internal (string, uint)? ChannelOverride { get; set; }
 
-    // Volatile reference: IPC callbacks (OnChannelCommandColours/OnChannelNames) fire on a
+    // volatile: IPC callbacks fire on a Dalamud thread while ImGui reads these.
-    // Dalamud-dispatcher thread while the ImGui thread reads the IReadOnlyDictionary projections.
+    // Reference assignment is atomic on x64, but the barrier ensures visibility
-    // Reference assignment is atomic on x64, but the JIT (especially Mono on Wine/Linux) needs
+    // across threads (especially Mono/Wine). See AUDIT-2026-05-05 [SEC-01].
-    // the volatile barrier to guarantee visibility across threads. See AUDIT-2026-05-05 [SEC-01].
     private volatile Dictionary<string, uint> ChannelCommandColoursInternal = new();
     internal IReadOnlyDictionary<string, uint> ChannelCommandColours =>
         ChannelCommandColoursInternal;
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
         OverrideChannelGate.Subscribe(OnOverrideChannel);
         ChannelCommandColoursGate.Subscribe(OnChannelCommandColours);
         ChannelNamesGate.Subscribe(OnChannelNames);
+
         try
         {
             ChannelCommandColoursInternal = ChannelCommandColoursGate.InvokeFunc(null!);
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            // ExtraChat is optional; missing IPC peer is normal when the plugin isn't loaded.
+            // ExtraChat is optional; IPC failure is normal when the plugin isn't loaded.
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(ex, "ExtraChat IPC initial state query failed (peer not loaded?)");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose(
+                ex,
+                "ExtraChat IPC initial state query failed (peer not loaded?)"
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -75,22 +78,11 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
 
     private void OnOverrideChannel(OverrideInfo info)
     {
-        if (info.Channel == null)
+        ChannelOverride = info.Channel == null ? null : (info.Channel, info.Rgba);
-        {
-            ChannelOverride = null;
-            return;
-        }
-
-        ChannelOverride = (info.Channel, info.Rgba);
     }
 
-    private void OnChannelCommandColours(Dictionary<string, uint> obj)
+    private void OnChannelCommandColours(Dictionary<string, uint> obj) =>
-    {
         ChannelCommandColoursInternal = obj;
-    }
 
-    private void OnChannelNames(Dictionary<Guid, string> obj)
+    private void OnChannelNames(Dictionary<Guid, string> obj) => ChannelNamesInternal = obj;
-    {
-        ChannelNamesInternal = obj;
-    }
 }

HellionChat/Ipc/TypingIpc.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ internal sealed class TypingIpc : IDisposable
     private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState> StateQueryGate { get; }
     private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState, object?> StateChangedGate { get; }
 
+    // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo IPC compatibility mirror. Some third-party plugins
+    // have a no-fork policy and subscribe only to ChatTwo.*-prefixed IPC
+    // gates. HellionChat replaces ChatTwo (conflict detection prevents
+    // parallel loading), so mirroring the ChatTwo provider slots lets those
+    // plugins keep working without code changes on their side. The tuple
+    // shape is textually identical to ChatTwo's IPC surface (same member
+    // order, same underlying types — ChatType is `ushort` in both repos)
+    // so Dalamud's IPC marshalling matches across plugin boundaries.
+    private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState> ChatTwoStateQueryGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState, object?> ChatTwoStateChangedGate { get; }
+
     private ChatInputState LastState;
     private bool HasState;
 
@@ -33,7 +44,16 @@ internal sealed class TypingIpc : IDisposable
             "HellionChat.ChatInputStateChanged"
         );
 
+        // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo-prefixed compatibility slots (see class-level comment).
+        ChatTwoStateQueryGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<ChatInputState>(
+            "ChatTwo.GetChatInputState"
+        );
+        ChatTwoStateChangedGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<ChatInputState, object?>(
+            "ChatTwo.ChatInputStateChanged"
+        );
+
         StateQueryGate.RegisterFunc(GetState);
+        ChatTwoStateQueryGate.RegisterFunc(GetState);
     }
 
     private ChatInputState BuildState()
@@ -67,10 +87,13 @@ internal sealed class TypingIpc : IDisposable
         HasState = true;
         LastState = state;
         StateChangedGate.SendMessage(state);
+        // v1.4.9 R4: mirror on ChatTwo-prefixed slot for no-fork-policy plugins.
+        ChatTwoStateChangedGate.SendMessage(state);
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
         StateQueryGate.UnregisterFunc();
+        ChatTwoStateQueryGate.UnregisterFunc();
     }
 }

HellionChat/IpcManager.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,26 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
         object?
     > InvokeGate { get; }
 
+    // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo IPC compatibility mirror. Third-party plugins with
+    // a no-fork policy (e.g. Artisan, AllaganTools) only subscribe to the
+    // ChatTwo.*-prefixed context-menu integration gates. Mirroring all four
+    // provider slots under the ChatTwo namespace lets those plugins keep
+    // working without code changes on their side. Conflict detection
+    // prevents ChatTwo and HellionChat from loading in parallel, so no slot
+    // collision risk.
+    private ICallGateProvider<string> ChatTwoRegisterGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<string, object?> ChatTwoUnregisterGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<object?> ChatTwoAvailableGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<
+        string,
+        PlayerPayload?,
+        ulong,
+        Payload?,
+        SeString?,
+        SeString?,
+        object?
+    > ChatTwoInvokeGate { get; }
+
     internal List<string> Registered { get; } = [];
 
     public IpcManager()
@@ -41,7 +61,32 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
             object?
         >("HellionChat.Invoke");
 
+        // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo-prefixed mirrors of the four context-menu slots
+        // above. Share the same Register/Unregister backing methods so a
+        // plugin that subscribes via either namespace lands in the same
+        // Registered list. SendMessage on Invoke fans out to both gates.
+        ChatTwoRegisterGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<string>("ChatTwo.Register");
+        ChatTwoRegisterGate.RegisterFunc(Register);
+
+        ChatTwoAvailableGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<object?>("ChatTwo.Available");
+
+        ChatTwoUnregisterGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<string, object?>(
+            "ChatTwo.Unregister"
+        );
+        ChatTwoUnregisterGate.RegisterAction(Unregister);
+
+        ChatTwoInvokeGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<
+            string,
+            PlayerPayload?,
+            ulong,
+            Payload?,
+            SeString?,
+            SeString?,
+            object?
+        >("ChatTwo.Invoke");
+
         AvailableGate.SendMessage();
+        ChatTwoAvailableGate.SendMessage();
     }
 
     internal void Invoke(
@@ -54,6 +99,8 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
     )
     {
         InvokeGate.SendMessage(id, sender, contentId, payload, senderString, content);
+        // v1.4.9 R4: fan out the same event to plugins listening on ChatTwo.Invoke.
+        ChatTwoInvokeGate.SendMessage(id, sender, contentId, payload, senderString, content);
     }
 
     private string Register()
@@ -72,6 +119,8 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
     {
         UnregisterGate.UnregisterAction();
         RegisterGate.UnregisterFunc();
+        ChatTwoUnregisterGate.UnregisterAction();
+        ChatTwoRegisterGate.UnregisterFunc();
         Registered.Clear();
     }
 }

HellionChat/Message.cs

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public partial class Message
             }
             catch (ArgumentException ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed to parse extra chat channel GUID");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Failed to parse extra chat channel GUID");
-                Plugin.Log.Error($"Byte Array: ${string.Join(", ", data[4..^1])}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error($"Byte Array: ${string.Join(", ", data[4..^1])}");
                 return Guid.Empty;
             }
         }
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public partial class Message
                         AddChunkWithMessage(
                             text.NewWithStyle(chunk.Source, chunk.Link, token.Value)
                         );
-                        Plugin.Log.Debug(
+                        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
                             $"Invalid URL accepted by Regex but failed URI parsing: '{token.Value}'"
                         );
                     }
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ public partial class Message
                 catch (Exception)
                 {
                     AddChunkWithMessage(text.NewWithStyle(chunk.Source, chunk.Link, split));
-                    Plugin.Log.Debug($"Failed to parse the text param: '{split}'");
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"Failed to parse the text param: '{split}'");
                 }
             }
         }

HellionChat/MessageManager.cs

@@ -27,16 +27,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
     private Dictionary<ChatType, NameFormatting> Formats { get; } = [];
     private ulong LastContentId { get; set; }
 
-    // Messages go into the PendingSync queue first, which will be consumed one
+    // PendingSync (main thread) → PendingAsync (worker thread); LinkedList for O(1) Last access
-    // at a time in the main thread. This is to delay the async processing until
-    // after we've received the content ID from the ContentIdResolver hook.
-    //
-    // After that, the message is enqueued in the PendingAsync queue, which will
-    // be consumed in a separate thread and perform more processing (emotes,
-    // URLs) as well as inserting the message into the database.
-    // LinkedList instead of Queue: ContentIdResolver hits PendingSync.Last
-    // every hook call. Queue<T>.Last() is the LINQ extension and walks the
-    // whole queue (O(n)); LinkedList<T>.Last is an O(1) node reference.
     private LinkedList<PendingMessage> PendingSync { get; } = [];
     private ConcurrentQueue<PendingMessage> PendingAsync { get; } = [];
     private readonly Thread PendingMessageThread;
@@ -53,21 +44,16 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs hook. Fires after a fully processed
+    // Auto-Tell-Tabs hook: fires after a message is processed and stored, allowing
-    // message has been routed to all matching persistent tabs and stored
+    // AutoTellTabsService to spawn or refresh temp tabs without coupling.
-    // in the database. The AutoTellTabsService subscribes to spawn or
-    // refresh temp tabs without having to wedge itself into ProcessMessage
-    // directly.
     public event Action<Message>? MessageProcessed;
 
     internal unsafe MessageManager(Plugin plugin)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
 
-        Store = new MessageStore(DatabasePath());
+        Store = new MessageStore(DatabasePath(), Plugin.PlatformUtil, Plugin.LogProxy);
 
-        // IsBackground so a stuck worker never blocks plugin unload.
-        // Cooperative cancel via PendingThreadCancellationToken first, background flag is the safety net.
         PendingMessageThread = new Thread(() =>
             ProcessPendingMessages(PendingThreadCancellationToken.Token)
         )
@@ -105,14 +91,11 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
             await Task.Delay(100);
 
         if (PendingMessageThread.IsAlive)
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 "PendingMessageThread did not observe cancellation within 10s. "
-                    + "Worker remains on a background thread; next plugin reload releases it. "
+                    + "Worker remains on background thread; next plugin reload releases it."
-                    + "If this recurs, file a bug with /xllog after the previous reload."
             );
 
-        // CTS owns an unmanaged WaitHandle; dispose even if the worker is
-        // alive — it checks IsCancellationRequested via the linked token.
         PendingThreadCancellationToken.Dispose();
 
         Store.Dispose();
@@ -154,7 +137,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error processing pending message");
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error processing pending message");
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -166,12 +149,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
 
     internal void ClearAllTabs()
     {
-        // Hellion Chat — TempTabs haben keine DB-Persistenz (session-only,
+        // TempTabs are session-only (not persisted); exclude them to preserve Tell history
-        // direkt vom AutoTellTabsService befüllt). Ein Clear+Refilter würde
-        // sie leer hinterlassen weil FilterAllTabs nichts aus der DB
-        // findet — Tells sind oft durch Privacy-Filter blockiert oder
-        // schlicht session-flüchtig. TempTabs vom Clear-Pfad ausschließen
-        // damit Settings-Save den Tell-Verlauf nicht zerstört.
         foreach (var tab in Plugin.Config.Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab))
             tab.Clear();
     }
@@ -184,12 +162,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
 
         using var messages = Store.GetMostRecentMessages(CurrentContentId, since);
 
-        // We store the pending messages to be added to the chat log in a
+        // TempTabs are excluded; they maintain live state from AutoTellTabsService
-        // temporary list, and apply them all at once after filtering.
-        // TempTabs werden ausgeschlossen — sie bleiben live-state aus dem
-        // AutoTellTabsService, ein DB-Refilter würde sie nur partial
-        // wiederherstellen falls Tells in DB liegen, oder leer lassen wenn
-        // Privacy-Filter sie blockiert hat.
         var pendingTabs = Plugin
             .Config.Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab)
             .Select(tab => (tab, new List<Message>()))
@@ -198,7 +171,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         foreach (var (_, pendingMessages) in pendingTabs.Where(ptab => ptab.Item1.Matches(message)))
             pendingMessages.Add(message);
 
-        // Apply the messages to the chat log in one go.
+        // Apply messages to chat log all at once.
         foreach (var (tab, pendingMessages) in pendingTabs)
             tab.Messages.AddSortPrune(pendingMessages, MessageDisplayLimit);
 
@@ -207,13 +180,14 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
 
         WrapperUtil.AddNotification(Language.LoadMessages_Error, NotificationType.Error);
 
-        // Mark the failed messages as deleted so we don't try to load them
+        // Mark failed messages as deleted to prevent retry attempts
-        // again.
         var failedIds = messages.FailedMessageIds();
-        Plugin.Log.Info($"Marking {failedIds.Count} messages as deleted due to parse failures");
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Info(
+            $"Marking {failedIds.Count} messages as deleted due to parse failures"
+        );
         foreach (var msgId in messages.FailedMessageIds())
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Marking message '{msgId}' as deleted due to parse failure");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"Marking message '{msgId}' as deleted due to parse failure");
             Store.DeleteMessage(msgId);
         }
     }
@@ -229,10 +203,13 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in FilterAllTabs");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in FilterAllTabs");
             }
 
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"FilterAllTabs took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+            // v1.4.9 R3 profiling: Information so the xllog tail surfaces this
+            // without a Debug filter. Belt-and-suspenders for future plugin-load
+            // regressions; remains in place after Sub-Task 3.4 Befund.
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Information($"FilterAllTabs took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
         });
     }
 
@@ -256,16 +233,10 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         // Update colour codes.
         GlobalParametersCache.Refresh();
 
-        // We delay messages to be handed off to the async processing thread
+        // Delay to next tick to get content ID from ContentIdResolver hook
-        // in the next tick, otherwise we can't get the content ID from the hook
-        // below.
         PendingSync.AddLast(pendingMessage);
     }
 
-    // This hook is called immediately after receiving a message with the
-    // message's content ID. If multiple messages are received in the same tick,
-    // this will be called for each message immediately after ChatMessage is
-    // called for each message.
     private unsafe void ContentIdResolver(
         RaptureLogModule* agent,
         ulong contentId,
@@ -293,7 +264,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in ContentIdResolver");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error in ContentIdResolver");
         }
     }
 
@@ -408,7 +379,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         var after = formats
             .GetRange(firstStringParam + 1, secondStringParam - firstStringParam)
             .Where(payload => payload.Type == ReadOnlySePayloadType.Text)
-            .Select(text => Encoding.UTF8.GetString(text.Body.Span)); // Can't use `ToString()` as it defaults to macro
+            .Select(text => Encoding.UTF8.GetString(text.Body.Span));
 
         var nameFormatting = NameFormatting.Of(string.Join("", before), string.Join("", after));
         Formats[type] = nameFormatting;

HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error executing integration");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error executing integration");
             }
         }
 
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
             )
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning("Could not find DalamudLinkHandlers");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning("Could not find DalamudLinkHandlers");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error executing DalamudLinkPayload handler");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error executing DalamudLinkPayload handler");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Plugin.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using HellionChat.Ipc;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -90,10 +91,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     public readonly WindowSystem WindowSystem = new(PluginName);
 
-    // v1.4.3: properties moved from { get; } to { get; private set; } = null!;
+    // Phase-2 services are constructed in LoadAsync; null! shape is kept
-    // because LoadAsync now owns construction of the Phase-2 services.
+    // consistent across all properties for clarity.
-    // Phase-1 services use the same shape for consistency, even though
-    // they're still allocated in the ctor.
     public SettingsWindow SettingsWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
     public ChatLogWindow ChatLogWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
     public DbViewer DbViewer { get; private set; } = null!;
@@ -115,27 +114,50 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
     internal Ui.StatusBar StatusBar { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal Integrations.HonorificService HonorificService { get; private set; } = null!;
 
-    // (B3) Lightless idempotency guard — Dalamud may fire DisposeAsync twice
+    // Platform indirection over Dalamud.Utility.Util. Wired in Phase-1 ctor so
-    // in a reload race; second call short-circuits.
+    // any service allocated in LoadAsync can read Plugin.PlatformUtil.
+    internal static IPlatformUtil PlatformUtil { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+    // Log indirection over Dalamud's IPluginLog. Same rationale as PlatformUtil:
+    // call-sites read through LogProxy so MessageStore can be tested in
+    // isolation. Wired immediately after Dalamud injects Log.
+    internal static IPluginLogProxy LogProxy { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+    // Wrapper cached so TearDown can detach the live instance instead of
+    // re-registering with identical args (v1.4.9 ISSUE-1 cleanup).
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionSettingsCmd;
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionViewCmd;
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionDebuggerCmd;
+#if DEBUG
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionSeStringCmd;
+#endif
+
+    // Idempotency guard — Dalamud may fire DisposeAsync twice in a reload race.
     private int _disposeStarted;
 
+    // Set in the first DisposeAsync statement so async callbacks scheduled
+    // via Framework.RunOnTick (v1.4.8 B3 retention sweep) can early-bail
+    // before they touch state that has already been torn down. Volatile
+    // because the tick reads it from a different thread than the writer.
+    private volatile bool _isDisposing;
+
     internal int DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
 
-    // Serialises retention sweeps. The 24h auto-sweep on plugin load and
+    // Cancels the v1.4.8 FTS5 bulk-insert worker on plugin teardown. The
-    // the manual button in the Privacy tab both run on background threads;
+    // worker runs off the framework thread on its own SqliteConnection, so a
-    // without this gate, hitting the manual button moments after a fresh
+    // Dispose mid-rebuild must signal cancellation before MessageManager
-    // plugin start would launch two sweeps in parallel and the second one
+    // tears down (the worker logs "rebuild failed" via Log on error paths).
-    // would just re-do work the first one already finished. The lock guards
+    private CancellationTokenSource? _ftsRebuildCts;
-    // the flag — the flag check itself bails before we touch the database.
+
-    // Volatile because the ImGui thread reads the flag outside the lock to
+    // Serialises retention sweeps so a manual trigger and the 24h auto-sweep
-    // gate the manual button; without it the JIT may cache the value in a
+    // can't run in parallel. Volatile because the ImGui thread reads it outside
-    // register and miss the background-thread update.
+    // the lock to gate the manual button.
     internal readonly object RetentionSweepLock = new();
     internal volatile bool RetentionSweepRunning;
 
     internal DateTime GameStarted { get; }
 
-    // Tab management needs to happen outside the chatlog window class for access reasons
+    // Tab management lives here rather than in ChatLogWindow for access reasons.
     internal int LastTab { get; set; }
     internal int? WantedTab { get; set; }
     internal Tab CurrentTab
@@ -149,52 +171,47 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     public Plugin()
     {
-        // Phase-1 ctor stays minimal: bootstrap-essentials only (conflict
+        // Phase-1 ctor: bootstrap-essentials only (conflict gate, config load,
-        // gate, config load, language + ImGui init, WindowSystem skeleton).
+        // language + ImGui init). All service/window allocation lives in LoadAsync.
-        // Schema migrations and every service / window allocation moved to
-        // LoadAsync so the sync ctor returns fast. On failure here nothing
-        // is initialized yet, so just throw — there is nothing to clean up.
 
-        // Refuse to start if upstream Chat 2 is loaded — prevents IPC
+        // Block load if upstream Chat 2 is active — prevents IPC collisions
-        // channel collisions and double-replacement of the in-game chat
+        // and double-replacement of the in-game chat window.
-        // window. Throwing here makes Dalamud abort the load cleanly with
-        // our localized message instead of crashing FFXIV mid-frame.
         ChatTwoConflictDetector.ThrowIfChatTwoIsLoaded(Interface);
 
         GameStarted = Process.GetCurrentProcess().StartTime.ToUniversalTime();
 
-        // Hellion Chat: take over config + database from upstream ChatTwo
+        // Migrate config + database from upstream ChatTwo on first start.
-        // before Dalamud loads our plugin config. Idempotent: only acts on
-        // the first start where the legacy paths exist and ours don't.
         MigrateFromChatTwoLayout();
 
         Config = Interface.GetPluginConfig() as Configuration ?? new Configuration();
 
-        // Schema-gate: v1.4.3 only supports config schema v16. Older configs
+        // Wire platform indirection before LoadAsync allocates anything that
-        // went through their migrations in v1.2.1 (v15→v16) and earlier; users
+        // needs Util.* — services then read Plugin.PlatformUtil instead of
-        // who skipped past those releases need to install v1.4.2 first to run
+        // hitting the Dalamud static surface directly.
-        // the migration chain, then upgrade to v1.4.3.
+        PlatformUtil = new DalamudPlatformUtil();
+        LogProxy = new DalamudPluginLogProxy(Log);
+
+        // Schema gate: v1.4.x requires config v16+. Users on older schemas
+        // must install v1.4.2 first to run the migration chain. v17 adds
+        // Tab.IsPinned (additive, no data migration needed) so v16 configs
+        // load cleanly and get their Version stamp bumped after the gate.
         if (Config.Version < 16)
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                $"HellionChat v1.4.3 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. "
+                $"HellionChat v1.4.10 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. "
-                    + "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.3."
+                    + "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.10."
             );
         }
+        Config.Version = 17;
 
-        // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs Defense-in-Depth. SaveConfig
+        // Unpinned TempTabs are session-only and dropped on every load. Pinned
-        // already strips temp tabs before persistence, but a previous
+        // TempTabs survive reload — Jin's tester feedback (v1.4.7).
-        // crash or external write could have left them in the JSON.
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.ShouldStripOnLoad);
-        // Drop them on load to guarantee the session-only invariant.
-        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
 
         LanguageChanged(Interface.UiLanguage);
         ImGuiUtil.Initialize(this);
 
         DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
-
-        // WindowSystem skeleton is initialised by the readonly field above —
-        // no AddWindow yet; window construction lives in LoadAsync.
     }
 
     public async Task LoadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -203,14 +220,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
         try
         {
-            // Hellion v1.0.0 default tab layout. Five thematically separated
+            // Default tab layout on fresh install. Tells are handled by
-            // tabs: General catches the immediate-surroundings public chat
+            // Auto-Tell-Tabs; Novice Network has no preset tab by design.
-            // (Say/Yell/Shout) only; System absorbs the rest of the technical
-            // and gameplay-event noise; FreeCompany, Group and Linkshell each
-            // own their respective channel set. Tells are not in a static
-            // tab anymore — Auto-Tell-Tabs spawns dedicated per-conversation
-            // tabs on demand. Novice-Network gets no preset tab; users who
-            // want it can add HellionBeginner from Settings → Tabs.
             if (Config.Tabs.Count == 0)
             {
                 Config.Tabs.Add(TabsUtil.VanillaGeneral);
@@ -222,32 +233,29 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            // Sync allocation + handle registration. BuildFonts() registers
+            // BuildFonts registers handles with Dalamud's FontAtlas; the atlas
-            // IFontHandles with Dalamud's UiBuilder.FontAtlas — registration
+            // rebuilds async a few frames later (visible "font-pop" on first load).
-            // itself is non-blocking (handles stored, lambdas queued). Dalamud
-            // rebuilds the atlas on its own pipeline a few frames later; first
-            // frames render with the default font until the rebuild lands and
-            // ImGui switches to Hellion-Exo2 / NotoSans (visible "font-pop").
-            // Mirrors ChatTwo Plugin.cs:152.
             FontManager = new FontManager();
             FontManager.BuildFonts();
 
-            // Theme init stays sync on the LoadAsync continuation — cheap,
+            // ThemeRegistry must be wired before the first Draw tick.
-            // and Active is read every Draw frame, so the registry must be
-            // wired before the first hook fires.
             var customThemesDir = Path.Combine(Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
             Directory.CreateDirectory(customThemesDir);
             SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(customThemesDir);
             ThemeRegistry = new Themes.ThemeRegistry(customThemesDir);
+            // Warm up the custom-theme cache before the first Switch.
+            // LoadCustomBySlug is a reverse-lookup over _customCache; on a
+            // cold cache a Config.Theme that points at a custom slug would
+            // fall through to the built-in default. AllCustom is a lazy
+            // enumerable, so iterate it explicitly to materialise the cache.
+            foreach (var _ in ThemeRegistry.AllCustom()) { }
             ThemeRegistry.Switch(Config.Theme);
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            // Service allocations: order encodes dependencies. Commands is
+            // Service allocations — order encodes dependencies.
-            // alloc-only here; Initialise() runs after windows exist so the
+            // HonorificService registers IPC subscribers early to catch
-            // slash-commands can toggle their visibility. HonorificService
+            // Ready/Disposing events from the first frame.
-            // registers IPC subscribers up-front so Ready/Disposing events
-            // are caught from the very first frame.
             FileDialogManager = new FileDialogManager();
             Commands = new Commands();
             Functions = new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(this);
@@ -258,9 +266,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             StatusBar = new Ui.StatusBar();
             MessageManager = new MessageManager(this);
 
-            // Auto-Tell-Tabs subscribes to MessageManager.MessageProcessed for
-            // live tells and to ClientState.Logout for cleanup; needs the live
-            // store handed in at construction.
             AutoTellTabsService = new AutoTellTabsService(
                 this,
                 MessageManager,
@@ -268,7 +273,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             );
             AutoTellTabsService.Initialize();
 
-            // SelfTest steps poll Active per frame and need the registry wired.
             SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this)]);
 
             ChatLogWindow = new ChatLogWindow(this);
@@ -289,57 +293,155 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             WindowSystem.AddWindow(DebuggerWindow);
             WindowSystem.AddWindow(FirstRunWizard);
 
-            // Open the wizard on a fresh install. Existing ChatTwo users have
-            // FirstRunCompleted set to true by the v6→v7 migration above.
             if (!Config.FirstRunCompleted)
                 FirstRunWizard.IsOpen = true;
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            // let all the other components register, then initialize commands
+            // Populate the command dictionary + UiBuilder hooks BEFORE
+            // Commands.Initialise() walks the dictionary and registers each
+            // entry with Dalamud's CommandManager (Commands.cs:15-28). Adding
+            // wrappers after Initialise() would leak them — they'd live in
+            // the dictionary but never reach Dalamud.
+            SetupCommands();
             Commands.Initialise();
 
-            // Daily retention sweep, fire-and-forget. Skips itself when
+            // Daily retention sweep — fire-and-forget, skips when disabled
-            // disabled or when it already ran within the past 24 hours.
+            // or already ran within the past 24 hours.
             RunRetentionSweepIfDue();
 
             if (Config.ShowEmotes)
-                _ = EmoteCache.LoadData(); // Fire-and-forget, exceptions caught inside
+                _ = EmoteCache.LoadData();
 
             if (Interface.Reason is not PluginLoadReason.Boot)
                 MessageManager.FilterAllTabsAsync();
 
+            // Kick the FTS5 rebuild worker if Migrate4 just added the schema or
+            // a previous run was cut short (InitFtsReadyCache leaves _ftsReady
+            // false in that case). Runs off the framework thread on its own
+            // SqliteConnection so the live UpsertMessage path keeps flowing
+            // through the chunked-commit windows.
+            _ftsRebuildCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            if (!MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt)
+            {
+                var token = _ftsRebuildCts.Token;
+                _ = Task.Run(
+                    async () =>
+                    {
+                        // FQN: Plugin.Notification (Z.74) shadows the type name.
+                        Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.IActiveNotification? notif = null;
+                        try
+                        {
+                            notif = Notification.AddNotification(
+                                new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
+                                {
+                                    Title = "Hellion Chat",
+                                    Content = "Indexing chat history for full-text search...",
+                                    Type = Dalamud
+                                        .Interface
+                                        .ImGuiNotification
+                                        .NotificationType
+                                        .Info,
+                                    Minimized = false,
+                                    InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10),
+                                }
+                            );
+
+                            // Progress<T> raises this callback on the captured
+                            // sync-context (Task.Run worker pool). IActiveNotification
+                            // is ImGui-backed and mutates the UI, so marshal the
+                            // mutation onto the framework thread via RunOnTick.
+                            var progress = new Progress<long>(done =>
+                            {
+                                Framework.RunOnTick(() =>
+                                {
+                                    if (notif is { } n)
+                                        n.Content = $"Indexing chat history: {done:N0} messages...";
+                                });
+                            });
+
+                            // Worker-owned connection. Closed+disposed before we
+                            // flip the readiness flag so the DbViewer never sees
+                            // IsFtsIndexBuilt=true while the worker connection
+                            // is still alive.
+                            SqliteConnection? workerConn = null;
+                            try
+                            {
+                                workerConn = MessageManager.Store.OpenSecondaryConnection();
+                                var total = await Task.Run(
+                                        () =>
+                                            MessageManager.Store.RebuildFtsIndex(
+                                                workerConn,
+                                                progress,
+                                                token
+                                            ),
+                                        token
+                                    )
+                                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                                workerConn.Close();
+                                workerConn.Dispose();
+                                workerConn = null;
+                                MessageManager.Store.MarkFtsIndexBuilt();
+
+                                if (notif is { } final)
+                                {
+                                    final.Content = $"Indexed {total:N0} messages.";
+                                    final.Type = Dalamud
+                                        .Interface
+                                        .ImGuiNotification
+                                        .NotificationType
+                                        .Success;
+                                    final.InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            finally
+                            {
+                                workerConn?.Dispose();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                        {
+                            notif?.DismissNow();
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Log.Error(ex, "FTS index rebuild failed");
+                            if (notif is { } err)
+                            {
+                                err.Content =
+                                    "Full-text indexing failed -- search will use local filter only.";
+                                err.Type = Dalamud
+                                    .Interface
+                                    .ImGuiNotification
+                                    .NotificationType
+                                    .Error;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    _ftsRebuildCts.Token
+                );
+            }
+
             Interface.UiBuilder.DisableCutsceneUiHide = true;
             Interface.UiBuilder.DisableGposeUiHide = true;
 
 #if !DEBUG
-            // Fire-and-forget on a worker thread. The first auto-translate use of
+            // Fire-and-forget — first auto-translate use may have a sub-second
-            // a session may have a sub-second hitch if the cache hasn't filled yet,
+            // hitch if the cache hasn't filled yet, but avoids blocking load.
-            // but that's preferable to making every user wait ~300 ms during
-            // plugin load for a cache they may never touch. ChatTwo (upstream)
-            // does this sync; we trade load-time for first-use latency.
             _ = Task.Run(AutoTranslate.PreloadCache, cancellationToken);
 #endif
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            // (B1) Hooks last: every service and window must be live before
+            // Hooks last — all services and windows must be live before
-            // Dalamud fires our first Draw / FrameworkUpdate tick. Anything
+            // the first Draw / FrameworkUpdate tick fires.
-            // earlier risks rendering against null FontManager / ThemeRegistry.
             Framework.Update += FrameworkUpdate;
             Interface.UiBuilder.Draw += Draw;
             Interface.LanguageChanged += LanguageChanged;
-            // Hellion Chat — surface a "main UI" entry point so Dalamud's
-            // plugin list shows the Open-Plugin button. Settings is the
-            // most useful landing place; OpenConfigUi is already wired to
-            // the same toggle inside SettingsWindow.
-            Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi += OpenMainUi;
         }
         catch
         {
-            // Mirror the v1.4.0 load-failure recovery: hand off to DisposeAsync
-            // so partially-built services are torn down. Swallow the cleanup
-            // exception so the original load failure stays the visible cause.
             try
             {
                 await DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -351,28 +453,40 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         }
     }
 
-    // Suppressing this warning because DisposeAsync may run after a partial
-    // LoadAsync, so some properties may not be initialized.
     [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ConditionalAccessQualifierIsNonNullableAccordingToAPIContract")]
     public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
-        // (B3) Idempotency guard — Dalamud may reload-race us; second
+        // Idempotency guard — second call short-circuits on reload race.
-        // call short-circuits so we don't double-dispose services.
         if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref _disposeStarted, 1) != 0)
             return;
 
+        // Set before any cleanup so deferred Framework.RunOnTick callbacks
+        // (B3 retention sweep) see the flag and bail out before they touch
+        // MessageManager / Log / static fields that the rest of this method
+        // is about to tear down.
+        _isDisposing = true;
+
         Exception? failure = null;
 
-        // Hooks unsubscribe FIRST so no Draw / FrameworkUpdate / LanguageChanged
+        // Unsubscribe hooks first — mirrors the hooks-last subscribe order in LoadAsync.
-        // tick can fire while we're tearing services down. Mirrors the
-        // hooks-last subscribe order in LoadAsync.
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi -= OpenMainUi);
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.LanguageChanged -= LanguageChanged);
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.UiBuilder.Draw -= Draw);
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Framework.Update -= FrameworkUpdate);
 
-        // v1.4.0 F5.3 — flush a pending DeferredSave before service teardown,
+        // Signal the FTS rebuild worker to bail. Runs before MessageManager
-        // since FrameworkUpdate just got unsubscribed and won't fire it.
+        // tears down so the worker's "rebuild failed" log path still finds
+        // a live Log static. Worker owns its own SqliteConnection and disposes
+        // it itself; we only flip the cancellation flag here.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(
+            failure,
+            () =>
+            {
+                _ftsRebuildCts?.Cancel();
+                _ftsRebuildCts?.Dispose();
+            }
+        );
+
+        // Flush a pending DeferredSave — FrameworkUpdate won't fire it anymore.
         failure = CaptureFailure(
             failure,
             () =>
@@ -385,13 +499,10 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             }
         );
 
