Merge branch 'feature/v1.5.1'

- csproj <Version> 1.5.0 to 1.5.1; <None Include="images\**"> now
  excludes the source-only ASCII study folder so the deploy stays
  clean
- yaml + repo.json changelog block prepended with the v1.5.1 entry,
  v1.4.8 trimmed out per the slim rule (three to four versions in
  the manifest cache, older history lives on the Gitea release page)
- repo.json AssemblyVersion + TestingAssemblyVersion bumped to
  1.5.1.0, three DownloadLink* URLs point at v1.5.1
- docs/CHANGELOG and docs/ROADMAP gain the v1.5.1 entry; ROADMAP
  Next-Cycle slot moves to v1.5.2 First-Run-Wizard rework
- README status sections updated, the previous v1.5.0 paragraph
  kept under a "Project status (pre-v1.5.1, kept for context)"
  heading
- Forge-post .github/forge-posts/v1.5.1.md added, DE body honest
  about the HITCH-win miss
- yamllint config ignores the plugin manifest yaml because it
  follows DalamudPackager's 4-space indent convention rather than
  yamllint's default 2

Changelogs are honest about the cross-plugin HITCH target from
v1.5.0 not landing this cycle.

.editorconfig

@@ -1,167 +1,252 @@
-[*]
-indent_style=space
-tab_width=4
-indent_size=4
-trim_trailing_whitespace=true
-insert_final_newline=false
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   .editorconfig – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+# #
+# #   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+# #
+# #   Strategie:
+# #     - Standard-.NET-Conventions (private Fields = _camelCase)
+# #     - CSharpier übernimmt die meiste Formatierung
+# #     - Hier: Naming, IDE-Hints, Backup-Format-Regeln
+# #
+# # ##############################################################
 
-# JetBrains Rider custom properties for code formatting styles
-resharper_csharp_brace_style=next_line
-# Allman für standard Tooling (VS Code)
+root = true
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Defaults (alle Files)
+# =====================================================
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+tab_width = 4
+indent_size = 4
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Markdown: Trailing Spaces erlaubt (2 Spaces = <br>)
+# =====================================================
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# JSON / YAML / Web-Configs: 2-Space-Indent
+# Konsistent mit yamllint und Prettier-Override
+# =====================================================
+
+[*.{yaml,yml}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.{json,jsonc,har,jsb2,jsb3,postman_collection,postman_environment}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[{.babelrc,.eslintrc,.prettierrc,.markdownlintrc,.stylelintrc,bowerrc}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET / XAML / Razor / Resources: 4-Space-Indent
+# =====================================================
+
+[*.{cs,csx,vb,fs,fsi,fsx}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{xml,xsd,xaml,axaml,paml,resx,resw,nuspec,config}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{cshtml,razor,aspx,ascx,asax,master,axaml}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   C# Sektion: Style, Naming, Format
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+[*.{cs,csx}]
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Style – var-Präferenz
+# =====================================================
+
+csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_elsewhere = true:suggestion
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Style – Sonstiges
+# =====================================================
+
+# UTF-8 String Literals (C# 11+)
+csharp_style_prefer_utf8_string_literals = true:suggestion
+
+# Reihenfolge der Access-Modifier (Microsoft-Empfehlung)
+csharp_preferred_modifier_order = public, private, protected, internal, file, new, static, abstract, virtual, sealed, readonly, override, extern, unsafe, volatile, async, required:suggestion
+
+# Initializer: nicht alles auf eine Zeile
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers = false
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Format – Braces (Backup, falls CSharpier nicht läuft)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Allman Style: Klammern auf neue Zeile
 csharp_new_line_before_open_brace = all
 csharp_new_line_before_else = true
 csharp_new_line_before_catch = true
 csharp_new_line_before_finally = true
 
-# Switch-Einrückung
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Format – Switch-Einrückung
+# =====================================================
+
 csharp_indent_case_contents = true
 csharp_indent_switch_labels = true
 
-resharper_csharp_braces_for_foreach=not_required
-resharper_csharp_braces_for_for=not_required
-resharper_csharp_braces_for_while=not_required
-charset=utf-8
-end_of_line=lf
 
-# Microsoft .NET properties
-csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers=false
-csharp_preferred_modifier_order=public, private, protected, internal, file, new, static, abstract, virtual, sealed, readonly, override, extern, unsafe, volatile, async, required:suggestion
-csharp_style_prefer_utf8_string_literals=true:suggestion
-csharp_style_var_elsewhere=true:suggestion
-csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types=true:suggestion
-csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent=true:suggestion
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.resharper_description=Constant fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.resharper_guid=236f7aa5-7b06-43ca-bf2a-9b31bfcff09a
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.symbols=private_constants_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.resharper_description=Instance fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.resharper_guid=4a98fdf6-7d98-4f5a-afeb-ea44ad98c70c
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.symbols=private_instance_fields_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.resharper_description=Instance fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.resharper_guid=4a98fdf6-7d98-4f5a-afeb-ea44ad98c70c
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.symbols=private_instance_fields_symbols_1
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.resharper_description=Static fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.resharper_guid=f9fce829-e6f4-4cb2-80f1-5497c44f51df
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.symbols=private_static_fields_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.resharper_description=Static readonly fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.resharper_guid=15b5b1f1-457c-4ca6-b278-5615aedc07d3
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.symbols=private_static_readonly_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.resharper_description=Unity serialized field
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.resharper_guid=5f0fdb63-c892-4d2c-9324-15c80b22a7ef
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.style=lower_camel_case_style_1
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.symbols=unity_serialized_field_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.resharper_description=Unity serialized field
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.resharper_guid=5f0fdb63-c892-4d2c-9324-15c80b22a7ef
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.style=lower_camel_case_style_1
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.symbols=unity_serialized_field_symbols_1
-dotnet_naming_style.lower_camel_case_style.capitalization=camel_case
-dotnet_naming_style.lower_camel_case_style.required_prefix=_
-dotnet_naming_style.lower_camel_case_style_1.capitalization=camel_case
-dotnet_naming_style.upper_camel_case_style.capitalization=pascal_case
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.required_modifiers=const
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=constant_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=any
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=field,readonly_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.resharper_applicable_kinds=field,readonly_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.required_modifiers=static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.required_modifiers=readonly,static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=readonly_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=*
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.applicable_kinds=
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=unity_serialised_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.applicable_accessibilities=*
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.applicable_kinds=
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.resharper_applicable_kinds=unity_serialised_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_style_parentheses_in_arithmetic_binary_operators=never_if_unnecessary:none
-dotnet_style_parentheses_in_other_binary_operators=always_for_clarity:none
-dotnet_style_parentheses_in_relational_binary_operators=never_if_unnecessary:none
-dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members=true:suggestion
-dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access=true:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_event=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_field=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_method=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_property=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers=for_non_interface_members:suggestion
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Qualification (kein "this." nötig)
+# =====================================================
 
-# ReSharper properties
-resharper_autodetect_indent_settings=true
-resharper_cpp_insert_final_newline=true
-resharper_csharp_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_formatter_off_tag=@formatter:off
-resharper_formatter_on_tag=@formatter:on
-resharper_formatter_tags_enabled=true
-resharper_fsharp_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_html_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_resx_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_shaderlab_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_t4_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_use_indent_from_vs=false
-resharper_vb_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_xmldoc_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_xml_insert_final_newline=false
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_field = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_property = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_method = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_event = false:suggestion
 
-# ReSharper inspection severities
-resharper_arrange_redundant_parentheses_highlighting=hint
-resharper_arrange_this_qualifier_highlighting=hint
-resharper_arrange_type_member_modifiers_highlighting=hint
-resharper_arrange_type_modifiers_highlighting=hint
-resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_for_member_access_highlighting=hint
-resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_highlighting=hint
-resharper_razor_assembly_not_resolved_highlighting=warning
-resharper_redundant_base_qualifier_highlighting=warning
-resharper_suggest_var_or_type_built_in_types_highlighting=hint
-resharper_suggest_var_or_type_elsewhere_highlighting=hint
-resharper_suggest_var_or_type_simple_types_highlighting=hint
-resharper_web_config_module_not_resolved_highlighting=warning
-resharper_web_config_type_not_resolved_highlighting=warning
-resharper_web_config_wrong_module_highlighting=warning
 
-[{*.har,*.jsb2,*.jsb3,*.json,*.jsonc,*.postman_collection,*.postman_collection.json,*.postman_environment,*.postman_environment.json,.babelrc,.eslintrc,.prettierrc,.prettierrc.json,.markdownlint.json,.yamllint.json,.stylelintrc,bowerrc,jest.config}]
-indent_style=space
-indent_size=2
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Predefined Types (int statt Int32 etc.)
+# =====================================================
 
-[{*.yaml,*.yml}]
-indent_style=space
-indent_size=2
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access = true:suggestion
 
-[*.{appxmanifest,asax,ascx,aspx,axaml,build,c,c++,c++m,cc,ccm,cginc,compute,cp,cpp,cppm,cs,cshtml,cu,cuh,cxx,cxxm,dtd,fs,fsi,fsscript,fsx,fx,fxh,h,hh,hlsl,hlsli,hlslinc,hpp,hxx,inc,inl,ino,ipp,ixx,master,ml,mli,mpp,mq4,mq5,mqh,mxx,nuspec,paml,razor,resw,resx,shader,skin,tpp,usf,ush,uxml,vb,xaml,xamlx,xoml,xsd}]
-indent_style=space
-indent_size=4
-tab_width=4
-[*.md]
-trim_trailing_whitespace=false
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Parentheses
+# =====================================================
+
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_arithmetic_binary_operators = never_if_unnecessary:none
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_relational_binary_operators = never_if_unnecessary:none
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_other_binary_operators = always_for_clarity:none
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Accessibility-Modifier erzwingen
+# =====================================================
+
+dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers = for_non_interface_members:suggestion
+
+
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   Naming Conventions (.NET-Standard)
+# #
+# #   Private Instance Fields:      _camelCase
+# #   Private Static Fields:        _camelCase
+# #   Private Constants:            PascalCase
+# #   Private Static Readonly:      PascalCase
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+# === Style: Underscore + camelCase ===
+dotnet_naming_style.underscore_camel_case_style.capitalization = camel_case
+dotnet_naming_style.underscore_camel_case_style.required_prefix = _
+
+# === Style: PascalCase ===
+dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case_style.capitalization = pascal_case
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Instance Fields → _camelCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields.symbols = private_instance_fields_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields.style = underscore_camel_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Static Fields → _camelCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields.symbols = private_static_fields_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields.style = underscore_camel_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.required_modifiers = static
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Constants → PascalCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants.symbols = private_constants_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants.style = pascal_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.required_modifiers = const
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Static Readonly → PascalCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly.symbols = private_static_readonly_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly.style = pascal_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.required_modifiers = static, readonly
+
+
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   JetBrains Rider / ReSharper Settings
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+# === Brace-Style (für ReSharper-spezifische Formatierung) ===
+resharper_csharp_brace_style = next_line
+
+# Kurze Statements ohne Klammern erlaubt (für 1-Zeiler)
+resharper_csharp_braces_for_foreach = not_required
+resharper_csharp_braces_for_for = not_required
+resharper_csharp_braces_for_while = not_required
+
+# === Auto-Detection und Formatter-Tags ===
+resharper_autodetect_indent_settings = true
+resharper_use_indent_from_vs = false
+
+# Erlaubt @formatter:off / @formatter:on Kommentare im Code
+resharper_formatter_off_tag = @formatter:off
+resharper_formatter_on_tag = @formatter:on
+resharper_formatter_tags_enabled = true
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# ReSharper Inspection Severities
+# (Hints = blaue Wellen, Warnings = gelb, Errors = rot)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Style-Suggestions: nur als Hint anzeigen
+resharper_arrange_redundant_parentheses_highlighting = hint
+resharper_arrange_this_qualifier_highlighting = hint
+resharper_arrange_type_member_modifiers_highlighting = hint
+resharper_arrange_type_modifiers_highlighting = hint
+resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_for_member_access_highlighting = hint
+resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_highlighting = hint
+resharper_suggest_var_or_type_built_in_types_highlighting = hint
+resharper_suggest_var_or_type_elsewhere_highlighting = hint
+resharper_suggest_var_or_type_simple_types_highlighting = hint
+
+# Echte Probleme: als Warning
+resharper_redundant_base_qualifier_highlighting = warning