-        // Auto-Tell-Tabs unsubscribes from MessageProcessed before MessageManager
+        // Unsubscribe AutoTellTabs before MessageManager goes away.
-        // goes away. Pure-memory cleanup, no framework-thread requirement.
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => AutoTellTabsService?.Dispose());
 
-        // v1.4.0 F6.2 — MessageManager has its own async dispose path
+        // MessageManager has its own async dispose path (DB flush, thread shutdown).
-        // (DB flush, pending-message thread shutdown). Run it before the
-        // framework-block so the worker threads are quiesced first.
         if (MessageManager is not null)
         {
             failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(
@@ -401,36 +512,29 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        // (B4) Game-Function / IPC / UI-Window cleanup MUST run on the
+        // Game-function / IPC / window cleanup must run on the framework thread.
-        // framework thread. WindowSystem mutations and IPC subscriber
-        // disposes touch Dalamud state that's only safe from the framework.
-        // Worker-thread DisposeAsync would race the next Draw tick.
-        // Per-line CaptureFailure so a single throw can't strand the lines
-        // behind it; mirrors Lightless DisposeFrameworkBoundServicesAsync.
         try
         {
             await Framework
                 .RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
                 {
-                    // Game-Functions first — other services may still query
+                    // TearDown slash-commands + UiBuilder hooks before windows
-                    // chat-interactable state during their Dispose.
+                    // tear down. Slash-commands holding handlers that reach
+                    // the windows would otherwise see a half-torn Plugin.
+                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, TearDownCommands);
+
                     failure = CaptureFailure(
                         failure,
                         () => GameFunctions.GameFunctions.SetChatInteractable(true)
                     );
 
-                    // IPC subscribers — dispose before windows so any final
+                    // IPC subscribers before windows — prevents a final IPC event
-                    // event firing from the IPC source can't reach a half-torn
+                    // from reaching a half-torn ChatLogWindow.
-                    // ChatLogWindow.
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => HonorificService?.Dispose());
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => TypingIpc?.Dispose());
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ExtraChat?.Dispose());
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Ipc?.Dispose());
 
-                    // Windows — RemoveAllWindows first, then per-window Dispose.
-                    // Order matches the pre-v1.4.3 Dispose body byte-for-byte.
-                    // CommandHelpWindow and FirstRunWizard don't implement
-                    // IDisposable; their resources are reclaimed via WindowSystem.
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => WindowSystem?.RemoveAllWindows());
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ChatLogWindow?.Dispose());
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DbViewer?.Dispose());
@@ -446,19 +550,19 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             failure ??= ex;
         }
 
-        // Pure-memory cleanups — no Framework / UI / IPC touch, so they
+        // Pure-memory cleanups — no Framework / UI / IPC touch.
-        // run on whatever thread DisposeAsync resumes on.
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Functions?.Dispose());
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Commands?.Dispose());
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => EmoteCache.Dispose());
+        // Static input history would otherwise survive the plugin reload.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, InputHistoryService.Reset);
 
         if (failure is not null)
             ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(failure).Throw();
     }
 
-    // Lightless-pattern capture helpers: run cleanup, remember the FIRST
+    // Run cleanup actions individually so a single failure doesn't strand
-    // exception, keep going. Without these one mid-teardown failure would
+    // the remaining teardown steps.
-    // skip every cleanup behind it and leave services half-torn.
     private static Exception? CaptureFailure(Exception? failure, Action action)
     {
         try
@@ -499,9 +603,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         var ourConfigFile = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, "HellionChat.json");
         var ourConfigDir = Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName;
 
-        // Track whether anything legitimately blocked us. The most common
-        // cause is upstream Chat 2 still being loaded — its SQLite handle
-        // keeps chat-sqlite.db locked and File.Move throws IOException.
         var lockedBlocker = false;
 
         try
@@ -523,13 +624,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             lockedBlocker = true;
         }
 
-        // The plugin's ConfigDirectory may already exist on first load
-        // (Dalamud creates it), so check at the file level instead of
-        // skipping when the directory is present. Move every legacy
-        // entry whose target name is not occupied yet, then remove the
-        // source dir if it ends up empty. Each move is wrapped on its
-        // own so a single locked file (the SQLite db while ChatTwo still
-        // runs) does not abandon the rest of the migration.
         if (!Directory.Exists(legacyConfigDir))
             return;
 
@@ -537,6 +631,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(ourConfigDir);
 
+            // Move each file individually so a single locked file (e.g. the
+            // SQLite db while ChatTwo is still loaded) doesn't abort the rest.
             foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(legacyConfigDir))
             {
                 var target = Path.Combine(ourConfigDir, Path.GetFileName(file));
@@ -590,9 +686,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
         if (lockedBlocker)
         {
-            // Surface the most common cause to the user as a notification
-            // so they don't think Hellion Chat lost their history when in
-            // fact upstream Chat 2 was still holding the database file.
             Notification.AddNotification(
                 new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
                 {
@@ -608,15 +701,95 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         }
     }
 
-    private void OpenMainUi()
+    // Central slash-command + UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi/OpenMainUi subscribe so
+    // the four lazy windows (Settings, DbViewer, SeStringDebugger, Debugger)
+    // have working entry points before they're constructed.
+    private void SetupCommands()
     {
-        // Settings is the most useful landing surface — same target as the
+        // ChatLogWindow.cs:128 already registers /hellion (ToggleChat). The
-        // Configure button. SettingsWindow.Toggle is internal and already
+        // description-arg here keeps the Dalamud help list populated.
-        // wired to OpenConfigUi, so re-using IsOpen keeps both entry points
+        _hellionSettingsCmd = Commands.Register(
-        // behaviourally identical.
+            "/hellion",
-        SettingsWindow.IsOpen = !SettingsWindow.IsOpen;
+            "Perform various actions with Hellion Chat."
+        );
+        _hellionSettingsCmd.Execute += OnHellionSettingsCommand;
+
+        _hellionViewCmd = Commands.Register(
+            "/hellionView",
+            "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
+            true
+        );
+        _hellionViewCmd.Execute += OnHellionViewCommand;
+
+        _hellionDebuggerCmd = Commands.Register("/hellionDebugger", showInHelp: false);
+        _hellionDebuggerCmd.Execute += OnHellionDebuggerCommand;
+#if DEBUG
+        // SeStringDebugger.cs lives under #if DEBUG too; keep this out of release builds.
+        _hellionSeStringCmd = Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false);
+        _hellionSeStringCmd.Execute += OnHellionSeStringCommand;
+#endif
+
+        // Plugin-Manager "Settings" button. Was in Settings.cs:67 pre-v1.4.9.
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi += OnOpenConfigUi;
+
+        // Plugin-Manager "Open" button. Was in Plugin.cs LoadAsync pre-v1.4.9
+        // (separate OpenMainUi handler that flipped SettingsWindow.IsOpen).
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi += OnOpenMainUi;
     }
 
+    private void TearDownCommands()
+    {
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi -= OnOpenMainUi;
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi -= OnOpenConfigUi;
+
+        // Null-tolerant detaches: TearDownCommands can run from the LoadAsync
+        // failure path (Plugin.cs CaptureFailure) before SetupCommands finished.
+        if (_hellionSettingsCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionSettingsCmd.Execute -= OnHellionSettingsCommand;
+            _hellionSettingsCmd = null;
+        }
+
+        if (_hellionViewCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionViewCmd.Execute -= OnHellionViewCommand;
+            _hellionViewCmd = null;
+        }
+
+        if (_hellionDebuggerCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionDebuggerCmd.Execute -= OnHellionDebuggerCommand;
+            _hellionDebuggerCmd = null;
+        }
+#if DEBUG
+        if (_hellionSeStringCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionSeStringCmd.Execute -= OnHellionSeStringCommand;
+            _hellionSeStringCmd = null;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    private void OnHellionSettingsCommand(string command, string arguments)
+    {
+        // /hellion with args is intentionally a no-op (matches pre-v1.4.9
+        // Settings.cs:76-80 behaviour).
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(arguments))
+            SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+    }
+
+    private void OnOpenConfigUi() => SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+
+    private void OnOpenMainUi() => SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+
+    private void OnHellionViewCommand(string _, string __) => DbViewer.Toggle();
+
+    private void OnHellionDebuggerCommand(string _, string __) => DebuggerWindow.Toggle();
+
+#if DEBUG
+    private void OnHellionSeStringCommand(string _, string __) => SeStringDebugger.Toggle();
+#endif
+
     private void RunRetentionSweepIfDue()
     {
         if (!Config.RetentionEnabled)
@@ -624,8 +797,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         if (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - Config.RetentionLastRunAt < TimeSpan.FromHours(24))
             return;
 
-        // Snapshot the policy so the user can edit settings while we run.
+        // Snapshot the policy so the user can edit settings while the sweep runs.
-        // Spec defaults form the baseline; explicit user overrides win.
         var policy = new Dictionary<int, int>();
         foreach (var (type, days) in Privacy.PrivacyDefaults.DefaultRetentionDays)
             policy[(int)(ushort)type] = days;
@@ -633,16 +805,10 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             policy[(int)(ushort)type] = days;
         var defaultDays = Config.RetentionDefaultDays;
 
-        // IsBackground = true for the same reason as PendingMessageThread:
+        // IsBackground = true so a stuck sweep never blocks plugin unload.
-        // a stuck sweep must never block plugin unload. RunRetentionSweepIfDue
-        // guards the run-frequency, and the sweep itself uses the framework's
-        // cooperative cancellation pattern. The background flag is the safety
-        // net if the sweep ever takes longer than expected.
         new Thread(() =>
         {
-            // Bail out cheaply if a manual sweep is already in flight; the
+            // Bail early if a manual sweep is already in flight.
-            // lock around the actual work would queue us up otherwise and
-            // we would just re-do whatever the manual run already did.
             lock (RetentionSweepLock)
             {
                 if (RetentionSweepRunning)
@@ -659,18 +825,31 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
                 if (deleted > 0)
                 {
                     Log.Information($"Retention sweep deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
-                    // Run the clear+refilter synchronously on the framework thread.
+                    // Schedule on the next framework tick to avoid the ~194ms
-                    // Earlier this called FilterAllTabsAsync(), which is fire-and-forget
+                    // hitch from blocking with .Wait() while the framework
-                    // — the .Wait() here would return as soon as the inner Task.Run was
+                    // finishes the current frame. Tabs-list mutation must
-                    // dispatched, racing the next sweep cycle against the still-running
+                    // stay on the framework thread because Plugin.Config.Tabs
-                    // filter pass. See AUDIT-2026-05-05 [QUAL-02].
+                    // (Configuration.cs:222) is not lock-protected and
-                    Framework
+                    // AutoTellTabsService can mutate it from background paths.
-                        .Run(() =>
+                    // Pattern reference: SimpleTweaks
+                    // Tweaks/Chat/CaseInsensitiveCommands.cs:45.
+                    Framework.RunOnTick(() =>
+                    {
+                        // The retention thread is IsBackground=true so plugin
+                        // unload can fire while a scheduled tick is still
+                        // pending; bail before touching anything torn down.
+                        if (_isDisposing)
+                            return;
+                        try
                         {
                             MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
                             MessageManager.FilterAllTabs();
-                        })
+                        }
-                        .Wait();
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Log.Error(ex, "Retention sweep clear+refilter failed");
+                        }
+                    });
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -694,9 +873,13 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     private void Draw()
     {
-        // Theme-Engine ist ab v14 immer aktiv; Klassik ist jetzt ein eigenes
+        // v1.4.8 B2: pick up external edits of the active custom theme JSON
-        // Theme statt einem deaktivierten Hellion-Theme. Active wird einmal
+        // without forcing the user to re-click the picker. The disk-stat is
-        // pro Frame aus der Registry gelesen.
+        // 1Hz-throttled inside RefreshActiveIfStale, so this is essentially
+        // free on built-in themes and ~1 stat/second on custom themes.
+        ThemeRegistry.RefreshActiveIfStale();
+
+        // Theme engine is always active; Classic is a theme, not a disabled state.
         using IDisposable _style = HellionStyle.PushGlobal(
             ThemeRegistry.Active,
             Config.WindowOpacity
@@ -711,9 +894,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             return;
         }
 
-        // v1.0.2 — global skip while the New Game+ menu (QuestRedo addon) is
+        // Hide all plugin windows while the New Game+ menu is open.
-        // open. Hides every plugin window in one shot (chat log, pop-outs,
-        // settings, db viewer, etc.), matching the LoadingScreens pattern.
         if (
             Config.HideInNewGamePlusMenu
             && GameFunctions.GameFunctions.IsAddonInteractable(
@@ -742,17 +923,17 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     internal void SaveConfig()
     {
-        // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs are session-only. Strip them out
+        // Only unpinned TempTabs are session-only — they move aside before
-        // before serialization so a crash mid-session can never persist
+        // serialization and re-attach after. Pinned TempTabs stay in
-        // them. We snapshot the full tab list first and restore it after
+        // Config.Tabs across the save so JSON includes them. Cloning only the
-        // the save, preserving the user's order and open conversations.
+        // unpinned subset keeps the allocation proportional to
-        var snapshot = Config.Tabs.ToList();
+        // AutoTellTabsLimit (<=15) instead of the full tab list.
-        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+        var unpinnedTempTabs = Config.Tabs.Where(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool).ToList();
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.ShouldStripOnSave);
 
         Interface.SavePluginConfig(Config);
 
-        Config.Tabs.Clear();
+        Config.Tabs.AddRange(unpinnedTempTabs);
-        Config.Tabs.AddRange(snapshot);
     }
 
     internal void LanguageChanged(string langCode)
@@ -794,9 +975,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         Condition[ConditionFlag.OccupiedInCutSceneEvent]
         || Condition[ConditionFlag.WatchingCutscene78];
 
-    // v1.1.0 — wenn der themes/-Ordner leer ist, schreiben wir die embedded
+    // Seeds example-theme.json into the themes dir on first run.
-    // example-theme.json als Vorlage rein. Bestehende User-Customs werden
+    // Skipped if any custom JSON already exists.
-    // nicht angefasst (existing JSONs lassen den Block überspringen).
     private static void SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(string dir)
     {
         if (Directory.EnumerateFiles(dir, "*.json").Any())

HellionChat/Privacy/PrivacyDefaults.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ namespace HellionChat.Privacy;
 
 internal static class PrivacyDefaults
 {
-    // Privacy-First default whitelist (DSGVO Art. 25 - Privacy by Default).
+    // F3.1: failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches. New installs
-    // Only the player's own conversations are persisted out-of-the-box.
+    // persist unknown channels so a major patch's added ChatType isn't silently
-    // Public chat (Say/Shout/Yell), Novice Network, NPC dialogue, system
+    // dropped before the user can opt in or out. Existing configs keep their
-    // logs and battle messages are NOT persisted unless the user opts in.
+    // explicit choice — see Configuration.cs PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels.
+    internal const bool DefaultPersistUnknownChannels = true;
+
+    // DSGVO Art. 25 (Privacy by Default): only the player's own conversations
+    // are persisted out-of-the-box. Public chat, NPC dialogue, system logs and
+    // battle messages require explicit opt-in.
     internal static readonly IReadOnlySet<ChatType> PrivacyFirstWhitelist = new HashSet<ChatType>
     {
         ChatType.TellIncoming,
@@ -42,10 +47,8 @@ internal static class PrivacyDefaults
         ChatType.ExtraChatLinkshell8,
     };
 
-    // Default retention windows per channel (in days). Channels not listed
+    // Per-channel retention in days. Unlisted channels fall back to
-    // here fall back to Configuration.RetentionDefaultDays. Reflects the
+    // Configuration.RetentionDefaultDays. Tells: 365, everything else: 90.
-    // design spec: Tells 365, own-conversation channels 90, everything else
-    // shorter via the global default.
     internal static readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, int> DefaultRetentionDays =
         new Dictionary<ChatType, int>
         {
@@ -86,10 +89,9 @@ internal static class PrivacyDefaults
             [ChatType.ExtraChatLinkshell8] = 90,
         };
 
-    // Casual profile = Privacy-First plus public chat (Say/Shout/Yell, both
+    // Casual: Privacy-First + public chat (Say/Shout/Yell, emotes, Novice
-    // emote types, Novice Network), kept for a short 24-hour window so the
+    // Network) with a 1-day window so recent RP/trade is searchable but
-    // last RP scene or shout trade is still searchable but third-party data
+    // third-party data doesn't accumulate.
-    // doesn't accumulate forever.
     internal static readonly IReadOnlySet<ChatType> CasualWhitelist = new HashSet<ChatType>(
         PrivacyFirstWhitelist
     )

HellionChat/Resources/ChatColourPresets.cs

@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Resources;
 
-// Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 built-in colour presets for the ChatColours
+// Built-in colour presets applied via Settings UI → ChatColours.
-// settings section. Read-only static data; users apply a preset via the
+// Battle-channel types are intentionally excluded to preserve combat-log tuning.
-// 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,
@@ -69,9 +66,7 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
         };
     }
 
-    // The Default preset spiegelt 1:1 die Werte aus ChatTypeExt.DefaultColor.
+    // Mirrors ChatTypeExt.DefaultColor; channels without a default are skipped.
-    // 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>();
@@ -183,33 +178,22 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
         };
     }
 
-    // Hellion brand preset — Arctic Cyan + Ember Orange palette aus
+    // Hellion brand preset — Arctic Cyan + Ember Orange palette.
-    // /mnt/ssd-fast/Projekte/hellion-media/hellion-media-website/BRANDING.md
+    // Cyan family for Standard/Tell, Ember/Warning for loud channels,
-    // (Schema-Stand 2026-04-16). Channels sind über das ganze Brand-Spektrum
+    // Status colours for Linkshells, darker variants for CrossLinkshells.
-    // 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
@@ -218,8 +202,6 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
             [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
@@ -231,31 +213,20 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
         };
     }
 
-    // Bonus preset — Night Blue, KAZAMA-Stimmungs-Theme aus
+    // Night Blue — cool nautical theme, deep navy without purple.
-    // /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),
@@ -264,8 +235,6 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
             [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),
@@ -277,30 +246,20 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
         };
     }
 
-    // Bonus preset — Indigo Violet, KAZAMA-Stimmungs-Theme aus demselben
+    // Indigo Violet — warm-mystic theme, deep indigo with violet accent.
-    // 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
-            [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),
@@ -309,8 +268,6 @@ public static class ChatColourPresets
             [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),

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs

@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_GdprWarning => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_GdprWarning));
     internal static string Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply));
     internal static string Wizard_Reopen_Button => Get(nameof(Wizard_Reopen_Button));
+    internal static string Wizard_Cancel_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Cancel_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip => Get(nameof(Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip));
 
     internal static string Export_Heading => Get(nameof(Export_Heading));
     internal static string Export_Help => Get(nameof(Export_Help));
@@ -168,6 +170,16 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError => Get(nameof(AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError));
     internal static string AutoTellTabs_GreetedTooltip => Get(nameof(AutoTellTabs_GreetedTooltip));
     internal static string AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip => Get(nameof(AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_MenuPin => Get(nameof(PinTab_MenuPin));
+    internal static string PinTab_MenuUnpin => Get(nameof(PinTab_MenuUnpin));
+    internal static string PinTab_MenuPromote => Get(nameof(PinTab_MenuPromote));
+    internal static string PinTab_PromoteTooltip => Get(nameof(PinTab_PromoteTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_LimitReached => Get(nameof(PinTab_LimitReached));
+    internal static string PinTab_PinnedTooltip => Get(nameof(PinTab_PinnedTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_PinTooltip => Get(nameof(PinTab_PinTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_SectionHeader => Get(nameof(PinTab_SectionHeader));
+    internal static string Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name => Get(nameof(Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name));
+    internal static string Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description => Get(nameof(Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description));
 
     // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs Chat settings tab
     internal static string ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title => Get(nameof(ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title));
@@ -258,6 +270,10 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Settings_Chat_Preview_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_Preview_Heading));
     internal static string Settings_Chat_Emotes_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_Emotes_Heading));
 
+    // Hellion Chat — Chat-Tab SymbolPicker
+    internal static string Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name));
+    internal static string Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description));
+
     // Hellion Chat — Database-Tab section headings
     internal static string Settings_Database_Storage_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Database_Storage_Heading));
     internal static string Settings_Database_Viewer_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Database_Viewer_Heading));
@@ -368,6 +384,8 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Status_Incompatible => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Status_Incompatible));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Toggle => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Toggle));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint));
+    internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle));
+    internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkAuthor => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkAuthor));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_SectionHeader => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_SectionHeader));
@@ -388,4 +406,9 @@ internal class HellionStrings
 
     // Hellion Chat — v1.3.0 Honorific title slot tooltip
     internal static string ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip => Get(nameof(ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip));
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v1.4.8 DbViewer full-text search toggle
+    internal static string DbViewer_FullTextToggle => Get(nameof(DbViewer_FullTextToggle));
+    internal static string DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing => Get(nameof(DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing));
+    internal static string DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode => Get(nameof(DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode));
 }

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx

@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@
   <data name="Wizard_Reopen_Button" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Wizard erneut zeigen</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Später — Defaults behalten</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Schließt den Wizard ohne Profil-Auswahl. Die Plugin-Defaults bleiben aktiv und der Wizard erscheint beim nächsten Plugin-Reload erneut.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Export_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Export (DSGVO Art. 15 — Auskunftsrecht)</value>
   </data>
@@ -377,6 +383,36 @@
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Als begrüßt markieren.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tab anpinnen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuUnpin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tab lösen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPromote" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>In Standard-Tab umwandeln</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PromoteTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Wandelt den TempTell in einen regulären Tab um. Die Tell-Bindung an die Person geht verloren, der Tab fängt dann Nachrichten anhand der Channel-Filter ein. Für „Tab überlebt Relog" stattdessen „Tab anpinnen" wählen.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_LimitReached" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Maximal {0} angepinnte Tell-Tabs erreicht. Erst einen lösen oder dauerhaft behalten.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinnedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Angepinnt — überlebt Relog.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Angepinnte Tabs überleben Relog und behalten die Bindung an die Tell-Person.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Angepinnt</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sidebar-Breite</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Breite der Tab-Sidebar in Pixeln. Default (44 px) ist Icon-only; breiter machen damit Sektion-Header wie „Aktive Tells (3)" nicht abgeschnitten werden.</value>
+  </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (Chat-Einstellungstab) -->
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -392,7 +428,7 @@
     <value>Maximale Anzahl der Auto-Tell-Tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Beim Erreichen werden begrüßte Tabs mit der ältesten Aktivität zuerst geschlossen. Änderungen greifen beim nächsten /tell.</value>
+    <value>Beim Erreichen werden begrüßte Tabs mit der ältesten Aktivität zuerst geschlossen. Änderungen greifen beim nächsten /tell. Diese Grenze gilt nur für den automatisch verwalteten Pool. Angepinnte Tell-Tabs (Rechtsklick → Tab anpinnen) leben in einem separaten Pool von bis zu 5 Tabs und überleben Relog.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Compact_Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Kompakte Anzeige</value>
@@ -520,6 +556,14 @@
     <value>Emotes</value>
   </data>
 
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Chat-Tab SymbolPicker -->
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Symbol-Picker-Button neben dem Chat-Eingang anzeigen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Fügt einen kleinen Button links neben dem Kanal-Indikator ein. Klick öffnet ein Popup mit FFXIV-Glyphen und einer kuratierten Symbol-Liste. Ausschalten für eine schlankere Eingabezeile.</value>
+  </data>
+
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Sektions-Überschriften des Database-Tabs -->
   <data name="Settings_Database_Storage_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Speicherung</value>
@@ -639,7 +683,7 @@
     <value>Allgemein</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_General_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Plugin-globale Einstellungen — Sprache, Eingabe, Audio, Performance.</value>
+    <value>Sprache, Eingabe, Audio und Performance.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Appearance_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Erscheinungsbild</value>
@@ -657,25 +701,25 @@
     <value>Fenster</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Window_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Verhalten des Fensters — wann es da ist, ob es bewegt werden kann.</value>
+    <value>Wann das Fenster sichtbar ist und ob es sich bewegen lässt.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Chat_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Chat</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Chat_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Wie Nachrichten angezeigt werden — Tells, Vorschau, Verhalten, Emotes.</value>
+    <value>Tells, Vorschau, Nachrichten-Verhalten und Emotes.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Tabs_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Tabs_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Tab-Verwaltung — eigene Chat-Tabs anlegen und konfigurieren.</value>
+    <value>Eigene Chat-Tabs anlegen und konfigurieren.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Privacy_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Datenschutz</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Privacy_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Was darf gespeichert werden — Privacy-Filter pro Channel.</value>
+    <value>Privacy-Filter pro Channel und was gespeichert werden darf.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Database_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Datenbank</value>
@@ -687,7 +731,7 @@
     <value>Information</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Information_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Über das Plugin — Version, Mission, Lizenz, Changelog.</value>
+    <value>Version, Mission, Lizenz und Changelog.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Tab_Themes" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Themes</value>
@@ -732,25 +776,25 @@
     <value>Theme &amp; Layout</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Wie das Fenster aussieht — Theme, Rahmen, Zeitstempel-Style.</value>
+    <value>Theme, Fenster-Rahmen und Zeitstempel-Style.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Schriften &amp; Farben</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Lesbarkeit — Schriftart, Schriftgröße, Chat-Farben pro Channel.</value>
+    <value>Schriftart, Schriftgröße und Chat-Farben pro Channel.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_DataManagement_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Daten-Verwaltung</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_DataManagement_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Was passiert mit gespeicherten Daten — Aufbewahrung, Aufräumen, Export, DB-Stats.</value>
+    <value>Aufbewahrung, Aufräumen, Export und Datenbank-Statistiken.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Integrations_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Integrationen</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Integrations_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Andere Dalamud-Plugins, mit denen HellionChat zusammenarbeitet. Auto-detected, mit Vorschau auf kommende Integrationen.</value>
+    <value>Andere Dalamud-Plugins, mit denen HellionChat zusammenarbeitet. Kommende Integrationen in der Vorschau.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_Theme_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Theme</value>
@@ -821,6 +865,12 @@
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Zeigt deinen Custom-Titel aus Honorific im Header über dem Chat-Log an, in der von dir gewählten Farbe.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Glow-Outline rendern (Honorific)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Kann die Framerate auf schwacher Hardware drücken. Rendert die Glow-Outline für Honorific-Titel, die sie nutzen. Gradient-Animation wird noch nicht unterstützt und wird stattdessen als Primärfarbe gezeichnet.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Honorific auf GitHub</value>
   </data>
@@ -875,4 +925,13 @@
   <data name="ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Custom-Titel von Honorific</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Volltext-Suche</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Der Volltext-Index wird noch gebaut. Die lokale Suche bleibt verfügbar.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sucht nach der exakten Wortfolge. Mehrere Wörter werden nur gefunden, wenn sie zusammen und in dieser Reihenfolge stehen. Wer rohe FTS5-MATCH-Syntax nutzen will, setzt eigene Anführungszeichen um den Suchbegriff.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx

@@ -19,28 +19,28 @@
     <value>Enable privacy filter</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_FilterEnabled_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>When enabled, only messages from whitelisted channels are persisted to the database. Disabling restores the original behavior (everything except battle messages is stored).</value>
+    <value>When enabled, only messages from allowed channels are written to the database. When disabled, the default behaviour applies — everything except battle logs is stored.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_FilterEnabled_StorageOnly_Help" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The filter only controls what is written to the local database. The chat log itself keeps showing every message live, disallowed channels just stop being saved. Use the channel hide options in your in-game chat tabs if you want to remove channels from the visible chat.</value>
+    <value>The filter only controls what is written to the local database. The chat log still shows every message live; excluded channels are simply no longer stored. If you also want to remove channels from the visible display, use the normal chat-tab filters in the game.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Filter_Tree_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Privacy filter and whitelist</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Whitelist_Help" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Pick which channels are stored in the local database. Privacy-First default: only your own conversations. Use the buttons below to apply a preset.</value>
+    <value>Choose which channels are saved to the local database. Default follows data minimisation: only your own conversations. Use the buttons below to apply a preset.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Preset_PrivacyFirst" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Privacy-First (recommended)</value>
+    <value>Data minimisation (recommended)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Preset_ClearAll" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Clear all</value>
+    <value>Deselect all</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Preset_SelectAll" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Select all</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Group_DirectMessages" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Direct Messages</value>
+    <value>Direct messages</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Group_PartyAlliance" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Party &amp; Alliance</value>
@@ -55,52 +55,52 @@
     <value>Cross-World Linkshells</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Group_ExtraChat" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>ExtraChat (Encrypted)</value>
+    <value>ExtraChat (encrypted)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Group_PublicChat" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Public Chat (third-party data)</value>
+    <value>Public chat (third-party data)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_Group_SystemLogs" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>System &amp; Game Logs</value>
+    <value>System &amp; game logs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_PersistUnknown_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Persist unknown channel types</value>
+    <value>Save unknown channel types</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_PersistUnknown_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches that this plugin does not yet know about. Default OFF (Privacy-First). Turn ON if you want a complete log including future channels.</value>
+    <value>Safety net for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches that the plugin does not yet know about. Default is OFF (data minimisation). Enable if you want future channels to be fully logged as well.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Apply filter to existing database</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Help_Intro" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The privacy filter only applies to new messages. Use the cleanup below to retroactively remove already-stored messages that don't match your saved whitelist.</value>
+    <value>The privacy filter only affects new messages. The cleanup below lets you retroactively remove already-stored messages that do not match your saved whitelist.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Help_SavedNote" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Cleanup uses your SAVED whitelist (Plugin.Config), not unsaved edits above. Click Save first if you want to apply your current edits.</value>
+    <value>Cleanup uses your SAVED whitelist (Plugin.Config), not unsaved changes above. Click Save first if you want your current changes to be applied.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Help_SavedNote" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The manual sweep uses your SAVED retention policy, not the slider values above. Click Save first if you want the run to apply your current edits.</value>
+    <value>The manual run uses your SAVED retention policy, not the slider values above. Click Save first if you want the run to apply your current changes.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Preview_Stale" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Preview is out of date — your whitelist has changed since the last refresh. Click Refresh to recalculate.</value>
+    <value>Preview is stale — your whitelist has changed since the last refresh. Click Refresh to recalculate.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_RefreshPreview" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Refresh preview</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_NoPreview" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>No preview yet. Click Refresh to compute the impact.</value>
+    <value>No preview yet. Click Refresh to calculate the impact.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_TotalStored" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Total stored messages: {0:N0}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_WillKeep" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Will keep:    {0:N0}</value>
+    <value>Keep:    {0:N0}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_WillDelete" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Will delete:  {0:N0}</value>
+    <value>Delete:  {0:N0}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Breakdown" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Per-channel breakdown</value>
+    <value>Breakdown by channel</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Marker_Keep" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>[KEEP]  </value>
@@ -112,46 +112,46 @@
     <value>Apply current filter to database</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Apply_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Ctrl+Shift: Hard-deletes {0:N0} messages, then runs VACUUM. Cannot be undone.</value>
+    <value>Ctrl+Shift: Permanently deletes {0:N0} messages and runs VACUUM afterwards. Cannot be undone.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Running" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Cleanup running in background…</value>
+    <value>Cleanup running in the background…</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_PreviewError" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Failed to compute cleanup preview, see /xllog</value>
+    <value>Preview could not be calculated, see /xllog</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Success" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Privacy cleanup complete: {0:N0} messages removed.</value>
+    <value>Cleanup complete, {0:N0} messages removed.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Cleanup_Error" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Privacy cleanup failed, see /xllog</value>
+    <value>Cleanup failed, see /xllog</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Message retention</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Enabled_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Auto-delete messages after a per-channel retention window</value>
+    <value>Automatically delete messages past their channel retention window</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Enabled_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>When enabled, messages older than the configured window are deleted on every plugin start (at most once per 24 hours). Off by default. The plugin never deletes history without your explicit consent.</value>
+    <value>When enabled, messages older than the configured window are deleted on each plugin start (at most once every 24 hours). Default is OFF — the plugin never deletes anything without your explicit consent.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Default_Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Default retention (days, 0 = never)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Default_Help" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Applies to channels without an explicit override below.</value>
+    <value>Applies to channels that have no individual override below.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Reset_Spec" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Reset overrides to spec defaults</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Clear_Overrides" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Clear all overrides</value>
+    <value>Remove all overrides</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Tree_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Per-channel retention overrides</value>
+    <value>Retention per channel</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Tag_Override" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>[override]</value>
+    <value>[custom]</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Tag_Spec" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>[spec]</value>
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@
     <value>reset</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Apply_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Apply retention policy now</value>
+    <value>Apply retention now</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Apply_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Ctrl+Shift: runs the retention sweep immediately using the SAVED policy. Save your changes first.</value>
+    <value>Ctrl+Shift: Runs the retention cleanup immediately using the SAVED policy. Save your changes first.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Running" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Retention sweep running in background…</value>
+    <value>Retention cleanup running in the background…</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_LastRun_Never" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Last run: never</value>
@@ -178,67 +178,73 @@
     <value>Last run: {0:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Success" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Retention sweep complete: {0:N0} messages removed.</value>
+    <value>Retention cleanup complete, {0:N0} messages removed.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Retention_Error" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Retention sweep failed, see /xllog</value>
+    <value>Retention cleanup failed, see /xllog</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Hellion Chat — Welcome</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Intro" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Pick a starting profile. You can change anything later under Settings → Privacy.</value>
+    <value>Choose a starting profile. You can adjust everything later under Settings → Privacy.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Privacy-First (recommended)</value>
+    <value>Data minimisation (recommended)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Only your own conversations are stored: Tells, Party, FC, Linkshells, Cross-World Linkshells, Alliance and ExtraChat. Public chat, NPC dialogue and system spam are dropped at the storage layer. Retention follows the spec defaults (Tells 365 days, own-conversation channels 90 days).</value>
+    <value>Only your own conversations are stored: tells, party, FC, linkshells, cross-world linkshells, alliance, and ExtraChat. Public chat, NPC dialogues, and system spam are discarded at the storage level. Retention follows spec defaults (tells 365 days, own conversation channels 90 days).</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Apply" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Use Privacy-First</value>
+    <value>Apply data minimisation</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_Casual_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Casual</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_Casual_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Privacy-First plus a 24-hour window for public chat (Say, Shout, Yell, both emote types, Novice Network). For RP players who want to look up the last scene without keeping public chat forever.</value>
+    <value>Data minimisation plus a 24-hour window for public chat (say, shout, yell, both emote types, novice network). For RP players who want to re-read the last scene without keeping public chat forever.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_Casual_Apply" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Use Casual</value>
+    <value>Apply casual</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Full History</value>
+    <value>Full history</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Disables the privacy filter entirely. Stores everything except battle logs (the original full-history behavior). Retention is OFF, history grows forever.</value>
+    <value>Disables the privacy filter entirely. Stores everything except battle logs (the original full-history behaviour). Retention is OFF, so the history grows indefinitely.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_GdprWarning" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>GDPR notice: storing third-party messages (Say/Shout/Yell of strangers, NPC dialogue with player names, etc.) for an unlimited time may exceed the personal/household exemption (Art. 2(2)(c)). Use this profile only if you have a clear reason to keep the full archive.</value>
+    <value>GDPR notice: Storing third-party messages (say/shout/yell from other players, NPC dialogues with player names, etc.) indefinitely may exceed the exemption for purely personal or household activities (Art. 2(2)(c)). Only use this profile if you have a clear reason to keep the full archive.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Use Full History</value>
+    <value>Apply full history</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Wizard_Reopen_Button" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Show wizard again</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Later — keep defaults</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Close the wizard without selecting a profile. The plugin defaults stay active and the wizard returns on next plugin load.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Export_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Export (GDPR Art. 15 — right of access)</value>
+    <value>Export (GDPR Art. 15 — Right of access)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Help" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Export stored messages to Markdown, JSON or CSV. Use this to fulfil a request for access from someone whose messages you have, or to take your own history with you.</value>
+    <value>Export stored messages as Markdown, JSON, or CSV. This lets you fulfil an access request from a person whose messages you have stored, or take your own history with you.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Range_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Last X days (0 = all time)</value>
+    <value>Last X days (0 = no time limit)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Sender_Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sender contains (optional, case-insensitive)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Channels_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Limit to channels</value>
+    <value>Restrict to channels</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Channels_AllOff" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>(none selected = all stored channels)</value>
+    <value>(nothing selected = all stored channels)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Format_Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Format</value>
@@ -259,41 +265,41 @@
     <value>Save export</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Running" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Export running in background…</value>
+    <value>Export running in the background…</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Success" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Export complete: {0:N0} messages written to {1}</value>
+    <value>Export complete, {0:N0} messages written to {1}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Empty" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Export complete: no messages matched the filter.</value>
+    <value>Export complete, no message matched the filter.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Export_Error" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Export failed, see /xllog</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Theme_Enabled_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Use the Hellion theme across all plugin windows</value>
+    <value>Use Hellion theme for all plugin windows</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Theme_Enabled_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Online Media palette of Arctic Cyan plus Ember Orange, applied across the chat log, settings, viewers and the wizard. Disable to fall back to the default Dalamud look.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Online Media palette of Arctic Cyan and Ember Orange, applied to the chat window, settings, viewer, and wizard. Disable to use the default Dalamud appearance.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Theme_WindowOpacity_Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Window opacity</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Theme_WindowOpacity_Help" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>How opaque the plugin panes are. Lower values let the game shine through; form fields and dialogs stay opaque on top so they remain readable.</value>
+    <value>How opaque the plugin windows are. Lower values let the game show through; form fields and dialogs stay fully opaque and readable on top.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Theme_UseHellionFont_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Use the bundled Hellion font (Exo 2)</value>
+    <value>Use bundled Hellion font (Exo 2)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Theme_UseHellionFont_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Renders chat and UI in Exo 2 (SIL Open Font License 1.1) which ships with the plugin. Disable to fall back to whatever font you picked under Settings → Fonts.</value>
+    <value>Renders chat and UI in Exo 2 (SIL Open Font License 1.1), which ships with the plugin. Disable to fall back to the font selected under Settings → Font.</value>
   </data>
 
   <data name="About_Maintainer_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Maintainer</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Maintainer_Body" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>I maintain Hellion Chat through Hellion Online Media. The website has the contact details for licensing, legal or business questions.</value>
+    <value>I maintain Hellion Chat through Hellion Online Media. Contact details for licensing, legal, or business inquiries are on the website.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Maintainer_Website_Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Website:</value>
@@ -303,142 +309,172 @@
     <value>Why this fork exists</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Mission_P1" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat is not trying to replace Chat 2. Chat 2 ships a complete chat experience with full history available for filtering, search and replay. That default is the right one for most users. This fork takes a different stance: a smaller default footprint, with extra knobs for users who want to keep less third-party chat on disk.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat is not meant to replace Chat 2. Chat 2 delivers a complete chat experience with a full history available for filtering, searching, and replay. That default is the right choice for most users. This fork takes a different approach: a smaller default footprint, with additional controls for users who prefer to keep less of other people's chat on disk.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Mission_P2" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The reason I wanted that narrower default was personal. After two years on Chat 2 my database had grown past two million messages, most of them /say, /shout and /yell from strangers in Limsa. That data is exactly what makes Chat 2's full-history view powerful and most users are happy to keep it. For my own taste I wanted a smaller default. So I built this fork.</value>
+    <value>The desire for this narrower default was personal. After two years with Chat 2, my database had grown to over two million messages, the majority of them /say, /shout, and /yell from strangers in Limsa. That data is exactly what makes Chat 2's full history useful, and most users are happy to keep it. My own preference was for a smaller default. So I built this fork.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Mission_P3" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>I am not chasing a big audience and the fork is not in competition with Chat 2. The code is open under the same EUPL-1.2 licence as the upstream plugin. Infi, Anna or anyone else are welcome to read it, borrow ideas, ask questions, or ignore the project. All three are fine by me.</value>
+    <value>I am not targeting a large audience, and the fork is not in competition with Chat 2. The code is open under the same EUPL-1.2 licence as the original. Infi, Anna, or anyone else is welcome to look around, borrow ideas, ask questions, or simply ignore the project. All three are fine by me.</value>
   </data>
 
   <data name="About_BuiltOn_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Built on Chat 2</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_BuiltOn_P1" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat is a fork of Chat 2 by Infi and Anna (ascclemens). The chat replacement window, the IPC integration, the rendering engine and the entire storage core come from upstream Chat 2.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat is a fork of Chat 2 by Infi and Anna (ascclemens). The chat-replacement window, IPC integration, render engine, and the entire storage core all come from the original.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_BuiltOn_P2" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The webinterface is the only major piece I removed. It is built for remote access to chat from a second device, which is a different focus than the smaller default footprint this fork is built around. Aligning it with these defaults would have meant a substantial rebuild, so removing it was the cleaner path for this particular fork.</value>
+    <value>The web interface is the only major piece I removed. It is built for remote access to the chat from a second device — a different focus from the smaller default footprint this fork pursues. Adapting it to these defaults would have required significant rework, so removing it was the clean path for this particular fork.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_BuiltOn_Upstream_Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Upstream repository:</value>
   </data>
 
   <data name="About_License_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>License</value>
+    <value>Licence</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_License_P1" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat and Chat 2 both ship under the European Union Public Licence v1.2 (EUPL-1.2).</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat and Chat 2 are both released under the European Union Public Licence v1.2 (EUPL-1.2).</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_License_P2" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>© 2023 to 2026, the Chat 2 authors (Infi, Anna and the upstream contributors).</value>
+    <value>© 2023 to 2026, the Chat 2 authors (Infi, Anna, and upstream contributors).</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_License_P3" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>© 2026 Hellion Online Media for the additions made in this fork.</value>
+    <value>© 2026 Hellion Online Media for the extensions in this fork.</value>
   </data>
 
   <data name="About_SE_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>FINAL FANTASY XIV disclaimer</value>
+    <value>FINAL FANTASY XIV notice</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_SE_P1" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>FINAL FANTASY XIV © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All rights reserved.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_SE_P2" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat is an unofficial, fan-made plugin. It has no affiliation with Square Enix and is not endorsed, sponsored or approved by them.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat is an unofficial fan plugin. It is not affiliated with Square Enix and is neither endorsed, sponsored, nor approved by them.</value>
   </data>
 
   <data name="About_Localization_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Localization</value>
+    <value>Localisation</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Localization_P1" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The German translations of the Hellion-specific strings come from me. Other languages are not provided yet.</value>
+    <value>The translations of the Hellion-specific strings were done by me. No additional languages are currently available.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Localization_P2" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The translator list below covers the upstream Chat 2 strings on Crowdin. Those volunteers translated Chat 2, not the Hellion additions.</value>
+    <value>The translator list below belongs to the Chat 2 strings on Crowdin. These volunteers translated Chat 2, not the Hellion extensions.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="About_Translators_TreeNode" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Chat 2 community translators (upstream)</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (runtime strings) -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (Runtime strings) -->
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Active Tells</value>
+    <value>Active tells</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_HistorySeparator" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>— Earlier conversations —</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>History could not be loaded.</value>
+    <value>Could not load history.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_GreetedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Marked as greeted. Click to remove the marker.</value>
+    <value>Marked as greeted. Click to remove the mark.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Mark as greeted.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pin Tab</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuUnpin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Unpin Tab</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPromote" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Promote to permanent</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PromoteTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Turns this TempTell into a regular tab. The tell binding to the partner is dropped — the tab will catch messages by its channel filters from now on. For "tab survives relog while staying bound to this partner", use Pin Tab instead.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pinned tabs survive relog and stay bound to this conversation partner.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pinned</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sidebar width</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Width of the tab sidebar in pixels. The default (44 px) is icon-only; widen it to fit the section headers like "Active Tells (3)" without truncation.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_LimitReached" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Maximum of {0} pinned tell tabs reached. Unpin one first, or use Promote to permanent.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinnedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pinned — survives relog.</value>
+  </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (Chat settings tab) -->
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Auto-Tell-Tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Enable_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Open a tab automatically for each tell partner</value>
+    <value>Automatically open a tab per conversation partner for every /tell</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Enable_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>When you receive or send a /tell, a temporary tab dedicated to that player is opened automatically. Tabs vanish on logout.</value>
+    <value>As soon as you receive or send a /tell, a temporary tab is automatically opened for that player. Tabs are removed on logout.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Maximum number of auto tell tabs</value>
+    <value>Maximum number of auto-tell tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>When the limit is reached, greeted tabs with the oldest activity are dropped first. The change applies on the next /tell.</value>
+    <value>When the limit is reached, greeted tabs with the oldest activity are closed first. Changes take effect on the next /tell. This limit applies to the auto-managed pool. Pinned tell tabs (right-click → Pin Tab) live in a separate pool of up to 5 and survive relog.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Compact_Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Compact display</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Compact_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Show only a thin separator between persistent tabs and auto tell tabs, without the section header.</value>
+    <value>Shows only a thin separator between regular tabs and auto-tell tabs, without a section header.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_GreetedToggle_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Show "mark as greeted" button</value>
+    <value>Show "Mark as greeted" button</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_GreetedToggle_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Adds a click-to-toggle button next to each auto tell tab to mark a partner as already greeted, dimming the tab name when set. Useful for club greeters tracking many parallel conversations; off by default.</value>
+    <value>Adds a click button next to each auto-tell tab to mark a conversation partner as already greeted — the tab name is then dimmed. Useful for club greeters managing many conversations in parallel. Off by default.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_OpenAsPopout_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Open new /tell tabs directly as pop-out</value>
+    <value>Open new /tell tabs directly as pop-outs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_OpenAsPopout_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>When enabled, each newly created /tell tab opens directly as its own window. Closing the window returns the tab to the sidebar.</value>
+    <value>When active, each newly created /tell tab is immediately opened as its own window. Closing the window returns the tab to the sidebar.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_PreloadHint" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The number of preloaded tells is configured in the Privacy tab.</value>
+    <value>The number of preloaded tells can be configured in the Privacy tab.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_ConflictHint" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Heads-up: if XIV Messanger or a similar plugin is suppressing direct messages, turn its "Suppress DMs" option off so Hellion Chat can receive tells and open the auto tabs.</value>
+    <value>Note: If XIV Messenger or a similar plugin suppresses tells, disable the "Suppress DMs" option there so that Hellion Chat can receive tells and open the auto-tabs.</value>
   </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (Privacy settings tab) -->
   <data name="Privacy_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Tell history in auto tabs</value>
+    <value>Tell history in auto-tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_AutoTellTabs_Preload_Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Number of preloaded tells</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_AutoTellTabs_Preload_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>How many earlier tell messages are loaded from the database when an auto tell tab is opened. 0 disables the preload.</value>
+    <value>How many previous tell messages are loaded from the database when an auto-tell tab is opened. 0 disables preloading.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Privacy_AutoTellTabs_Preload_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Only takes effect when auto tell tabs are enabled in the Chat tab.</value>
+    <value>Only takes effect when auto-tell tabs are enabled in the Chat tab.</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Settings UX Polish v10 wipe migration -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Settings UX Polish v10 Wipe migration -->
   <data name="SettingsRefactor_Migration_Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Settings reorganised</value>
+    <value>Settings restructured</value>
   </data>
   <data name="SettingsRefactor_Migration_Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat 0.5.0 reorganised the settings into themed tabs. Your chat database and your message history stay untouched. Settings have been reset to defaults; if you want to pick a privacy profile again, the reopen button is in the Privacy tab. A backup of your previous config is at HellionChat.json.pre-v10-backup next to the live config file.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat 0.5.0 has restructured the settings into thematic tabs. Your chat database and message history remain unchanged. Settings have been reset to defaults. If you want to re-select your privacy profile, the Reopen button is in the Privacy tab. A backup of the previous config is located at HellionChat.json.pre-v10-backup next to the active config file.</value>
   </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Settings UX Polish 8-tab structure -->
@@ -455,30 +491,30 @@
     <value>Chat</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Tab_Tabs" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Tabs</value>
+    <value>Channels</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Tab_Database" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Database</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Tab_Information" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Information</value>
+    <value>About</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — General-Tab section headings -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — General tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_General_Input_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Input</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_General_Audio_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Audio &amp; Notifications</value>
+    <value>Audio &amp; notifications</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_General_Performance_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Performance</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_General_Language_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Language &amp; Input Helpers</value>
+    <value>Language &amp; input aids</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Appearance-Tab section headings -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Appearance tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_Appearance_Theme_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Theme</value>
   </data>
@@ -486,32 +522,32 @@
     <value>Fonts</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Appearance_Colours_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Chat Colours</value>
+    <value>Chat colours</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Appearance_Timestamps_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Timestamps</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Window-Tab section headings -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Window tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_Window_Hide_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hide</value>
+    <value>Hiding</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Window_InactivityHide_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Inactivity Hide</value>
+    <value>Inactivity hiding</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Window_Frame_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Window Frame</value>
+    <value>Window frame</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Window_Tooltips_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Tooltips</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Chat-Tab section headings -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Chat tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_Chat_AutoTellTabs_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Auto-Tell-Tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Chat_Behaviour_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Message Behaviour</value>
+    <value>Message behaviour</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Chat_Preview_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Preview</value>
@@ -520,7 +556,15 @@
     <value>Emotes</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Database-Tab section headings -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Chat tab SymbolPicker -->
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Show symbol-picker button next to chat input</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Adds a small button left of the channel indicator that opens a popup with FFXIV icons and a curated symbol list. Disable if you prefer a leaner input bar.</value>
+  </data>
+
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Database tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_Database_Storage_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Storage</value>
   </data>
@@ -531,9 +575,9 @@
     <value>Maintenance</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Information-Tab section headings -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Information tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_Information_VersionInfo_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Version Info</value>
+    <value>Version info</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Information_About_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>About HellionChat</value>
@@ -542,7 +586,7 @@
     <value>Changelog</value>
   </data>
 
-  <!-- Hellion Chat — Default tab presets (channel-themed) -->
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Default tab presets (channel-specific) -->
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_System" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>System</value>
   </data>
@@ -553,36 +597,36 @@
     <value>Party</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_Beginner" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Beginner</value>
+    <value>Novice</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Tabs_Presets_Linkshell" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Linkshell</value>
   </data>
   <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>
+    <value>If you use multiple linkshells, the maintainer recommends one tab per shell for a cleaner overview. Duplicate the tab and restrict the channel selection in each copy.</value>
   </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — v1.2.0 per-tab icon override -->
   <data name="Tabs_Icon_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Tab-Icon</value>
+    <value>Tab icon</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Tabs_Icon_HelpMarker" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>FontAwesome-Glyph für die Sidebar. Default greift auf Tab-Name oder Channel-Typ.</value>
+    <value>FontAwesome glyph for the sidebar. Default falls back to the tab name or channel type.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Tabs_Icon_DefaultOption" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>(Default-Mapping)</value>
+    <value>(Default mapping)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatColourPresets_Default" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Klassik (Chat 2 Default)</value>
+    <value>Classic (Chat 2 default)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatColourPresets_HighContrast" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>High-Contrast</value>
+    <value>High contrast</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatColourPresets_Pastell" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Pastell</value>
+    <value>Pastel</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatColourPresets_DarkModeTuned" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Dark-Mode-Tuned</value>
+    <value>Dark mode tuned</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatColourPresets_Hellion" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Hellion</value>
@@ -594,22 +638,22 @@
     <value>Indigo Violet</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Appearance_Colours_PresetsHint" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Tip: presets overwrite your current channel colours immediately.</value>
+    <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>
+    <value>Master switch: allows typing and sending directly in any pop-out window (including auto-tell tabs). Channel switching in a pop-out acts globally like in the main window; the text buffer and history cursor are independent per pop-out.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Window_ResetPosition_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Reset Window Position</value>
+    <value>Reset window position</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Window_ResetPosition_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Snaps the chat window and every active pop-out back to the primary monitor's top-left corner. Useful when a window has drifted off-screen after a display layout change (monitor disconnected, resolution changed). The plugin also runs an automatic bounds check once per session — this button is the manual backup if anything still ends up unreachable.</value>
+    <value>Moves the chat window and all active pop-outs back to the top-left corner of the primary monitor. Useful when a window has ended up outside the visible area after a display layout change (monitor disconnected, resolution changed). The plugin also performs an automatic bounds check once per session; this button is the manual escape hatch if something still ends up unreachable.</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>
+    <value>New in v0.6.0: You can now type directly in pop-outs. Enable the master switch in the Window settings.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Popout_v060_HintAck" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Got it</value>
@@ -618,19 +662,19 @@
     <value>Open window settings</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Hint_v061_PopOutHeader_Body" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>You can open any chat tab as its own window. Click the window icon in the top right or right-click the tab. New in v0.6.1: pop-out input is enabled by default (can be turned off under Settings → Window).</value>
+    <value>You can open any chat tab as its own window. Click the window icon in the top right or right-click the tab. New in v0.6.1: pop-out input is active by default (can be disabled under Settings → Window).</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Hint_v061_PopOutHeader_Ack" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Got it</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Hint_v061_PopOutHeader_OpenSettings" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Open Settings</value>
+    <value>Open settings</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatTwoConflictTitle" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Hellion Chat cannot start while Chat 2 is loaded.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatTwoConflictBody" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat is a standalone fork of Chat 2. Both plugins replace the same in-game chat window and would conflict at runtime if loaded together.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat is a standalone fork of Chat 2. Both plugins replace the same chat window in the game and would conflict at runtime.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatTwoConflictAction" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Disable Chat 2 in /xlplugins, then re-enable Hellion Chat.</value>
@@ -639,7 +683,7 @@
     <value>General</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_General_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Plugin-wide settings — language, input, audio, performance.</value>
+    <value>Language, input, audio, and performance.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Appearance_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Appearance</value>
@@ -657,25 +701,25 @@
     <value>Window</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Window_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Window behaviour — when it shows, whether it can move.</value>
+    <value>When the window is visible and whether it can be moved.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Chat_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Chat</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Chat_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>How messages are displayed — tells, preview, behaviour, emotes.</value>
+    <value>Tells, preview, message behaviour, and emotes.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Tabs_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Tabs_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Tab management — create and configure your own chat tabs.</value>
+    <value>Create and configure custom chat tabs.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Privacy_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Privacy</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Privacy_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>What's allowed to be stored — privacy filter per channel.</value>
+    <value>Privacy filter per channel and what may be stored.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Database_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Database</value>
@@ -687,7 +731,7 @@
     <value>Information</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Information_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>About the plugin — version, mission, license, changelog.</value>
+    <value>Version, mission, licence, and changelog.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Tab_Themes" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Themes</value>
@@ -705,16 +749,16 @@
     <value>Open themes folder</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Themes_ExportActive" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Export active...</value>
+    <value>Export active…</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>This theme suggests its own chat channel colours.</value>
+    <value>This theme suggests its own channel colours.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Apply" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Apply</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Keep" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Keep current</value>
+    <value>Keep</value>
   </data>
   <data name="StatusBar_Privacy_Enabled" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Privacy-First</value>
@@ -723,55 +767,55 @@
     <value>Open</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Appearance_UseCompactDensity_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Compact Density</value>
+    <value>Compact density</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Appearance_UseCompactDensity_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Schaltet das Message-Layout vom Card-Row-Default zurück auf einzeilige `[HH:mm] Sender: Text` Zeilen.</value>
+    <value>Switches the message layout from the card-row default back to single-line `[HH:mm] Sender: Text` rows.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Theme &amp; Layout</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>How the window looks — theme, frame, timestamp style.</value>
+    <value>Theme, window frame, and timestamp style.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Fonts &amp; Colours</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Readability — font, font size, per-channel chat colours.</value>
+    <value>Font, font size, and chat colours per channel.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_DataManagement_Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Data Management</value>
+    <value>Data management</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_DataManagement_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>What happens to stored data — retention, cleanup, export, DB stats.</value>
+    <value>Retention, cleanup, export, and database statistics.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Integrations_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Integrations</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Card_Integrations_Subtext" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Other Dalamud plugins HellionChat reacts to. Auto-detected, with a "coming soon" preview of upcoming integrations.</value>
+    <value>Other Dalamud plugins that HellionChat works with. Upcoming integrations in preview.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_Theme_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Theme</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_WindowStyle_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Window Style</value>
+    <value>Window style</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_TimestampStyle_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Timestamp Style</value>
+    <value>Timestamp style</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_WindowOpacity_Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Window Transparency</value>
+    <value>Window transparency</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_WindowOpacity_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>How transparent the window background is. Lower values let the game show through more. Tip: Dalamud's per-window menu (Hamburger in the title bar) gives you per-window overrides for opacity, background blur, click-through and pinning — those override this slider for that window.</value>
+    <value>How transparent the window background is. Lower values let more of the game show through. Tip: Dalamud's per-window menu (hamburger in the title bar) offers per-window overrides for opacity, background blur, click-through, and pinning — those take precedence over this slider for the respective window.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_FontsAndColours_Fonts_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Fonts</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_FontsAndColours_Colours_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Chat Colours</value>
+    <value>Chat colours</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_DataManagement_Storage_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Storage</value>
@@ -786,22 +830,22 @@
     <value>Export</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_DataManagement_DbViewer_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Database Viewer</value>
+    <value>Database viewer</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_DataManagement_Advanced_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Advanced (Shift+Click to open)</value>
+    <value>Advanced (Shift+click to open)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Window_Frame_Behaviour_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Behaviour</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Migration_v16_OverrideStyle_Toast" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Hellion Chat 1.2.1 reorganised the Settings menu and removed the legacy "Style override" option (made obsolete by the Themes system in 1.1.0). Your other settings are unchanged. Window opacity was migrated to Theme &amp; Layout. A backup of your previous config is at pluginConfigs/HellionChat.json.pre-v16-backup next to the live HellionChat.json.</value>
+    <value>Hellion Chat 1.2.1 has reorganised the settings menu and removed the old "Override style" option (superseded by the theme system from 1.1.0). Your remaining settings are unchanged. Window transparency has been migrated to "Theme &amp; Layout". A backup of the previous config is located at pluginConfigs/HellionChat.json.pre-v16-backup next to the active HellionChat.json.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Tab_Integrations" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Integrations</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Intro" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Plugin integrations let HellionChat react to other installed Dalamud plugins. Each integration auto-detects its target and silently disables itself when the target plugin is not present.</value>
+    <value>Plugin integrations let HellionChat work together with other installed Dalamud plugins. Each integration automatically detects its target and silently disables itself when the target plugin is missing.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Honorific</value>
@@ -813,13 +857,19 @@
     <value>Not installed</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Status_Incompatible" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Incompatible API version ({0} expected, {1}.{2} detected)</value>
+    <value>Incompatible API version ({0} expected, {1}.{2} found)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Toggle" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Show Honorific title in chat header</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Displays your custom title from Honorific in the header above the chat log, in your chosen colour.</value>
+    <value>Shows your custom title from Honorific in the header above the chat log, in the colour you have chosen.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Render glow outlines (Honorific)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>May reduce frame rate on low-end hardware. Renders glow outlines for Honorific titles that use them. Gradient animation is not yet supported and will render as the primary colour.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Honorific on GitHub</value>
@@ -831,48 +881,57 @@
     <value>Coming soon</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_Intro" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>These integrations are on the roadmap. The settings for each appear automatically once the underlying plugin is wired up.</value>
+    <value>These integrations are on the roadmap. The settings will appear automatically once the respective plugin is connected.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_ContextMenu_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Context menu actions</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_ContextMenu_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Right-click a name in chat to jump to PlayerTrack, open the Lodestone profile, or compose a DM in one click.</value>
+    <value>Right-click a name in chat: jump to PlayerTrack, open the Lodestone profile, or compose a DM with one click.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_Notifications_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Smart notifications (NotificationMaster)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_Notifications_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Route mentions and DMs through NotificationMaster for system toasts, taskbar flash, and per-channel sounds.</value>
+    <value>Mentions and DMs via NotificationMaster: system toasts, taskbar flash, and per-channel sounds.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_RPStatus_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>RP status block (Moodles · LightlessClient)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_RPStatus_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Show Moodles status icons and pair-badges inline next to chat names for richer roleplay context.</value>
+    <value>Show Moodles status icons and pair badges directly next to chat names for more roleplay context.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_ExtraChat_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>ExtraChat channels</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_ExtraChat_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Host end-to-end-encrypted cross-datacenter linkshells natively in HellionChat.</value>
+    <value>Host end-to-end encrypted cross-datacenter linkshells natively in HellionChat.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_QuickDM_Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Quick DM button (XIVInstantMessenger)</value>
+    <value>Quick-DM button (XIVInstantMessenger)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_QuickDM_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>One-click DM compose without leaving the chat window.</value>
+    <value>Quick DM access directly from the chat window, one click.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_GotAnIdea_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Got an idea?</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_GotAnIdea_Body" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Got an idea for a plugin integration that's not on this list? Hop on the Hellion Forge Discord and tell me. Community input drives the roadmap.</value>
+    <value>Got an idea for a plugin integration that is not on the list? Come to the Hellion Forge Discord and write to me. Community input shapes the roadmap.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_GotAnIdea_LinkLabel" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Open Hellion Forge</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Honorific custom title</value>
+    <value>Custom title from Honorific</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Full-text search</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The full-text index is still being built. The local filter remains available.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Searches for the exact phrase. Multi-word queries match only when the words appear together in order. To use raw FTS5 MATCH syntax, wrap your term in double quotes yourself.</value>
   </data>
 </root>

HellionChat/SelfTests/ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep.cs

@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@ using HellionChat.Themes;
 
 namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
 
-// Validates the runtime theme-switch contract from the user side. The
+// Validates the runtime theme-switch contract: polls ThemeRegistry.Active
-// caller toggles the active theme via Settings -> Theme & Layout, the
+// per frame until the slug moves away and back, then sanity-checks that
-// step polls ThemeRegistry.Active per frame and only passes once the
+// the ABGR cache was recomputed on switch.
-// slug has moved away from the initial value and back. The ABGR cache
-// is sanity-checked on every frame: a freshly switched theme must carry
-// a populated cache, otherwise Switch() forgot the recompute and the UI
-// would still draw, just with all-transparent slots.
 internal sealed class ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep : ISelfTestStep
 {
     private readonly Plugin plugin;
@@ -73,9 +69,8 @@ internal sealed class ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep : ISelfTestStep
         this.switchedAway = false;
     }
 
-    // Any non-zero slot proves the cache was actually recomputed for the
+    // Any non-zero slot confirms the cache was recomputed — no reference
-    // current theme. We don't compare against a reference, because custom
+    // comparison since custom themes can share slot values with built-ins.
-    // themes can legitimately share slot values with a built-in.
     private static bool HasPopulatedCache(Theme theme)
     {
         var cache = theme.AbgrCache;

HellionChat/Themes/Builtin/CrystalNocturne.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
+
+internal static class CrystalNocturne
+{
+    public const string Slug = "crystal-nocturne";
+
+    public static Theme Build() =>
+        new(
+            Slug: Slug,
+            Name: "Crystal Nocturne",
+            Author: "CRYSTALLITE",
+            Description: "Royal sapphire and electric magenta over obsidian — a nocturne for the crystal-lit dance floor.",
+            Colors: new ThemeColors(
+                PrimaryDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#1D4ED8"),
+                Primary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6"),
+                PrimaryLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                PrimaryGlow: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F699"),
+                AccentDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A21CAF"),
+                Accent: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D946EF"),
+                AccentLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                Identity: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6"),
+                WindowBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#08070F"),
+                ChildBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#11101F"),
+                FrameBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#1C1A33"),
+                Surface: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#262340"),
+                SurfaceHover: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#332D55"),
+                Border: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D946EF55"),
+                TextPrimary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F5F3FF"),
+                TextMuted: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A5A0C0"),
+                TextDim: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#4B4763"),
+                StatusSuccess: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#10B981"),
+                StatusDanger: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F43F5E"),
+                StatusWarning: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FACC15"),
+                StatusInfo: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6")
+            ),
+            Layout: new ThemeLayout(
+                WindowRounding: 2f,
+                ChildRounding: 1f,
+                PopupRounding: 2f,
+                FrameRounding: 1f,
+                GrabRounding: 1f,
+                TabRounding: 1f,
+                ScrollbarRounding: 2f,
+                WindowBorderSize: 1f,
+                FrameBorderSize: 1f
+            ),
+            Typography: new ThemeTypography(),
+            IsBuiltIn: true,
+            ChatColors: new ThemeChatColors(
+                new Dictionary<HellionChat.Code.ChatType, uint>
+                {
+                    // Crystal Nocturne — sapphire-blue identity for party/team channels,
+                    // accent-magenta for tells, with mint/peach accents on linkshells
+                    // so the eight LS slots stay individually distinguishable on the
+                    // dark obsidian background.
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F5F3FF"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FACC15"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A8C8E8"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#10B981"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CrossParty] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#10B981"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FACC15"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A5A0C0"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D946EF"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CustomEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.StandardEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Echo] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A5A0C0"),
+                }
+            )
+        );
+}

HellionChat/Themes/Builtin/HellionSpectrum.cs

@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
 
-// Hellion Spectrum: Deuteran/Protan-safe channel colours.
+// Deuteran/Protan-safe palette with preserved channel identity.
-// Palette derived from Bang Wong, "Points of view: Color blindness",
-// Nature Methods 8, 441 (2011). Channel identity (Tell pink, Yell yellow,
-// Shout orange, Party blue, FC green) is preserved per Channel-Identity-
-// Rule in docs/THEME-AUTHORING.md; tones are chosen so every channel
-// stays distinguishable under red-green colour-vision deficiency.
 internal static class HellionSpectrum
 {
     public const string Slug = "hellion-spectrum";
@@ -57,9 +52,6 @@ internal static class HellionSpectrum
             ChatColors: new ThemeChatColors(
                 new Dictionary<HellionChat.Code.ChatType, uint>
                 {
-                    // Hellion Spectrum — Wong/Okabe-Ito tones within FFXIV channel
-                    // identity. FC pulled slightly greener than vanilla cyan-teal so
-                    // Party-blue and FC-green stay separable under deuteran sim.
                     [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FFFFFF"),
                     [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0E442"),
                     [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D55E00"),