.env.example

@@ -1,19 +1,50 @@
-# Local development environment template
-#
-# Copy this file to `.env` and adjust paths to your setup,
-# or run: bash scripts/setup-dev-env.sh
-#
-# `.env` is gitignored — never commit your local paths.
-#
-# Activate in shell:
-#   set -a; source .env; set +a
-#
-# Or use direnv (recommended):
-#   echo 'dotenv .env' > .envrc && direnv allow
+##############################################################
+##
+##   .env.example – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+##
+##   Template für lokale Entwicklungsumgebung.
+##   Kopiere diese Datei nach `.env` und passe die Pfade
+##   an dein Setup an.
+##
+##   ⚠️  `.env` ist gitignored – niemals lokale Pfade committen!
+##
+##############################################################
+##
+##   SETUP
+##
+##   1) Manuell:
+##        cp .env.example .env
+##        # Pfade in .env anpassen
+##
+##   2) Automatisch:
+##        bash scripts/setup-dev-env.sh
+##
+##   AKTIVIERUNG IN DER SHELL
+##
+##   Variante A – einmalig pro Shell:
+##        set -a; source .env; set +a
+##
+##   Variante B – mit direnv (empfohlen):
+##        echo 'dotenv .env' > .envrc
+##        direnv allow
+##
+##############################################################
 
-# Path to Dalamud development DLLs (Dalamud.dll, FFXIVClientStructs.dll,
-# Lumina.dll, Lumina.Excel.dll). Required for building ChatTwo.Tests project.
+
+# =====================================================
+# Build & Development Paths
+# =====================================================
+
+# Pfad zu den Dalamud-Development-DLLs:
+#   - Dalamud.dll
+#   - FFXIVClientStructs.dll
+#   - Lumina.dll
+#   - Lumina.Excel.dll
 #
-# XIVLauncher Core (Linux):  ~/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev
-# XIVLauncher (Windows):     %AppData%\XIVLauncher\addon\Hooks\dev
+# Wird zum Bauen des HellionChat.Tests-Projekts benötigt.
+#
+# Standardpfade je nach Plattform:
+#   XIVLauncher Core (Linux):  ~/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev
+#   XIVLauncher    (Windows):  %AppData%\XIVLauncher\addon\Hooks\dev
+#   XIVLauncher    (macOS):    ~/Library/Application Support/XIV on Mac/dalamud/Hooks/dev
 DALAMUD_HOME=/path/to/dalamud/dev/dlls

.gitattributes

@@ -1,8 +1,178 @@
-# Generated files
-HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx linguist-generated=true
+##############################################################
+##
+##   .gitattributes – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+##
+##   Setup:        Linux-First Development
+##                 (Hauptentwicklung auf Linux, Target = Dalamud/Windows)
+##   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+##
+##   Strategie:
+##     - Default:                Alles LF (Linux-Konvention)
+##     - Windows-Batch-Scripts:  CRLF (technische Pflicht!)
+##     - PowerShell:             CRLF (Sicherheit für Windows PS 5.1)
+##     - Binärdateien:           explizit markiert (gegen Korruption)
+##
+##   Hinweis:
+##     Moderne Visual-Studio- und MSBuild-Versionen kommen
+##     problemlos mit LF in .sln/.csproj klar.
+##     Falls jemals Probleme auftauchen: hier umstellen.
+##
+##############################################################
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Default: Auto-Detect, alles auf LF normalisieren
+# =====================================================
+
 * text=auto eol=lf
-*.cs text eol=lf
-*.yml text eol=lf
-*.yaml text eol=lf
-*.md text eol=lf
-*.json text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Source Code (LF)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.cs            text eol=lf
+*.csx           text eol=lf
+*.vb            text eol=lf
+*.fs            text eol=lf
+*.fsx           text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Configs & Daten (LF)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.json          text eol=lf
+*.yml           text eol=lf
+*.yaml          text eol=lf
+*.xml           text eol=lf
+*.md            text eol=lf
+*.txt           text eol=lf
+*.config        text eol=lf
+*.editorconfig  text eol=lf
+.gitignore      text eol=lf
+.gitattributes  text eol=lf
+.env.example    text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Visual Studio / MSBuild Project Files (LF)
+# Linux-first: moderne Tools kommen mit LF zurecht
+# =====================================================
+
+*.sln           text eol=lf
+*.csproj        text eol=lf
+*.vbproj        text eol=lf
+*.fsproj        text eol=lf
+*.props         text eol=lf
+*.targets       text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Resources & Lokalisierung (LF)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Linguist soll generierte Sprachdateien nicht mitzählen
+HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx linguist-generated=true
+
+*.resx          text eol=lf
+*.resw          text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Linux/Mac-Scripts (LF – Pflicht)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.sh            text eol=lf
+*.bash          text eol=lf
+*.zsh           text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# >>> AUSNAHMEN <<<
+# Windows-Scripts brauchen ZWINGEND CRLF.
+# Mit LF werden diese auf Windows nicht ausgeführt!
+# =====================================================
+
+# Batch-Scripts (cmd.exe braucht CRLF)
+*.bat           text eol=crlf
+*.cmd           text eol=crlf
+
+# PowerShell (PS 7+ wäre LF-tolerant,
+# aber Windows PowerShell 5.1 zickt teilweise)
+*.ps1           text eol=crlf
+*.psm1          text eol=crlf
+*.psd1          text eol=crlf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Binäre Build-Artefakte
+# =====================================================
+
+*.dll           binary
+*.exe           binary
+*.pdb           binary
+*.so            binary
+*.dylib         binary
+*.nupkg         binary
+*.snupkg        binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Bilder (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.png           binary
+*.jpg           binary
+*.jpeg          binary
+*.gif           binary
+*.ico           binary
+*.bmp           binary
+*.tiff          binary
+*.webp          binary
+
+# SVG ist eigentlich XML – als Text behandeln
+*.svg           text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Fonts (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.ttf           binary
+*.otf           binary
+*.woff          binary
+*.woff2         binary
+*.eot           binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Archive (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.zip           binary
+*.7z            binary
+*.tar           binary
+*.gz            binary
+*.rar           binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Audio / Video (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.wav           binary
+*.mp3           binary
+*.ogg           binary
+*.mp4           binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# FFXIV / Dalamud spezifische Binär-Formate
+# =====================================================
+
+*.tex           binary
+*.pap           binary
+*.avfx          binary
+*.shpk          binary
+*.scd           binary

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

@@ -11,43 +11,43 @@ name: Build
 # Dalamud SDK 15 uses on Linux).
 
 on:
-    push:
-        branches: [main]
-    pull_request:
-        branches: [main]
-    workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 # Minimum permissions for a build-only workflow: read the repo, nothing
 # else. Closes the CodeQL "Workflow does not contain permissions" alert
 # and matches the principle-of-least-privilege the security guide
 # recommends for workflows that don't push or create releases.
 permissions:
-    contents: read
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
-    build:
-        name: Build (Release)
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        timeout-minutes: 15
+  build:
+    name: Build (Release)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
 
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
-            - name: Setup .NET 10
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
-              with:
-                  dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+      - name: Setup .NET 10
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 
-            - name: Download Dalamud staging
-              run: |
-                  hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
-                  mkdir -p "$hooks"
-                  curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
-                  unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
+      - name: Download Dalamud staging
+        run: |
+          hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
+          mkdir -p "$hooks"
+          curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
+          unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
 
-            - name: Restore
-              run: dotnet restore HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj
+      - name: Restore
+        run: dotnet restore HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj
 
-            - name: Build (Release)
-              run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release --no-restore
+      - name: Build (Release)
+        run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release --no-restore

.gitea/workflows/forge-announce.yml

@@ -17,209 +17,234 @@ name: Forge Announce
 # (issue titles, PR bodies, commit messages, etc.) flows into run-steps.
 
 on:
-    push:
-        tags:
-            - "v*"
-    workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            tag:
-                description: "Existing tag to (re)post, e.g. v1.1.0"
-                required: true
-                type: string
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Existing tag to (re)post, e.g. v1.1.0'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
-    contents: read
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
-    announce:
-        name: Post changelog to Hellion Forge
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        # The DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is set as a repo-level Actions Secret
-        # on Gitea (Settings → Actions → Secrets). Repo-level secrets are in
-        # scope for every job by default, no environment: declaration needed.
-        timeout-minutes: 5
+  announce:
+    name: Post changelog to Hellion Forge
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # The DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is set as a repo-level Actions Secret
+    # on Gitea (Settings → Actions → Secrets). Repo-level secrets are in
+    # scope for every job by default, no environment: declaration needed.
+    timeout-minutes: 5
 
-        steps:
-            # On push:tags github.ref points at the tag commit; on workflow_dispatch
-            # the user supplies the tag explicitly. Always check out that tag so
-            # the yaml + forge-posts file are read from the tagged tree, not main.
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
+    steps:
+      # On push:tags github.ref points at the tag commit; on workflow_dispatch
+      # the user supplies the tag explicitly. Always check out that tag so
+      # the yaml + forge-posts file are read from the tagged tree, not main.
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
 
-            # Build embed-payload as a JSON file on disk. PowerShell-Core (pwsh)
-            # ships pre-installed on ubuntu-latest so we get the same scripting
-            # patterns release.yml uses on windows-latest. Tag is read via env: to
-            # treat it as a string variable rather than inline shell text, and
-            # validated against the semver regex before any interpolation.
-            - name: Build embed payload
-              id: build
-              shell: pwsh
-              env:
-                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
-              run: |
-                  $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
-                  if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
-                      throw "V1: Refusing to announce non-semver tag: $tag"
+      # Build embed-payload as a JSON file on disk. PowerShell-Core (pwsh)
+      # ships pre-installed on ubuntu-latest so we get the same scripting
+      # patterns release.yml uses on windows-latest. Tag is read via env: to
+      # treat it as a string variable rather than inline shell text, and
+      # validated against the semver regex before any interpolation.
+      - name: Build embed payload
+        id: build
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
+          if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
+              throw "V1: Refusing to announce non-semver tag: $tag"
+          }
+          $version = $tag.Substring(1)
+
+          # ---------- Forge-Post-Datei lesen ----------
+          $forgePath = ".github/forge-posts/$tag.md"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $forgePath)) {
+              throw "V2: Forge-Post-Datei für $tag fehlt unter .github/forge-posts/. Datei vor dem Tag anlegen, dann Tag re-pushen oder workflow_dispatch."
+          }
+          $forgeRaw = Get-Content -Path $forgePath -Raw
+
+          # Frontmatter (--- … ---) am Datei-Anfang
+          if ($forgeRaw -notmatch '(?s)\A---\s*\r?\n(.*?)\r?\n---\s*\r?\n(.*)\z') {
+              throw "V3: Frontmatter (---) fehlt oder ist defekt in $forgePath"
+          }
+          $fmText = $matches[1]
+          $deBody = $matches[2].Trim()
+
+          $subtitle = $null
+          $versionsnatur = $null
+          foreach ($line in ($fmText -split "`r?`n")) {
+              if ($line -match '^subtitle:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$')      { $subtitle = $matches[1] }
+              if ($line -match '^versionsnatur:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$') { $versionsnatur = $matches[1] }
+          }
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($subtitle))      { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' fehlt in $forgePath" }
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($versionsnatur)) { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' fehlt in $forgePath" }
+          if ($subtitle.Length      -gt 60) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' überschreitet Limit ($($subtitle.Length) Char, max 60)" }
+          if ($versionsnatur.Length -gt 40) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' überschreitet Limit ($($versionsnatur.Length) Char, max 40)" }
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($deBody)) { throw "V3: DE-Body fehlt in $forgePath" }
+
+          # ---------- EN-Block aus HellionChat.yaml ziehen ----------
+          # 1:1 Pattern aus release.yml — gleicher Header-Marker, gleiches
+          # Trailer-Verhalten. Bei Drift die zwei Workflows synchron halten.
+          $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
+          $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
+          $marker = "changelog: |-"
+          $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
+          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(4) } else { $_ }
+          }) -join "`n"
+
+          $header = "**v$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**v", 1)
+          $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
+          if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
+              $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
+          } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
+              $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
+          } else {
+              $enBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
+          }
+
+          # ---------- 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"
+          $deDesc = "**Deutsch**`n`n$deBody"
+          $enDesc = "**English**`n`n$enBlock"
+          $footerText = "Hellion Forge · $versionsnatur"
+          $releaseUrl = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
+
+          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"
+              content = "<@&1500489631555260446>"
+              allowed_mentions = [ordered]@{
+                  parse = @()
+                  roles = @("1500489631555260446")
+              }
+              embeds = @(
+                  [ordered]@{
+                      title = $title
+                      url = $releaseUrl
+                      color = 12730636
+                      description = $deDesc
+                  },
+                  [ordered]@{
+                      url = $releaseUrl
+                      color = 12730636
+                      description = $enDesc
+                      footer = [ordered]@{ text = $footerText }
+                      timestamp = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ")
                   }
-                  $version = $tag.Substring(1)
+              )
+          }
 