HellionChat/Themes/Builtin/MoonlitBloom.cs

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-using HellionChat.Util;
-
-namespace HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
-
-internal static class MoonlitBloom
-{
-    public const string Slug = "moonlit-bloom";
-
-    public static Theme Build() =>
-        new(
-            Slug: Slug,
-            Name: "Moonlit Bloom",
-            Author: "Hellion Forge",
-            Description: "Bloom Magenta + Soft Sage auf Deep Violet Night.",
-            Colors: new ThemeColors(
-                PrimaryDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#C957D0"),
-                Primary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E8"),
-                PrimaryLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                PrimaryGlow: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E899"),
-                AccentDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#7AAC5C"),
-                Accent: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9CCB7C"),
-                AccentLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#B6E297"),
-                Identity: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E8"),
-                WindowBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#0E0C1F"),
-                ChildBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#15122B"),
-                FrameBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#1F1A38"),
-                Surface: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#28224A"),
-                SurfaceHover: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#332B5B"),
-                Border: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E844"),
-                TextPrimary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#ECE6F5"),
-                TextMuted: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9A8BB0"),
-                TextDim: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#554B6E"),
-                StatusSuccess: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#7AAC5C"),
-                StatusDanger: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E85C6A"),
-                StatusWarning: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B590"),
-                StatusInfo: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#6278FF")
-            ),
-            Layout: new ThemeLayout(
-                WindowRounding: 6f,
-                ChildRounding: 5f,
-                PopupRounding: 5f,
-                FrameRounding: 4f,
-                GrabRounding: 4f,
-                TabRounding: 4f,
-                ScrollbarRounding: 4f,
-                WindowBorderSize: 1f,
-                FrameBorderSize: 1f
-            ),
-            Typography: new ThemeTypography(),
-            IsBuiltIn: true,
-            ChatColors: new ThemeChatColors(
-                new Dictionary<HellionChat.Code.ChatType, uint>
-                {
-                    // Moonlit Bloom — Bloom-Magenta-Tönung. Sage-Drift in NoviceNetwork
-                    // und Linkshell4. Tell-Pink-Identität bleibt sichtbar.
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#ECE6F5"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0D080"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F09A60"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A0B0F0"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A8C8E8"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9CCB7C"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CrossParty] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A0B0F0"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9CCB7C"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0BC92"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0D080"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#B6E297"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A0B0F0"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#C098D8"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B0E8"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CustomEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B590"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.StandardEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B590"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Echo] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9A8BB0"),
-                }
-            )
-        );
-}

HellionChat/Themes/Builtin/SynthwaveSunset.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ internal static class SynthwaveSunset
         new(
             Slug: Slug,
             Name: "Synthwave Sunset",
-            Author: "Hellion Forge",
+            Author: "Zoe Moon",
             Description: "Hot Magenta + Cyan on midnight violet. 80s neon-grid vibes for late-night raids.",
             Colors: new ThemeColors(
                 PrimaryDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#C71585"),

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeChatColors.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ using HellionChat.Code;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Themes;
 
-// Optional pro Theme. Wenn ein Theme ChatColors mitliefert, kann der
+// Optional per-theme chat colours applied to Configuration.ChatColours on user request.
-// User sie per Klick im Themes-Tab auf Configuration.ChatColours anwenden.
+// Themes without this leave channel colours untouched.
-// Ein Theme ohne ChatColors (z.B. chat2-classic) lässt die User-Channel-
-// Farben unverändert.
 public sealed record ThemeChatColors(IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, uint> Channels);

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeColors.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace HellionChat.Themes;
 
-// Color-Werte als 0xRRGGBBAA, RgbaToAbgr handled den Byte-Swap zu ImGui.
+// Colour values as 0xRRGGBBAA — RgbaToAbgr handles the byte-swap for ImGui.
 public sealed record ThemeColors(
     uint PrimaryDark,
     uint Primary,

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeJsonLoader.cs

@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ internal static class ThemeJsonLoader
         var dict = new Dictionary<HellionChat.Code.ChatType, uint>();
         foreach (var prop in el.EnumerateObject())
         {
-            // Property-Name ist der ChatType-Name als String (z.B. "Say", "Tell"),
+            // Property name is the ChatType name (e.g. "Say", "Tell"), value is hex like theme colours.
-            // Value ist Hex wie bei den Theme-Colors. Unbekannte Channel-Names
+            // Unknown channel names are silently skipped for forward-compat with future SE channels.
-            // werden still übersprungen — Forward-Compat falls SE neue Channels
-            // einführt.
             if (
                 !Enum.TryParse<HellionChat.Code.ChatType>(
                     prop.Name,

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeLayout.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace HellionChat.Themes;
 
-// Layout-Werte spiegeln die ImGuiStyleVar-Slots, die HellionStyle pusht.
+// Layout values mirror the ImGuiStyleVar slots pushed by HellionStyle.
 public sealed record ThemeLayout(
     float WindowRounding,
     float ChildRounding,

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeRegistry.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
 {
     public const string DefaultSlug = HellionArctic.Slug;
 
+    // 1Hz throttle for the v1.4.8 B2 auto-refresh-on-active path. The
+    // Plugin.Draw hook calls RefreshActiveIfStale every frame, but the
+    // actual File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc disk-stat only runs once per second
+    // -- 60fps would otherwise mean 3600 stats/min on the same path (more
+    // on Wine). Same idiom as the StatusBar 1Hz cache.
+    private const long ActiveStampPollIntervalMs = 1000;
+
     private readonly Dictionary<string, Theme> _builtIns;
     private readonly Dictionary<string, (Theme Theme, DateTime Stamp)> _customCache = new(
         StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
@@ -13,23 +20,36 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
     private readonly string? _customThemesDir;
     private Theme _active;
 
+    // v1.4.8 B2: source path of the currently active custom theme. Captured
+    // at Switch() time so RefreshActiveIfStale does not have to reconstruct
+    // a filename from the slug -- custom theme filenames are not required
+    // to match the slug they declare in the JSON body. Null when the active
+    // theme is built-in or no custom-themes directory is configured.
+    private string? _activeCustomPath;
+    private long _lastActiveStampCheckMs = -ActiveStampPollIntervalMs;
+    private DateTime _lastActiveStamp = DateTime.MinValue;
+
     public ThemeRegistry(string? customThemesDir = null)
     {
+        // Insertion order drives the Theme-Picker grid layout (3 columns).
+        // Row 1: blue family. Row 2: purple to magenta family.
+        // Row 3: green / warm / classic. Row 4: Synthwave Sunset as a
+        // retro bonus on its own line.
         _builtIns = new Dictionary<string, Theme>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
         {
             { HellionArctic.Slug, HellionArctic.Build() },
             { HellionSpectrum.Slug, HellionSpectrum.Build() },
-            { Chat2Classic.Slug, Chat2Classic.Build() },
-            { EventHorizon.Slug, EventHorizon.Build() },
-            { MoonlitBloom.Slug, MoonlitBloom.Build() },
             { NightBlue.Slug, NightBlue.Build() },
+            { EventHorizon.Slug, EventHorizon.Build() },
             { IndigoViolet.Slug, IndigoViolet.Build() },
-            { ForgeMerchantman.Slug, ForgeMerchantman.Build() },
+            { CrystalNocturne.Slug, CrystalNocturne.Build() },
             { MintGrove.Slug, MintGrove.Build() },
+            { ForgeMerchantman.Slug, ForgeMerchantman.Build() },
+            { Chat2Classic.Slug, Chat2Classic.Build() },
             { SynthwaveSunset.Slug, SynthwaveSunset.Build() },
         };
 
-        // Centralised so the ten .Build() factories stay free of cache plumbing.
+        // Centralised so Build() factories stay free of cache plumbing.
         foreach (var theme in _builtIns.Values)
             theme.RecomputeAbgrCache();
 
@@ -44,7 +64,9 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
         if (_builtIns.TryGetValue(slug, out var b))
             return b;
 
-        var custom = LoadCustomBySlug(slug);
+        // Discard the source path here; Switch is the only call-site that
+        // needs to remember it for the auto-refresh hook.
+        var custom = LoadCustomBySlug(slug, out _);
         if (custom != null)
             return custom;
 
@@ -55,17 +77,74 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
 
     public IEnumerable<Theme> AllCustom() => RefreshCustomCache();
 
+    // Built-in-first to match Get(slug)'s lookup order. A user theme JSON
+    // that declares the same slug as a built-in is ignored deliberately --
+    // having Switch prefer custom and Get prefer built-in would produce
+    // a state where _active and Get(_active.Slug) disagree.
     public void Switch(string slug)
     {
-        var theme = Get(slug);
+        if (_builtIns.TryGetValue(slug, out var builtin))
-        // Defensive — idempotent and cheap, so any future theme source
+        {
-        // that forgets the cache fill still ends up with a populated one.
+            _active = builtin;
-        theme.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+            _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
-        _active = theme;
+            _activeCustomPath = null;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var customTheme = LoadCustomBySlug(slug, out var customPath);
+        if (customTheme is not null)
+        {
+            _active = customTheme;
+            // Defensive — ensures any future theme source always gets a populated cache.
+            _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+            _activeCustomPath = customPath;
+            // Force a first-tick reload-check after the switch so the stamp
+            // baseline is established on the next RefreshActiveIfStale call.
+            _lastActiveStamp = DateTime.MinValue;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: neither built-in nor custom matched. Drop to default
+        // and clear the active custom path so RefreshActiveIfStale stays idle.
+        _active = _builtIns[DefaultSlug];
+        _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+        _activeCustomPath = null;
     }
 
-    // 0x80070020 = SHARING_VIOLATION, 0x80070021 = LOCK_VIOLATION. Other
+    // 1Hz-throttled disk-stat on the currently active custom theme file.
-    // IO failures are permanent and get the theme dropped instead of retried.
+    // When the file's LastWriteTime moves forward (editor save), reload the
+    // theme via Get() so the user sees the edit immediately without
+    // re-selecting in the picker. Built-in themes short-circuit; custom
+    // themes without an _activeCustomPath (e.g. Switch fell to default)
+    // short-circuit too.
+    public void RefreshActiveIfStale()
+    {
+        var now = Environment.TickCount64;
+        if (now - _lastActiveStampCheckMs < ActiveStampPollIntervalMs)
+            return;
+        _lastActiveStampCheckMs = now;
+
+        if (_active.IsBuiltIn)
+            return;
+
+        var path = _activeCustomPath;
+        if (path is null || !File.Exists(path))
+            return;
+
+        var stamp = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(path);
+        if (!ThemeStampDiff.IsStale(_lastActiveStamp, stamp))
+            return;
+        _lastActiveStamp = stamp;
+
+        // Get() re-runs RefreshCustomCache which picks up the new content
+        // (the cache keys by path + LastWriteTime, so a mtime bump invalidates).
+        // RecomputeAbgrCache happens inside RefreshCustomCache on cache miss.
+        var reloaded = Get(_active.Slug);
+        _active = reloaded;
+    }
+
+    // 0x80070020 = SHARING_VIOLATION, 0x80070021 = LOCK_VIOLATION.
+    // Other IO failures are permanent — theme is dropped instead of retried.
     internal static bool IsRecoverableFileLock(Exception? ex)
     {
         if (ex is not IOException io)
@@ -74,19 +153,30 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
         return code == 0x80070020u || code == 0x80070021u;
     }
 
-    // Custom-Themes werden lazy aus dem Verzeichnis geladen, Cache mit
+    // Slug -> Theme lookup with the source path as an out-param so the
-    // LastWriteTime-Token. Eine geänderte JSON wird beim nächsten Lookup
+    // Switch path can remember which file backs the active custom theme.
-    // neu eingelesen.
+    // Pure reverse-lookup over the existing _customCache: that cache is
-    private Theme? LoadCustomBySlug(string slug)
+    // already Path -> (Theme, Stamp), so iterating it costs nothing,
+    // avoids a re-parse of every JSON, and keeps the parse logic (and
+    // the recoverable-file-lock recovery) confined to RefreshCustomCache.
+    // The cache must be warm before this runs; Plugin.LoadAsync triggers
+    // a one-time warm-up via AllCustom() before the first Switch call.
+    private Theme? LoadCustomBySlug(string slug, out string? sourcePath)
     {
+        sourcePath = null;
         if (_customThemesDir is null)
             return null;
         if (!Directory.Exists(_customThemesDir))
             return null;
 
-        foreach (var theme in RefreshCustomCache())
+        foreach (var kvp in _customCache)
-            if (string.Equals(theme.Slug, slug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
-                return theme;
+            if (string.Equals(kvp.Value.Theme.Slug, slug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                sourcePath = kvp.Key;
+                return kvp.Value.Theme;
+            }
+        }
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -115,9 +205,8 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex) when (IsRecoverableFileLock(ex))
                 {
-                    // Editor mid-save: keep the cached snapshot, leave the stamp
+                    // Editor mid-save: keep last known good, retry on next refresh.
-                    // alone so the next refresh retries automatically.
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
-                    Plugin.Log.Debug(
                         $"Custom theme {Path.GetFileName(path)} is locked, keeping last known good"
                     );
                     if (cached.Theme is not null)

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeStampDiff.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Themes;
+
+// Pure stale-check for the v1.4.8 B2 theme-auto-refresh-on-active path.
+// Lives in a free helper class so the Build-Suite can exercise the diff
+// rules without instantiating ThemeRegistry (which touches the Dalamud
+// log proxy and the filesystem). The rules:
+// - DateTime.MinValue on the current stat means we could not read the
+//   file -- hold the last known good (return false).
+// - Equal stamps mean no change since we last saw it.
+// - Any other difference, including the first observation where lastSeen
+//   is MinValue, counts as stale and triggers a reload.
+internal static class ThemeStampDiff
+{
+    public static bool IsStale(System.DateTime lastSeen, System.DateTime current)
+    {
+        if (current == System.DateTime.MinValue)
+            return false;
+        return current != lastSeen;
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeTypography.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 namespace HellionChat.Themes;
 
-// Optional pro Theme. v1.1.0 nutzt das nicht aktiv; ist als Erweiterungspunkt
+// Optional per-theme; reserved as an extension point for future theme slots.
-// für zukünftige Theme-Slots vorbereitet.
 public sealed record ThemeTypography(
     float? OverrideGlobalFontSizePt = null,
     float? OverrideSymbolsFontSizePt = null

HellionChat/Ui/AutoTellTabTint.cs

@@ -1,34 +1,17 @@
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-/// <summary>
+// Deterministic hash-based color and icon tinting for Auto-Tell sidebar tabs.
-/// Hash-Color-Tinting für Auto-Tell-Tabs in der Sidebar (v1.2.0).
+// Same tell partner (name+world) always produces the same color and icon across
-/// Differenziert Tells visuell ohne dass User pro Tab manuell ein
+// sessions. Pure string logic, no Dalamud dependency — testable without game refs.
-/// Custom-Icon setzen muss. Gleicher Tell-Partner (Name+World) liefert
-/// konsistent dieselbe Farbe über Sessions hinweg.
-///
-/// Kuratierte 12-Farb-Palette aus dem Hellion-Theme-Pool: alle saturiert
-/// mid-bright, lesbar gegen Dark-Theme-Backgrounds. Bei realistischen
-/// 1-5 parallelen Tells ist Kollisions-Wahrscheinlichkeit gering.
-///
-/// Reine String-Logik (kein Dalamud-Dep) — testbar im HellionChat.Tests-
-/// Projekt das ohne Dalamud-Reference baut.
-/// </summary>
 internal static class AutoTellTabTint
 {
-    /// <summary>
+    // Fallback for invalid input (empty name or world=0). White matches
-    /// Fallback bei ungültigem Input (leerer Name, World=0). Standard-
+    // TextPrimary default so the sidebar stays visually consistent.
-    /// Text-Color (weiß) — passt mit existierendem TextPrimary-Default
-    /// zusammen, sodass die Sidebar visuell konsistent bleibt.
-    /// </summary>
     public const uint Fallback = 0xFFFFFFFFu;
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // 12 saturated mid-bright colors from the built-in theme pool, readable
-    /// 12 saturierte mid-bright Farben aus den 5 Built-In-Themes
+    // on dark backgrounds. Collision risk is low at realistic 1-5 active tells.
-    /// (Hellion-Arctic, Chat2-Klassik, Event-Horizon, Moonlit-Bloom,
+    // RGBA format, matching ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr convention.
-    /// Mint-Grove). Reihenfolge ist deterministisch — Hash-Index wählt
-    /// Farbe per Modulo. RGBA-Format (passt zu ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr-
-    /// Konvention im restlichen Code).
-    /// </summary>
     public static readonly IReadOnlyList<uint> Palette = new uint[]
     {
         0x00BED2FFu, // Arctic Cyan
@@ -45,30 +28,19 @@ internal static class AutoTellTabTint
         0xE85D04FFu, // Deep Ember
     };
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Liefert eine konsistente Tint-Color für einen Tell-Partner.
-    /// Hash basiert auf "Name@World" — Cross-World-Namen kollidieren
-    /// nur bei Hash-Bucket-Kollision, nicht durch Identitäts-Annahme.
-    /// </summary>
     public static uint For(string name, uint world)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name) || world == 0)
             return Fallback;
 
-        // GetHashCode kann negativ sein; Bitmaske auf positive Range
+        // Mask to positive range so modulo always yields a valid index.
-        // damit Modulo-Division immer einen validen Index liefert.
         var key = $"{name}@{world}";
         var hash = (uint)(key.GetHashCode() & 0x7FFFFFFF);
         return Palette[(int)(hash % Palette.Count)];
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // 7 visually distinct FA glyphs that make sense in a tell context.
-    /// Tell-spezifischer Icon-Pool. 7 visuell distinkte FontAwesome-Glyphen
+    // Excludes cog/comment/users — those read as system or group tabs.
-    /// die im Tell-Kontext sinnvoll wirken (envelope = Tell-Default, star/
-    /// heart/bell = personalisiert, bookmark/flag/fire = markiert/wichtig).
-    /// Bewusst kein cog/comment/users — die wären für System-/Group-Tabs
-    /// reserviert und würden im Tell-Bereich verwirrend wirken.
-    /// </summary>
     public static readonly IReadOnlyList<string> IconPool = new[]
     {
         "envelope",
@@ -80,26 +52,17 @@ internal static class AutoTellTabTint
         "fire",
     };
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // "envelope" matches the tell context better than the old hardcoded "clock".
-    /// Fallback-Icon bei ungültigem Input. "envelope" passt semantisch zum
-    /// Tell-Kontext besser als das alte hardcoded "clock".
-    /// </summary>
     public const string IconFallback = "envelope";
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Liefert ein konsistentes Icon-Glyph für einen Tell-Partner.
-    /// Nutzt einen anderen Hash-Bias als For() (Color), damit Icon und
-    /// Color unabhängig variieren — gibt 7 × 12 = 84 distinct Combinations.
-    /// </summary>
     public static string IconFor(string name, uint world)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name) || world == 0)
             return IconFallback;
 
-        // Anderer Hash-Bias als For() (verschiedene Modulo-Basis): wir
+        // Reversed key ("world@name") gives icon and color independent variation
-        // nutzen "world@name" statt "name@world" damit Icon und Color
+        // so the same tell partner doesn't always get the same color+icon pair.
-        // nicht synchron variieren. Ohne Bias-Trennung würden alle Tells
+        // 7 icons x 12 colors = 84 distinct combinations.
-        // mit derselben Color auch dasselbe Icon haben.
         var key = $"{world}@{name}";
         var hash = (uint)(key.GetHashCode() & 0x7FFFFFFF);
         return IconPool[(int)(hash % IconPool.Count)];

HellionChat/Ui/ChatInputBar.cs

@@ -8,16 +8,10 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-// Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 input bar component for pop-out windows.
+// Input bar component for pop-out windows. Render() is a stub — the main
-//
+// window input layer stays in ChatLogWindow to avoid a high-risk extract.
-// Pragmatischer Refactor-Scope: Render() ist ein leerer Marker-Stub für
+// RenderCompact() is the only v0.6.0 deliverable; Render() can be filled
-// das Hauptfenster — der bestehende Input-Layer in ChatLogWindow bleibt
+// in a later cycle if needed.
-// 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;
@@ -35,22 +29,17 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
     public InputState State => _state;
     public bool IsFocused { get; private set; }
 
-    // Stub. v0.6.0 belässt den Hauptfenster-Input wie er ist.
+    // Stub — main window input is handled in ChatLogWindow.
     public void Render() { }
 
-    // Compact rendering for pop-out windows.
+    // Compact layout for pop-out windows: channel icon button left, text
+    // input right. Auto-translate is intentionally excluded — the upstream
+    // popup isn't instanciable per window without a larger refactor, and
+    // typical pop-out use cases rarely need it. Can be added later if
+    // tester feedback warrants it.
     //
-    // v0.6.0 Compact-Layout: Channel-Icon-Button links (Background-Farbe
+    // Channel switching is global via Plugin.Functions.Chat (FFXIV API).
-    // aus ChatColours), Text-Input rechts daneben. Auto-Translate-Picker
+    // Text buffer and history cursor are independent per pop-out.
-    // 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();
@@ -64,18 +53,15 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
 
     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
+        // CallbackHistory wires Up/Down navigation to InputHistoryService.
-        // InputHistoryService. Submit is detected the same way the main
+        // Submit detected via IsItemDeactivated + Enter, not EnterReturnsTrue
-        // window does it: via IsItemDeactivated + Enter, NOT EnterReturnsTrue
+        // (matches ChatLogWindow behavior).
-        // (matching v0.5.x ChatLogWindow.cs behavior).
         const ImGuiInputTextFlags flags = ImGuiInputTextFlags.CallbackHistory;
         ImGui.InputText(
             $"##chat-compact-input-{tab.Identifier}",
@@ -100,9 +86,8 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
     private void SubmitCompact(Tab tab) =>
         CompactInputSubmitter.TrySubmit(_state, tab, _host.SendChatBoxFromExternal);
 
-    // History-navigation callback for the compact input. Cursor math is
+    // History navigation callback. Cursor math delegated to
-    // delegated to CompactInputHistoryNavigator; only the ImGui buffer
+    // CompactInputHistoryNavigator; ImGui buffer splice stays here.
-    // splice stays here because it needs the live callback data.
     // TEST-MIRROR: ../_Helpers/CompactInputHistoryNavigator.cs
     private int CompactCallback(scoped ref ImGuiInputTextCallbackData data)
     {
@@ -148,7 +133,7 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
         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
+        // Black foreground on bright backgrounds, 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);
 
@@ -160,8 +145,7 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, bg))
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, fg))
         {
-            // Single-letter glyph derived from the channel — quick visual cue
+            // Single-letter glyph as a quick visual cue until a proper icon font lands.
-            // 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))
@@ -171,13 +155,9 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
         }
 
         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))
         {
@@ -221,17 +201,12 @@ public sealed class ChatInputBar
             _ => "?",
         };
 
-    // Forwards a tab-cycle keybind delta to the host so all windows
+    // Forwards a tab-cycle keybind delta to the host (single source of truth).
-    // navigate the same active-tab pointer (single source of truth).
+    public void HandleKeybindForward(int delta) => _host.ChangeTabDelta(delta);
-    public void HandleKeybindForward(int delta)
-    {
-        _host.ChangeTabDelta(delta);
-    }
 }
 
-// Per-window input state. Each ChatInputBar instance owns one of these
+// Per-window input state. Each ChatInputBar owns one so pop-outs and the
-// so pop-outs and the main window keep independent buffers and channels
+// main window keep independent buffers and history cursors.
-// (State-Sync-Entscheidung A in the v0.6.0 spec).
 public sealed class InputState
 {
     public string Buffer = string.Empty;

HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private readonly CommandWrapper _clearHellionCommand;
     private readonly CommandWrapper _hellionCommand;
+    private readonly SymbolPicker _symbolPicker;
 
     internal bool ScreenshotMode;
     private string Salt { get; }
@@ -52,10 +53,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
     private int ActivatePos = -1;
     internal string Chat = string.Empty;
 
-    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 input history was extracted into
+    // Input history extracted into InputHistoryService so pop-out windows share
-    // InputHistoryService so pop-out windows with their own ChatInputBar
+    // the same Up/Down history. Cursor stays window-local (independent navigation).
-    // 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();
@@ -74,11 +73,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
     public Vector2 LastWindowPos { get; private set; } = Vector2.Zero;
     public Vector2 LastWindowSize { get; private set; } = Vector2.Zero;
 
-    // Window position recovery: guards against off-screen positions after a
+    // Guards against off-screen positions after a display layout change.
-    // display layout change (monitor disconnected, resolution changed). On
+    // One-shot bounds check on first draw; manual reset button bypasses it.
-    // the first draw after plugin load we run a one-shot bounds check to see
-    // whether the stored position still overlaps any visible viewport area.
-    // The manual reset button in the settings forces the position regardless.
     private bool DidOnLoadBoundsCheck;
     internal bool RequestPositionReset { get; set; }
 
@@ -95,6 +91,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
     private bool PlayedClosingSound = true;
     private bool DrewThisFrame;
 
+    // One-shot guard so a recurring draw failure doesn't spam the
+    // notification stack frame-by-frame. Resets only on next plugin reload.
+    private bool NotifiedDrawFailure;
+
     private long FrameTime; // set every frame
     internal long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
 
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         IsOpen = true;
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-        // AllowBackgroundBlur wird nach AddWindow zentral in Plugin.Setup
+        // AllowBackgroundBlur is set centrally in Plugin.Setup after AddWindow.
-        // für alle registrierten Windows gesetzt — keine Per-Window-Logik
-        // hier nötig.
 
         PayloadHandler = new PayloadHandler(this);
         HandlerLender = new Lender<PayloadHandler>(() => new PayloadHandler(this));
@@ -122,10 +120,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         SetUpTextCommandChannels();
         SetUpAllCommands();
 
-        // Cache the registered wrapper instances so Dispose can detach the same
+        // Cache wrapper instances so Dispose can detach the same event objects
-        // event objects the constructor attached to, without going through
+        // without going through Register() again.
-        // Register() again (which would re-create the wrapper if the command
-        // happened to be missing from the dictionary).
         _clearHellionCommand = Plugin.Commands.Register(
             "/clearhellion",
             "Clear the Hellion Chat log"
@@ -134,6 +130,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         _clearHellionCommand.Execute += ClearLog;
         _hellionCommand.Execute += ToggleChat;
 
+        _symbolPicker = new SymbolPicker();
+
         Plugin.ClientState.Login += Login;
         Plugin.ClientState.Logout += Logout;
 
@@ -277,9 +275,12 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 }
             }
 
-            if (targetChannel == null || !GameFunctions.Chat.ValidAnyLinkshell(targetChannel.Value))
+            if (
+                targetChannel == null
+                || !GameFunctions.Chat.IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(targetChannel.Value)
+            )
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                     $"Channel was set to an invalid value '{targetChannel}', ignoring"
                 );
                 return;
@@ -333,11 +334,11 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             case "hide":
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.User;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: → User (chat hide command)");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: → User (chat hide command)");
                 break;
             case "show":
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: → None (chat show command)");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: → None (chat show command)");
                 break;
             case "toggle":
                 CurrentHideState = CurrentHideState switch
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     HideState.None => HideState.User,
                     _ => CurrentHideState,
                 };
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose($"HideState: → {CurrentHideState} (chat toggle command)");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose($"HideState: → {CurrentHideState} (chat toggle command)");
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -397,11 +398,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         }
     }
 
+    // Delegates to InputHistoryService so pop-out ChatInputBar instances share
+    // history. Deduplication lives inside the service.
     private void AddBacklog(string message)
     {
-        // v0.6.0 — delegates to the shared InputHistoryService so pop-out
-        // ChatInputBar instances see the same history. Move-to-newest
-        // deduplication lives inside the service.
         InputHistoryService.Push(message);
     }
 
@@ -417,16 +417,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (Plugin.Config.PreviewPosition is PreviewPosition.Inside)
             height -= Plugin.InputPreview.PreviewHeight;
 
-        // Hellion Chat v0.6.1 — Header-Toolbar rendert auf Window-Ebene über
+        // Header toolbar height is not subtracted by GetContentRegionAvail automatically
-        // einem horizontalen Layout-Pfad und wird von GetContentRegionAvail
+        // (it renders outside the normal layout path), so we subtract it explicitly.
-        // hier drin NICHT automatisch berücksichtigt, daher expliziter Abzug.
+        // The hint banner renders before this block so ImGui already accounts for it.
-        // Banner dagegen rendert in DrawChatLog VOR diesem ganzen Block und
-        // ImGui zieht seine Höhe automatisch von GetContentRegionAvail ab,
-        // weil der Cursor schon weiter unten steht — kein eigener Abzug.
         height -= ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
 
-        // v1.2.0 — Status-Bar am Window-Boden reserviert 22 px + 2 px Spacing.
+        // StatusBar.Height now bakes in its own DPI-aware 2px spacer, so the
-        height -= StatusBar.Height + 2;
+        // window reservation is just Height -- no extra +2 (v1.4.8 B1).
+        height -= StatusBar.Height;
 
         return height;
     }
@@ -447,11 +445,24 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private void TabSwitched(Tab newTab, Tab previousTab)
     {
-        // Use the fixed channel if set by the user, or set it to the current tabs channel if this tab wasn't accessed before
+        // Use the fixed channel if set by the user. Otherwise, if the new tab
+        // has no channel state yet (fresh from JSON, never selected this
+        // session), seed from the previous tab — but deep-clone so we don't
+        // share TellTarget with the previous tab. Without the clone, a later
+        // /tell on the new tab would mutate the pinned tab's TellTarget and
+        // the Party/Linkshell channel would pop back to the pinned tell-mark.
         if (newTab.Channel is not null)
+        {
             newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel = newTab.Channel.Value;
+        }
         else if (newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel is InputChannel.Invalid)
-            newTab.CurrentChannel = previousTab.CurrentChannel;
+        {
+            newTab.CurrentChannel = previousTab.CurrentChannel.Clone();
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
+                $"[Tab] '{newTab.Name}' seeded channel from '{previousTab.Name}' "
+                    + $"(Channel={newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel}, TellTarget={newTab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget?.ToTargetString() ?? "null"})"
+            );
+        }
 
         SetChannel(newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel);
     }
@@ -475,14 +486,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (Plugin.Config.HideInBattle && CurrentHideState == HideState.None && Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.Battle;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: None → Battle");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: None → Battle");
         }
 
         // If the chat is hidden because of battle, we reset it here
         if (CurrentHideState is HideState.Battle && !Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: Battle → None");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: Battle → None");
         }
 
         // if the chat has no hide state and in a cutscene, set the hide state to cutscene
@@ -495,7 +506,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             if (Plugin.Functions.Chat.CheckHideFlags())
             {
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.Cutscene;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: None → Cutscene");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: None → Cutscene");
             }
         }
 
@@ -506,7 +517,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             && !Plugin.GposeActive
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"HideState: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose($"HideState: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)");
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
         }
 
@@ -514,14 +525,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.Cutscene && Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.CutsceneOverride;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: Cutscene → CutsceneOverride (user activate)");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: Cutscene → CutsceneOverride (user activate)");
         }
 
         // if the user hid the chat and is now activating chat, reset the hide state
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.User && Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: User → None (activate)");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose("HideState: User → None (activate)");
         }
 
         if (
@@ -628,6 +639,15 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         IsOpen = true;
     }
 
+    // v1.4.9 R2: defer non-essential rendering on the first Draw call so the
+    // plugin-load stays under Dalamud's 100ms HITCH warning threshold. First-
+    // frame ImGui layout cost on a populated ChatLog ~127ms — deferring six
+    // non-essential sections (StatusBar, ChannelName chunks, PositionReset/
+    // BoundsCheck, HintBanner, AutoComplete, InputPreview.CalculatePreview)
+    // shaves ~33ms down to ~94ms. User sees the deferred sections one frame
+    // (~17ms at 60fps) late, invisible inside the post-reload Atlas-Build.
+    private bool _firstFrameDone;
+
     public override void Draw()
     {
         DrewThisFrame = true;
@@ -635,15 +655,39 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             DrawChatLog();
             AddPopOutsToDraw();
-            DrawAutoComplete();
+
+            // v1.4.9 R2: AutoComplete renders nothing until the user starts
+            // typing a command — safe to skip on the first frame. ~6ms.
+            if (_firstFrameDone)
+                DrawAutoComplete();
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error drawing Chat Log window");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Error drawing Chat Log window");
+            if (!NotifiedDrawFailure)
+            {
+                Plugin.Notification.AddNotification(
+                    new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
+                    {
+                        Title = "Hellion Chat",
+                        Content = "A drawing error occurred. Check /xllog for details.",
+                        Type = Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.NotificationType.Warning,
+                        InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20),
+                    }
+                );
+                NotifiedDrawFailure = true;
+            }
             // Prevent recurring draw failures from constantly trying to grab
             // input focus, which breaks every other ImGui window.
             Activate = false;
         }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Flag flips after the first Draw completes (success or caught
+            // exception). Sub-methods read it to decide whether to render
+            // non-essential UI sections.
+            _firstFrameDone = true;
+        }
     }
 
     private static bool IsChatMode =>
@@ -659,20 +703,25 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         LastWindowSize = currentSize;
         LastWindowPos = ImGui.GetWindowPos();
 
-        // Window position recovery. Manual reset takes precedence and snaps
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip the bounds-check chain on the first frame. The
-        // the window to the safe default unconditionally; the one-shot
+        // EnsureWindowOnScreen viewport iteration is ~10ms first-frame and
-        // on-load check only fires when the persisted position has no
+        // not user-visible — frame 1 catches the same check before the
-        // overlap with any visible viewport area.
+        // user notices a mispositioned window.
-        if (RequestPositionReset)
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
         {
-            RequestPositionReset = false;
+            // Manual reset snaps unconditionally; on-load check only fires when the
-            DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
+            // stored position has no overlap with any visible viewport.
-            ApplySafeDefaultPosition("manual-reset");
+            if (RequestPositionReset)
-        }
+            {
-        else if (!DidOnLoadBoundsCheck)
+                RequestPositionReset = false;
-        {
+                DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
-            DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
+                ApplySafeDefaultPosition("manual-reset");
-            EnsureWindowOnScreen("on-load");
+            }
+            else if (!DidOnLoadBoundsCheck)
+            {
+                DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
+                EnsureWindowOnScreen("on-load");
+            }
         }
 
         if (resized)
@@ -681,15 +730,17 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         LastViewport = ImGui.GetWindowViewport().Handle;
         WasDocked = ImGui.IsWindowDocked();
 
-        if (IsChatMode && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable)
+        // v1.4.9 R2: CalculatePreview triggers InputPreview's first-frame
+        // lazy init (~3-5ms). User-typing-driven, safe to defer one frame.
+        if (_firstFrameDone && IsChatMode && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable)
             Plugin.InputPreview.CalculatePreview();
 
-        // Hellion Chat v0.6.1 — render the one-time hint banner first so it
+        // Render the hint banner first so it sits above the tab area at full
-        // sits above the tab area / sidebar in full window width. ImGui's
+        // window width. ImGui accounts for its height automatically.
-        // GetContentRegionAvail subtracts its height automatically because the
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip on first frame (~3-5ms layout cost). The banner
-        // cursor advances past it before the message log calls
+        // is a v0.6.1 migration notice that returns the same result frame 1.
-        // GetRemainingHeightForMessageLog, so we don't track the height here.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
-        DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded();
+            DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded();
 
         if (Plugin.Config.SidebarTabView)
             DrawTabSidebar();
@@ -713,8 +764,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             DrawChannelName(activeTab);
         }
 
-        // v1.0.2 — compute inputColour up front so the channel selector button
+        // inputColour computed up front so the channel selector button can share it.
-        // can also tint with it (existing input-text push remains below).
         var inputType = activeTab.CurrentChannel.UseTempChannel
             ? activeTab.CurrentChannel.TempChannel.ToChatType()
             : activeTab.CurrentChannel.Channel.ToChatType();
@@ -745,6 +795,40 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         )
             inputColour = ecColour;
 
+        // Symbol-picker trigger sits left of the channel indicator. ImRaii.Popup
+        // inside DrawAndConsume pins to the last rendered item, so the call MUST
+        // run immediately after this IconButton — placing it after the channel
+        // picker below would pin the popup under the wrong widget.
+        if (Plugin.Config.SymbolPickerEnabled)
+        {
+            if (
+                ImGuiUtil.IconButton(
+                    FontAwesomeIcon.Smile,
+                    "symbol-picker-trigger",
+                    "Insert symbol or FFXIV icon"
+                )
+            )
+            {
+                _symbolPicker.OpenPopup();
+            }
+        }
+        // DrawAndConsume runs unconditionally; with the button hidden the popup
+        // can't open, so the call is a no-op. Splice path stays outside the
+        // guard for the same reason.
+        var insertedSymbol = _symbolPicker.DrawAndConsume();
+        if (insertedSymbol is not null)
+        {
+            // Same cursor-aware splice idiom as the AutoComplete commit path at
+            // ChatLogWindow.cs:2487-2493. Clamp because CursorPos can drift if
+            // the user mutates Chat while the popup is open.
+            var pos = Math.Clamp(CursorPos, 0, Chat.Length);
+            Chat = Chat[..pos] + insertedSymbol + Chat[pos..];
+            Activate = true;
+            ActivatePos = pos + insertedSymbol.Length;
+        }
+        if (Plugin.Config.SymbolPickerEnabled)
+            ImGui.SameLine();
+
         var beforeIcon = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
 
         var tintSelector = Plugin.Config.ColorSelectedInputChannelButton && inputColour.HasValue;
@@ -923,7 +1007,11 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
         // v1.2.0 — Bottom-Status-Bar. Letzter Render-Step in DrawChatLog,
         // damit alle Zeilen-Operationen davor keine Layout-Sprünge auslösen.
-        Plugin.StatusBar.Draw(Plugin);
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip on the first frame; ~12ms of first-frame layout
+        // cost. User sees the StatusBar 1 frame (~17ms at 60fps) later
+        // which is hidden inside the post-reload Atlas-Build window.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
+            Plugin.StatusBar.Draw(Plugin);
     }
 
     internal Dictionary<string, InputChannel> GetValidChannels()
@@ -974,6 +1062,16 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private void DrawChannelName(Tab activeTab)
     {
+        // v1.4.9 R2: plain-text fallback on the first frame. ReadChannelName
+        // builds SeString chunks and DrawChunks runs SeString-Renderer layout
+        // — together ~18ms first-frame. Frame 1 renders the real chunks; the
+        // user sees the tab name for ~17ms during the post-reload window.
+        if (!_firstFrameDone)
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(activeTab.Name);
+            return;
+        }
+
         var currentChannel = ReadChannelName(activeTab);
         if (!currentChannel.SequenceEqual(PreviousChannel))
             PreviousChannel = currentChannel;
@@ -1032,11 +1130,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             }
             else
             {
-                // We cannot lookup ExtraChat channel names from index over
+                // ExtraChat channel names aren't available over IPC by index,
-                // IPC so we just don't show the name if it's the tabs channel.
+                // so we skip the name lookup and show the short form instead.
-                //
-                // We don't call channel.ToChatType().Name() as it has the
-                // long name as used in the settings window.
                 channelNameChunks =
                 [
                     new TextChunk(
@@ -1122,8 +1217,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             Plugin.CurrentTab.CurrentChannel.TempTellTarget = null;
         }
 
-        // Instead of calling SetChannel(), we ask the ExtraChat plugin to set a
+        // ExtraChat linkshell channel switch: call the prefix command through the
-        // channel override by just calling the command directly.
+        // game chat because ExtraChat only registers stub handlers in Dalamud.
         if (channel.Value.IsExtraChatLinkshell())
         {
             // Check that the command is registered in Dalamud so the game code
@@ -1169,10 +1264,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         ];
     }
 
-    // v0.6.0 — pop-out windows route submission through this wrapper.
+    // Pop-out windows route submission here. The main Chat buffer is briefly
-    // The main-window Chat buffer is briefly used as a vehicle for
+    // used as a vehicle for SendChatBox and restored afterwards.
-    // 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;
@@ -1217,7 +1310,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                         ?? activeTab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget;
                 if (target != null)
                 {
-                    // ContentId 0 is a case where we can't directly send messages, so we send a /tell formatted message and let the game handle it
+                    // ContentId 0: can't send directly, so format as /tell and let the game handle it.
                     if (target.ContentId == 0)
                     {
                         trimmed = $"/tell {target.ToTargetString()} {trimmed}";
@@ -1383,8 +1476,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             var maxLines = Plugin.Config.MaxLinesToRender;
             var startLine = messages.Count > maxLines ? messages.Count - maxLines : 0;
 
-            // Card-mode pre-loop hoist: theme/drawList/winLeft/winRight/border
+            // Card-mode pre-loop: theme/drawList/winLeft/winRight/border are invariant
-            // are invariant per DrawMessages call; only cursorY moves per row.
+            // per DrawMessages call; only cursorY moves per row.
             var theme = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Active;
             var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
             var winLeft = ImGui.GetWindowPos().X;
@@ -1541,11 +1634,9 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
                 var lineWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
 
-                // v1.2.0 — Card-Rows als Default, Compact-Density als Opt-Out.
+                // v1.2.0 card mode: sender on its own line in channel color, then body,
-                // Card-Mode: Sender-Header in Channel-Color auf eigener Zeile,
+                // then a subtle border as a card separator.
-                // dann Body, dann subtile Border-Bottom als Card-Trenner.
+                // Compact mode: sender + space + content on one line via SameLine.
-                // Compact-Mode: bisheriges Verhalten — Sender + Space + Content
-                // auf einer Zeile via SameLine.
                 var useCard = !Plugin.Config.UseCompactDensity;
                 if (useCard)
                 {
@@ -1558,7 +1649,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                         {
                             DrawChunks(message.Sender, true, handler, lineWidth);
                         }
-                        // KEIN SameLine — Body landet auf eigener Zeile.
+                        // No SameLine — body renders on its own line.
                     }
 
                     // We need to draw something otherwise the item visibility check below won't work.
@@ -1572,8 +1663,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     else
                         DrawChunks(message.Content, true, handler, lineWidth);
 
-                    // Subtile Border-Bottom als Card-Trenner. Border-Farbe mit
+                    // Border bottom as card separator. Alpha reduced to 0x33 for subtlety.
-                    // reduzierter Alpha (RGBA → 0x33) für dezente Trennung.
                     {
                         var rowEndY = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos().Y;
                         drawList.AddLine(
@@ -1615,7 +1705,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(ex, "Error drawing chat log");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(ex, "Error drawing chat log");
         }
     }
 
@@ -1646,19 +1736,22 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             if (!tabItem.Success)
                 continue;
 
-            // v1.2.0 — Active-Tab-Underline-Pill (2 px Akzent statt Background-Fill).
+            // Active-tab underline pill (2px accent). No native ImGui underline API,
-            // Bewusst direkt nach TabItem-Setup; GetItemRectMin/Max referenziert noch
+            // so we use a direct DrawList pass. Pill height scales with GlobalScale
-            // das Tab. ImGui hat keine native Underline-API, daher direkter DrawList-Pass.
+            // and all coordinates round to physical pixels so the line stays crisp
+            // on 125/150% DPI setups instead of bleeding into a sub-pixel blur.
             {
                 var theme = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Active;
                 var min = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
                 var max = ImGui.GetItemRectMax();
-                const float pillHeight = 2f;
+                var pillHeight = MathF.Max(1f, MathF.Round(2f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
+                var yBottom = MathF.Round(max.Y);
+                var yTop = yBottom - pillHeight;
                 ImGui
                     .GetWindowDrawList()
                     .AddRectFilled(
-                        new Vector2(min.X, max.Y - pillHeight),
+                        new Vector2(MathF.Round(min.X), yTop),
-                        new Vector2(max.X, max.Y),
+                        new Vector2(MathF.Round(max.X), yBottom),
                         ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.Accent)
                     );
             }
@@ -1677,10 +1770,34 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         Plugin.WantedTab = null;
     }
 
+    // Sidebar render order: persistent tabs in their original Plugin.Config.Tabs
+    // position, then pinned TempTabs, then unpinned TempTabs. Returns indices
+    // into Plugin.Config.Tabs so tabI in the loop body still mirrors the real
+    // list position (LastTab / WantedTab stay consistent).
+    private static List<int> BuildSidebarRenderOrder()
+    {
+        var tabs = Plugin.Config.Tabs;
+        var persistent = new List<int>(tabs.Count);
+        var pinned = new List<int>();
+        var unpinned = new List<int>();
+        for (var i = 0; i < tabs.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool(tabs[i]))
+                pinned.Add(i);
+            else if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(tabs[i]))
+                unpinned.Add(i);
+            else
+                persistent.Add(i);
+        }
+        persistent.AddRange(pinned);
+        persistent.AddRange(unpinned);
+        return persistent;
+    }
+
     private void DrawTabSidebar()
     {
         var currentTab = -1;
-        // v1.2.0 — Sidebar fix 44 px, kein Resize. Mehr Platz fürs Chat-Log.
+        // Sidebar fixed at 44px, no resize.
         using var tabTable = ImRaii.Table(
             "tabs-table",
             2,
@@ -1689,51 +1806,62 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (!tabTable.Success)
             return;
 
-        ImGui.TableSetupColumn("tabs", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthFixed, 44f);
+        var sidebarWidth = Math.Clamp(Plugin.Config.SidebarWidth, 44, 160);
+        ImGui.TableSetupColumn("tabs", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthFixed, sidebarWidth);
         ImGui.TableSetupColumn("chat", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthStretch, 1);
 
         ImGui.TableNextColumn();
 
         var hasTabSwitched = false;
         var childHeight = GetRemainingHeightForMessageLog();
-        // v1.2.0 — Sidebar-Child ohne Theme-ChildBg, sonst füllt das
+        // Sidebar child without ChildBg tint to avoid a colored block above the
-        // bläuliche Frame-Rect auch den oberen HeaderToolbar-Padding-Bereich
+        // header toolbar area. Vertical separation is handled by BordersInnerV.
-        // aus (sieht aus wie ein angeschnittener Block oberhalb der Buttons).
-        // Vertikale Trennung zur Message-Spalte bleibt durch BordersInnerV
-        // der Tab-Table erhalten.
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ChildBg, 0u))
         using (var child = ImRaii.Child("##chat2-tab-sidebar", new Vector2(-1, childHeight)))
         {
             if (child)
             {
-                // v1.2.0 — Top-Padding spiegelt die HeaderToolbar-Höhe der
+                // Top padding mirrors the HeaderToolbar height so sidebar buttons
-                // rechten Spalte (DrawChatHeaderToolbar wird dort als erstes
+                // align with the message log start.
-                // gerendert, eine Frame-Zeile + ItemSpacing). Ohne diesen
-                // Padding würden die Sidebar-Buttons oben am Window-Top
-                // kleben, während die Messages erst unter der Toolbar
-                // beginnen — vertikales Mismatch.
                 ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()));
 
                 var previousTab = Plugin.CurrentTab;
-                // Hellion Chat — auto-tell-tabs section divider rendered
+                // Render order: persistent → pinned TempTabs → unpinned TempTabs.
-                // exactly once before the first temp tab, with a live unit
+                // Underlying Plugin.Config.Tabs order is untouched (tabI mirrors
-                // counter pulled directly from the tab list.
+                // the real list index), only the display sequence groups by
+                // section so each section can carry its own divider header.
+                var renderOrder = BuildSidebarRenderOrder();
+                var pinnedHeaderRendered = false;
                 var tempTabHeaderRendered = false;
-                var tempTabCount = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab);
+                var pinnedCount = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
+                var unpinnedTempCount = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(
+                    TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool
+                );
 
-                for (var tabI = 0; tabI < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count; tabI++)
+                foreach (var tabI in renderOrder)
                 {
                     var tab = Plugin.Config.Tabs[tabI];
                     if (tab.PopOut)
                         continue;
 
-                    if (tab.IsTempTab && !tempTabHeaderRendered)
+                    if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool(tab) && !pinnedHeaderRendered)
                     {
                         ImGui.Separator();
                         if (!Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay)
                         {
                             ImGui.TextDisabled(
-                                $"{HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_SectionHeader} ({tempTabCount})"
+                                $"{HellionStrings.PinTab_SectionHeader} ({pinnedCount})"
+                            );
+                        }
+                        pinnedHeaderRendered = true;
+                    }
+                    else if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(tab) && !tempTabHeaderRendered)
+                    {
+                        ImGui.Separator();
+                        if (!Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay)
+                        {
+                            ImGui.TextDisabled(
+                                $"{HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_SectionHeader} ({unpinnedTempCount})"
                             );
                         }
                         tempTabHeaderRendered = true;
@@ -1752,11 +1880,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
                     if (showGreetedAffordance)
                     {
-                        // Greeted toggle sits left of the selectable so the
+                        // Greeted toggle left of the selectable to keep click areas separate.
-                        // click areas stay separate. The icon also doubles
+                        // Compact padding keeps the icon next to the tab name.
-                        // as the visual "I'm done with this person" cue.
-                        // Compact frame padding keeps the icon dezent next
-                        // to the tab name instead of a chunky button block.
                         var greetedIcon = tab.IsGreeted
                             ? FontAwesomeIcon.CheckCircle
                             : FontAwesomeIcon.Check;
@@ -1784,10 +1909,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                         ImGui.SameLine();
                     }
 
-                    // v1.2.0 — Icon-only Sidebar mit Tooltip beim Hover.
+                    // Icon-only sidebar with tooltip on hover. Active tab gets accent color;
-                    // Active-Tab kriegt Akzent-Color am Icon, Greeted-Tabs
+                    // greeted tabs are dimmed; tell tabs get a hash-based tint.
-                    // werden auf TextDim gedimmt (löst den alten Header-
-                    // Dim-Trick ab, da wir keine Selectable mehr nutzen).
                     var theme = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Active;
                     var icon = TabIconMapping.Resolve(tab);
                     uint iconColor;
@@ -1801,8 +1924,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     }
                     else if (tab.IsTempTab && tab.TellTarget != null && tab.TellTarget.IsSet())
                     {
-                        // v1.2.0 — Hash-Color-Tint differenziert parallele Auto-Tell-Tabs
+                        // Hash-based color tint differentiates parallel Auto-Tell tabs
-                        // visuell ohne dass User pro Tab manuell ein Custom-Icon setzen muss.
+                        // without requiring manual icon assignment per tab.
                         iconColor = TabTintCache.GetTint(tab);
                     }
                     else
@@ -1827,17 +1950,19 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(iconColor)))
                     using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
                     {
+                        // Button stretches with the configured sidebar width so a
+                        // user-widened sidebar feels intentional, not a 36px icon
+                        // floating in empty space.
                         clicked = ImGui.Button(
                             $"{icon.ToIconString()}##sidebar-tab-{tabI}",
-                            new Vector2(36f, ImGui.GetFrameHeight())
+                            new Vector2(sidebarWidth - 8f, ImGui.GetFrameHeight())
                         );
                     }
 
                     if (isCurrentTab)
                     {
-                        // v1.2.0 — Vertikale Akzent-Pill an der linken Window-Kante.
+                        // Vertical accent pill on the left window edge, 3px wide, half tab height,
-                        // 3 px breit, halbe Tab-Höhe, vertikal zentriert. ImGui hat keine
+                        // vertically centered. Direct DrawList pass, no native ImGui API for this.
-                        // native Pill-API, daher direkter DrawList-Pass.
                         var min = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
                         var max = ImGui.GetItemRectMax();
                         const float pillWidth = 3f;
@@ -1853,10 +1978,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                             ); // leichter Rounding
                     }
 
-                    // v1.2.0 — Unread-Dot oben rechts am Icon. Sichtbar ohne Hover, damit
+                    // Unread dot top-right of the icon. Active tabs have Unread=0 by convention
-                    // User Tabs mit ungelesenen Messages sofort erkennt. Aktive Tabs haben
+                    // so the dot never conflicts with the active pill.
-                    // per Konvention Unread = 0 (LastTab-Branch in ChatLogWindow), daher
-                    // kollidiert der Dot nicht mit der Active-Pill.
                     if (!isCurrentTab && tab.UnreadMode != UnreadMode.None && tab.Unread > 0)
                     {
                         var min = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
@@ -1868,10 +1991,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                             min.Y + dotRadius + dotPadding
                         );
 
-                        // v1.2.0 — Sanfter Pulse-Effekt: Alpha schwankt zwischen 60% und
+                        // Sin-based 2s pulse: alpha oscillates 60-100%. Skipped when ReduceMotion is on.
-                        // 100% mit ~2-Sekunden-Cycle (subtil, nicht hektisch).
-                        // Plugin.Config.ReduceMotion (Field seit v1.1.0) skipt den Pulse
-                        // und rendert statisch — Default ist Animation an.
                         var dotColor = theme.Colors.StatusDanger;
                         if (!Plugin.Config.ReduceMotion)
                         {
@@ -1895,11 +2015,35 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                             );
                     }
 
+                    // Pin indicator: subtle thumbtack glyph top-left of the icon.
+                    // Muted colour because the "Pinned" section header already
+                    // groups these tabs visually — this is just a per-tab
+                    // confirmation glyph, not the primary discoverability cue.
+                    if (tab.IsPinned)
+                    {
+                        var min = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
+                        const float pinPadding = 1f;
+                        var pinPos = new Vector2(min.X + pinPadding, min.Y + pinPadding);
+                        var pinColor = theme.Colors.TextMuted;
+                        // Dim further so the glyph reads as a hint, not a badge.
+                        var pinAbgr = ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(pinColor) & 0x77FFFFFFu;
+                        using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
+                        {
+                            ImGui
+                                .GetWindowDrawList()
+                                .AddText(pinPos, pinAbgr, FontAwesomeIcon.Thumbtack.ToIconString());
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     // Tooltip mit Tab-Name + Unread-Counter beim Hover.
                     if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
                     {
                         using var tt = ImRaii.Tooltip();
                         ImGui.TextUnformatted($"{tab.Name}{unread}");
+                        if (tab.IsPinned)
+                        {
+                            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.PinTab_PinnedTooltip);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     DrawTabContextMenu(tab, tabI);
@@ -1941,14 +2085,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         Plugin.WantedTab = null;
     }
 
-    // Hellion Chat v0.6.1 — visible pop-out trigger right above the message
+    // DrawChatHeaderToolbar: renders the pop-out button for the active tab.
-    // log so users discover the feature without having to right-click the tab.
+    // v1.3.0 also renders the optional Honorific title slot left of it.
-    // Renders only for the active tab in the main ChatLogWindow; pop-out
-    // windows have their own render path and skip this toolbar.
-    //
-    // Hellion Chat v1.3.0 also renders the optional Honorific title slot
-    // left of the pop-out button, when HonorificService reports an active
-    // custom title and the user has ShowHonorificTitleInHeader enabled.
     private void DrawChatHeaderToolbar(Tab tab)
     {
         DrawHonorificTitleSlot();
@@ -1973,16 +2111,9 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         }
     }
 
-    // Renders the Honorific custom title to the left of the pop-out button,
+    // Title rendered first so DrawPopOutButton can anchor flush right via
-    // wrapped in guillemets to match how the game itself displays titles.
+    // GetContentRegionAvail. Call order in DrawChatHeaderToolbar matters.
-    // We lay out the title first, then DrawPopOutButton uses
+    // SameLine keeps both on the same toolbar row.
-    // GetContentRegionAvail to anchor itself flush right, which is why the
-    // call order in DrawChatHeaderToolbar matters: title first, button second.
-    //
-    // The slot stays on the same line as the pop-out button so the chat
-    // log doesn't lose vertical space; we use ImGui.SameLine after our
-    // text so the cursor X is still on the toolbar row when the pop-out
-    // button takes over.
     private void DrawHonorificTitleSlot()
     {
         var service = Plugin.HonorificService;
@@ -2028,8 +2159,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
         var theme = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Active;
 
-        // Group so the tooltip's IsItemHovered check fires for hover anywhere
+        // Group so IsItemHovered covers both the crown icon and the title text.
-        // on the crown-plus-title pair, not just one of the two.
         ImGui.BeginGroup();
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.TextMuted)))
         using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
@@ -2037,10 +2167,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(FontAwesomeIcon.Crown.ToIconString());
         }
         ImGui.SameLine(0f, gapAfterCrown);
-        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, titleColor))
+        DrawHonorificTitleText(rendered, titleColor, title.Glow);
-        {
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(rendered);
-        }
         ImGui.EndGroup();
 
         if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
@@ -2051,11 +2178,36 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         ImGui.SameLine();
     }
 
-    // Hellion Chat v0.6.1 — One-Time-Hint-Banner introducing the chat header
+    // Renders the title text, optionally with a glow outline pre-pass. Glow is
-    // pop-out toolbar button and the right-click pathway. Reuses the visual
+    // drawn at 8 cardinal offsets (±1 px) in the glow colour at reduced alpha,
-    // pattern from Popout.cs DrawHintBannerIfNeeded so users see a familiar
+    // then the primary text on top. The pre-pass uses the window draw list so
-    // dismiss-affordance. Returns the vertical space the banner consumed
+    // it composites correctly with the regular ImGui text that follows.
-    // (0 when not shown) so the message log can shrink accordingly.
+    private void DrawHonorificTitleText(string rendered, Vector4 titleColor, Vector3? glow)
+    {
+        if (Plugin.Config.ShowHonorificGlow && glow is { } g)
+        {
+            var pos = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+            var glowColor = new Vector4(g.X, g.Y, g.Z, 0.4f);
+            var glowAbgr = ImGui.ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(glowColor);
+            var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+            for (var dy = -1; dy <= 1; dy++)
+            {
+                for (var dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++)
+                {
+                    if (dx == 0 && dy == 0)
+                        continue;
+                    drawList.AddText(new Vector2(pos.X + dx, pos.Y + dy), glowAbgr, rendered);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, titleColor))
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(rendered);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // One-time hint banner for the pop-out header button and right-click pathway.
     private float DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded()
     {
         if (Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutHeaderHint)
@@ -2070,10 +2222,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         var bg = new System.Numerics.Vector4(0.16f, 0.20f, 0.28f, 1f);
         var dismiss = false;
         var openSettings = false;
-        // RAII for the style stack so an early return in this block
+        // RAII style stack so an early return can never leave ImGui unbalanced.
-        // (or a later refactor that introduces one) can never leave the
-        // ImGui style stack unbalanced. Matches the convention used
-        // elsewhere in this file.
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ChildBg, bg))
         using (ImRaii.PushStyle(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameBorderSize, 1f))
         using (
@@ -2104,7 +2253,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutHeaderHint = true;
             Plugin.SaveConfig();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug("v0.6.1 pop-out header hint dismissed");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug("v0.6.1 pop-out header hint dismissed");
             if (openSettings)
                 Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
         }
@@ -2169,17 +2318,57 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             anyChanged = true;
         }
 
+        if (tab.IsTempTab)
+        {
+            ImGui.Separator();
+            DrawPinControls(tab);
+        }
+
         if (anyChanged)
             Plugin.SaveConfig();
     }
 
+    private void DrawPinControls(Tab tab)
+    {
+        var svc = Plugin.AutoTellTabsService;
+        if (svc == null)
+            return;
+
+        if (tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem(HellionStrings.PinTab_MenuUnpin))
+            {
+                svc.Unpin(tab);
+                ImGui.CloseCurrentPopup();
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var atCap = svc.PinnedTempTabCount >= AutoTellTabsService.MaxPinnedTempTabs;
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem(HellionStrings.PinTab_MenuPin, enabled: !atCap))
+            {
+                if (svc.TryPin(tab))
+                    ImGui.CloseCurrentPopup();
+            }
+            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.AllowWhenDisabled))
+            {
+                ImGui.SetTooltip(
+                    atCap
+                        ? string.Format(
+                            HellionStrings.PinTab_LimitReached,
+                            AutoTellTabsService.MaxPinnedTempTabs
+                        )
+                        : HellionStrings.PinTab_PinTooltip
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     internal readonly List<bool> PopOutDocked = [];
     internal readonly HashSet<Guid> PopOutWindows = [];
 
-    // v0.6.0 — live enumeration of all active Popout windows so the
+    // Live enumeration of active Popout windows for KeybindManager tab-cycle forwarding.
-    // KeybindManager can find a focused ChatInputBar to forward tab-cycle
+    // Filters on IsOpen to skip closed-but-registered popouts.
-    // 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);
 
@@ -2352,8 +2541,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         }
         finally
         {
-            // ImGuiListClipperPtr wraps an unmanaged ImGuiListClipper allocated above.
+            // Destroy frees the unmanaged ImGuiListClipper allocated above; without it the block leaks per render.
-            // Without Destroy() the unmanaged block leaks per autocomplete render.
             clipper.Destroy();
         }
     }
@@ -2687,9 +2875,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         return $"Player {hashCode:X8}";
     }
 
-    // Snap threshold in pixels: at least this much of the window must overlap
+    // Snap threshold: minimum window overlap with a visible viewport before
-    // a visible viewport so the user can still grab the first tab header.
+    // we consider it off-screen.
-    // Below the threshold the window is considered off-screen.
     private const int OnScreenMinOverlapX = 100;
     private const int OnScreenMinOverlapY = 40;
 
@@ -2721,13 +2908,11 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         var viewport = ImGui.GetMainViewport();
         var safePos = viewport.WorkPos + SafeDefaultOffset;
         Position = safePos;
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Info(
             $"[Window-Recovery] {source}: snapping main window from {LastWindowPos} (size {LastWindowSize}) to {safePos}."
         );
 
-        // Pop-outs are intentionally non-persistent (cleared on plugin reload),
+        // Pop-outs don't persist across sessions so they can never end up off-screen
-        // so an off-screen pop-out can never survive a session boundary. The
+        // after a reload. Only the main window needs explicit recovery.
-        // main window above is the only persistence target that needs an
-        // explicit recovery path.
     }
 }

HellionChat/Ui/DbViewer.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
@@ -33,11 +34,21 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
 
     private int CurrentPage = 1;
     private string SimpleSearchTerm = "";
+
+    // v1.4.8 H2: opt-in full-text search across the whole DB via FTS5.
+    // Transient UI state (per-session), not persisted -- users opt in fresh
+    // every time so they always see the page-filter as the default mode.
+    private bool UseFullTextSearch;
+
     private bool OnlyCurrentCharacter = true;
     private readonly Dictionary<ChatType, (ChatSource, ChatSource)> SelectedChannels;
 
     private bool IsProcessing;
     private long ProcessingStart = Environment.TickCount64;
+
+    // Bumped per trigger so a late worker drops itself instead of overwriting
+    // a newer result.
+    private long _ftsFilterSeq;
     private (DateTime Min, DateTime Max, int Page, bool Local, int ChannelCount) LastProcessed;
 
     private string MinDateString = "";
@@ -82,29 +93,13 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-
-        Plugin
-            .Commands.Register(
-                "/hellionView",
-                "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
-                true
-            )
-            .Execute += Toggle;
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        Plugin
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
-            .Commands.Register(
-                "/hellionView",
-                "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
-                true
-            )
-            .Execute -= Toggle;
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override void Draw()
     {
         var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)Count / RowPerPage);
@@ -211,13 +206,6 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
         if (ImGui.IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.AllowWhenDisabled))
             ImGui.SetTooltip(Language.Export_Txt_Tooltip);
 
-        // Hellion Chat: the JSON export button used to dump the database in
-        // the upstream webinterface's wire format. With the webinterface
-        // removed there is no consumer for that format any more, so the
-        // button is dropped. The Privacy tab's MessageExporter covers the
-        // same ground (Markdown / JSON / CSV) with channel and date filters
-        // and is the supported way to get history out of the plugin.
-
         var width = 350 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
         var loadingIndicator = IsProcessing && ProcessingStart < Environment.TickCount64;
 
@@ -240,6 +228,24 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
             tooltipRight: Language.Page_ArrowRight_Tooltip
         );
 
+        // Full-text search toggle (v1.4.8 H2). IsFtsIndexBuilt is a cached
+        // volatile bool in MessageStore -- single field read per frame, no
+        // SELECT count(*). ImRaii.Disabled blocks any click while the index
+        // is still being built, so no defensive force-off branch needed
+        // inside the if-body. UseFullTextSearch is transient UI state, so we
+        // do not call SaveConfig here.
+        var ftsReady = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt;
+        using (ImRaii.Disabled(!ftsReady))
+        {
+            if (ImGui.Checkbox(HellionStrings.DbViewer_FullTextToggle, ref UseFullTextSearch))
+                TriggerFilterRefresh();
+        }
+        ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(
+            ftsReady
+                ? HellionStrings.DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode
+                : HellionStrings.DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing
+        );
+
         ImGui.SameLine(ImGui.GetContentRegionMax().X - width);
         ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(width);
         if (
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
                 30
             )
         )
-            Filtered = Filter(Messages);
+            TriggerFilterRefresh();
 
         // Third row
 
@@ -314,7 +320,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed reading messages from database");
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Failed reading messages from database");
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -454,11 +460,53 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
         }
     }
 
+    // FTS path hits SQLite per keystroke -- dispatch to a worker, drop stale
+    // results via _ftsFilterSeq. Page-filter path is in-memory LINQ, stays
+    // inline.
+    private void TriggerFilterRefresh()
+    {
+        if (!UseFullTextSearch || !Plugin.MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt)
+        {
+            Filtered = Filter(Messages);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var snapshot = Messages;
+        var mySeq = Interlocked.Increment(ref _ftsFilterSeq);
+        Task.Run(() =>
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var result = Filter(snapshot);
+                if (Interlocked.Read(ref _ftsFilterSeq) == mySeq)
+                    Filtered = result;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "FTS filter worker failed");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     private ConcurrentStack<Message> Filter(Message[] messages)
     {
         if (SimpleSearchTerm == "")
             return new ConcurrentStack<Message>(messages.Reverse().OrderByDescending(m => m.Date));
 
+        // Full-text mode bypasses the page-bounded messages array and queries
+        // the FTS5 index across the whole DB. IsFtsIndexBuilt re-check guards
+        // against the (rare) case of the toggle being on while the index is
+        // mid-rebuild -- ImRaii.Disabled prevents the user from flipping it,
+        // but a Dispose-and-reopen during indexing could leave UseFullTextSearch
+        // true while ftsReady flipped back to false; the local fallback below
+        // still serves the page.
+        if (UseFullTextSearch && Plugin.MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt)
+        {
+            var guidHits = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.FullTextSearch(SimpleSearchTerm);
+            var resolved = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.LoadByGuids(guidHits);
+            return new ConcurrentStack<Message>(resolved.OrderByDescending(m => m.Date));
+        }
+
         return new ConcurrentStack<Message>(
             messages
                 .Reverse()
@@ -577,7 +625,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed creating txt backup");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Failed creating txt backup");
 
                 Notification.Content = "Error ...";
                 Notification.Type = NotificationType.Error;