-                  # ---------- Forge-Post-Datei lesen ----------
-                  $forgePath = ".github/forge-posts/$tag.md"
-                  if (-not (Test-Path $forgePath)) {
-                      throw "V2: Forge-Post-Datei für $tag fehlt unter .github/forge-posts/. Datei vor dem Tag anlegen, dann Tag re-pushen oder workflow_dispatch."
-                  }
-                  $forgeRaw = Get-Content -Path $forgePath -Raw
+          $payloadJson = $payload | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
+          # Ausgabe-Datei ohne trailing newline für sauberes curl --data-binary @-
+          [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("$PWD/embed-payload.json", $payloadJson, [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
 
-                  # Frontmatter (--- … ---) am Datei-Anfang
-                  if ($forgeRaw -notmatch '(?s)\A---\s*\r?\n(.*?)\r?\n---\s*\r?\n(.*)\z') {
-                      throw "V3: Frontmatter (---) fehlt oder ist defekt in $forgePath"
-                  }
-                  $fmText = $matches[1]
-                  $deBody = $matches[2].Trim()
+          Write-Host "Payload size: $($payloadJson.Length) chars"
+          Write-Host "Embed title:  $title"
+          Write-Host "Embed footer: $footerText"
 
-                  $subtitle = $null
-                  $versionsnatur = $null
-                  foreach ($line in ($fmText -split "`r?`n")) {
-                      if ($line -match '^subtitle:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$')      { $subtitle = $matches[1] }
-                      if ($line -match '^versionsnatur:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$') { $versionsnatur = $matches[1] }
-                  }
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($subtitle))      { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' fehlt in $forgePath" }
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($versionsnatur)) { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' fehlt in $forgePath" }
-                  if ($subtitle.Length      -gt 60) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' überschreitet Limit ($($subtitle.Length) Char, max 60)" }
-                  if ($versionsnatur.Length -gt 40) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' überschreitet Limit ($($versionsnatur.Length) Char, max 40)" }
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($deBody)) { throw "V3: DE-Body fehlt in $forgePath" }
+      # POST to the Hellion Forge changelog webhook. curl from PowerShell-Core
+      # so we can pipe the payload via stdin (--data-binary @-) and keep
+      # secrets out of process arg lists. One retry on 5xx, hard fail on 4xx.
+      - name: POST to Hellion Forge webhook
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK }}
+        run: |
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK)) {
+              throw "V7: DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is empty. Check Settings → Environments → Webhook."
+          }
 
-                  # ---------- EN-Block aus HellionChat.yaml ziehen ----------
-                  # 1:1 Pattern aus release.yml — gleicher Header-Marker, gleiches
-                  # Trailer-Verhalten. Bei Drift die zwei Workflows synchron halten.
-                  $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
-                  $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
-                  $marker = "changelog: |-"
-                  $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
-                  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(4) } else { $_ }
-                  }) -join "`n"
+          $payloadFile = "$PWD/embed-payload.json"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $payloadFile)) {
+              throw "Embed payload file missing — previous step did not produce embed-payload.json"
+          }
 
-                  $header = "**v$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**v", 1)
-                  $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
-                  if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
-                      $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
-                  } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
-                      $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
-                  } else {
-                      $enBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
-                  }
+          $maxAttempts = 2
+          $attempt = 0
+          while ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
+              $attempt++
+              Write-Host "POST attempt $attempt of $maxAttempts"
+              $tmpResp = "$PWD/.webhook-response"
+              $tmpHeaders = "$PWD/.webhook-headers"
+              # --silent suppresses progress; --show-error prints errors so
+              # the workflow log shows what happened. -w prints HTTP status
+              # to stdout for inspection. -o captures body for diagnosis,
+              # -D captures headers.
+              $rawStatus = Get-Content $payloadFile -Raw |
+                  curl --silent --show-error `
+                       --header 'Content-Type: application/json' `
+                       --data-binary '@-' `
+                       -D $tmpHeaders `
+                       -o $tmpResp `
+                       -w '%{http_code}' `
+                       "$env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK"
+              $status = [int]$rawStatus
+              Write-Host "HTTP status: $status"
 
-                  # ---------- Char-Cap-Check (5500 Total auf title + description + footer) ----------
-                  $title = "Hellion Chat $version — $subtitle"
-                  $description = "**Deutsch**`n`n$deBody`n`n**English**`n`n$enBlock"
-                  $footerText = "Hellion Forge · $versionsnatur"
-                  $totalChars = $title.Length + $description.Length + $footerText.Length
-                  if ($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: $totalChars / 5500"
+              if ($status -ge 200 -and $status -lt 300) {
+                  Write-Host "Forge announce POST succeeded."
+                  exit 0
+              }
 
-                  # ---------- Embed-Payload bauen ----------
-                  $payload = [ordered]@{
-                      username = "Forge Herald"
-                      avatar_url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png"
-                      content = "<@&1500489631555260446>"
-                      allowed_mentions = [ordered]@{
-                          parse = @()
-                          roles = @("1500489631555260446")
-                      }
-                      embeds = @(
-                          [ordered]@{
-                              title = $title
-                              url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
-                              color = 12730636
-                              description = $description
-                              footer = [ordered]@{ text = $footerText }
-                              timestamp = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ")
-                          }
-                      )
-                  }
+              $bodySnippet = ""
+              if (Test-Path $tmpResp) {
+                  $bodySnippet = (Get-Content $tmpResp -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+                  if ($bodySnippet.Length -gt 500) { $bodySnippet = $bodySnippet.Substring(0, 500) + " …" }
+              }
 
-                  $payloadJson = $payload | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
-                  # Ausgabe-Datei ohne trailing newline für sauberes curl --data-binary @-
-                  [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("$PWD/embed-payload.json", $payloadJson, [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
+              if ($status -ge 400 -and $status -lt 500) {
+                  # E2: 4xx is permanent — webhook revoked, channel deleted,
+                  # payload malformed. No retry.
+                  throw "E2: Discord-Webhook returned permanent $status. Body: $bodySnippet"
+              }
 
-                  Write-Host "Payload size: $($payloadJson.Length) chars"
-                  Write-Host "Embed title:  $title"
-                  Write-Host "Embed footer: $footerText"
-
-            # POST to the Hellion Forge changelog webhook. curl from PowerShell-Core
-            # so we can pipe the payload via stdin (--data-binary @-) and keep
-            # secrets out of process arg lists. One retry on 5xx, hard fail on 4xx.
-            - name: POST to Hellion Forge webhook
-              shell: pwsh
-              env:
-                  DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK }}
-              run: |
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK)) {
-                      throw "V7: DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is empty. Check Settings → Environments → Webhook."
-                  }
-
-                  $payloadFile = "$PWD/embed-payload.json"
-                  if (-not (Test-Path $payloadFile)) {
-                      throw "Embed payload file missing — previous step did not produce embed-payload.json"
-                  }
-
-                  $maxAttempts = 2
-                  $attempt = 0
-                  while ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
-                      $attempt++
-                      Write-Host "POST attempt $attempt of $maxAttempts"
-                      $tmpResp = "$PWD/.webhook-response"
-                      $tmpHeaders = "$PWD/.webhook-headers"
-                      # --silent suppresses progress; --show-error prints errors so
-                      # the workflow log shows what happened. -w prints HTTP status
-                      # to stdout for inspection. -o captures body for diagnosis,
-                      # -D captures headers.
-                      $rawStatus = Get-Content $payloadFile -Raw |
-                          curl --silent --show-error `
-                               --header 'Content-Type: application/json' `
-                               --data-binary '@-' `
-                               -D $tmpHeaders `
-                               -o $tmpResp `
-                               -w '%{http_code}' `
-                               "$env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK"
-                      $status = [int]$rawStatus
-                      Write-Host "HTTP status: $status"
-
-                      if ($status -ge 200 -and $status -lt 300) {
-                          Write-Host "Forge announce POST succeeded."
-                          exit 0
-                      }
-
-                      $bodySnippet = ""
-                      if (Test-Path $tmpResp) {
-                          $bodySnippet = (Get-Content $tmpResp -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
-                          if ($bodySnippet.Length -gt 500) { $bodySnippet = $bodySnippet.Substring(0, 500) + " …" }
-                      }
-
-                      if ($status -ge 400 -and $status -lt 500) {
-                          # E2: 4xx is permanent — webhook revoked, channel deleted,
-                          # payload malformed. No retry.
-                          throw "E2: Discord-Webhook returned permanent $status. Body: $bodySnippet"
-                      }
-
-                      # E1: 5xx (or transport-level fail with status 0) — wait + retry once
-                      if ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
-                          Write-Host "Transient $status — sleeping 30s before retry."
-                          Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
-                      } else {
-                          throw "E1: Discord-Webhook returned transient $status after $maxAttempts attempts. Body: $bodySnippet"
-                      }
-                  }
+              # E1: 5xx (or transport-level fail with status 0) — wait + retry once
+              if ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
+                  Write-Host "Transient $status — sleeping 30s before retry."
+                  Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
+              } else {
+                  throw "E1: Discord-Webhook returned transient $status after $maxAttempts attempts. Body: $bodySnippet"
+              }
+          }

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -17,167 +17,167 @@ name: Release
 # Linux when the Dalamud staging assemblies sit under $(HOME)/.xlcore/...
 
 on:
-    push:
-        tags:
-            - "v*"
-    # Manual recovery trigger. Use Gitea's "Run workflow" UI and select the
-    # tag (e.g. v1.4.4) from the Ref dropdown - not main. The Validate tag
-    # ref step below hard-fails if a non-tag ref is selected, because the
-    # release-action reads GITHUB_REF directly and rejects anything that
-    # does not start with refs/tags/.
-    workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  # Manual recovery trigger. Use Gitea's "Run workflow" UI and select the
+  # tag (e.g. v1.4.4) from the Ref dropdown - not main. The Validate tag
+  # ref step below hard-fails if a non-tag ref is selected, because the
+  # release-action reads GITHUB_REF directly and rejects anything that
+  # does not start with refs/tags/.
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
-    contents: write
+  contents: write
 
 jobs:
-    release:
-        name: Build and attach release ZIP
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        timeout-minutes: 20
+  release:
+    name: Build and attach release ZIP
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
 
-        steps:
-            # release-action@main reads GITHUB_REF directly (its action.yml
-            # does not declare a tag_name input). Validate up-front so manual
-            # dispatches from a branch ref fail loud here instead of burning
-            # 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 ${GITHUB_REF}"
-                      echo "::error::Push a tag, or pick the tag (not main) in the workflow_dispatch Ref dropdown."
-                      exit 1
-                  fi
+    steps:
+      # release-action@main reads GITHUB_REF directly (its action.yml
+      # does not declare a tag_name input). Validate up-front so manual
+      # dispatches from a branch ref fail loud here instead of burning
+      # a full build before the final step errors out with "ref X is
+      # not a tag".
+      - name: Validate tag ref
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${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@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
-            - name: Setup .NET 10
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
-              with:
-                  dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+      - name: Setup .NET 10
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 
-            - name: Download Dalamud staging
-              run: |
-                  hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
-                  mkdir -p "$hooks"
-                  curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
-                  unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
+      - name: Download Dalamud staging
+        run: |
+          hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
+          mkdir -p "$hooks"
+          curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
+          unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
 
-            - name: Build (Release)
-              run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release
+      - name: Build (Release)
+        run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release
 