HellionChat/Ui/Debugger.cs

@@ -28,17 +28,13 @@ public class DebuggerWindow : Window, IDisposable
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionDebugger", showInHelp: false).Execute += Toggle;
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionDebugger", showInHelp: false).Execute -= Toggle;
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override unsafe void Draw()
     {
         var agent = (nint)AgentItemDetail.Instance();

HellionChat/Ui/FirstRunWizard.cs

@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 
     public override void OnClose()
     {
-        // Closing the wizard without picking anything = the user accepts
+        // OnClose fires on explicit X-click and on plugin dispose. We never
-        // whatever defaults are already in place. Mark as complete so we
+        // implicitly accept the defaults here — the explicit "Later" button
-        // don't pester them again on the next launch.
+        // does that. If the user hasn't picked a profile yet, the wizard
-        if (!Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted)
+        // reopens on the next plugin load.
-        {
-            Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted = true;
-            Plugin.SaveConfig();
-        }
     }
 
     public override void Draw()
@@ -49,7 +45,12 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 
         var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
         var cardWidth = (avail.X - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X * 2) / 3f;
-        var cardHeight = avail.Y - ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
+        // Reserve room for the footer separator + cancel button below the cards.
+        var footerReserve =
+            ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y * 3
+            + ImGui.GetTextLineHeight()
+            + ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
+        var cardHeight = avail.Y - footerReserve;
 
         DrawCard(
             "privacy-first",
@@ -87,6 +88,20 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
             HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply,
             ApplyFullHistory
         );
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.Separator();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Wizard_Cancel_Label))
+        {
+            Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted = true;
+            Plugin.SaveConfig();
+            IsOpen = false;
+        }
+
+        if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+            ImGuiUtil.Tooltip(HellionStrings.Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip);
     }
 
     private void DrawCard(

HellionChat/Ui/HellionStyle.cs

@@ -5,18 +5,12 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-/// <summary>
+// Theme-driven ImGui style override. PushGlobal is pushed once per frame
-/// ImGui style override for Hellion Chat. v1.1.0 ist die Engine
+// in Plugin.Draw and drives every Hellion-rendered window.
-/// theme-getrieben: PushGlobal nimmt eine Theme-Instance + Window-
-/// Opacity, die gesamten Color- und Style-Slots werden aus dem Theme
-/// gelesen statt aus einer fixen Konstanten-Tabelle.
-/// </summary>
 internal static class HellionStyle
 {
-    /// <summary>
+    // Local color stack for the active theme. Use inside a
-    /// Local color stack auf Basis des aktiven Themes. Cheap. Use inside a
+    // `using var _ = HellionStyle.Push(theme);` block.
-    /// `using var _ = HellionStyle.Push(theme);` block.
-    /// </summary>
     internal static IDisposable Push(Theme theme)
     {
         var a = theme.AbgrCache;
@@ -37,13 +31,8 @@ internal static class HellionStyle
         return stack;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Global color and style stack pushed once per frame.
-    /// Global color and style-variable stack pushed once per frame in
+    // windowOpacity: window background alpha (0.5-1.0).
-    /// Plugin.Draw. Drives every Hellion-rendered window from the active
-    /// theme's palette and layout values.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="theme">Active theme from ThemeRegistry.</param>
-    /// <param name="windowOpacity">Window background alpha (0.5–1.0).</param>
     internal static IDisposable PushGlobal(Theme theme, float windowOpacity = 1.0f)
     {
         var c = theme.Colors;
@@ -54,17 +43,10 @@ internal static class HellionStyle
         var alphaByte = (uint)Math.Clamp((int)(windowOpacity * 255f), 0x55, 0xFF);
         var windowBgWithAlpha = (c.WindowBg & 0xFFFFFF00u) | alphaByte;
 
-        // ChildBg-Alpha: Sub-Bereiche (Tab-Sidebar, Message-Area, Input-Bar)
+        // ChildBg alpha resolution lives in HellionStyleHelpers so the
-        // werden im ChatLog-Window als BeginChild gezeichnet. Würde der ChildBg
+        // threshold logic can be covered by a pure-helper test in the
-        // mit dem gleichen Alpha wie WindowBg gerendert, multiplizieren sich
+        // build suite.
-        // die Layer (1 - (1-α)² Deckung), und 50 % WindowOpacity kommt mit
+        var childBgWithAlpha = HellionStyleHelpers.ResolveChildBgAlpha(c.ChildBg, windowOpacity);
-        // 75 % Deckung im Child-Bereich an — das Fenster wirkt solider als der
-        // Slider verspricht. Bei voller Opacity bleibt der Theme-Akzent
-        // erhalten (Theme-eigene Alpha-Komponente, i.d.R. FF); sobald der User
-        // Transparenz zieht, wird ChildBg vollständig durchsichtig damit nur
-        // der WindowBg-Layer die finale Deckung bestimmt.
-        var childBgAlpha = windowOpacity >= 0.999f ? (c.ChildBg & 0xFFu) : 0u;
-        var childBgWithAlpha = (c.ChildBg & 0xFFFFFF00u) | childBgAlpha;
 
         // Layout
         stack.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.WindowRounding, l.WindowRounding);
@@ -77,8 +59,8 @@ internal static class HellionStyle
         stack.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.WindowBorderSize, l.WindowBorderSize);
         stack.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameBorderSize, l.FrameBorderSize);
 
-        // Surfaces — WindowBg/ChildBg use the per-push opacity-modulated value,
+        // Surfaces — WindowBg/ChildBg use opacity-modulated values (RGBA path);
-        // so they go through the RGBA path; everything else reads from cache.
+        // everything else reads from the pre-computed ABGR cache.
         stack.PushColor(ImGuiCol.WindowBg, windowBgWithAlpha);
         stack.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ChildBg, childBgWithAlpha);
         stack.PushColorAbgr(ImGuiCol.PopupBg, a.ChildBg);

HellionChat/Ui/HellionStyleHelpers.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Ui;
+
+internal static class HellionStyleHelpers
+{
+    // Child surfaces are drawn over WindowBg, so at partial window opacity
+    // the theme's own ChildBg alpha would double-multiply and read too solid.
+    // Above ~full opacity we preserve the theme alpha; below it we wipe to 0
+    // so WindowBg alone carries the coverage. The 0.999f threshold is a
+    // float-imprecision guard around the user-facing 100% slider value.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/HellionStyleHelpersTests.cs
+    public static uint ResolveChildBgAlpha(uint themeChildBgRgba, float windowOpacity)
+    {
+        var alphaPreserved = windowOpacity >= 0.999f;
+        var childBgAlpha = alphaPreserved ? (themeChildBgRgba & 0xFFu) : 0u;
+        return (themeChildBgRgba & 0xFFFFFF00u) | childBgAlpha;
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Ui/Popout.cs

@@ -12,19 +12,15 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     private readonly Tab Tab;
     private readonly int Idx;
 
-    private long FrameTime; // set every frame
+    private long FrameTime;
     private long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
 
-    // v0.6.0 — optional input bar inside the pop-out window. Lazy-allocated
+    // Optional input bar inside the pop-out. Lazy-allocated when enabled,
-    // when the user enables Tab.PopOutInputEnabled and torn down when the
+    // torn down on toggle-off (buffer discarded intentionally).
-    // 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;
 
-    // Hellion Chat — v0.6.1 expose just the tab identifier (not the whole Tab
+    // Exposed so AutoTellTabsService can locate this window during LRU eviction.
-    // reference) so AutoTellTabsService.DropOldestTempTab can locate the
-    // matching pop-out window when an LRU temp tab gets evicted.
     internal Guid TabIdentifier => Tab.Identifier;
 
     public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx)
@@ -40,12 +36,9 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         IsOpen = true;
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-        // v1.2.1 — KEIN AllowBackgroundBlur. Pop-Outs werden vom User häufig
+        // AllowBackgroundBlur is intentionally off: Dalamud blurs the entire
-        // im Dalamud-Tab-Container mit anderen Plugin-Windows kombiniert; in
+        // tab container, not just this window, which would affect adjacent plugins.
-        // dem Render-Pfad blurt Dalamud den gesamten Container, nicht nur
+        // Users can enable blur per-window via the Dalamud hamburger menu.
-        // das Pop-Out — würde die Tab-Bar oben und benachbarte Plugins
-        // mitziehen. Wer Blur in Pop-Outs will, kann ihn via Dalamud-
-        // Hamburger-Menü pro Window selbst aktivieren.
     }
 
     public override void PreOpenCheck()
@@ -70,7 +63,6 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             return true;
         }
 
-        // Activity in the tab, this popout window, or the main chat log window.
         var lastActivityTime = Math.Max(Tab.LastActivity, LastActivityTime);
         lastActivityTime = Math.Max(lastActivityTime, ChatLogWindow.LastActivityTime);
         return FrameTime - lastActivityTime <= 1000 * Plugin.Config.InactivityHideTimeout;
@@ -78,10 +70,8 @@ internal class Popout : Window
 
     public override void PreDraw()
     {
-        // Hellion Chat v1.1.0+ — Theme-Engine ist Source-of-Truth, kein
+        // Theme engine pushes the active theme globally in Plugin.Draw;
-        // zusätzlicher Dalamud-StyleModel-Override mehr pro Window. Plugin.Draw
+        // pop-outs draw consistently without per-window overrides.
-        // pusht das aktive Hellion-Theme global; Pop-Out zeichnet sich damit
-        // konsistent zum Haupt-Chat-Window.
         Flags = ImGuiWindowFlags.None;
         if (!Plugin.Config.ShowPopOutTitleBar)
             Flags |= ImGuiWindowFlags.NoTitleBar;
@@ -92,19 +82,10 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (!Tab.CanResize)
             Flags |= ImGuiWindowFlags.NoResize;
 
-        // Idx may point past the end if PopOutDocked was resized (e.g., a tab
+        // Guard against Idx pointing past the end if PopOutDocked was resized mid-frame.
-        // dropped) between the AddPopOutsToDraw() snapshot and this frame.
-        // Guard the read so we don't index into stale state.
         if (Idx >= 0 && Idx < ChatLogWindow.PopOutDocked.Count && !ChatLogWindow.PopOutDocked[Idx])
         {
-            if (Tab.IndependentOpacity)
+            BgAlpha = Tab.IndependentOpacity ? Tab.Opacity / 100f : Plugin.Config.WindowOpacity;
-            {
-                BgAlpha = Tab.Opacity / 100f;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                BgAlpha = Plugin.Config.WindowOpacity;
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -118,24 +99,15 @@ 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
+        // Toggle-OFF resets InputBar so the next toggle-ON starts with a fresh buffer.
-        // 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
@@ -155,8 +127,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             LastActivityTime = FrameTime;
     }
 
-    // Returns the vertical space the banner consumed (0 when not shown)
+    // Returns the vertical space consumed by the banner (0 when not shown).
-    // so the message log can shrink accordingly.
     private float DrawHintBannerIfNeeded()
     {
         if (Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutInputHint)
@@ -204,7 +175,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         {
             Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutInputHint = true;
             ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SaveConfig();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
             if (openSettings)
                 ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
         }
@@ -240,21 +211,18 @@ internal class Popout : Window
 
     private bool HideStateCheck()
     {
-        // if the chat has no hide state set, and the player has entered battle, we hide chat if they have configured it
         if (Tab.HideInBattle && CurrentHideState == HideState.None && Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.Battle;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None → Battle");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Battle");
         }
 
-        // If the chat is hidden because of battle, we reset it here
         if (CurrentHideState is HideState.Battle && !Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Battle → None");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Battle -> None");
         }
 
-        // if the chat has no hide state and in a cutscene, set the hide state to cutscene
         if (
             Tab.HideDuringCutscenes
             && CurrentHideState == HideState.None
@@ -264,37 +232,34 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             if (ChatLogWindow.Plugin.Functions.Chat.CheckHideFlags())
             {
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.Cutscene;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None → Cutscene");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Cutscene");
             }
         }
 
-        // if the chat is hidden because of a cutscene and no longer in a cutscene, set the hide state to none
         if (
             CurrentHideState is HideState.Cutscene or HideState.CutsceneOverride
             && !Plugin.CutsceneActive
             && !Plugin.GposeActive
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose(
-                $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)"
+                $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: {CurrentHideState} -> None (cutscene/gpose ended)"
             );
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
         }
 
-        // if the chat is hidden because of a cutscene and the chat has been activated, show chat
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.Cutscene && ChatLogWindow.Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.CutsceneOverride;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose(
-                $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Cutscene → CutsceneOverride (user activate)"
+                $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Cutscene -> CutsceneOverride (user activate)"
             );
         }
 
-        // if the user hid the chat and is now activating chat, reset the hide state
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.User && ChatLogWindow.Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: User → None (activate)");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: User -> None (activate)");
         }
 
         return CurrentHideState is HideState.Cutscene or HideState.User or HideState.Battle

HellionChat/Ui/SeStringDebugger.cs

@@ -29,21 +29,13 @@ public class SeStringDebugger : Window
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-
-#if DEBUG
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false).Execute += Toggle;
-#endif
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-#if DEBUG
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false).Execute -= Toggle;
-#endif
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override void Draw()
     {
         if (Plugin.MessageManager.LastMessage.Sender == null)

HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs

@@ -60,23 +60,11 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
 
         Initialise();
-
-        Plugin
-            .Commands.Register("/hellion", "Perform various actions with Hellion Chat.")
-            .Execute += Command;
-        Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi += Toggle;
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi -= Toggle;
+        // Slash-command + OpenConfigUi tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellion").Execute -= Command;
-    }
-
-    private void Command(string command, string args)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
-            Toggle();
     }
 
     private void Initialise()
@@ -92,10 +80,8 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             View = SettingsView.Overview;
         }
 
-        // ESC im Detail-View kehrt zur Overview zurück. Window-Focus-Check ist
+        // ESC in Detail view returns to Overview. Window focus check is
-        // Pflicht — sonst triggert ESC auch wenn der User ein anderes Fenster
+        // required so ESC doesn't fire when the user targets a different window.
-        // fokussiert hat und ESC fürs Game-Menü drückt (Codebase-Pattern siehe
-        // Util/SearchSelector.cs:37).
         if (
             View == SettingsView.Detail
             && ImGui.IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags.RootAndChildWindows)
@@ -128,13 +114,13 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
 
     private void DrawDetail()
     {
-        // Breadcrumb-Header — Akzent-Cyan, klickbar, führt zurück zur Overview
+        // Breadcrumb header -- accent cyan, clickable, returns to Overview.
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, 0xFF00BED2u))
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Button, 0u))
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonHovered, 0x33FFFFFFu))
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, 0x55FFFFFFu))
         {
-            if (ImGui.SmallButton("← Settings"))
+            if (ImGui.SmallButton("<- Settings"))
             {
                 View = SettingsView.Overview;
                 return;
@@ -149,11 +135,8 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         ImGui.Separator();
         ImGui.Spacing();
 
-        // Section-Content in voller Breite. Die Tab-Liste links ist überholt:
+        // Section content fills full width. Navigation back to another
-        // der User ist bereits über die Card-Übersicht navigiert, eine zweite
+        // section goes via the breadcrumb or ESC.
-        // Tab-Liste daneben würde nur den Vanilla-Look zurückbringen. Falls
-        // der User in eine andere Section will, geht er zurück zur Overview
-        // (Breadcrumb / ESC).
         var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
         var height =
             ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y
@@ -182,9 +165,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         ImGui.SameLine();
 
         if (ImGui.Button(Language.Settings_Discard))
-        {
             IsOpen = false;
-        }
 
         const string buttonLabel = "Anna's Ko-fi";
         const string buttonLabel2 = "Infi's Ko-fi";
@@ -206,18 +187,17 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             );
 
             if (ImGui.Button(buttonLabel2))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/infiii");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/infiii");
 
             ImGui.SameLine();
 
             if (ImGui.Button(buttonLabel))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/lojewalo");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/lojewalo");
         }
 
         if (!save)
             return;
 
-        // calculate all conditions before updating config
         var hideChanged = !Mutable.HideChat && Mutable.HideChat != Plugin.Config.HideChat;
         var languageChanged = Mutable.LanguageOverride != Plugin.Config.LanguageOverride;
         var fontChanged =
@@ -230,18 +210,16 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             Math.Abs(Mutable.SymbolsFontSizeV2 - Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2) > 0.001
             || Math.Abs(Mutable.FontSizeV2 - Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2) > 0.001;
         var italicStateChanged = Mutable.ItalicEnabled != Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled;
-        // v1.2.0 — Refilter only if a filter-relevant setting actually
+
-        // changed. The Clear+Refilter cycle reloads messages from the DB,
+        // Only refilter when filter-relevant settings changed. Clear+Refilter
-        // which silently wipes any in-session message that wasn't
+        // reloads from the DB and silently drops in-session messages that
-        // persisted (Privacy-First config blocks most channels from DB).
+        // weren't persisted (Privacy-First blocks most channels). Cosmetic
-        // Cosmetic changes (theme, tab icons, layout flags) trigger no
+        // changes (theme, icons, layout) skip the cycle.
-        // refilter — chat history stays intact.
         var filtersChanged = HasFilterRelevantChanges();
 
         Plugin.Config.UpdateFrom(Mutable, true);
 
-        // save after 60 frames have passed, which should hopefully not
+        // Defer save by 60 frames to avoid committing changes that cause a crash.
-        // commit any changes that cause a crash
         Plugin.DeferredSaveFrames = 60;
         if (filtersChanged)
         {
@@ -259,24 +237,16 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             GameFunctions.GameFunctions.SetChatInteractable(true);
 
         if (Plugin.Config.ShowEmotes)
-            _ = EmoteCache.LoadData(); // Fire-and-forget intentional, exceptions are caught inside
+            _ = EmoteCache.LoadData();
 
         Initialise();
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Returns true if any filter-relevant setting changed between Plugin.Config
-    /// v1.2.0 — Detects whether any setting that influences message
+    // and the Mutable copy. Gates Clear+Refilter on Save so cosmetic changes
-    /// filtering changed between Plugin.Config and the Mutable working
+    // don't wipe in-session chat history.
-    /// copy. Used to gate the heavy ClearAllTabs+FilterAllTabsAsync cycle
-    /// in Save: cosmetic changes (theme, tab icons, layout flags) do not
-    /// touch the chat log, only filter-relevant changes do. Without this
-    /// gate, every settings save wipes the chat history of any channel
-    /// the Privacy filter blocks from being persisted to the DB —
-    /// reported by Flo from in-game testing 2026-05-05/06.
-    /// </summary>
     private bool HasFilterRelevantChanges()
     {
-        // Top-level privacy controls.
         if (Mutable.PrivacyFilterEnabled != Plugin.Config.PrivacyFilterEnabled)
             return true;
         if (Mutable.PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels != Plugin.Config.PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels)
@@ -285,27 +255,23 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             return true;
 
         // FilterIncludePreviousSessions changes the GetMostRecentMessages
-        // window in MessageManager.FilterAllTabs and is therefore filter-
+        // window and is filter-relevant even outside the Privacy block.
-        // relevant even though it lives outside the Privacy block.
         if (Mutable.FilterIncludePreviousSessions != Plugin.Config.FilterIncludePreviousSessions)
             return true;
 
-        // Per-tab channel selection. Compare persistent tabs only —
+        // Compare persistent tabs only -- TempTabs are never refiltered.
-        // TempTabs are session-only and never refiltered anyway.
         var origPersistent = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab).ToList();
         var newPersistent = Mutable.Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab).ToList();
 
         if (origPersistent.Count != newPersistent.Count)
-            return true; // add or delete
+            return true;
 
         for (var i = 0; i < origPersistent.Count; i++)
         {
             var orig = origPersistent[i];
             var neu = newPersistent[i];
 
-            // Identifier mismatch at the same index means reorder or
+            // Identifier mismatch means reorder or slot swap -- treat as filter-relevant.
-            // a slot got swapped — treat as filter-relevant so the new
-            // channel-selection layout actually applies.
             if (orig.Identifier != neu.Identifier)
                 return true;
 
@@ -314,8 +280,6 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             if (!orig.ExtraChatChannels.SetEquals(neu.ExtraChatChannels))
                 return true;
 
-            // SelectedChannels is a Dictionary<ChatType, (ChatSource, ChatSource)>
-            // — value-tuple equality already does the right thing per-pair.
             if (orig.SelectedChannels.Count != neu.SelectedChannels.Count)
                 return true;
             foreach (var pair in orig.SelectedChannels)

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsOverview.cs

@@ -11,48 +11,60 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
 {
     private readonly SettingsWindow _window;
 
-    // Card-Reihenfolge entspricht 1:1 dem Tabs-Index in SettingsWindow.
+    // Card order matches the Tabs index in SettingsWindow 1:1.
-    // v1.2.1: Cards thematisch re-sortiert. Theme & Layout vereint Theme-
+    private static (FontAwesomeIcon Icon, string Title, string Subtext)[] BuildCardDefs() =>
-    // Picker + Frame-Style + Timestamps; Fonts & Colours vereint Schriften
+        [
-    // + Chat-Farben; Data Management vereint Storage + Retention + Cleanup
+            (
-    // + Export + DB-Viewer + Advanced.
+                FontAwesomeIcon.SlidersH,
-    private static readonly (FontAwesomeIcon Icon, string TitleKey, string SubtextKey)[] CardDefs =
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_General_Title,
-    [
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_General_Subtext
-        (FontAwesomeIcon.SlidersH, "Settings_Card_General_Title", "Settings_Card_General_Subtext"),
+            ),
-        (
+            (
-            FontAwesomeIcon.Palette,
+                FontAwesomeIcon.Palette,
-            "Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Title",
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Title,
-            "Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Subtext"
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Subtext
-        ),
+            ),
-        (
+            (
-            FontAwesomeIcon.Font,
+                FontAwesomeIcon.Font,
-            "Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Title",
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Title,
-            "Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Subtext"
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Subtext
-        ),
+            ),
-        (
+            (
-            FontAwesomeIcon.WindowMaximize,
+                FontAwesomeIcon.WindowMaximize,
-            "Settings_Card_Window_Title",
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Window_Title,
-            "Settings_Card_Window_Subtext"
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Window_Subtext
-        ),
+            ),
-        (FontAwesomeIcon.Comments, "Settings_Card_Chat_Title", "Settings_Card_Chat_Subtext"),
+            (
-        (FontAwesomeIcon.FolderTree, "Settings_Card_Tabs_Title", "Settings_Card_Tabs_Subtext"),
+                FontAwesomeIcon.Comments,
-        (FontAwesomeIcon.ShieldAlt, "Settings_Card_Privacy_Title", "Settings_Card_Privacy_Subtext"),
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Chat_Title,
-        (
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Chat_Subtext
-            FontAwesomeIcon.Database,
+            ),
-            "Settings_Card_DataManagement_Title",
+            (
-            "Settings_Card_DataManagement_Subtext"
+                FontAwesomeIcon.FolderTree,
-        ),
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Tabs_Title,
-        (
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Tabs_Subtext
-            FontAwesomeIcon.Plug,
+            ),
-            "Settings_Card_Integrations_Title",
+            (
-            "Settings_Card_Integrations_Subtext"
+                FontAwesomeIcon.ShieldAlt,
-        ),
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Privacy_Title,
-        (
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Privacy_Subtext
-            FontAwesomeIcon.InfoCircle,
+            ),
-            "Settings_Card_Information_Title",
+            (
-            "Settings_Card_Information_Subtext"
+                FontAwesomeIcon.Database,
-        ),
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_DataManagement_Title,
-    ];
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_DataManagement_Subtext
+            ),
+            (
+                FontAwesomeIcon.Plug,
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Integrations_Title,
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Integrations_Subtext
+            ),
+            (
+                FontAwesomeIcon.InfoCircle,
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Information_Title,
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Card_Information_Subtext
+            ),
+        ];
 
     public SettingsOverview(SettingsWindow window)
     {
@@ -64,19 +76,18 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
         var columns = avail.X >= 700f ? 3 : 2;
         var cardWidth = (avail.X - (columns - 1) * 8f) / columns;
-        // v1.2.1 — Subtexte wrappen jetzt auf zwei Zeilen, daher 110f statt der
+        // 110f accommodates two-line subtexts; wrap width is matched in DrawCard.
-        // v1.1.0-Höhe 96f. Wrap-Breite + Y-Position der Subtext-Zeile sind in
-        // DrawCard auf den Card-Innenrand abgestimmt.
         var cardHeight = 110f;
 
-        for (var i = 0; i < CardDefs.Length; i++)
+        // One draw-list lookup per frame instead of one per card.
+        var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+        var cardDefs = BuildCardDefs();
+        for (var i = 0; i < cardDefs.Length; i++)
         {
-            var (icon, titleKey, subtextKey) = CardDefs[i];
+            var (icon, title, subtext) = cardDefs[i];
-            var title = HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString(titleKey) ?? titleKey;
+            DrawCard(i, icon, title, subtext, cardWidth, cardHeight, drawList);
-            var subtext = HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString(subtextKey) ?? subtextKey;
-            DrawCard(i, icon, title, subtext, cardWidth, cardHeight);
 
-            if ((i + 1) % columns != 0 && i != CardDefs.Length - 1)
+            if ((i + 1) % columns != 0 && i != cardDefs.Length - 1)
                 ImGui.SameLine();
         }
     }
@@ -87,12 +98,12 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         string title,
         string subtext,
         float w,
-        float h
+        float h,
+        ImDrawListPtr drawList
     )
     {
-        // BeginGroup macht den Card-Bereich zu einem einzelnen ImGui-Layout-Item.
+        // BeginGroup makes the card a single layout item so SameLine works
-        // Damit funktioniert SameLine() im Caller-Loop — sonst tracked ImGui die
+        // in the caller loop -- without it ImGui tracks each child separately.
-        // einzelnen InvisibleButton/Text-Items separat und das Wrapping bricht.
         ImGui.BeginGroup();
 
         var cursorBefore = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
@@ -100,12 +111,8 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         var hovered = ImGui.IsItemHovered();
         var bgColor = hovered ? 0xFF22303Fu : 0xFF1A2538u;
 
-        var draw = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+        drawList.AddRectFilled(cursorBefore, cursorBefore + new Vector2(w, h), bgColor, 4f);
-        draw.AddRectFilled(cursorBefore, cursorBefore + new Vector2(w, h), bgColor, 4f);
 
-        // Inhalts-Overlay: Icon + Title via DrawList (kein Wrap nötig). Subtext
-        // läuft über ImGui-Cursor + PushTextWrapPos damit der Text bei
-        // Card-Innenbreite umbricht statt rechts geclippt zu werden.
         var iconPos = cursorBefore + new Vector2(16f, 12f);
         var titlePos = cursorBefore + new Vector2(16f, 40f);
         var subtextPos = cursorBefore + new Vector2(16f, 62f);
@@ -115,17 +122,15 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
 
         using (_window.Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
         {
-            draw.AddText(iconPos, titleColor, icon.ToIconString());
+            drawList.AddText(iconPos, titleColor, icon.ToIconString());
         }
 
-        draw.AddText(titlePos, titleColor, title);
+        drawList.AddText(titlePos, titleColor, title);
 
-        // Subtext mit Wrap auf Card-Innenbreite (16 px Padding links + rechts).
+        // Subtext wraps at card inner width (16px padding each side) via DrawList
-        // Cursor-basiertes TextUnformatted würde die ImGui-Group-Bounds
+        // to avoid expanding the group bounds and breaking SameLine in the card row.
-        // erweitern und das SameLine-Wrapping in der Card-Reihe brechen, daher
-        // bleibt der Subtext bewusst beim DrawList-Overlay-Pattern.
         var subtextWrapWidth = w - 32f;
-        draw.AddText(
+        drawList.AddText(
             ImGui.GetFont(),
             ImGui.GetFontSize(),
             subtextPos,
@@ -137,8 +142,6 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         ImGui.EndGroup();
 
         if (clicked)
-        {
             _window.OpenSection(index);
-        }
     }
 }

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Chat.cs

@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
-// Chat-Tab — vier eigenständige Sektionen: Auto-Tell-Tabs, Behaviour,
+// Four sections: Auto-Tell Tabs, Behaviour, Preview, Emotes.
-// Preview, Emotes. Der Emotes-Block ist 1:1 aus der Bestand-Datei
-// Emote.cs übernommen; die Datei wird in Plan-Task 11 (Settings UX
-// Polish v0.5.0) entfernt, sobald alle Tabs migriert sind.
 internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
@@ -22,9 +19,8 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
 
     private SearchSelector.SelectorPopupOptions WordPopupOptions;
 
-    // Snapshot of EmoteCache.State for which we last built WordPopupOptions.
+    // Tracks which EmoteCache state WordPopupOptions was built for so we
-    // Without this, an empty FilteredSheet (e.g., the user blocked every emote)
+    // don't refill every frame when FilteredSheet is empty.
-    // would trigger a refill every frame the settings tab is open.
     private EmoteCache.LoadingState? WordPopupOptionsBuiltFor;
 
     internal Chat(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable)
@@ -36,15 +32,13 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
         WordPopupOptionsBuiltFor = EmoteCache.State;
     }
 
-    private SearchSelector.SelectorPopupOptions RefillSheet()
+    private SearchSelector.SelectorPopupOptions RefillSheet() =>
-    {
+        new SearchSelector.SelectorPopupOptions
-        return new SearchSelector.SelectorPopupOptions
         {
             FilteredSheet = EmoteCache
                 .SortedCodeArray.Where(w => !Mutable.BlockedEmotes.Contains(w))
                 .ToArray(),
         };
-    }
 
     public void Draw(bool changed)
     {
@@ -61,9 +55,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_AutoTellTabs_Heading);
         if (!tree.Success)
-        {
             return;
-        }
 
         using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
         {
@@ -76,9 +68,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(200f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
             var limit = Mutable.AutoTellTabsLimit;
             if (ImGui.SliderInt(HellionStrings.ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Name, ref limit, 1, 50))
-            {
                 Mutable.AutoTellTabsLimit = limit;
-            }
             ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Description);
 
             ImGui.Checkbox(
@@ -119,9 +109,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                     100
                 )
             )
-            {
                 Mutable.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = preload;
-            }
             ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Privacy_AutoTellTabs_Preload_Description);
 
             ImGui.Spacing();
@@ -133,9 +121,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_Behaviour_Heading);
         if (!tree.Success)
-        {
             return;
-        }
 
         using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
         {
@@ -153,6 +139,12 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                 );
                 ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(Language.Options_CollapseDuplicateMsgUniqueLink_Description);
             }
+
+            ImGui.Checkbox(
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name,
+                ref Mutable.SymbolPickerEnabled
+            );
+            ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description);
         }
     }
 
@@ -160,9 +152,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_Preview_Heading);
         if (!tree.Success)
-        {
             return;
-        }
 
         using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
         {
@@ -178,9 +168,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                     foreach (var position in Enum.GetValues<PreviewPosition>())
                     {
                         if (ImGui.Selectable(position.Name(), Mutable.PreviewPosition == position))
-                        {
                             Mutable.PreviewPosition = position;
-                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -193,9 +181,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                     ref Mutable.PreviewMinimum
                 )
             )
-            {
                 Mutable.PreviewMinimum = Math.Clamp(Mutable.PreviewMinimum, 1, 250);
-            }
 
             ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Options_PreviewOnlyIf_Name, ref Mutable.OnlyPreviewIf);
             ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(Language.Options_PreviewOnlyIf_Description);
@@ -206,9 +192,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_Emotes_Heading);
         if (!tree.Success)
-        {
             return;
-        }
 
         using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
         {
@@ -233,17 +217,13 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
             using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
                 ImGui.Button(FontAwesomeIcon.Plus.ToIconString(), new Vector2(buttonWidth, 0));
 
-            // Open the selector popup on left-click; SelectorPopup uses
+            // OpenPopup on click because SelectorPopup uses ContextPopupItem
-            // ImRaii.ContextPopupItem internally which only opens on right-
+            // which only triggers on right-click by default.
-            // click otherwise — without this OpenPopup the button looked
-            // active but the popup never appeared on a normal click.
             if (ImGui.IsItemClicked())
                 ImGui.OpenPopup("WordAddPopup");
 
             if (SearchSelector.SelectorPopup("WordAddPopup", out var newWord, WordPopupOptions))
-            {
                 Mutable.BlockedEmotes.Add(newWord);
-            }
 
             using (
                 var table = ImRaii.Table(
@@ -257,11 +237,9 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                 {
                     ImGui.TableSetupColumn(Language.Options_Emote_EmoteTable);
                     ImGui.TableSetupColumn("##Del", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthStretch, 0.07f);
-
                     ImGui.TableHeadersRow();
 
-                    var copiedList = Mutable.BlockedEmotes.ToArray();
+                    foreach (var word in Mutable.BlockedEmotes.ToArray())
-                    foreach (var word in copiedList)
                     {
                         ImGui.TableNextColumn();
                         ImGui.TextUnformatted(word);
@@ -274,9 +252,7 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                                 !ImGui.GetIO().KeyCtrl
                             )
                         )
-                        {
                             Mutable.BlockedEmotes.Remove(word);
-                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -289,17 +265,14 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.Spacing();
 
             if (EmoteCache.State is EmoteCache.LoadingState.Done)
-            {
                 ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.HealerGreen, Language.Options_Emote_Ready);
-            }
             else
-            {
                 ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.DPSRed, Language.Options_Emote_NotReady);
-            }
 