-            - name: Locate latest.zip
-              id: locate
-              run: |
-                  zip="$(find HellionChat/bin/Release -name latest.zip -print -quit)"
-                  if [ -z "$zip" ]; then
-                      echo "latest.zip not found under HellionChat/bin/Release" >&2
-                      exit 1
-                  fi
-                  echo "Found: $zip"
-                  echo "path=$zip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Locate latest.zip
+        id: locate
+        run: |
+          zip="$(find HellionChat/bin/Release -name latest.zip -print -quit)"
+          if [ -z "$zip" ]; then
+              echo "latest.zip not found under HellionChat/bin/Release" >&2
+              exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Found: $zip"
+          echo "path=$zip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-            # Build a release body from the matching changelog block in
-            # HellionChat.yaml plus a static install / docs footer. Fails the
-            # workflow if no block exists for the tagged version, which is the
-            # automated counterpart to the "yaml + repo.json + release body
-            # kept in sync" rule.
-            #
-            # GITHUB_REF_NAME is read via env: (not ${{ }} interpolation) so the
-            # tag value is treated as a PowerShell variable, not as inline shell
-            # text. The strict regex below rejects anything that is not a clean
-            # semver tag before it is used to build a string.
-            - name: Generate release body
-              shell: pwsh
-              env:
-                  # github.ref_name is the tag because Validate tag ref above
-                  # already enforced refs/tags/v*. Read via env: so the value
-                  # is a PowerShell variable, not inline shell text, and gets
-                  # re-validated against the semver regex below.
-                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-              run: |
-                  $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
-                  if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
-                      throw "Refusing to generate release body for non-semver tag: $tag"
-                  }
-                  $version = $tag.Substring(1)
+      # Build a release body from the matching changelog block in
+      # HellionChat.yaml plus a static install / docs footer. Fails the
+      # workflow if no block exists for the tagged version, which is the
+      # automated counterpart to the "yaml + repo.json + release body
+      # kept in sync" rule.
+      #
+      # GITHUB_REF_NAME is read via env: (not ${{ }} interpolation) so the
+      # tag value is treated as a PowerShell variable, not as inline shell
+      # text. The strict regex below rejects anything that is not a clean
+      # semver tag before it is used to build a string.
+      - name: Generate release body
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          # github.ref_name is the tag because Validate tag ref above
+          # already enforced refs/tags/v*. Read via env: so the value
+          # is a PowerShell variable, not inline shell text, and gets
+          # re-validated against the semver regex below.
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
+          if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
+              throw "Refusing to generate release body for non-semver tag: $tag"
+          }
+          $version = $tag.Substring(1)
 
-                  $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
-                  $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
+          $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
+          $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
 
-                  $marker = "changelog: |-"
-                  $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
-                  if ($idx -lt 0) { throw "changelog block not found in $yamlPath" }
+          $marker = "changelog: |-"
+          $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
+          if ($idx -lt 0) { throw "changelog block not found in $yamlPath" }
 
-                  # changelog: is the last top-level key in the manifest, so
-                  # everything after the marker is the literal block. Strip the
-                  # 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(4) } else { $_ }
-                  }) -join "`n"
+          # changelog: is the last top-level key in the manifest, so
+          # everything after the marker is the literal block. Strip the
+          # 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(4) } else { $_ }
+          }) -join "`n"
 
-                  # 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."
-                  }
+          # 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**v", 1)
-                  $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
+          $rest = $changelogBody.Substring($start)
+          $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**v", 1)
+          $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
 
-                  if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
-                      $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
-                  } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
-                      $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
-                  } else {
-                      $currentBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
-                  }
+          if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
+              $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
+          } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
+              $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
+          } else {
+              $currentBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
+          }
 
-                  # Static install / docs / licence footer is maintained as a
-                  # separate file so the workflow YAML stays clean (no embedded
-                  # heredoc that would have to be indented under the run-block).
-                  $footerPath = ".github/release-footer.md"
-                  if (-not (Test-Path $footerPath)) {
-                      throw "Release footer template not found: $footerPath"
-                  }
-                  $footer = Get-Content -Path $footerPath -Raw
+          # Static install / docs / licence footer is maintained as a
+          # separate file so the workflow YAML stays clean (no embedded
+          # heredoc that would have to be indented under the run-block).
+          $footerPath = ".github/release-footer.md"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $footerPath)) {
+              throw "Release footer template not found: $footerPath"
+          }
+          $footer = Get-Content -Path $footerPath -Raw
 
-                  $body = $currentBlock + "`n" + $footer
-                  $body | Out-File -FilePath release-body.md -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline
+          $body = $currentBlock + "`n" + $footer
+          $body | Out-File -FilePath release-body.md -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline
 
-                  Write-Host "Generated release body for $tag :"
-                  Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
-                  Write-Host $body
-                  Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
+          Write-Host "Generated release body for $tag :"
+          Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
+          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'
-                  } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      # release-action@main only declares files/title/body/pre_release/
+      # draft/api_key/insecure as inputs (see its action.yml). It silently
+      # ignores anything else, including body_path and tag_name. The tag
+      # itself comes from GITHUB_REF, the body must be passed inline via
+      # body:, so we re-emit release-body.md as a step output first.
+      - name: Expose release body for release-action
+        id: body
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          {
+              echo 'content<<RELEASE_BODY_EOF'
+              cat release-body.md
+              echo 'RELEASE_BODY_EOF'
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-            # Gitea-native release action. Creates the release if the tag has no
-            # release yet, or updates the existing one with latest.zip attached
-            # and the generated body. The auto-injected GITHUB_TOKEN on Gitea
-            # Actions has Gitea-API scope and is sufficient for release write.
-            - name: Attach to Gitea release
-              uses: https://gitea.com/actions/release-action@main
-              with:
-                  files: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.path }}
-                  body: ${{ steps.body.outputs.content }}
-                  api_key: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # Gitea-native release action. Creates the release if the tag has no
+      # release yet, or updates the existing one with latest.zip attached
+      # and the generated body. The auto-injected GITHUB_TOKEN on Gitea
+      # Actions has Gitea-API scope and is sufficient for release write.
+      - name: Attach to Gitea release
+        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/release-action@main
+        with:
+          files: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.path }}
+          body: ${{ steps.body.outputs.content }}
+          api_key: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.gitea/workflows/security.yml

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 name: Security
 on:
-    push:
-        branches: [main, master]
-    pull_request:
-    schedule:
-        - cron: "0 6 * * 1"
-    workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, master]
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-    scan:
-        uses: JonKazama-Hellion/security-workflows/.gitea/workflows/security-scan.yml@main
-        with:
-            # MessageStore.cs uses string-interpolation in CommandText for table
-            # names and clause-joins that come from internal code constants, not
-            # user input. Values are bound via SqlParameter, the SQL surface is
-            # local-only inside a Dalamud plugin. Semgrep matches the pattern
-            # without dataflow, so it flags those eight call sites; CodeQL
-            # would not. Suppressed for this repo only.
-            semgrep-exclude-rules: "csharp.lang.security.sqli.csharp-sqli.csharp-sqli"
+  scan:
+    uses: JonKazama-Hellion/security-workflows/.gitea/workflows/security-scan.yml@main
+    with:
+      # MessageStore.cs uses string-interpolation in CommandText for table
+      # names and clause-joins that come from internal code constants, not
+      # user input. Values are bound via SqlParameter, the SQL surface is
+      # local-only inside a Dalamud plugin. Semgrep matches the pattern
+      # without dataflow, so it flags those eight call sites; CodeQL
+      # would not. Suppressed for this repo only.
+      semgrep-exclude-rules: 'csharp.lang.security.sqli.csharp-sqli.csharp-sqli'

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -1,73 +1,73 @@
 name: Bug report
 description: Something in HellionChat is broken or behaves wrong
 labels:
-    - bug
+  - bug
 body:
-    - type: markdown
-      attributes:
-          value: |
-              Thanks for reporting. Please fill in the fields below so I can
-              reproduce the issue. If this is a security issue, stop here and
-              report it privately to [kontakt@hellion-media.de](mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D)
-              instead.
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for reporting. Please fill in the fields below so I can
+        reproduce the issue. If this is a security issue, stop here and
+        report it privately to [kontakt@hellion-media.de](mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D)
+        instead.
 
-    - type: input
-      id: version
-      attributes:
-          label: HellionChat version
-          description: From Settings → Information → Version
-          placeholder: "0.5.4"
-      validations:
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: HellionChat version
+      description: From Settings → Information → Version
+      placeholder: '0.5.4'
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: platform
+    attributes:
+      label: Platform
+      options:
+        - Windows (XIVLauncher)
+        - Linux (XIVLauncher Core)
+        - macOS (XIVLauncher Core / wine)
+        - Other
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened
+      description: Plain description, no log dumps yet
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: What you expected
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: How to reproduce
+      description: Step-by-step from "open settings" or "log in" through to the broken behaviour
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: log
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant /xllog excerpt
+      description: Filter for "HellionChat" if the log is huge
+      render: text
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: confirm
+    attributes:
+      label: Pre-flight
+      options:
+        - label: I am running the latest version of HellionChat
           required: true
-
-    - type: dropdown
-      id: platform
-      attributes:
-          label: Platform
-          options:
-              - Windows (XIVLauncher)
-              - Linux (XIVLauncher Core)
-              - macOS (XIVLauncher Core / wine)
-              - Other
-      validations:
+        - label: I have searched existing issues for duplicates
           required: true
-
-    - type: textarea
-      id: what-happened
-      attributes:
-          label: What happened
-          description: Plain description, no log dumps yet
-      validations:
-          required: true
-
-    - type: textarea
-      id: expected
-      attributes:
-          label: What you expected
-      validations:
-          required: true
-
-    - type: textarea
-      id: steps
-      attributes:
-          label: How to reproduce
-          description: Step-by-step from "open settings" or "log in" through to the broken behaviour
-      validations:
-          required: true
-
-    - type: textarea
-      id: log
-      attributes:
-          label: Relevant /xllog excerpt
-          description: Filter for "HellionChat" if the log is huge
-          render: text
-
-    - type: checkboxes
-      id: confirm
-      attributes:
-          label: Pre-flight
-          options:
-              - label: I am running the latest version of HellionChat
-                required: true
-              - label: I have searched existing issues for duplicates
-                required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 
 contact_links:
-    - name: Security vulnerability
-      url: mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D
-      about: Do not open a public issue for security problems. Report by e-mail instead.
+  - name: Security vulnerability
+    url: mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D
+    about: Do not open a public issue for security problems. Report by e-mail instead.
 
-    - name: Upstream Chat 2 issue
-      url: https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo/issues
-      about:
-          If the issue exists in upstream Chat 2 too, please report it there so the original maintainers see it as well.
+  - name: Upstream Chat 2 issue
+    url: https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo/issues
+    about:
+      If the issue exists in upstream Chat 2 too, please report it there so the original maintainers see it as well.
 
-    - name: Discord
-      url: https://discord.com/users/j.j_kazama
-      about: Quick questions, casual feedback. Bug reports still go through the issue tracker for tracking.
+  - name: Discord
+    url: https://discord.com/users/j.j_kazama
+    about: Quick questions, casual feedback. Bug reports still go through the issue tracker for tracking.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -1,57 +1,55 @@
 name: Feature request
 description: Suggest a feature or enhancement for HellionChat
 labels:
-    - enhancement
+  - enhancement
 body:
-    - type: markdown
-      attributes:
-          value: |
-              Thanks for the suggestion. HellionChat focuses on privacy by
-              default and a small, well-scoped feature set. Suggestions that
-              align with that scope are easier to accept than ones that pull
-              the plugin toward "do everything".
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for the suggestion. HellionChat focuses on privacy by
+        default and a small, well-scoped feature set. Suggestions that
+        align with that scope are easier to accept than ones that pull
+        the plugin toward "do everything".
 
-    - type: textarea
-      id: problem
-      attributes:
-          label: What problem are you trying to solve
-          description: The user-side problem, not the proposed solution yet
-      validations:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: What problem are you trying to solve
+      description: The user-side problem, not the proposed solution yet
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: solution
+    attributes:
+      label: What you would like HellionChat to do
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: Alternatives you have considered
+      description: Other plugins, manual workarounds, settings combinations
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: scope
+    attributes:
+      label: Scope estimate from your side
+      options:
+        - 'Small (one tab, one toggle, one filter)'
+        - 'Medium (a settings section, persistent state, one new file)'
+        - 'Large (architectural, touches the message pipeline or the database)'
+        - "I don't know"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: confirm
+    attributes:
+      label: Pre-flight
+      options:
+        - label: I have searched existing issues for similar requests
           required: true
-
-    - type: textarea
-      id: solution
-      attributes:
-          label: What you would like HellionChat to do
-      validations:
+        - label: I understand HellionChat is a privacy-focused fork and not a feature parity tool with upstream Chat 2
           required: true
-
-    - type: textarea
-      id: alternatives
-      attributes:
-          label: Alternatives you have considered
-          description: Other plugins, manual workarounds, settings combinations
-
-    - type: dropdown
-      id: scope
-      attributes:
-          label: Scope estimate from your side
-          options:
-              - "Small (one tab, one toggle, one filter)"
-              - "Medium (a settings section, persistent state, one new file)"
-              - "Large (architectural, touches the message pipeline or the database)"
-              - "I don't know"
-      validations:
-          required: true
-
-    - type: checkboxes
-      id: confirm
-      attributes:
-          label: Pre-flight
-          options:
-              - label: I have searched existing issues for similar requests
-                required: true
-              - label:
-                    I understand HellionChat is a privacy-focused fork and not a feature parity tool with upstream Chat
-                    2
-                required: true

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D
 
 - [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
 - [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds behaviour)
-- [ ] Breaking change (config migration, removed feature, or behaviour change that user-visible defaults rely on)
+- [ ] Breaking change (config migration, removed feature, or behaviour change that user-visible
+      defaults rely on)
 - [ ] Documentation only
 - [ ] Translation update
 - [ ] Build, CI or tooling change
@@ -55,10 +56,11 @@ new commands, new translations, removed behaviour. If none, write
 
 ## Checklist
 
-- [ ] I have read [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+- [ ] I have read [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) and
+      [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 - [ ] My change matches the existing code style (`.editorconfig`).
-- [ ] I added or updated tests where the existing test infrastructure made that practical, or I have explained why tests
-      are not applicable.
+- [ ] I added or updated tests where the existing test infrastructure made that practical, or I have
+      explained why tests are not applicable.
 - [ ] I updated the README, in-plugin strings or documentation if my change is user-visible.
 - [ ] I did not include any AI-generated code without disclosing it in the PR description (see
       [AI_DISCLOSURE.md](../docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md)).

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 version: 2
 
 updates:
-    # NuGet package updates for the plugin project. Weekly cadence keeps the
-    # noise down while still catching transitive security advisories within
-    # a few days of disclosure.
-    - package-ecosystem: nuget
-      directory: /HellionChat
-      schedule:
-          interval: weekly
-          day: monday
-          time: "07:00"
-          timezone: Europe/Berlin
-      open-pull-requests-limit: 5
-      labels:
-          - dependencies
-          - nuget
-      commit-message:
-          prefix: "chore(deps)"
-      groups:
-          patches:
-              update-types:
-                  - patch
-          minor:
-              update-types:
-                  - minor
+  # NuGet package updates for the plugin project. Weekly cadence keeps the
+  # noise down while still catching transitive security advisories within
+  # a few days of disclosure.
+  - package-ecosystem: nuget
+    directory: /HellionChat
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: monday
+      time: '07:00'
+      timezone: Europe/Berlin
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - nuget
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: 'chore(deps)'
+    groups:
+      patches:
+        update-types:
+          - patch
+      minor:
+        update-types:
+          - minor
 
-    # GitHub Actions versions in .github/workflows. Lower cadence because
-    # Action releases ship less frequently and are usually safe to defer
-    # for a month.
-    - package-ecosystem: github-actions
-      directory: /
-      schedule:
-          interval: monthly
-          time: "07:00"
-          timezone: Europe/Berlin
-      open-pull-requests-limit: 3
-      labels:
-          - dependencies
-          - github-actions
-      commit-message:
-          prefix: "chore(actions)"
+  # GitHub Actions versions in .github/workflows. Lower cadence because
+  # Action releases ship less frequently and are usually safe to defer
+  # for a month.
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+      time: '07:00'
+      timezone: Europe/Berlin
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - github-actions
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: 'chore(actions)'

.github/forge-posts/v1.1.0.md

@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ subtitle: "Theme Foundation"
 versionsnatur: "Major-UI-Cycle"
 ---
 
-- Theme-Engine mit fünf Built-In-Themes: Hellion Arctic (Default), Chat 2 Klassik, Event Horizon, Moonlit Bloom, Mint
-  Grove
-- Settings öffnet jetzt eine Card-Grid-Übersicht — Klick auf eine Card führt in den Detail-View, Breadcrumb und ESC
-  zurück zur Übersicht
+- Theme-Engine mit fünf Built-In-Themes: Hellion Arctic (Default), Chat 2 Klassik, Event Horizon,
+  Moonlit Bloom, Mint Grove
+- Settings öffnet jetzt eine Card-Grid-Übersicht — Klick auf eine Card führt in den Detail-View,
+  Breadcrumb und ESC zurück zur Übersicht
 - Themes-Tab mit Mini-Mockup pro Theme, Live-Switch beim Klick
-- Eigene Themes als JSON in `pluginConfigs/HellionChat/themes/` — Beispiel-Vorlage wird beim ersten Start automatisch
-  abgelegt
-- Optional pro Theme eigene Chat-Channel-Farben mit Übernehmen/Behalten-Banner — niemals automatisch überschrieben
+- Eigene Themes als JSON in `pluginConfigs/HellionChat/themes/` — Beispiel-Vorlage wird beim ersten
+  Start automatisch abgelegt
+- Optional pro Theme eigene Chat-Channel-Farben mit Übernehmen/Behalten-Banner — niemals automatisch
+  überschrieben
 - Plugin-Icon zum Hellion-Forge-Hammer gewechselt
-- Migration v13 → v14: alle User landen auf Hellion Arctic. Wer den Upstream-Look will, wählt Chat 2 Klassik in Settings
-  → Themes
+- Migration v13 → v14: alle User landen auf Hellion Arctic. Wer den Upstream-Look will, wählt Chat 2
+  Klassik in Settings → Themes
 - Anleitung zum Schreiben eigener Themes: `docs/THEME-AUTHORING.md`

.github/forge-posts/v1.2.0.md

@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ subtitle: "Layout Refresh"
 versionsnatur: "Major-UI-Cycle"
 ---
 
-- Sidebar im neuen Look: fix 44 px breit, nur Icons, Tab-Name als Tooltip beim Hover, vertikale Akzent-Pill markiert den
-  aktiven Tab
+- Sidebar im neuen Look: fix 44 px breit, nur Icons, Tab-Name als Tooltip beim Hover, vertikale
+  Akzent-Pill markiert den aktiven Tab
 - Top-Tabs bekommen eine Akzent-Underline statt Background-Fill am aktiven Tab
 - Pro Tab eigenes Icon wählbar in Einstellungen → Tabs (FontAwesome-Pool)
 - Auto-Tell-Tabs sind jetzt visuell unterscheidbar: jeder Tell-Partner bekommt ein eigenes Icon
-  (envelope/star/heart/bell/bookmark/flag/fire) plus eigene Farbe aus 12-Farb-Palette — 84 Kombinationen, gleicher
-  Partner ergibt konsistent dieselbe
-- Pulsierender roter Dot oben rechts am Sidebar-Icon zeigt ungelesene Nachrichten an. Sanft, 2-Sekunden-Cycle,
-  deaktivierbar über `Configuration.ReduceMotion` (UI-Toggle in v1.3.0)
-- Bottom-Status-Bar (22 px) mit fünf Live-Slots: aktiver Channel + Color-Dot, Privacy-Badge, Tab/Message-Counter,
-  Auto-Tell-Counter, Plugin-Version. Update 1×/Sek
-- Card-Rows als Default-Message-Render: Sender-Header in Channel-Farbe, Body neue Zeile, dezenter Trenner.
-  `Compact Density`-Toggle in Aussehen schaltet zurück auf den Einzeiler
-- Bug-Fix: Settings speichern löscht den Chat-Verlauf nicht mehr. Refilter läuft jetzt nur wenn Filter-relevante
-  Settings geändert wurden — Cosmetic-Änderungen lassen den Chat unverändert. Persistente und Auto-Tell-Tabs überleben
-  beide
+  (envelope/star/heart/bell/bookmark/flag/fire) plus eigene Farbe aus 12-Farb-Palette — 84
+  Kombinationen, gleicher Partner ergibt konsistent dieselbe
+- Pulsierender roter Dot oben rechts am Sidebar-Icon zeigt ungelesene Nachrichten an. Sanft,
+  2-Sekunden-Cycle, deaktivierbar über `Configuration.ReduceMotion` (UI-Toggle in v1.3.0)
+- Bottom-Status-Bar (22 px) mit fünf Live-Slots: aktiver Channel + Color-Dot, Privacy-Badge,
+  Tab/Message-Counter, Auto-Tell-Counter, Plugin-Version. Update 1×/Sek
+- Card-Rows als Default-Message-Render: Sender-Header in Channel-Farbe, Body neue Zeile, dezenter
+  Trenner. `Compact Density`-Toggle in Aussehen schaltet zurück auf den Einzeiler
+- Bug-Fix: Settings speichern löscht den Chat-Verlauf nicht mehr. Refilter läuft jetzt nur wenn
+  Filter-relevante Settings geändert wurden — Cosmetic-Änderungen lassen den Chat unverändert.
+  Persistente und Auto-Tell-Tabs überleben beide
 - Bug-Fix: Hellion-Schrift (Exo 2) blockt die Schriftgröße nicht mehr — 4K-User können hochskalieren
 - Migration v14 → v15: alte Theme-Felder entfernt, alle anderen Settings bleiben
 

.github/forge-posts/v1.2.1.md

@@ -3,27 +3,31 @@ subtitle: "Settings Cleanup"
 versionsnatur: "UX-Polish-Cycle"
 ---
 
-- Settings-Übersicht thematisch re-sortiert: zusammenhängende Optionen wohnen jetzt zusammen, jede Card hat einen kurzen
-  Untertitel — kein Raten mehr wo eine Setting steckt
-- Drei neue Cards: **Theme & Layout** (Theme-Picker, Fenster-Style, Zeitstempel-Style), **Schriften & Farben**
-  (Schriftart, Schriftgröße, Chat-Farben pro Channel), **Daten-Verwaltung** (Aufbewahrung, Cleanup, Export, DB-Viewer,
-  Advanced-Tools — vorher zwischen Datenschutz und Datenbank verteilt)
+- Settings-Übersicht thematisch re-sortiert: zusammenhängende Optionen wohnen jetzt zusammen, jede
+  Card hat einen kurzen Untertitel — kein Raten mehr wo eine Setting steckt
+- Drei neue Cards: **Theme & Layout** (Theme-Picker, Fenster-Style, Zeitstempel-Style), **Schriften
+  & Farben** (Schriftart, Schriftgröße, Chat-Farben pro Channel), **Daten-Verwaltung**
+  (Aufbewahrung, Cleanup, Export, DB-Viewer, Advanced-Tools — vorher zwischen Datenschutz und
+  Datenbank verteilt)
 - Datenschutz fokussiert sich jetzt auf eine Aufgabe: den Privacy-Filter
 - Der Auto-Tell-Tabs-History-Preload-Slider ist von Datenschutz nach Chat → Auto-Tell-Tabs umgezogen
 - KeybindMode wohnt jetzt unter Allgemein → Eingabe statt unter Sprache
-- Vier tote Schema-Felder entfernt (alle obsolet seit der Theme-Engine in v1.1.0): `Stilüberschreiben`-Toggle,
-  `Stilname`-Auswahl, alter `WindowAlpha`-Slider, ungenutztes `ShowThemeQuickPicker`
+- Vier tote Schema-Felder entfernt (alle obsolet seit der Theme-Engine in v1.1.0):
+  `Stilüberschreiben`-Toggle, `Stilname`-Auswahl, alter `WindowAlpha`-Slider, ungenutztes
+  `ShowThemeQuickPicker`
 - Migration v15 → v16: alter `WindowAlpha`-Wert wird automatisch nach
-  `Theme & Layout → Fenster-Style → Fenster-Transparenz` gemappt (nur wenn der Slider noch auf Default 0.85 stand, sonst
-  gewinnt der User-Wert). Backup der Pre-v16-Config liegt unter `pluginConfigs/HellionChat.json.pre-v16-backup`. User
-  die `Stilüberschreiben` aktiv hatten sehen einen einmaligen Hinweis-Toast
-- UX-Default-Bumps für Bestand-User mit Default-Werten: Card-Rows-Layout zurück auf Single-Line, NG+ standardmäßig
-  hidden, gleiche Zeitstempel werden zusammengefasst, MaxLinesToRender auf konservativere 2500
-- Frische Installs starten mit dem Hellion-Brand-Chat-Color-Preset out-of-the-box (der First-Run-Wizard hat keine
-  Preset-Wahl)
-- Hinweis zum Window-Transparenz-Slider in der Beschreibung: Dalamud's per-Window-Hamburger-Menü (oben rechts in der
-  Titelleiste) bietet eigene Overrides für Deckkraft, Hintergrund-Blur, Anpinnen und Durchklick — die haben Vorrang über
-  unseren Slider für das jeweilige Fenster
+  `Theme & Layout → Fenster-Style → Fenster-Transparenz` gemappt (nur wenn der Slider noch auf
+  Default 0.85 stand, sonst gewinnt der User-Wert). Backup der Pre-v16-Config liegt unter
+  `pluginConfigs/HellionChat.json.pre-v16-backup`. User die `Stilüberschreiben` aktiv hatten sehen
+  einen einmaligen Hinweis-Toast
+- UX-Default-Bumps für Bestand-User mit Default-Werten: Card-Rows-Layout zurück auf Single-Line, NG+
+  standardmäßig hidden, gleiche Zeitstempel werden zusammengefasst, MaxLinesToRender auf
+  konservativere 2500
+- Frische Installs starten mit dem Hellion-Brand-Chat-Color-Preset out-of-the-box (der
+  First-Run-Wizard hat keine Preset-Wahl)
+- Hinweis zum Window-Transparenz-Slider in der Beschreibung: Dalamud's per-Window-Hamburger-Menü
+  (oben rechts in der Titelleiste) bietet eigene Overrides für Deckkraft, Hintergrund-Blur, Anpinnen
+  und Durchklick — die haben Vorrang über unseren Slider für das jeweilige Fenster
 