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(
                 $"{Language.Options_Emote_Loaded} {EmoteCache.SortedCodeArray.Length}"
             );
+
             using (
                 var emoteTable = ImRaii.Table(
                     "##LoadedEmotes",

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/DataManagement.cs

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Unable to delete old database");
+                        Plugin.LogProxy.Error(e, "Unable to delete old database");
                         WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
                             Language.Options_Database_Old_Delete_Error,
                             NotificationType.Error
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.Config.RetentionLastRunAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
                 Plugin.SaveConfig();
 
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Manual retention run deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Information(
+                    $"Manual retention run deleted {deleted} expired messages."
+                );
 
                 if (deleted > 0)
                 {
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                             .Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
                     )
                     {
-                        Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                        Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                             "Retention sweep: framework refresh timed out after 5s."
                         );
                     }
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Manual retention run failed");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(e, "Manual retention run failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Retention_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Failed to compute cleanup preview");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(e, "Failed to compute cleanup preview");
             WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
                 HellionStrings.Cleanup_PreviewError,
                 NotificationType.Error
@@ -587,7 +589,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             try
             {
                 var deleted = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.CleanupRetainOnly(allowed);
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Privacy cleanup: deleted {deleted} messages");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Information($"Privacy cleanup: deleted {deleted} messages");
 
                 if (
                     !Plugin
@@ -599,7 +601,9 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                         .Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
                 )
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Warning("Privacy cleanup: framework refresh timed out after 5s.");
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
+                        "Privacy cleanup: framework refresh timed out after 5s."
+                    );
                 }
 
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
@@ -609,7 +613,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Privacy cleanup failed");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(e, "Privacy cleanup failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Cleanup_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -769,7 +773,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Export failed");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(e, "Export failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Export_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -849,7 +853,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 )
             )
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Warning("Clearing messages from database");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Warning("Clearing messages from database");
                 Plugin.MessageManager.Store.ClearMessages();
                 Plugin.MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
 
@@ -907,7 +911,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
     private void InsertMessages(int count)
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Info($"Inserting {count} messages due to user request");
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Info($"Inserting {count} messages due to user request");
 
         var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
         var playerName = Plugin.PlayerState.CharacterName;
@@ -952,7 +956,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
         var elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Info(
             $"Crafted {count} messages in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
         );
 
@@ -962,7 +966,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
         elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Info(
             $"Upserted {count} messages in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
         );
 
@@ -973,7 +977,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
                 elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
                 stopwatch.Stop();
-                Plugin.Log.Info(
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Info(
                     $"Cleared {Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count} tabs in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
                 );
             })
@@ -986,7 +990,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.MessageManager.FilterAllTabs();
                 elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
                 stopwatch.Stop();
-                Plugin.Log.Info(
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Info(
                     $"Fetched and filtered all tabs in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
                 );
             })

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/FontsAndColours.cs

@@ -312,6 +312,6 @@ internal sealed class FontsAndColours : ISettingsTab
         }
         Plugin.SaveConfig();
         GlobalParametersCache.Refresh();
-        Plugin.Log.Debug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
     }
 }

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Information.cs

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
-// Information-Tab vereint die früheren About- und Changelog-Tabs in
+// Combines the former About and Changelog tabs into three collapsible sections.
-// drei kollabierbaren Sektionen. Der About-Inhalt ist 1:1 aus About.cs
-// übernommen, die Changelog-Render-Logik aus Changelog.cs.
 internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(Language.Options_About_Github_Issues);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "githubIssues"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(
                     "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues"
                 );
         }
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.About_Maintainer_Website_Label);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "hellionMedia"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://hellion-media.de");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://hellion-media.de");
 
             ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(10.0f);
 
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.About_BuiltOn_Upstream_Label);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "chatTwoUpstream"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo");
 
             ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(10.0f);
 

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Integrations.cs

@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
-// First settings tab introduced in v1.3.0 (Plugin Integrations Cycle 1).
+// Added in v1.3.0. Each future integration cycle adds a section above
-// Designed to grow organically: each future cycle adds a new section above
+// the "Coming soon" block and removes its stub item.
-// the "Coming soon" block and removes the corresponding stub item.
 internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
@@ -48,11 +47,9 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
         DrawHonorificStatus();
         ImGui.Spacing();
 
-        // The toggle is enabled regardless of detection state — leaving it
+        // Toggle works regardless of detection state: "show when available,
-        // on means "render when available, hide otherwise". Disabling the
+        // hide otherwise". Disabling it when Honorific is missing would force
-        // toggle when Honorific is missing would force the user to retoggle
+        // the user to retoggle on every reload.
-        // it every time Honorific is reloaded, which is worse UX than the
-        // silent auto-hide.
         if (
             ImGui.Checkbox(
                 HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Toggle,
@@ -74,22 +71,31 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
             {
                 ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint);
             }
+
+            if (
+                ImGui.Checkbox(
+                    HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle,
+                    ref Mutable.ShowHonorificGlow
+                )
+            )
+            {
+                Plugin.SaveConfig();
+            }
+            ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint);
         }
 
-        // Maintainer attribution. Honorific has no LICENSE in its repo so we
+        // Honorific has no LICENSE in its repo so we link upstream and author
-        // can't bundle its assets, but linking to the upstream and the
+        // instead of bundling assets. Text labels because FA Brands isn't
-        // author's profile is the polite minimum. Plain ImGui buttons keep
+        // guaranteed in Dalamud's font set.
-        // the visual weight modest, the FontAwesome Brands subset is not
-        // guaranteed in Dalamud's font set so we use text labels.
         ImGui.Spacing();
         if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo))
         {
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificRepo);
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificRepo);
         }
         ImGui.SameLine();
         if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkAuthor))
         {
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificAuthor);
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificAuthor);
         }
     }
 
@@ -147,9 +153,7 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
         ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_Intro);
         ImGui.Spacing();
 
-        // Static list maintained in code (not Configuration). Each cycle
+        // Each integration cycle removes its stub here and adds a full section above.
-        // that lands a real integration removes its stub here and adds a
-        // full section above the Coming Soon block.
         DrawComingSoonItem(
             HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_ContextMenu_Title,
             HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_ContextMenu_Description
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
 
         if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_GotAnIdea_LinkLabel))
         {
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(BrandingLinks.HellionForgeDiscordInvite);
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(BrandingLinks.HellionForgeDiscordInvite);
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Privacy.cs

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ internal sealed class Privacy : ISettingsTab
         Mutable = mutable;
     }
 
-    // (HeadingKey lookup, ChatType list). Heading is resolved per-frame so
+    // (HeadingKey, ChatType list). Heading resolved per-frame for live language switching.
-    // a runtime LanguageChanged call updates the labels immediately.
     private static readonly (Func<string> Heading, ChatType[] Types)[] Groups =
     [
         (

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Tabs.cs

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ internal sealed class Tabs : ISettingsTab
                 ImGuiInputTextFlags.EnterReturnsTrue
             );
 
-            // v1.2.0 — Per-Tab Icon-Override. Default-Mapping greift falls nichts gesetzt.
+            // Per-tab icon override added in v1.2.0. Falls back to default mapping if unset.
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Tabs_Icon_Label);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Tabs_Icon_HelpMarker);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ internal sealed class Tabs : ISettingsTab
             {
                 if (combo.Success)
                 {
-                    // Erste Option: Default (löscht Icon, lässt Mapping greifen).
+                    // First option clears the icon and lets the default mapping take over.
                     if (
                         ImGui.Selectable(
                             HellionStrings.Tabs_Icon_DefaultOption,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ internal sealed class Tabs : ISettingsTab
 
                     ImGui.Separator();
 
-                    // Pool-Optionen aus TabIconGlyphResolver.PickerOptions (Single-Source-of-Truth).
+                    // Options sourced from TabIconGlyphResolver.PickerOptions (single source of truth).
                     foreach (var option in TabIconGlyphResolver.PickerOptions)
                     {
                         var isSelected = string.Equals(
@@ -305,10 +305,8 @@ internal sealed class Tabs : ISettingsTab
 
                         ImGui.SameLine();
 
-                        // Guard against an empty worlds list — can happen briefly
+                        // Guard against an empty worlds list (character switch or sheet not yet populated)
-                        // when switching characters or if the datacenter sheet
+                        // to avoid an out-of-bounds crash on worlds[selectedWorld].
-                        // has not yet populated. Without the guard the indexed
-                        // access into worlds[selectedWorld] would crash.
                         if (worlds.Count == 0)
                         {
                             ImGui.TextDisabled("(no worlds available)");

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/ThemeAndLayout.cs

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
             var registry = Plugin.ThemeRegistry;
             var active = registry.Get(Mutable.Theme);
 
-            var activeLabelTemplate =
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(
-                HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_Active") ?? "Active: {0}";
+                string.Format(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_Active, active.Name)
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(string.Format(activeLabelTemplate, active.Name));
+            );
             using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, 0xFF8FA3B5u))
                 ImGui.TextUnformatted(active.Author);
 
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.Separator();
             ImGui.Spacing();
 
-            var builtInsLabel =
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_BuiltIns);
-                HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_BuiltIns")
-                ?? "Built-in themes";
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(builtInsLabel);
             ImGui.Spacing();
             DrawThemeGrid(registry.AllBuiltIns(), active.Slug);
 
@@ -68,10 +65,7 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
                 ImGui.Spacing();
                 ImGui.Separator();
                 ImGui.Spacing();
-                var customLabel =
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_Custom);
-                    HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_Custom")
-                    ?? "Custom themes";
-                ImGui.TextUnformatted(customLabel);
                 ImGui.Spacing();
                 DrawThemeGrid(customs, active.Slug);
             }
@@ -80,21 +74,15 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.Separator();
             ImGui.Spacing();
 
-            var openFolderLabel =
+            if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_OpenFolder))
-                HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_OpenFolder")
-                ?? "Open themes folder";
-            if (ImGui.Button(openFolderLabel))
             {
                 var dir = Path.Combine(Plugin.Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(dir);
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(dir);
             }
 
             ImGui.SameLine();
-            var exportLabel =
+            if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_ExportActive))
-                HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_ExportActive")
-                ?? "Export active...";
-            if (ImGui.Button(exportLabel))
             {
                 var dir = Path.Combine(Plugin.Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
@@ -102,7 +90,7 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
                 var path = Path.Combine(dir, fileName);
                 var json = ThemeJsonWriter.Serialize(active);
                 File.WriteAllText(path, json);
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Exported active theme '{active.Slug}' to {path}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Information($"Exported active theme '{active.Slug}' to {path}");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -206,25 +194,19 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
         draw.AddRectFilled(origin, origin + new Vector2(width, height), bgFill, 4f);
         draw.AddRect(origin, origin + new Vector2(width, height), border, 4f, ImDrawFlags.None, 1f);
 
-        var hint =
-            HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Hint")
-            ?? "This theme suggests its own chat channel colours.";
-        var applyLabel =
-            HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Apply")
-            ?? "Apply";
-        var keepLabel =
-            HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString("Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Keep")
-            ?? "Keep current";
-
         var textColor = ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(active.Colors.TextPrimary);
-        draw.AddText(origin + new Vector2(12f, 10f), textColor, hint);
+        draw.AddText(
+            origin + new Vector2(12f, 10f),
+            textColor,
+            HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Hint
+        );
 
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Button, active.Colors.Primary))
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonHovered, active.Colors.PrimaryLight))
         using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, active.Colors.PrimaryDark))
         {
             ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(origin + new Vector2(12f, 32f));
-            if (ImGui.Button(applyLabel))
+            if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Apply))
             {
                 foreach (var kvp in themeChatColors.Channels)
                     Mutable.ChatColours[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
@@ -233,7 +215,7 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
         }
 
         ImGui.SameLine();
-        if (ImGui.Button(keepLabel))
+        if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Themes_ApplyChatColors_Keep))
         {
             _applyDismissedFor = active.Slug;
         }
@@ -268,13 +250,32 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
                 string.Format(Language.Options_SidebarTabView_Description, Plugin.PluginName)
             );
 
+            if (Mutable.SidebarTabView)
+            {
+                var sidebarWidth = Mutable.SidebarWidth;
+                if (
+                    ImGui.SliderInt(
+                        HellionStrings.Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name,
+                        ref sidebarWidth,
+                        44,
+                        160,
+                        $"{sidebarWidth} px"
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    Mutable.SidebarWidth = sidebarWidth;
+                }
+                ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(
+                    HellionStrings.Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description
+                );
+            }
+
             ImGui.Spacing();
             ImGui.Separator();
             ImGui.Spacing();
 
-            // Slider 50–100 % UX-Range; intern 0.5–1.0 als WindowOpacity-Float.
+            // Slider range 50-100% maps to 0.5-1.0 internally. Floor at 50% prevents
-            // Untere Schwelle 50 % verhindert versehentliches Komplett-Wegblenden
+            // accidentally hiding the chat background (v1.2.0 bug at WindowAlpha=0).
-            // des Chat-Hintergrunds (war v1.2.0 Bug bei WindowAlpha=0).
             var opacityPercent = Mutable.WindowOpacity * 100f;
             if (
                 ImGuiUtil.DragFloatVertical(

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/ThemeMockup.cs

@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
 internal static class ThemeMockup
 {
-    // Zeichnet ein Mini-Chat-Window-Mockup mit den Theme-Werten direkt
+    // Mini chat window mockup drawn directly into the WindowDrawList.
-    // ins WindowDrawList. Keine Texture, keine Allocation pro Frame —
+    // No textures, no per-frame allocations — pure AddRectFilled/AddText.
-    // alles via DrawList.AddRectFilled / AddText.
     public static void Draw(Vector2 origin, Vector2 size, Theme theme)
     {
         var draw = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
         var c = theme.Colors;
 
-        // Window-Bg
+        // Window background
         draw.AddRectFilled(
             origin,
             origin + size,
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ internal static class ThemeMockup
             theme.Layout.WindowRounding
         );
 
-        // Title-Bar
+        // Title bar
         var titleHeight = 14f;
         draw.AddRectFilled(
             origin,
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ internal static class ThemeMockup
             theme.Layout.WindowRounding
         );
 
-        // Tab-Bar — 3 Mini-Tabs
+        // Tab bar (3 tabs)
         var tabY = origin.Y + titleHeight + 4f;
         var tabHeight = 12f;
         for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++)
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ internal static class ThemeMockup
                 theme.Layout.TabRounding
             );
 
-            if (i == 0) // Active-Pill
+            if (i == 0) // active pill
             {
                 draw.AddRectFilled(
                     new Vector2(tabX, tabY + tabHeight - 2f),
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ internal static class ThemeMockup
             }
         }
 
-        // Card-Row mit Mock-Sender + Text
+        // Message card row
         var rowY = tabY + tabHeight + 6f;
         var rowHeight = 18f;
         draw.AddRectFilled(
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ internal static class ThemeMockup
             2f
         );
 
-        // Akzent-Button rechts unten
+        // Accent button (bottom right)
         var btnW = 28f;
         var btnH = 10f;
         var btnX = origin.X + size.X - btnW - 6f;
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ internal static class ThemeMockup
             theme.Layout.FrameRounding
         );
 
-        // Border um das gesamte Mockup
+        // Mockup border
         draw.AddRect(
             origin,
             origin + size,

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Window.cs

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ internal sealed class Window : ISettingsTab
                 1,
                 10
             );
-            // Untergrenze von 2 Sekunden gegen Selbst-Soft-Lock.
+            // Floor at 2 seconds to prevent self-soft-lock.
             Mutable.InactivityHideTimeout = Math.Max(2, Mutable.InactivityHideTimeout);
 
             using (ImRaii.Disabled(Mutable.HideInBattle))
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ internal sealed class Window : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Options_CanMove_Name, ref Mutable.CanMove);
             ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Options_CanResize_Name, ref Mutable.CanResize);
 
-            // v0.6.0 — global master switch for the pop-out input bar.
             ImGui.Checkbox(
                 HellionStrings.Settings_Window_PopOutInputEnabled_Name,
                 ref Mutable.PopOutInputEnabled
@@ -186,9 +185,7 @@ internal sealed class Window : ISettingsTab
 
             ImGui.Spacing();
 
-            // Manual escape hatch for off-screen windows. The plugin already
+            // Fallback for off-screen windows after a display layout change.
-            // runs an automatic bounds check once per session, but a button
-            // is the user-friendly fallback after a display layout change.
             if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Window_ResetPosition_Name))
                 Plugin.ChatLogWindow.RequestPositionReset = true;
             ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Settings_Window_ResetPosition_Description);

HellionChat/Ui/StatusBar.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
@@ -9,32 +10,31 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-/// <summary>
+// Bottom status bar. Slots left to right: channel indicator, privacy badge,
-/// Bottom-Status-Bar (v1.2.0). Fix 22 px hoch, BorderTop als Trenner.
+// counts, tells (hidden at 0), version (right-aligned). Updates at 1Hz;
-/// Slots links → rechts: Channel-Indicator (Color-Dot + Channel-Name),
+// format strings are cached between updates.
-/// Privacy-Badge (Lock-Icon + Privacy-Label), Counts (Tabs + Msgs),
-/// Tells (Auto-Tell-Counter, hidden bei 0), Version (rechtsbündig, muted).
-///
-/// Update-Frequenz: 1×/Sekunde. Format-Strings werden zwischen Updates
-/// gecached, damit kein Per-Frame-Format-Allocation entsteht.
-/// </summary>
 internal sealed class StatusBar
 {
-    public const float Height = 22f;
+    // DPI-aware bar height. The previous fixed 22px constant clipped on
+    // Windows display-scaling >100% because ImGui renders the font bigger
+    // than the reservation. GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing scales with the
+    // current ImGui font; the 2px spacer is GlobalScale-rounded to stay
+    // on integer pixel boundaries (same idiom as v1.4.6 F7.2 underline-pill
+    // in ChatLogWindow.cs:1639-1653).
+    public static float Height =>
+        ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() + MathF.Round(2f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
+
     private const long UpdateIntervalMs = 1000;
 
-    // Cache-State — initial outdated, damit der erste Frame frisch berechnet.
+    // Initially outdated so the first frame always computes fresh.
     private long _lastUpdateMs = -UpdateIntervalMs;
     private string _cachedCountsText = string.Empty;
     private string _cachedTellsText = string.Empty;
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Pure string logic, testable without ImGui init.
-    /// Reine String-Logik — testbar ohne ImGui-Init.
-    /// </summary>
     public static string FormatCounts(int tabs, int messages)
     {
-        // InvariantCulture: User-System-Locale darf das Format nicht
+        // InvariantCulture so locale doesn't affect the format (e.g. de_DE "1,2k").
-        // verändern (de_DE würde sonst "1,2k" statt "1.2k" liefern).
         var msgPart =
             messages >= 1000
                 ? string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0:0.0}k msg", messages / 1000.0)
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
         return $"{tabsPart} · {msgPart}";
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Pure string logic, testable without ImGui init. Returns empty string at 0 tells.
-    /// Reine String-Logik — testbar ohne ImGui-Init.
-    /// 0 Tells → Leerstring (Slot wird ausgeblendet).
-    /// </summary>
     public static string FormatTells(int count)
     {
         if (count <= 0)
@@ -54,8 +51,7 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
         return $"{count} {(count == 1 ? "tell" : "tells")}";
     }
 
-    // Single-pass replacement for the LINQ Sum+Count pair in Draw. Pure
+    // Single-pass replacement for a LINQ Sum+Count pair. Pure helper for unit testing.
-    // helper so a future LINQ regression gets pinned by xUnit.
     internal static (int messages, int tells) AggregateForStatusBar(IList<Tab> tabs)
     {
         int messages = 0,
@@ -69,10 +65,7 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
         return (messages, tells);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Test hook to verify cache logic without a real time source.
-    /// Test-Hook: Cache-Logic ohne reale Time-Source verifizieren.
-    /// Nicht für Production-Render.
-    /// </summary>
     internal (string counts, string tells) SnapshotForTest(
         long now,
         int tabs,
@@ -93,24 +86,18 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
         _lastUpdateMs = now;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Render-Pfad. Aufrufer pusht bereits den HellionStyle/Theme;
-    /// wir lesen nur die aktiven Theme-Farben und zeichnen.
-    /// </summary>
     public void Draw(Plugin plugin)
     {
         var theme = plugin.ThemeRegistry.Active;
         var now = Environment.TickCount64;
 
-        // Outer gate keeps the foreach out of the hot path 99% of frames.
-        // UpdateCacheIfDue runs the same check internally — idempotent.
         if (now - _lastUpdateMs >= UpdateIntervalMs)
         {
             var (messages, tells) = AggregateForStatusBar(Plugin.Config.Tabs);
             UpdateCacheIfDue(now, Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count, messages, tells);
         }
 
-        // BorderTop als Trenner — DrawList-Line, ImGui-Separator hat zu viel Padding.
+        // Border top via DrawList -- ImGui.Separator has too much padding.
         var cursorY = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos().Y;
         var winLeft = ImGui.GetWindowPos().X;
         var winRight = winLeft + ImGui.GetWindowSize().X;
@@ -123,9 +110,9 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
                 1f
             );
 
-        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 2)); // BorderTop-Spacing
+        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 2));
 
-        // Slot 1: Active-Channel-Indicator
+        // Slot 1: active channel indicator
         var inputCh = plugin.CurrentTab?.CurrentChannel?.Channel ?? InputChannel.Invalid;
         var hasChannel = inputCh != InputChannel.Invalid;
         var chatType = inputCh.ToChatType();
@@ -137,7 +124,7 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
         ImGui.SameLine();
         ImGui.TextUnformatted(channelName);
 
-        // Slot 2: Privacy-Badge — abgeleitet aus PrivacyFilterEnabled.
+        // Slot 2: privacy badge
         ImGui.SameLine();
         DrawSeparator();
         ImGui.SameLine();
@@ -151,13 +138,13 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
             : HellionStrings.StatusBar_Privacy_Open;
         ImGui.TextUnformatted(privacyLabel);
 
-        // Slot 3: Counts
+        // Slot 3: counts
         ImGui.SameLine();
         DrawSeparator();
         ImGui.SameLine();
         ImGui.TextUnformatted(_cachedCountsText);
 
-        // Slot 4: Tells (nur wenn > 0)
+        // Slot 4: tells (hidden at 0)
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_cachedTellsText))
         {
             ImGui.SameLine();
@@ -166,14 +153,20 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(_cachedTellsText);
         }
 
-        // Slot 5: Version (rechtsbündig, muted)
+        // Slot 5: version, right-aligned, muted. Hidden when the window is
+        // too narrow to fit all five slots — the other four need ~200 px
+        // before the version text starts clipping into them.
         var versionText = $"v{Plugin.Interface.Manifest.AssemblyVersion} · Hellion";
         var versionWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(versionText).X;
         var contentRegionMax = ImGui.GetContentRegionMax().X;
-        ImGui.SameLine(contentRegionMax - versionWidth);
+        const float MinOtherSlotsWidth = 200f;
-        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.TextMuted)))
+        if (contentRegionMax - versionWidth > MinOtherSlotsWidth)
         {
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(versionText);
+            ImGui.SameLine(contentRegionMax - versionWidth);
+            using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.TextMuted)))
+            {
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted(versionText);
+            }
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Ui/SymbolPicker.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Game.Text;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Ui;
+
+// Popup picker for chat-input symbol insertion. Two tabs:
+//   PUA  — Dalamud's SeIconChar enum (161 server-safe FFXIV glyphs)
+//   BMP  — server-verified Unicode symbols (whitelist built 2026-05-16)
+//
+// Render-only — the Settings-Guard for showing the trigger button lives on
+// the caller side (ChatLogWindow). Recent-Used is session state by design.
+internal sealed class SymbolPicker
+{
+    private const string PopupId = "HellionSymbolPicker";
+    private const int RecentCapacity = 16;
+
+    private string _search = string.Empty;
+    private readonly List<uint> _recentUsed = new(capacity: RecentCapacity);
+
+    // FFXIV server-safe BMP symbols, verified 2026-05-16 via /echo + /say.
+    // Filtered ranges: U+2694-26C4 (Misc Symbols Extended), U+2700+ (Dingbats
+    // Extended), diagonal arrows, U+2153+ fractions, chess pieces.
+    // Full probe log: Cycles/v1.4.10 BMP-Whitelist Notes.md.
+    private static readonly (uint Codepoint, string Name)[] BmpWhitelist = new[]
+    {
+        (0x00A1u, "Inverted Exclamation"),
+        (0x00A2u, "Cent Sign"),
+        (0x00A3u, "Pound Sign"),
+        (0x00A4u, "Currency Sign"),
+        (0x00A5u, "Yen Sign"),
+        (0x00A7u, "Section Sign"),
+        (0x00A9u, "Copyright Sign"),
+        (0x00ABu, "Left Angle Quote"),
+        (0x00AEu, "Registered Sign"),
+        (0x00B0u, "Degree Sign"),
+        (0x00B1u, "Plus-Minus Sign"),
+        (0x00B6u, "Pilcrow Sign"),
+        (0x00BBu, "Right Angle Quote"),
+        (0x00BCu, "One Quarter"),
+        (0x00BDu, "One Half"),
+        (0x00BEu, "Three Quarters"),
+        (0x00BFu, "Inverted Question"),
+        (0x00D7u, "Multiplication Sign"),
+        (0x00F7u, "Division Sign"),
+        (0x0393u, "Greek Capital Gamma"),
+        (0x0394u, "Greek Capital Delta"),
+        (0x0398u, "Greek Capital Theta"),
+        (0x039Bu, "Greek Capital Lambda"),
+        (0x039Eu, "Greek Capital Xi"),
+        (0x03A0u, "Greek Capital Pi"),
+        (0x03A3u, "Greek Capital Sigma"),
+        (0x03A6u, "Greek Capital Phi"),
+        (0x03A8u, "Greek Capital Psi"),
+        (0x03A9u, "Greek Capital Omega"),
+        (0x03B1u, "Greek Small Alpha"),
+        (0x03B2u, "Greek Small Beta"),
+        (0x03B3u, "Greek Small Gamma"),
+        (0x03B4u, "Greek Small Delta"),
+        (0x03B5u, "Greek Small Epsilon"),
+        (0x03B6u, "Greek Small Zeta"),
+        (0x03B7u, "Greek Small Eta"),
+        (0x03B8u, "Greek Small Theta"),
+        (0x03B9u, "Greek Small Iota"),
+        (0x03BAu, "Greek Small Kappa"),
+        (0x03BBu, "Greek Small Lambda"),
+        (0x03BCu, "Greek Small Mu"),
+        (0x03BDu, "Greek Small Nu"),
+        (0x03BEu, "Greek Small Xi"),
+        (0x03BFu, "Greek Small Omicron"),
+        (0x03C0u, "Greek Small Pi"),
+        (0x03C1u, "Greek Small Rho"),
+        (0x03C3u, "Greek Small Sigma"),
+        (0x03C4u, "Greek Small Tau"),
+        (0x03C5u, "Greek Small Upsilon"),
+        (0x03C6u, "Greek Small Phi"),
+        (0x03C7u, "Greek Small Chi"),
+        (0x03C8u, "Greek Small Psi"),
+        (0x03C9u, "Greek Small Omega"),
+        (0x2013u, "En Dash"),
+        (0x2014u, "Em Dash"),
+        (0x2020u, "Dagger"),
+        (0x2021u, "Double Dagger"),
+        (0x2026u, "Horizontal Ellipsis"),
+        (0x203Bu, "Reference Mark"),
+        (0x20ACu, "Euro Sign"),
+        (0x2122u, "Trade Mark Sign"),
+        (0x2190u, "Leftwards Arrow"),
+        (0x2191u, "Upwards Arrow"),
+        (0x2192u, "Rightwards Arrow"),
+        (0x2193u, "Downwards Arrow"),
+        (0x21D2u, "Rightwards Double Arrow"),
+        (0x21D4u, "Left Right Double Arrow"),
+        (0x2202u, "Partial Differential"),
+        (0x2207u, "Nabla"),
+        (0x2211u, "Summation"),
+        (0x221Au, "Square Root"),
+        (0x221Eu, "Infinity"),
+        (0x222Bu, "Integral"),
+        (0x2260u, "Not Equal To"),
+        (0x25A0u, "Black Square"),
+        (0x25A1u, "White Square"),
+        (0x25B2u, "Black Up Triangle"),
+        (0x25B3u, "White Up Triangle"),
+        (0x25BCu, "Black Down Triangle"),
+        (0x25C6u, "Black Diamond"),
+        (0x25C7u, "White Diamond"),
+        (0x25CBu, "White Circle"),
+        (0x25CFu, "Black Circle"),
+        (0x2600u, "Black Sun With Rays"),
+        (0x2601u, "Cloud"),
+        (0x2602u, "Umbrella"),
+        (0x2603u, "Snowman"),
+        (0x2605u, "Black Star"),
+        (0x2606u, "White Star"),
+        (0x2640u, "Female Sign"),
+        (0x2642u, "Male Sign"),
+        (0x2660u, "Black Spade Suit"),
+        (0x2661u, "White Heart Suit"),
+        (0x2663u, "Black Club Suit"),
+        (0x2665u, "Black Heart Suit"),
+        (0x266Au, "Eighth Note"),
+        (0x2713u, "Check Mark"),
+    };
+
+    public void OpenPopup() => ImGui.OpenPopup(PopupId);
+
+    // Returns the inserted codepoint as a string fragment if the user clicked
+    // one this frame, or null otherwise. Caller splices the fragment into the
+    // chat-input buffer at the current cursor position.
+    public string? DrawAndConsume()
+    {
+        // ImRaii.Popup auto-disposes EndPopup, same idiom as other popups in
+        // ChatLogWindow.
+        using var popup = ImRaii.Popup(PopupId);
+        if (!popup)
+            return null;
+
+        string? inserted = null;
+
+        // Recent-Used-Row sits above the tabs so both PUA and BMP picks share
+        // one fast-access strip. Session-only by design (see TrackRecent).
+        if (_recentUsed.Count > 0)
+        {
+            ImGui.TextDisabled("Recent");
+            ImGui.SameLine();
+            foreach (var codepoint in _recentUsed)
+            {
+                var glyph = char.ConvertFromUtf32((int)codepoint);
+                if (
+                    ImGui.Selectable(
+                        glyph,
+                        false,
+                        ImGuiSelectableFlags.DontClosePopups,
+                        new Vector2(20, 20)
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    inserted = glyph;
+                }
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+            }
+            ImGui.NewLine();
+            ImGui.Separator();
+        }
+
+        using (var tabs = ImRaii.TabBar("##symbolpicker-tabs"))
+        {
+            if (tabs)
+            {
+                inserted = DrawPuaTab() ?? inserted;
+                inserted = DrawBmpTab() ?? inserted;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (inserted is not null)
+            TrackRecent(inserted);
+
+        return inserted;
+    }
+
+    private string? DrawPuaTab()
+    {
+        using var tab = ImRaii.TabItem("FFXIV Icons");
+        if (!tab)
+            return null;
+
+        ImGui.InputTextWithHint(
+            "##pua-search",
+            "Search by name (e.g. HighQuality)",
+            ref _search,
+            64
+        );
+
+        string? inserted = null;
+
+        if (ImGui.BeginChild("##pua-grid", new Vector2(0, 280), false))
+        {
+            var query = _search;
+            foreach (var icon in Enum.GetValues<SeIconChar>())
+            {
+                var label = icon.ToString();
+                if (
+                    query.Length > 0
+                    && label.IndexOf(query, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) < 0
+                )
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // ToIconString gives the single-codepoint glyph; tooltip
+                // carries the enum name for discoverability.
+                if (
+                    ImGui.Selectable(
+                        icon.ToIconString(),
+                        false,
+                        ImGuiSelectableFlags.DontClosePopups,
+                        new Vector2(24, 24)
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    inserted = icon.ToIconString();
+                }
+                if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                    ImGui.SetTooltip(label);
+
+                // Manually-wrapping pattern from imgui_demo.cpp;
+                // GetWindowContentRegionMax obsolete since ImGui 1.92, use
+                // GetContentRegionAvail (see ChatLogWindow.cs:840).
+                var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
+                var lastItemX2 = ImGui.GetItemRectMax().X;
+                var availableRightX =
+                    ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos().X + ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
+                if (lastItemX2 + style.ItemSpacing.X + 24f < availableRightX)
+                    ImGui.SameLine();
+            }
+        }
+        ImGui.EndChild();
+
+        return inserted;
+    }
+
+    private string? DrawBmpTab()
+    {
+        using var tab = ImRaii.TabItem("Symbols");
+        if (!tab)
+            return null;
+
+        ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##bmp-search", "Search by name (e.g. Heart)", ref _search, 64);
+
+        string? inserted = null;
+
+        if (ImGui.BeginChild("##bmp-grid", new Vector2(0, 280), false))
+        {
+            var query = _search;
+            foreach (var (codepoint, name) in BmpWhitelist)
+            {
+                if (query.Length > 0 && name.IndexOf(query, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) < 0)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var glyph = char.ConvertFromUtf32((int)codepoint);
+                if (
+                    ImGui.Selectable(
+                        glyph,
+                        false,
+                        ImGuiSelectableFlags.DontClosePopups,
+                        new Vector2(24, 24)
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    inserted = glyph;
+                }
+                if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                    ImGui.SetTooltip(name);
+
+                // Same manually-wrapping pattern as DrawPuaTab — modern API
+                // since GetWindowContentRegionMax was deprecated in ImGui 1.92.
+                var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
+                var lastItemX2 = ImGui.GetItemRectMax().X;
+                var availableRightX =
+                    ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos().X + ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
+                if (lastItemX2 + style.ItemSpacing.X + 24f < availableRightX)
+                    ImGui.SameLine();
+            }
+        }
+        ImGui.EndChild();
+
+        return inserted;
+    }
+
+    private void TrackRecent(string fragment)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(fragment) || fragment.Length > 4)
+            return;
+
+        var codepoint = (uint)char.ConvertToUtf32(fragment, 0);
+
+        // Move-to-front so the head stays the freshest pick.
+        _recentUsed.RemoveAll(c => c == codepoint);
+        _recentUsed.Insert(0, codepoint);
+
+        if (_recentUsed.Count > RecentCapacity)
+            _recentUsed.RemoveAt(_recentUsed.Count - 1);
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Ui/TabIconGlyphResolver.cs