-Pure UX-Polish, keine neuen Features. Nächster Cycle (v1.3.0): Animation-Polish (Lerps, Theme-Crossfade, Quick-Picker)
-wie ursprünglich geplant.
+Pure UX-Polish, keine neuen Features. Nächster Cycle (v1.3.0): Animation-Polish (Lerps,
+Theme-Crossfade, Quick-Picker) wie ursprünglich geplant.

.github/forge-posts/v1.2.3.md

@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@ subtitle: "Theme Expansion"
 versionsnatur: "Theme-Pack-Patch"
 ---
 
-- Vier neue Built-in-Themes verlängern die Auswahl im Picker — keine Engine-Änderung, keine Settings angefasst, einfach
-  mehr Farboptionen
-- **Night Blue** — Royal Blue auf tiefem Marineblau. Kühles Tech-Dashboard-Mood, bewusst neutral gehalten damit es sich
-  nicht mit den Brand-Themes beißt
-- **Indigo Violet** — Royal Violet auf Deep Indigo mit Türkis-Mint-Counter für Aurora-Glitter-Stimmung. Schwester von
-  Event Horizon, aber dunkler und dichter; der Türkis-Akzent hält die beiden klar auseinander
-- **Forge Merchantman** — Patina-Bronze auf Workshop-Slate mit warmem Bernstein-Counter. Hellion Forge bekommt ein
-  eigenes Theme im Plugin selbst — Schwester von Hellion Arctic, aber grüner und wärmer statt kaltem Cyan
+- Vier neue Built-in-Themes verlängern die Auswahl im Picker — keine Engine-Änderung, keine Settings
+  angefasst, einfach mehr Farboptionen
+- **Night Blue** — Royal Blue auf tiefem Marineblau. Kühles Tech-Dashboard-Mood, bewusst neutral
+  gehalten damit es sich nicht mit den Brand-Themes beißt
+- **Indigo Violet** — Royal Violet auf Deep Indigo mit Türkis-Mint-Counter für
+  Aurora-Glitter-Stimmung. Schwester von Event Horizon, aber dunkler und dichter; der Türkis-Akzent
+  hält die beiden klar auseinander
+- **Forge Merchantman** — Patina-Bronze auf Workshop-Slate mit warmem Bernstein-Counter. Hellion
+  Forge bekommt ein eigenes Theme im Plugin selbst — Schwester von Hellion Arctic, aber grüner und
+  wärmer statt kaltem Cyan
 - **Hellion Spectrum** — Farbenblind-sichere Channel-Farben (Deuteranopie/Protanopie) auf Basis der
-  Wong/Okabe-Ito-Palette. Channel-Identität bleibt erhalten (Tell pink, Yell gelb, Shout orange, Party blau, FC grün);
-  die Töne sind so gewählt dass jeder Channel auch unter Rot-Grün-Schwäche klar trennbar bleibt. Deckt rund 99 % aller
-  CVD-Fälle ab
-- Kein Schema-Bump, keine Migration. Das Default-Theme bleibt **Hellion Arctic**, eigene Custom-Themes laufen
-  unverändert weiter
+  Wong/Okabe-Ito-Palette. Channel-Identität bleibt erhalten (Tell pink, Yell gelb, Shout orange,
+  Party blau, FC grün); die Töne sind so gewählt dass jeder Channel auch unter Rot-Grün-Schwäche
+  klar trennbar bleibt. Deckt rund 99 % aller CVD-Fälle ab
+- Kein Schema-Bump, keine Migration. Das Default-Theme bleibt **Hellion Arctic**, eigene
+  Custom-Themes laufen unverändert weiter
 - Theme-Katalog wächst damit von fünf auf neun Built-ins
 
-Reines Theme-Pack zwischen v1.2.1 und dem nächsten Polish-Cycle. Eine Tritan-Variante (Spectrum für Blau-Gelb-Schwäche)
-kann später nachgeliefert werden, falls Bedarf kommt.
+Reines Theme-Pack zwischen v1.2.1 und dem nächsten Polish-Cycle. Eine Tritan-Variante (Spectrum für
+Blau-Gelb-Schwäche) kann später nachgeliefert werden, falls Bedarf kommt.

.github/forge-posts/v1.3.0.md

@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ versionsnatur: "Plugin-Integration-Cycle 1"
 ---
 
 - Erste Plugin-Integration eingebaut, Cycle 1 von 6 auf der Roadmap
-- **Honorific-Custom-Titles im Chat-Header** — der Titel den du in Honorific gesetzt hast erscheint jetzt links über dem
-  Message-Log mit der von dir gewählten Farbe, Auto-Hide wenn Honorific nicht installiert ist oder kein Custom-Titel
-  aktiv ist
-- **Krone-Icon plus Tooltip** vor dem Titel-Text, damit klar ist woher der Slot kommt ohne dass der User raten muss
-- **Neuer Integrations-Settings-Tab** mit Status-Indikator (erkannt, nicht installiert, inkompatibel) und Toggle. Plus
-  Vorschau-Block der die fünf weiteren geplanten Cycles ankündigt: Kontextmenü-Aktionen, Smart Notifications
-  (NotificationMaster), RP-Status-Block (Moodles und LightlessClient), ExtraChat-Channels, Quick-DM-Button
-  (XIVInstantMessenger)
-- **Maintainer-Attribution** im Tab als Höflichkeits-Geste, zwei Buttons zum Honorific-Repo und zum Caraxi-Profil. Plus
-  Hellion-Forge-Discord-Button für Community-Vorschläge zu künftigen Integrationen
-- Keine Migration, keine Schema-Änderung. Wer Honorific eh schon nutzt sieht den Custom-Titel automatisch sobald
-  HellionChat aktualisiert
+- **Honorific-Custom-Titles im Chat-Header** — der Titel den du in Honorific gesetzt hast erscheint
+  jetzt links über dem Message-Log mit der von dir gewählten Farbe, Auto-Hide wenn Honorific nicht
+  installiert ist oder kein Custom-Titel aktiv ist
+- **Krone-Icon plus Tooltip** vor dem Titel-Text, damit klar ist woher der Slot kommt ohne dass der
+  User raten muss
+- **Neuer Integrations-Settings-Tab** mit Status-Indikator (erkannt, nicht installiert,
+  inkompatibel) und Toggle. Plus Vorschau-Block der die fünf weiteren geplanten Cycles ankündigt:
+  Kontextmenü-Aktionen, Smart Notifications (NotificationMaster), RP-Status-Block (Moodles und
+  LightlessClient), ExtraChat-Channels, Quick-DM-Button (XIVInstantMessenger)
+- **Maintainer-Attribution** im Tab als Höflichkeits-Geste, zwei Buttons zum Honorific-Repo und zum
+  Caraxi-Profil. Plus Hellion-Forge-Discord-Button für Community-Vorschläge zu künftigen
+  Integrationen
+- Keine Migration, keine Schema-Änderung. Wer Honorific eh schon nutzt sieht den Custom-Titel
+  automatisch sobald HellionChat aktualisiert

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.0.md

@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ versionsnatur: Stability-Hotfix
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.0 — Critical Lifecycle Fixes**
 
-Erster Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Sieben bekannte Lifecycle- und Race-Bugs aus den Audit-Pässen
-abgearbeitet, bevor Performance- und Architektur-Refactors draufkommen.
+Erster Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Sieben bekannte Lifecycle- und Race-Bugs aus den
+Audit-Pässen abgearbeitet, bevor Performance- und Architektur-Refactors draufkommen.
 
-- **SQLite-Dispose** lehnt sich nicht mehr an GC-Druck zur Datei-Freigabe an, Pooling=false auf der Connection macht den
-  manuellen GC.Collect überflüssig
-- **Worker-Threads** (PendingMessage, RetentionSweep) sind jetzt explizit IsBackground=true, das Plugin-Domain kann
-  sauber unloaden bei XIVLauncher-Reload ohne darauf zu warten
-- **EmoteCache-Loader** von async-void auf async-Task mit shared Task-Tracker, drain-on-Dispose. Kein Schreib-Risiko
-  mehr auf disposed EmoteImages-Einträge nach Plugin-Reload
+- **SQLite-Dispose** lehnt sich nicht mehr an GC-Druck zur Datei-Freigabe an, Pooling=false auf der
+  Connection macht den manuellen GC.Collect überflüssig
+- **Worker-Threads** (PendingMessage, RetentionSweep) sind jetzt explizit IsBackground=true, das
+  Plugin-Domain kann sauber unloaden bei XIVLauncher-Reload ohne darauf zu warten
+- **EmoteCache-Loader** von async-void auf async-Task mit shared Task-Tracker, drain-on-Dispose.
+  Kein Schreib-Risiko mehr auf disposed EmoteImages-Einträge nach Plugin-Reload
 - **DisposeAsync-Timeout** (10s) warnt jetzt laut statt silent zu failen
-- **Plugin-Dispose** flushed pending DeferredSave bevor Services abgebaut werden, Settings-Änderungen aus den letzten
-  Frames vor Disable überleben jetzt zuverlässig
-- **v13→v14 Config-Migration** liest pre-v13-Backup und überträgt HellionThemeWindowOpacity in das neue
-  WindowOpacity-Feld statt auf 0.85 zurückzufallen
+- **Plugin-Dispose** flushed pending DeferredSave bevor Services abgebaut werden,
+  Settings-Änderungen aus den letzten Frames vor Disable überleben jetzt zuverlässig
+- **v13→v14 Config-Migration** liest pre-v13-Backup und überträgt HellionThemeWindowOpacity in das
+  neue WindowOpacity-Feld statt auf 0.85 zurückzufallen
 
-Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dass Reload und Shutdown spürbar sauberer laufen.
+Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dass Reload und Shutdown
+spürbar sauberer laufen.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.1.md

@@ -5,23 +5,25 @@ versionsnatur: Performance-Patch
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.1 — Theme Engine Performance**
 
-Zweiter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Heap-Pressure aus dem Theme-Engine-Render-Pfad eliminiert,
-Custom-Theme- Hot-Reload überlebt transiente File-Locks beim Editor-Save. Plus zehnter Built-In und überarbeitete
-Author-Credits.
+Zweiter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Heap-Pressure aus dem Theme-Engine-Render-Pfad
+eliminiert, Custom-Theme- Hot-Reload überlebt transiente File-Locks beim Editor-Save. Plus zehnter
+Built-In und überarbeitete Author-Credits.
 
-- **ABGR-Cache auf den Theme-Records.** Beim Theme-Register (Built-In oder Custom) werden alle Color-Slots einmalig in
-  ABGR-Pack-Form vor-konvertiert. HellionStyle.PushGlobal liest aus dem Cache statt pro Slot pro Frame durch
-  ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr zu jagen. Real gemessene Frame-Time-Recovery: **~13 %** in typischer Render-Szene
-  (Plan-Erwartung war 2-6 % konservativ, real ~10-15 %)
-- **Custom-Theme File-Lock-Härtung.** Wenn der User ein Theme-JSON gerade speichert während HellionChat reloaden will,
-  fängt der Loader jetzt explizit Sharing-Violation und Lock-Violation ab. Last-Known-Good-Snapshot bleibt im Picker,
-  beim nächsten Tick wird automatisch retry'd — vorher fiel das Theme aus der Liste bis zum Plugin-Reload
-- **Defensive Cache-Refresh beim Theme-Switch.** Falls ein Theme auf einem alten Pfad ohne Cache-Fill in den Speicher
-  gekommen ist, holt Switch() das beim Anwenden nach
-- **Synthwave Sunset als zehnter Built-In.** Hot Magenta + Cyan auf Mitternachts-Violett, 80s-Neon-Grid-Vibes für
-  Late-Night-Raids
-- **Author-Credits konsolidiert.** Brand-Themes laufen jetzt unter „Hellion Forge". Mint Grove und Forge Merchantman
-  werden Carla Beleandis als Community-Geste zugeschrieben.
+- **ABGR-Cache auf den Theme-Records.** Beim Theme-Register (Built-In oder Custom) werden alle
+  Color-Slots einmalig in ABGR-Pack-Form vor-konvertiert. HellionStyle.PushGlobal liest aus dem
+  Cache statt pro Slot pro Frame durch ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr zu jagen. Real gemessene
+  Frame-Time-Recovery: **~13 %** in typischer Render-Szene (Plan-Erwartung war 2-6 % konservativ,
+  real ~10-15 %)
+- **Custom-Theme File-Lock-Härtung.** Wenn der User ein Theme-JSON gerade speichert während
+  HellionChat reloaden will, fängt der Loader jetzt explizit Sharing-Violation und Lock-Violation
+  ab. Last-Known-Good-Snapshot bleibt im Picker, beim nächsten Tick wird automatisch retry'd —
+  vorher fiel das Theme aus der Liste bis zum Plugin-Reload
+- **Defensive Cache-Refresh beim Theme-Switch.** Falls ein Theme auf einem alten Pfad ohne
+  Cache-Fill in den Speicher gekommen ist, holt Switch() das beim Anwenden nach
+- **Synthwave Sunset als zehnter Built-In.** Hot Magenta + Cyan auf Mitternachts-Violett,
+  80s-Neon-Grid-Vibes für Late-Night-Raids
+- **Author-Credits konsolidiert.** Brand-Themes laufen jetzt unter „Hellion Forge". Mint Grove und
+  Forge Merchantman werden Carla Beleandis als Community-Geste zugeschrieben.
 
-Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames in Theme-getrieben rendernden
-Szenen merklich glatter laufen und ein neues Theme im Picker steht.
+Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames in
+Theme-getrieben rendernden Szenen merklich glatter laufen und ein neues Theme im Picker steht.

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

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+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/v1.4.2.md

@@ -5,25 +5,27 @@ versionsnatur: Performance-Patch
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path**
 
-Dritter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Drei Per-Frame-Allokations-Quellen aus dem ChatLogWindow-Render- Pfad
-und der Settings-StatusBar eliminiert.
+Dritter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Drei Per-Frame-Allokations-Quellen aus dem
+ChatLogWindow-Render- Pfad und der Settings-StatusBar eliminiert.
 
-- **Card-Mode-Border-Loop entlastet.** DrawMessages hebt Theme, DrawList, Window-Left, Window-Right und die ABGR-
-  Border-Color einmalig vor den Per-Message-Loop. Bei 100 sichtbaren Messages sind das gut 500 redundante P/Invokes und
-  Property-Reads, die der Hoist eliminiert. Pop-Out- Heavy-Setups (mehrere parallele Chat-Windows) profitieren
-  proportional, weil der Hoist pro DrawMessages-Call greift, also pro Window
-- **Auto-Tell Tab-Tint und Icon gecached.** Die Hash-Color- Berechnung für Auto-Tell-Tabs lief pro Tab pro Frame, mit
-  zwei String-Allokationen pro Tab (eine für Tint-Hash, eine für Icon-Hash). Der neue TabTintCache liest pre-computed
-  Werte aus dem Tab und rechnet nur neu wenn das Tell-Target drifted. Beide Caches haben separate Validation-Keys, also
-  keine Cross-Invalidation zwischen Tint- und Icon-Pfad. AutoTellTabTint selbst bleibt pure Hash-Helper, weiterhin ohne
-  Tab-Awareness
-- **StatusBar-Aggregation hinter Cache-Gate.** Die Status- Leiste am unteren Window-Rand summiert die Tab-Message-
-  Counts und zählt die Auto-Tell-Tabs pro Frame. Der Cache- Gate (1 Sekunde) lag bisher hinter den LINQ-Pfaden, also
-  liefen Sum und Count trotzdem pro Frame. Jetzt vor dem Gate, plus die LINQ-Pfade durch eine Single-Pass-Foreach
-  ersetzt. Die Aggregation läuft auf etwa 1 % der Frames
+- **Card-Mode-Border-Loop entlastet.** DrawMessages hebt Theme, DrawList, Window-Left, Window-Right
+  und die ABGR- Border-Color einmalig vor den Per-Message-Loop. Bei 100 sichtbaren Messages sind das
+  gut 500 redundante P/Invokes und Property-Reads, die der Hoist eliminiert. Pop-Out- Heavy-Setups
+  (mehrere parallele Chat-Windows) profitieren proportional, weil der Hoist pro DrawMessages-Call
+  greift, also pro Window
+- **Auto-Tell Tab-Tint und Icon gecached.** Die Hash-Color- Berechnung für Auto-Tell-Tabs lief pro
+  Tab pro Frame, mit zwei String-Allokationen pro Tab (eine für Tint-Hash, eine für Icon-Hash). Der
+  neue TabTintCache liest pre-computed Werte aus dem Tab und rechnet nur neu wenn das Tell-Target
+  drifted. Beide Caches haben separate Validation-Keys, also keine Cross-Invalidation zwischen Tint-
+  und Icon-Pfad. AutoTellTabTint selbst bleibt pure Hash-Helper, weiterhin ohne Tab-Awareness
+- **StatusBar-Aggregation hinter Cache-Gate.** Die Status- Leiste am unteren Window-Rand summiert
+  die Tab-Message- Counts und zählt die Auto-Tell-Tabs pro Frame. Der Cache- Gate (1 Sekunde) lag
+  bisher hinter den LINQ-Pfaden, also liefen Sum und Count trotzdem pro Frame. Jetzt vor dem Gate,
+  plus die LINQ-Pfade durch eine Single-Pass-Foreach ersetzt. Die Aggregation läuft auf etwa 1 % der
+  Frames
 
-Realistische Frame-Time-Recovery: 2-5 % in typischen Szenen, Pop-Out-Heavy-Setups potenziell mehr durch die Card-Border-
-Multiplikation pro Window.
+Realistische Frame-Time-Recovery: 2-5 % in typischen Szenen, Pop-Out-Heavy-Setups potenziell mehr
+durch die Card-Border- Multiplikation pro Window.
 
-Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames im Chat-Log und in der
-Settings-Statusleiste merklich glatter laufen.
+Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames im Chat-Log
+und in der Settings-Statusleiste merklich glatter laufen.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.3.md

@@ -5,25 +5,29 @@ versionsnatur: Architecture-Refactor
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover**
 
-Vierter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Plugin- Lifecycle auf Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin`-API migriert und
-das Custom-Repo zieht von GitHub auf Gitea um.
+Vierter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Plugin- Lifecycle auf Dalamud's
+`IAsyncDalamudPlugin`-API migriert und das Custom-Repo zieht von GitHub auf Gitea um.
 
-- **Async-Plugin-Architektur.** Konstruktor übernimmt nur noch die Bootstrap-Essentials (Config-Load, Language-Init,
-  Conflict-Detection). Migrationen, Service-Allokationen, Window-Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in
-  LoadAsync, sodass Dalamud die UI während der schweren Arbeit responsive halten kann. Per-Line-CaptureFailure in
-  DisposeAsync mirrort LightlessSync's Pattern, plus Idempotency-Guard gegen Reload-Races
-- **Custom-Repo-URL umgezogen auf Gitea.** Bestehende Tester müssen einmalig in XIVLauncher die Custom-Repo-URL auf
-  `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json` umstellen, dann
-  XIVLauncher neu starten. Das alte GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener v1.4.2-Snapshot stehen und wird nicht mehr
-  aktualisiert
-- **Schema-Gate statt Migrations-Kette.** Die v9 → v16 Migrationen sind raus, ersetzt durch einen harten Schema-Check in
-  Phase 1. Configs auf Schema v16+ laden direkt; ältere Configs (vor v1.2.1) bekommen jetzt eine klare „install v1.4.2
-  first"-Fehlermeldung statt eines impliziten Migrations-Pfads
-- **AutoTranslate-Cache läuft im Hintergrund.** Der Cache füllt sich jetzt fire-and-forget statt blockierend im
-  Plugin-Load. Trade-off: die erste Auto-Translate-Nutzung einer Session kann einen kurzen Hitch haben, dafür kein
-  300-ms-Block beim Plugin-Start
-- **Plugin-Load-Zeit ehrlich.** Median 3,7 s über fünf Reloads, vergleichbar mit v1.4.2. Der Async-Refactor ist
-  Foundation für künftige Lazy-Init-Optimierungen (v1.4.4) und Code-Architektur-Hygiene, kein direkter User-spürbarer
-  Speed-Win in dieser Release
+- **Async-Plugin-Architektur.** Konstruktor übernimmt nur noch die Bootstrap-Essentials
+  (Config-Load, Language-Init, Conflict-Detection). Migrationen, Service-Allokationen,
+  Window-Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in LoadAsync, sodass Dalamud die UI während der
+  schweren Arbeit responsive halten kann. Per-Line-CaptureFailure in DisposeAsync mirrort
+  LightlessSync's Pattern, plus Idempotency-Guard gegen Reload-Races
+- **Custom-Repo-URL umgezogen auf Gitea.** Bestehende Tester müssen einmalig in XIVLauncher die
+  Custom-Repo-URL auf
+  `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
+  umstellen, dann XIVLauncher neu starten. Das alte GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener
+  v1.4.2-Snapshot stehen und wird nicht mehr aktualisiert
+- **Schema-Gate statt Migrations-Kette.** Die v9 → v16 Migrationen sind raus, ersetzt durch einen
+  harten Schema-Check in Phase 1. Configs auf Schema v16+ laden direkt; ältere Configs (vor v1.2.1)
+  bekommen jetzt eine klare „install v1.4.2 first"-Fehlermeldung statt eines impliziten
+  Migrations-Pfads
+- **AutoTranslate-Cache läuft im Hintergrund.** Der Cache füllt sich jetzt fire-and-forget statt
+  blockierend im Plugin-Load. Trade-off: die erste Auto-Translate-Nutzung einer Session kann einen
+  kurzen Hitch haben, dafür kein 300-ms-Block beim Plugin-Start
+- **Plugin-Load-Zeit ehrlich.** Median 3,7 s über fünf Reloads, vergleichbar mit v1.4.2. Der
+  Async-Refactor ist Foundation für künftige Lazy-Init-Optimierungen (v1.4.4) und
+  Code-Architektur-Hygiene, kein direkter User-spürbarer Speed-Win in dieser Release
 
-Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem Repo-URL-Update. Settings, Themes und Tabs bleiben unangetastet.
+Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem Repo-URL-Update. Settings, Themes und Tabs
+bleiben unangetastet.

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

@@ -5,30 +5,33 @@ 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.
+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
+- **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.
+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

@@ -5,24 +5,27 @@ 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.
+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
+- **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

@@ -3,16 +3,34 @@ 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`.
+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.
+- **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 +1,33 @@
+---
+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 +1,19 @@
+---
+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 +1,28 @@
+---
+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.