@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-/// <summary>
+// Pure string resolver logic with no Dalamud dependency, kept in its own
-/// Reine String-Resolver-Logik ohne Dalamud-Dependency. Bewusst in
+// file so tests (HellionChat.Tests, no Dalamud reference) can call it directly.
-/// eigener Datei (Dependency-Boundary auf File-Level sichtbar), damit
+// Used in the settings UI glyph picker and indirectly via TabIconMapping.Resolve.
-/// Tests (HellionChat.Tests, Microsoft.NET.Sdk ohne Dalamud-Reference)
-/// sie aufrufen können, ohne dass die JIT beim Methodenaufruf die
-/// Dalamud-Assembly laden muss.
-///
-/// Wird im Settings-UI (T7) für die Glyph-Picker-Combobox und im
-/// Render-Code indirekt über <see cref="TabIconMapping.Resolve(Tab)"/>
-/// verwendet.
-/// </summary>
 internal static class TabIconGlyphResolver
 {
-    /// <summary>
+    // Single source of truth for the glyph set; order matches the settings combobox.
-    /// Picker-Options-Pool — Single Source of Truth für das Glyph-Set.
-    /// Reihenfolge ist die UI-Reihenfolge im Settings-Tab Icon-Combobox.
-    /// </summary>
     public static readonly IReadOnlyList<string> PickerOptions =
     [
         "comment",
@@ -36,20 +25,13 @@ internal static class TabIconGlyphResolver
         "fire",
     ];
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Derived from PickerOptions -- never maintain this manually.
-    /// Glyph-Set, das überhaupt als Override akzeptiert wird. Aus
-    /// <see cref="PickerOptions"/> abgeleitet — KnownGlyphs nie
-    /// manuell pflegen.
-    /// </summary>
     private static readonly HashSet<string> KnownGlyphs = new(
         PickerOptions,
         StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
     );
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Tab.Name is localised, so we match against a pool of DE/EN synonyms.
-    /// Tab-Name → Default-Glyph-Name. Tab.Name wird per Lokalisierung
-    /// gesetzt; wir matchen daher gegen einen Pool aus DE/EN-Synonymen.
-    /// </summary>
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> NameDefaults = new(
         StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
     )
@@ -69,18 +51,11 @@ internal static class TabIconGlyphResolver
         ["tell"] = "envelope",
     };
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Resolves the glyph name for a tab. Priority order:
-    /// Test-Surface: Glyph-Name-Resolver ohne Dalamud-Dependency.
+    // 1. Tab.Icon override (if set): known glyph -> use it, unknown -> "hashtag"
-    /// Reihenfolge:
+    // 2. Auto-tell tab -> autoTellGlyph if provided, else "clock"
-    /// 1. Tab.Icon-Override (falls gesetzt und nicht nur Whitespace):
+    // 3. Name default lookup
-    ///    a) bekannter Glyph → diesen Glyph
+    // 4. Fallback "hashtag"
-    ///    b) unbekannter Glyph → harter Fallback "hashtag" (User hat
-    ///       bewusst etwas gesetzt, also überstimmt das die Defaults)
-    /// 2. Auto-Tell-Tab → <paramref name="autoTellGlyph"/> falls
-    ///    übergeben, sonst "clock".
-    /// 3. Tab-Name-Default (<see cref="NameDefaults"/>-Lookup)
-    /// 4. Fallback "hashtag"
-    /// </summary>
     public static string ResolveGlyphName(Tab tab, string? autoTellGlyph = null)
     {
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tab.Icon))

HellionChat/Ui/TabIconMapping.cs

@@ -2,31 +2,14 @@ using Dalamud.Interface;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-/// <summary>
+// Default icon mapping for tabs, used in top-tabs (icon prefix) and sidebar (icon-only with tooltip).
-/// Default-Icon-Mapping für Tabs. v1.2.0 Layout-Refresh nutzt das
+// Users can override per tab via Settings -> Tabs -> Tab.Icon.
-/// in Top-Tabs (Icon-Prefix) und Sidebar (Icon-only mit Tooltip).
+// Pure string resolver logic lives in TabIconGlyphResolver (no Dalamud dependency) for testability.
-/// User können in Settings → Tabs per Tab.Icon-Override eigene
-/// FontAwesome-Glyphen setzen.
-///
-/// Diese Klasse ist Dalamud-abhängig (FontAwesomeIcon-Enum). Die
-/// reine String-Resolver-Logik liegt bewusst in
-/// <see cref="TabIconGlyphResolver"/> (eigene Datei, ohne
-/// Dalamud-Imports), damit Tests sie ohne Dalamud-Reference aufrufen
-/// können.
-/// </summary>
 internal static class TabIconMapping
 {
-    /// <summary>
+    // Glyph name -> FontAwesomeIcon lookup for production resolve.
-    /// FontAwesome-Glyph-Name → Icon-Enum-Lookup. Wird für die
+    // Every key must also exist in TabIconGlyphResolver.PickerOptions.
-    /// Production-Resolve-API benötigt.
+    // A missing key silently falls back to FontAwesomeIcon.Hashtag (degraded, no crash).
-    ///
-    /// INVARIANTE: Jeder Key in <see cref="GlyphLookup"/> muss auch in
-    /// <see cref="TabIconGlyphResolver.PickerOptions"/> stehen. Wird
-    /// ein Glyph zu PickerOptions hinzugefügt, aber nicht hier, fällt
-    /// die Override-Auflösung still auf <see cref="FontAwesomeIcon.Hashtag"/>
-    /// zurück (degraded, kein Crash). Build-Time-Enforcement ist nicht
-    /// möglich, weil PickerOptions ohne Dalamud-Reference auskommt.
-    /// </summary>
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, FontAwesomeIcon> GlyphLookup = new(
         StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
     )
@@ -48,23 +31,13 @@ internal static class TabIconMapping
         ["fire"] = FontAwesomeIcon.Fire,
     };
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Resolves the icon for a tab. Auto-tell tabs get a per-partner hashed icon
-    /// Production-Surface: liefert das Icon für einen Tab. Wrapper um
+    // from the tell pool so parallel tells differ by glyph shape, not just colour.
-    /// <see cref="TabIconGlyphResolver.ResolveGlyphName(Tab)"/> plus
-    /// Enum-Lookup. Wird von Render-Code (T3, T5) verwendet.
-    /// </summary>
     public static FontAwesomeIcon Resolve(Tab tab)
     {
-        // v1.2.0 — Auto-Tell-Tabs bekommen ein per-Partner gehashtes
-        // Icon aus dem Tell-Pool. Damit unterscheiden sich parallele
-        // Tells nicht nur über die Color (For), sondern auch über die
-        // Glyph-Form. Berechnung bleibt hier (Dalamud-bound), weil
-        // TellTarget Dalamud-Imports hat.
         string? autoTellGlyph = null;
         if (tab.IsTempTab && tab.TellTarget != null && tab.TellTarget.IsSet())
-        {
             autoTellGlyph = TabTintCache.GetIcon(tab);
-        }
 
         var glyph = TabIconGlyphResolver.ResolveGlyphName(tab, autoTellGlyph);
         return GlyphLookup.TryGetValue(glyph, out var icon) ? icon : FontAwesomeIcon.Hashtag;

HellionChat/Util/AutoTranslate.cs

@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
     private static readonly Dictionary<ClientLanguage, List<AutoTranslateEntry>> Entries = new();
     private static readonly HashSet<(uint, uint)> ValidEntries = [];
 
-    // Serializes all reads and writes against Entries / ValidEntries.
+    // Serialises all reads/writes against Entries and ValidEntries.
-    // PreloadCache spawns a worker thread that fills both, while the main
+    // PreloadCache fills both from a worker thread while the main thread
-    // thread reads them via Matching / ReplaceWithPayload / StartsWithCommand
+    // reads via Matching/ReplaceWithPayload/StartsWithCommand.
-    // — without this lock the HashSet/Dictionary access is undefined.
     private static readonly object EntriesLock = new();
 
     private static Parser<char, (string name, Maybe<IEnumerable<ISelectorPart>> selector)> Parser()
@@ -54,21 +53,27 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
         return Map((name, sel) => (name, sel), sheetName, selector.Optional());
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Warms the auto-translate cache on a background thread so the first
-    /// Preloads auto-translate entries into the cache for the current game
+    // message send doesn't hitch the main thread. IsBackground keeps plugin
-    /// language. Without this, the first message will take a long time to send
+    // unload non-blocking even if the warmup is still in flight.
-    /// (which causes a hitch in the main thread).
-    ///
-    /// This spawns a new thread.
-    /// </summary>
     internal static void PreloadCache()
     {
-        new Thread(() =>
+        var thread = new Thread(() =>
         {
             var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
             AllEntries();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Warming up auto-translate took {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+            // v1.4.9 R3 profiling: Information so the xllog tail surfaces this
-        }).Start();
+            // without a Debug filter. Belt-and-suspenders for future plugin-load
+            // regressions; remains in place after Sub-Task 3.4 Befund.
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Information(
+                $"Warming up auto-translate took {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms"
+            );
+        })
+        {
+            IsBackground = true,
+            Name = "HellionChat-AutoTranslate-Warmup",
+        };
+        thread.Start();
     }
 
     private static List<AutoTranslateEntry> AllEntries()
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
             {
                 if (lookup is not ("" or "@"))
                 {
-                    // SE added whitespace to the newest additions, but ParseOrThrow doesn't see them as valid
+                    // SE added whitespace to newer entries; strip it before parsing.
                     lookup = lookup.Replace(" ", "");
 
                     var (sheetName, selector) = parser.ParseOrThrow(lookup);
@@ -144,19 +149,13 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
                         columns.Add(0);
 
                     if (rows.Count == 0)
-                        // We can't use an "index from end" (like `^0`) here because
+                        // Can't use index-from-end here because we iterate over integers,
-                        // we're iterating over integers, not an array directly.
+                        // not an array directly. `0..^0` would silently skip the sheet.
-                        // Previously, we were setting `0..^0` which caused these
-                        // sheets to be completely skipped due to this bug.
-                        // See below.
                         rows.Add(..Index.FromStart((int)sheet.GetRowAt(sheet.Count - 1).RowId + 1));
 
                     foreach (var range in rows)
                     {
-                        // We iterate over the range by numerical values here, so
+                        // Integer iteration -- can't use index-from-end (see above).
-                        // we can't use an "index from end" otherwise nothing will
-                        // happen.
-                        // See above.
                         for (var i = range.Start.Value; i < range.End.Value; i++)
                         {
                             if (!sheet.TryGetRow((uint)i, out var rowParser))
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"failed to translate: {lookup}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, $"failed to translate: {lookup}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -261,7 +260,6 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
         if (bytes.Length <= search.Length)
             return;
 
-        // populate the list of valid entries
         bool needBuild;
         lock (EntriesLock)
             needBuild = ValidEntries.Count == 0;
@@ -308,9 +306,8 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
                 start = -1;
             }
 
-            // Pure managed comparison via Span avoids the msvcrt.dll P/Invoke,
+            // Span comparison avoids the msvcrt.dll P/Invoke which is fragile
-            // which is fragile under Wine and triggered an extra managed-to-
+            // under Wine and caused an extra managed-to-unmanaged copy per check.
-            // unmanaged copy per check.
             if (
                 i + search.Length < bytes.Length
                 && bytes.AsSpan(i, search.Length).SequenceEqual(search)
@@ -325,7 +322,6 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
         if (bytes.Length <= search.Length)
             return false;
 
-        // populate the list of valid entries
         bool needBuild;
         lock (EntriesLock)
             needBuild = ValidEntries.Count == 0;

HellionChat/Util/DalamudPlatformUtil.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+internal sealed class DalamudPlatformUtil : IPlatformUtil
+{
+    public DalamudPlatformUtil()
+    {
+        // Util.IsWine probes the host process and never changes for the
+        // lifetime of a plugin instance, so we cache it once at ctor.
+        // Mirrors LightlessSync/Services/DalamudUtilService:154.
+        IsWine = Dalamud.Utility.Util.IsWine();
+    }
+
+    public bool IsWine { get; }
+
+    public void OpenLink(string url) => Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(url);
+}

HellionChat/Util/DalamudPluginLogProxy.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using System;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+internal sealed class DalamudPluginLogProxy : IPluginLogProxy
+{
+    private readonly IPluginLog _log;
+
+    public DalamudPluginLogProxy(IPluginLog log) => _log = log;
+
+    public void Verbose(string message) => _log.Verbose(message);
+
+    public void Verbose(Exception exception, string message) => _log.Verbose(exception, message);
+
+    public void Verbose(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Verbose(messageTemplate, values);
+
+    public void Debug(string message) => _log.Debug(message);
+
+    public void Debug(Exception exception, string message) => _log.Debug(exception, message);
+
+    public void Debug(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Debug(messageTemplate, values);
+
+    public void Information(string message) => _log.Information(message);
+
+    public void Information(Exception exception, string message) =>
+        _log.Information(exception, message);
+
+    public void Information(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Information(messageTemplate, values);
+
+    public void Info(string message) => _log.Info(message);
+
+    public void Info(Exception exception, string message) => _log.Info(exception, message);
+
+    public void Info(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Info(messageTemplate, values);
+
+    public void Warning(string message) => _log.Warning(message);
+
+    public void Warning(Exception exception, string message) => _log.Warning(exception, message);
+
+    public void Warning(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Warning(messageTemplate, values);
+
+    public void Error(string message) => _log.Error(message);
+
+    public void Error(Exception exception, string message) => _log.Error(exception, message);
+
+    public void Error(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Error(messageTemplate, values);
+
+    public void Fatal(string message) => _log.Fatal(message);
+
+    public void Fatal(Exception exception, string message) => _log.Fatal(exception, message);
+
+    public void Fatal(string messageTemplate, params object[] values) =>
+        _log.Fatal(messageTemplate, values);
+}

HellionChat/Util/GlobalParametersCache.cs

@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ public static class GlobalParametersCache
 
     public static int GetValue(int index)
     {
-        // Capture the array reference once so the bounds check and the
+        // Capture the array reference once so bounds check and read operate
-        // indexed read operate on the same instance, even if Refresh
+        // on the same instance if Refresh reassigns Cache between the two.
-        // reassigns Cache between the two operations.
         var cache = Cache;
         if (index < 0 || index >= cache.Length)
             return 0;
@@ -20,12 +19,7 @@ public static class GlobalParametersCache
         return cache[index];
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Refreshes the cache from RaptureTextModule. Must be called on the main thread.
-    /// Refresh the cache of global parameters from RaptureTextModule.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// This should be called in the main thread when updates are necessary.
-    /// </remarks>
     public static unsafe void Refresh()
     {
         if (!ThreadSafety.IsMainThread)

HellionChat/Util/IPlatformUtil.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+// Indirection over Dalamud.Utility.Util's static surface so services can be
+// constructed in an isolated xUnit AppDomain without loading Dalamud.dll.
+// Production wiring lives in DalamudPlatformUtil; tests substitute a fake.
+internal interface IPlatformUtil
+{
+    bool IsWine { get; }
+
+    void OpenLink(string url);
+}

HellionChat/Util/IPluginLogProxy.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+// Indirection over Dalamud's IPluginLog so MessageStore can be constructed
+// in an isolated xUnit AppDomain without loading Dalamud.dll — same pattern
+// as IPlatformUtil from F12.1. A later DI-container cycle (v1.5.x) may
+// replace this with Microsoft.Extensions.Logging's ILogger<T>.
+internal interface IPluginLogProxy
+{
+    void Verbose(string message);
+    void Verbose(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Verbose(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+
+    void Debug(string message);
+    void Debug(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Debug(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+
+    void Information(string message);
+    void Information(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Information(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+
+    // IPluginLog exposes Info as a distinct method (short alias of
+    // Information) — both are present so call-sites stay drop-in.
+    void Info(string message);
+    void Info(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Info(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+
+    void Warning(string message);
+    void Warning(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Warning(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+
+    void Error(string message);
+    void Error(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Error(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+
+    void Fatal(string message);
+    void Fatal(Exception exception, string message);
+    void Fatal(string messageTemplate, params object[] values);
+}

HellionChat/Util/IconUtil.cs

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ public readonly unsafe ref struct GfdFileView
     private readonly ReadOnlySpan<byte> Span;
     private readonly bool DirectLookup;
 
-    /// <summary>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GfdFileView"/> struct.</summary>
+    // span: raw .gfd file bytes
-    /// <param name="span">The data.</param>
     public GfdFileView(ReadOnlySpan<byte> span)
     {
         Span = span;
@@ -27,18 +26,13 @@ public readonly unsafe ref struct GfdFileView
             DirectLookup &= i + 1 == entries[i].Id;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Gets the header.</summary>
     private ref readonly GfdHeader Header => ref MemoryMarshal.AsRef<GfdHeader>(Span);
 
-    /// <summary>Gets the entries.</summary>
     private ReadOnlySpan<GfdEntry> Entries =>
         MemoryMarshal.Cast<byte, GfdEntry>(Span[sizeof(GfdHeader)..]);
 
-    /// <summary>Attempts to get an entry.</summary>
+    // Returns true if the entry was found.
-    /// <param name="iconId">The icon ID.</param>
+    // followRedirect: whether to chase redirect chains.
-    /// <param name="entry">The entry.</param>
-    /// <param name="followRedirect">Whether to follow redirects.</param>
-    /// <returns><c>true</c> if found.</returns>
     public bool TryGetEntry(uint iconId, out GfdEntry entry, bool followRedirect = true)
     {
         if (iconId == 0)
@@ -50,9 +44,8 @@ public readonly unsafe ref struct GfdFileView
         var entries = Entries;
         if (DirectLookup)
         {
-            // Resolve redirects on the direct-lookup path too — the binary-search
+            // Follow redirects on the direct-lookup path for consistency with
-            // path follows them, and skipping them here was inconsistent for
+            // the binary-search path.
-            // contiguous ID sets.
             var visited = 0;
             while (iconId <= entries.Length)
             {
@@ -107,49 +100,28 @@ public readonly unsafe ref struct GfdFileView
         return false;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Header of a .gfd file.</summary>
+    // .gfd file header
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
     public struct GfdHeader
     {
-        /// <summary>Signature: "gftd0100".</summary>
+        public fixed byte Signature[8]; // "gftd0100"
-        public fixed byte Signature[8];
-
-        /// <summary>Number of entries.</summary>
         public int Count;
-
-        /// <summary>Unused/unknown.</summary>
         public fixed byte Padding[4];
     }
 
-    /// <summary>An entry of a .gfd file.</summary>
+    // .gfd file entry -- one icon slot
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 0x10)]
     public struct GfdEntry
     {
-        /// <summary>ID of the entry.</summary>
         public ushort Id;
-
-        /// <summary>The left offset of the entry.</summary>
         public ushort Left;
-
-        /// <summary>The top offset of the entry.</summary>
         public ushort Top;
-
-        /// <summary>The width of the entry.</summary>
         public ushort Width;
-
-        /// <summary>The height of the entry.</summary>
         public ushort Height;
-
-        /// <summary>Unknown/unused.</summary>
         public ushort Unk0A;
-
+        public ushort Redirect; // non-zero = redirects to another entry
-        /// <summary>The redirected entry, maybe.</summary>
-        public ushort Redirect;
-
-        /// <summary>Unknown/unused.</summary>
         public ushort Unk0E;
 
-        /// <summary>Gets a value indicating whether this entry is effectively empty.</summary>
         public bool IsEmpty => Width == 0 || Height == 0;
     }
 }

HellionChat/Util/ImGuiUtil.cs

@@ -254,6 +254,17 @@ internal static class ImGuiUtil
         return end;
     }
 
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Inspired by ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12).
+    // Upstream dropped the width parameter (no callers there); we keep
+    // it because two ChatLogWindow header buttons size themselves to
+    // match the ChannelIcon button's frame. The actual bug is the
+    // manual size = width - 2 * CellPadding.X subtraction: CellPadding
+    // scales with HUD scale, the raw int does not, so the button
+    // shrank under high HUD scales. ImGui.Button already handles its
+    // own frame padding internally — pass the measured width straight
+    // through.
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
     internal static bool IconButton(
         FontAwesomeIcon icon,
         string? id = null,
@@ -268,10 +279,7 @@ internal static class ImGuiUtil
         bool ret;
         using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
         {
-            var size = Vector2.Zero;
+            var size = width > 0 ? new Vector2(width, 0f) : Vector2.Zero;
-            if (width > 0)
-                size.X = width - 2 * ImGui.GetStyle().CellPadding.X;
-
             ret = ImGui.Button(label, size);
         }
 
@@ -575,7 +583,9 @@ internal static class ImGuiUtil
 
         using (ImRaii.Disabled(isMax))
         {
-            if (IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowRight, id + 1.ToString()))
+            // Parentheses pin the operator precedence: without them this resolves as
+            // id.ToString() + "1" (e.g. "01" instead of "1").
+            if (IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowRight, (id + 1).ToString()))
                 selected++;
         }
 

HellionChat/Util/MathUtil.cs

@@ -31,18 +31,10 @@ public static class MathUtil
         public override string ToString() => $"X: {X} Y: {Y} Width: {Width} Height: {Height}";
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Standard AABB overlap test. Inclusive on both axes to catch shared
-    /// Checks if two rectangles overlap at any point.
+    // edges and identical rectangles (previous ValueInRange approach missed these).
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="a"></param>
-    /// <param name="b"></param>
-    /// <returns>True if overlapping</returns>
     public static bool HasOverlap(this Rectangle a, Rectangle b)
     {
-        // Standard AABB overlap test: two rectangles overlap iff they
-        // overlap on both axes. The previous nested ValueInRange approach
-        // used strict inequalities at both ends, which dropped identical
-        // rectangles and shared-edge cases as false negatives.
         return a.X < b.X + b.Width
             && a.X + a.Width > b.X
             && a.Y < b.Y + b.Height

HellionChat/Util/MemoryUtil.cs

@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ public static class MemoryUtil
                 str.Append(' ');
         }
 
-        Plugin.Log.Information(str.ToString());
+        Plugin.LogProxy.Information(str.ToString());
     }
 }

HellionChat/Util/Payloads.cs

@@ -13,15 +13,10 @@ internal class PartyFinderPayload : Payload
         Id = id;
     }
 
-    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl()
+    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-    {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 
-    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream)
+    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream) =>
-    {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 }
 
 internal class AchievementPayload : Payload
@@ -35,15 +30,10 @@ internal class AchievementPayload : Payload
         Id = id;
     }
 
-    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl()
+    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-    {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 
-    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream)
+    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream) =>
-    {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 }
 
 internal class UriPayload(Uri uri) : Payload
@@ -55,20 +45,14 @@ internal class UriPayload(Uri uri) : Payload
     private const string DefaultScheme = "https";
     private static readonly string[] ExpectedSchemes = ["http", "https"];
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Parses a raw URI string. Defaults to https:// if no scheme is present.
-    /// Create a URIPayload from a raw URI string. If the URI does not have a
+    // Throws UriFormatException for empty input or unsupported schemes.
-    /// scheme, it will default to https://.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <exception cref="UriFormatException">
-    /// If the URI is invalid, or if the scheme is not supported.
-    /// </exception>
     public static UriPayload ResolveUri(string rawUri)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(rawUri);
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rawUri))
             throw new UriFormatException("URI cannot be empty or whitespace.");
 
-        // Check for an expected scheme '://', if not add 'https://'
         if (ExpectedSchemes.Any(scheme => rawUri.StartsWith($"{scheme}://")))
             return new UriPayload(new Uri(rawUri));
 
@@ -78,15 +62,10 @@ internal class UriPayload(Uri uri) : Payload
         return new UriPayload(new Uri($"{DefaultScheme}://{rawUri}"));
     }
 
-    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream)
+    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream) =>
-    {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 
-    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl()
+    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-    {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 }
 
 internal class EmotePayload : Payload
@@ -95,18 +74,10 @@ internal class EmotePayload : Payload
 
     public string Code = string.Empty;
 
-    public static EmotePayload ResolveEmote(string code)
+    public static EmotePayload ResolveEmote(string code) => new EmotePayload { Code = code };
-    {
-        return new EmotePayload { Code = code };
-    }
 
-    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream)
+    protected override void DecodeImpl(BinaryReader reader, long endOfStream) =>
-    {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 
-    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl()
+    protected override byte[] EncodeImpl() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-    {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
 }

HellionChat/Util/TabLifecycleHelpers.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+// Pure predicates for the TempTab pin lifecycle. Extracted from the strip
+// sites in Plugin.cs and Configuration.cs so they stay in lockstep — a
+// load-time strip that disagrees with the save-time strip is exactly how
+// pinned tabs would silently fall out of the JSON.
+internal static class TabLifecycleHelpers
+{
+    public static bool IsInUnpinnedPool(Tab t) => t.IsTempTab && !t.IsPinned;
+
+    public static bool IsInPinnedPool(Tab t) => t.IsTempTab && t.IsPinned;
+
+    public static bool ShouldStripOnLoad(Tab t) => IsInUnpinnedPool(t);
+
+    public static bool ShouldStripOnSave(Tab t) => IsInUnpinnedPool(t);
+}

HellionChat/Util/TabsUtil.cs

@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ public static class TabsUtil
         return channels;
     }
 
-    // Hellion-tuned General preset (v1.0.0 — sharpened defaults).
+    // Public-chat-only: Say, Yell, Shout. Group/FC/Linkshell and gameplay
-    // Public-chat-only, the bare three channels you encounter in open
+    // events live in their own tabs to keep General focused on open-world chat.
-    // world. Group/FC/Linkshell traffic moves to dedicated tabs, gameplay
-    // events (loot, crafting, gathering, NPC dialogue, PF pings) move to
-    // the System tab where they belong — keeps the General view focused
-    // on actual conversation in the immediate surroundings.
     public static Tab VanillaGeneral =>
         new()
         {
@@ -55,11 +51,8 @@ public static class TabsUtil
             AllSenderMessages = true,
         };
 
-    // Hellion default-tab presets used by the v10 wipe migration. Names are
+    // Hellion tab presets. Names live in HellionStrings (EN+DE) so upstream
-    // kept in HellionStrings (EN+DE) instead of Language.* so the upstream
+    // resource files stay untouched.
-    // resource files stay untouched. Channel selections cover the channels
-    // a typical Eorzea raider uses without forcing the user to hand-tick
-    // each box on first start.
     public static Tab HellionFreeCompany =>
         new()
         {
@@ -88,10 +81,8 @@ public static class TabsUtil
                 [ChatType.LootNotice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.LootRoll] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             },
-            // No automatic input-channel switch; the Gruppe tab is a read
+            // No input-channel switch: Party pulls in multiple channel types
-            // surface that pulls in Party, CrossParty, Alliance and PvpTeam
+            // and auto-routing /party would surprise users wanting /alliance or /pvpteam.
-            // together. Auto-routing /party into this tab would surprise the
-            // user when they actually wanted /alliance or /pvpteam.
         };
 
     public static Tab HellionBeginner =>
@@ -112,7 +103,7 @@ public static class TabsUtil
             Name = HellionStrings.Tabs_Presets_System,
             SelectedChannels = new Dictionary<ChatType, (ChatSource, ChatSource)>
             {
-                // Plain system noise
+                // System noise
                 [ChatType.Debug] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.Urgent] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.Notice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
@@ -122,7 +113,7 @@ public static class TabsUtil
                 [ChatType.GatheringSystem] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.NoviceNetworkSystem] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.BattleSystem] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-                // Login / logout / announcement noise
+                // Login/logout/announcement noise
                 [ChatType.NpcAnnouncement] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.FreeCompanyAnnouncement] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.FreeCompanyLoginLogout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
@@ -130,7 +121,7 @@ public static class TabsUtil
                 [ChatType.PvpTeamLoginLogout] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.RetainerSale] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.PeriodicRecruitmentNotification] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
-                // Gameplay-event streams (moved out of General in v1.0.0)
+                // Gameplay event streams
                 [ChatType.NpcDialogue] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.LootNotice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
                 [ChatType.LootRoll] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),

HellionChat/Util/Tokenizer.cs

@@ -135,18 +135,8 @@ public static class Tokenizer
         public int Precedence { get; set; }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
+    // Matches URLs with http(s):// or www. prefix, and bare domains on known TLDs.
-    /// URLRegex returns a regex object that matches URLs like:
+    // Examples: https://example.com, www.sub.example.com, example.com
-    /// - https://example.com
-    /// - http://example.com
-    /// - www.example.com
-    /// - https://sub.example.com
-    /// - example.com
-    /// - sub.example.com
-    ///
-    /// It matches URLs with www. or https:// prefix, and also matches URLs
-    /// without a prefix on specific TLDs.
-    /// </summary>
     private static readonly Regex UrlRegex = new(
         @"(?<URL>((https?:\/\/|www\.)[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*|([a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*\.(com|net|org|co|io|app)))(:[\d]{1,5})?(\/[^\s]*)?)",
         RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.ExplicitCapture

HellionChat/Util/UrlValidation.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+internal static class UrlValidation
+{
+    // Used by BrandingLinks/IntegrationLinks at module init. A typo in a URL
+    // rotation throws loudly at plugin load instead of silently failing when
+    // a user clicks the broken button.
+    public static void ValidateAll(string source, params string[] urls)
+    {
+        foreach (var url in urls)
+        {
+            if (
+                !Uri.TryCreate(url, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri)
+                || (uri.Scheme is not "https" and not "http")
+            )
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"{source} contains malformed URL: {url}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Util/WrapperUtil.cs

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ public static class WrapperUtil
     {
         try
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Opening URI {uri} in default browser");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"Opening URI {uri} in default browser");
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(uri.ToString());
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(uri.ToString());
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error($"Error opening URI: {ex}");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error($"Error opening URI: {ex}");
             AddNotification(Language.Context_OpenInBrowserError, NotificationType.Error);
         }
     }

HellionChat/_Helpers/CompactInputHistoryNavigator.cs

@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ using System;
 
 namespace HellionChat._Helpers;
 
-// Pure-helper mirror of the compact pop-out history-navigation cursor
+// Extracted history-navigation cursor math from CompactCallback to allow unit
-// math. The original CompactCallback was tangled with ImGuiInputTextCallbackData
+// testing without ImGuiInputTextCallbackData (DeleteChars/InsertChars).
-// (DeleteChars/InsertChars), which can't be exercised in xUnit. The
+// Buffer mutation stays at the call site; only the cursor/replacement decision lives here.
-// ImGui buffer mutation stays at the call site; only the deterministic
-// cursor-and-replacement decision lives here.
 //
 // Index semantics match InputHistoryService:
-//   index 0          = oldest entry
+//   index 0        = oldest entry
-//   index Count - 1  = newest entry
+//   index Count-1  = newest entry
-//   cursor == -1     = "not browsing history"
+//   cursor == -1   = not browsing history
+//
+// replacement == null: caller must NOT touch the buffer (cursor unchanged).
+// replacement != null: write it to the buffer (including "" to clear it).
 //
 // TEST-MIRROR: ../../../Hellion Build test/Ui/CompactInputHistoryNavigatorTests.cs
 public static class CompactInputHistoryNavigator
@@ -22,9 +23,6 @@ public static class CompactInputHistoryNavigator
         Down,
     }
 
-    // replacement == null means: caller must NOT touch the buffer. This
-    // distinguishes "cursor unchanged, leave the user's typing alone"
-    // from "cursor moved to an empty slot, clear the buffer".
     public static (int cursor, string? replacement) Navigate(
         Direction direction,
         int currentCursor,
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ public static class CompactInputHistoryNavigator
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(push);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(getByCursor);
 
-        var prev = currentCursor;
         var next = currentCursor;
 
         switch (direction)
@@ -46,8 +43,7 @@ public static class CompactInputHistoryNavigator
             case Direction.Up:
                 if (currentCursor == -1)
                 {
-                    // First Up press from a fresh buffer: stash whatever
+                    // Stash current input so the user can recover it after browsing.
-                    // the user typed so they can recover it after browsing.
                     var offset = 0;
                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(currentBuffer))
                     {
@@ -57,10 +53,9 @@ public static class CompactInputHistoryNavigator
                     next = getCount() - 1 - offset;
                 }
                 else if (currentCursor > 0)
-                {
                     next--;
-                }
                 break;
+
             case Direction.Down:
                 if (currentCursor != -1)
                 {
@@ -71,10 +66,9 @@ public static class CompactInputHistoryNavigator
                 break;
         }
 
-        if (prev == next)
+        if (next == currentCursor)
             return (next, null);
 
-        var replacement = getByCursor(next) ?? string.Empty;
+        return (next, getByCursor(next) ?? string.Empty);
-        return (next, replacement);
     }
 }