.github/forge-posts/v1.5.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+subtitle: DI Foundation und Service-Refactor
+versionsnatur: Architektur-Cycle
+---
+
+- **Architektur-Umbau ohne User-spürbare Verhaltens-Änderung:** der Plugin-Bootstrap wechselt auf
+  einen Generic-Host DI-Container (`Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting` + `IServiceCollection`) nach dem
+  Lightless-Sync-Muster. 18 Service-Klassen wandern von einem statischen `Plugin.LogProxy`-Locator
+  auf typisierte `ILogger<T>`-Constructor-Injection. `DalamudLogger` brückt
+  `Microsoft.Extensions.Logging` über auf Dalamuds `IPluginLog` — im xllog erscheinen jetzt
+  Service-spezifische Spalten wie `[ MessageManager]` und `[Honori...ervice]`.
+- **Plugin.LogProxy bleibt für die acht Buckets erhalten,** die Constructor-Injection nicht
+  erreicht: Static-Helper (EmoteCache, AutoTranslate, MemoryUtil, WrapperUtil), Dalamud-Reflektion
+  (Configuration), Data-Class mit Massen-Instanziierung (Message) und Instanz-Klassen die nur aus
+  Static-Methods loggen (FontManager, eine GameFunctions-Stelle).
+- **Performance bestätigt durch Cross-Plugin-Baseline:** HellionChat First-Frame-HITCH 77 ms Median,
+  Chat 2 v1.40.2 74 ms Median — kein DI-Penalty gegenüber dem Upstream-Fork-Origin. Lightless und
+  XIVInstantMessenger liegen bei ~7 ms weil sie ihren FontAtlas-Build deferren; das wird das
+  v1.5.1-Item.
+- **User-sichtbarer Bug-Fix nebenbei:** Slash-Command-Einfügen in das Chat-Eingabefeld (Friend-List
+  "/tell"-Action plus Plugin-Inserts von Artisan, AllaganTools und ähnlichen) ersetzt jetzt den
+  vorhandenen Input, statt anzukonkatenieren. Cherry-Pick aus ChatTwo upstream `ee7768ac` mit
+  Namespace-Anpassung.
+- **Foundation für die Plugin-Integrations-Wave:** v1.5.7-11 (Context-Menu, NotificationMaster,
+  Moodles, ExtraChat, XIVIM Quick-DM) werden ab jetzt strukturell handhabbar — neue Services sind
+  ein `services.AddSingleton<T>` plus ein paar Factory-Lambda- Zeilen, kein Plugin.cs-Anflanschen
+  mehr.
+- Migration v17 unverändert: kein Schema-Bump, kein Config-Migrations-Aufwand.

.github/forge-posts/v1.5.1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+subtitle: "FontAtlas Refactor and Forge Signature"
+versionsnatur: "Architecture + Closure + Branding"
+---
+
+- **FontManager-Refactor.** Der FontAtlas baut jetzt nur noch einmal pro Plugin-Load statt vier- bis
+  fünfmal. Weniger CPU- und GPU-Druck in den ersten Sekunden nach einem Reload, weniger
+  Atlas-Texture-Memory-Churn. Die acht Font-Einstellungen können live über den neuen
+  `RebuildDelegateFonts`-Pfad geändert werden, ohne dass das Plugin neu geladen werden muss.
+- **Hellion Forge Signatur.** Das Plugin trägt jetzt eine ASCII-Fuchs-Signatur. Im `/xllog`
+  erscheint beim Plugin-Load ein kleiner Fuchs-Kopf, im First-Run-Wizard und unter Settings →
+  Information taucht eine eingeklappte „Hellion Forge"-Sektion mit dem vollen Fuchs auf. Gezeichnet
+  von Julia Moon, fest in der Plugin-DLL eingebettet.
+- **Honorific-Integration bleibt unverändert.** Der ursprünglich geplante Gradient-Render-Pfad
+  (Wave/Pulse-Animation) entfällt. Honorific 3.2 stellt keine IPC für den fertig gerenderten
+  Gradient-Frame zur Verfügung, und ein eigener Port der Pride-Palette wurde verworfen. Die
+  Honorific-Anzeige bleibt wie in v1.4.7 etabliert (statischer Glow plus Title).
+- **Hinweis zum HITCH-Win.** Der ursprünglich angepeilte 10×-First-Frame-Sprung
+  (Lightless/XIVIM-Pattern, ~7 ms statt ~75 ms) ist in diesem Cycle nicht eingetreten. Die
+  Render-Kosten liegen im UiBuilder-First-Frame-Pfad, nicht im FontAtlas-Build. Investigation kommt
+  als eigener späterer Cycle. Keine User-sichtbare Disruption, keine Migration.

.github/release-footer.md

@@ -2,26 +2,28 @@
 
 ## How to install
 
-This release is distributed via the HellionChat custom repository, not the Dalamud main plugin repo. To install:
+This release is distributed via the HellionChat custom repository, not the Dalamud main plugin repo.
+To install:
 
 1. In XIVLauncher: **Settings → Experimental → Custom Plugin Repositories**
-2. Add the URL: `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
+2. Add the URL:
+   `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
 3. Enable, save, then `/xlplugins` → search **Hellion Chat** → install
 
 ## Project documents
 
-- [README](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/README.md) — features,
-  architecture, build
-- [Privacy notice](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/PRIVACY.md) — what
-  the plugin stores and sends
+- [README](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/README.md)
+  — features, architecture, build
+- [Privacy notice](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/PRIVACY.md)
+  — what the plugin stores and sends
 - [Third-party notices](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/docs/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md)
   — dependencies and licences
-- [Security policy](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SECURITY.md) —
-  vulnerability reporting
-- [Support](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SUPPORT.md) — bug reports,
-  questions, contact paths
+- [Security policy](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SECURITY.md)
+  — vulnerability reporting
+- [Support](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SUPPORT.md)
+  — bug reports, questions, contact paths
 
 ## Licence
 
-[EUPL-1.2](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/LICENSE). Based on
-[Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) by Infi and Anna, also EUPL-1.2.
+[EUPL-1.2](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/LICENSE).
+Based on [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) by Infi and Anna, also EUPL-1.2.

.gitignore

@@ -1,37 +1,193 @@
-## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
-## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+##############################################################
 ##
-## Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/VisualStudio.gitignore
+##   .gitignore – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+##
+##   Basis:        github/gitignore VisualStudio.gitignore
+##   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+##   Status:       Original-Patterns vollständig erhalten,
+##                 neu sortiert in logische Sektionen,
+##                 Sicherheits- & Tooling-Sektionen ergänzt.
+##
+##   Markierungen:
+##     [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!]  → Tool offiziell eingestellt,
+##                             Pattern bleibt aus Vorsicht drin.
+##
+##############################################################
 
-# Local development environment (HellionChat fork)
+
+# =====================================================
+# [!! KRITISCH !!]  Secrets, Keys & Credentials
+# Diese Sachen dürfen NIEMALS im Repo landen!
+# =====================================================
+
+# Environment Files
 .env
+.env.*
 .env.bak*
 .envrc
 !.env.example
+!.env.sample
+
+# Private Keys & Zertifikate
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.p12
+*.pfx
+*.cer
+*.crt
+*.csr
+*.gpg
+*.asc
+
+# SSH Keys (falls jemand die ins Repo legt)
+id_rsa
+id_ed25519
+id_ecdsa
+known_hosts
+
+# Auth-/Token-Files
+auth.json
+.npmrc
+.pypirc
+secrets.json
+
+# ASP.NET / .NET App-Configs mit lokalen Secrets
+appsettings.*.local.json
+appsettings.Local.json
+local.settings.json
+
+# Memory Dumps (können Credentials im Heap enthalten!)
+*.dmp
+*.mdmp
+crash.log
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Projekt-spezifisch (HellionChat Fork)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Lokale Entwicklungsumgebung
 .vscode/
 scripts/setup-dev-env.sh
 
-# Local test project (stays out of the published plugin repo;
-# pure-function safety net for refactor cycles)
+# Lokales Test-Projekt (bleibt aus dem Plugin-Repo raus;
+# pure-function safety net für Refactor-Cycles)
 HellionChat.Tests/
+ChatTwo.Tests
+TestResults
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
 
 # Packaging
 pack/
 
-# User-specific files
+# Specs und Plan-Dateien
+/.superpowers/
+
+# Claude Code lokales Setup (nicht committed)
+/.claude/
+/CLAUDE.md
+
+# Cycle-Working-Notes (im Vault gepflegt, lokales Repo-Pad bei Bedarf)
+/docs/cycle-notes/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# OS-spezifische Files
+# =====================================================
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+._*
+
+# Windows
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Linux
+.directory
+.Trash-*
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# AI / LLM Tooling (2026 era)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Cursor IDE
+.cursor/
+.cursorignore
+
+# Aider
+.aider*
+
+# Continue.dev
+.continue/
+.continuerc.json
+
+# Windsurf
+.windsurf/
+
+# Sourcegraph Cody
+.cody/
+
+# Lokale Prompt-Sammlungen / Scratch-Pads
+prompts/local/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Editor & IDE (neben Visual Studio)
+# =====================================================
+
+# JetBrains (IntelliJ, Rider, etc.)
+.idea/
+
+# Vim / Neovim
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.swn
+
+# Sublime Text
+*.sublime-workspace
+*.sublime-project
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# IDE & Editor – User-spezifische Files (VS)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Visual Studio User Files
 *.rsuser
 *.suo
 *.user
 *.userosscache
 *.sln.docstates
 
-# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
+# MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio
 *.userprefs
 
-# Mono auto generated files
-mono_crash.*
+# Visual Studio Cache/Options Directory
+.vs/
+# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
+#wwwroot/
+
+# Visual Studio 2017 auto-generated files
+Generated\ Files/
+
+# Local History
+.localhistory/
+
+# CodeRush personal settings
+.cr/personal
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Build Output
+# =====================================================
 
-# Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
 [Dd]ebugPublic/
 [Rr]elease/
@@ -47,43 +203,24 @@ bld/
 [Ll]og/
 [Ll]ogs/
 
-# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
-.vs/
-# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
-#wwwroot/
-
-# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
-Generated\ Files/
-
-# MSTest test Results
-[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
-[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
-
-# NUnit
-*.VisualState.xml
-TestResult.xml
-nunit-*.xml
-
-# Build Results of an ATL Project
+# ATL Project Build Output
 [Dd]ebugPS/
 [Rr]eleasePS/
 dlldata.c
 
-# Benchmark Results
-BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
-
 # .NET Core
 project.lock.json
 project.fragment.lock.json
 artifacts/
 
-# ASP.NET Scaffolding
-ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
+# MigrationBackup (Package Reference Convert Tool)
+MigrationBackup/
 
-# StyleCop
-StyleCopReport.xml
 
-# Files built by Visual Studio
+# =====================================================
+# Build-Artefakte (Files built by Visual Studio)
+# =====================================================
+
 *_i.c
 *_p.c
 *_h.h
@@ -105,6 +242,7 @@ StyleCopReport.xml
 *.tmp_proj
 *_wpftmp.csproj
 *.log
+*.binlog
 *.vspscc
 *.vssscc
 .builds
@@ -112,10 +250,87 @@ StyleCopReport.xml
 *.svclog
 *.scc
 
-# Chutzpah Test files
+
+# =====================================================
+# Test Results
+# =====================================================
+
+# MSTest
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+# NUnit
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+nunit-*.xml
+
+# Benchmark Results
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
+
+# Verify / Snapshot Testing (modern .NET, Spotty Wisdom)
+*.received.*
+*.received.txt
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Chutzpah – Repository auf GitHub archiviert
 _Chutzpah*
 
+
+# =====================================================
+# Code Coverage
+# =====================================================
+
+# Coverlet
+coverage*.json
+coverage*.xml
+coverage*.info
+
+# Visual Studio code coverage
+*.coverage
+*.coveragexml
+
+# DotCover (JetBrains)
+*.dotCover
+
+# AxoCover
+.axoCover/*
+!.axoCover/settings.json
+
+# NCrunch
+_NCrunch_*
+.*crunch*.local.xml
+nCrunchTemp_*
+
+# OpenCover UI Analysis
+OpenCover/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] MightyMoose / AutoTest.Net – seit >10 Jahren nicht mehr gepflegt
+*.mm.*
+AutoTest.Net/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Profiler & Trace
+# =====================================================
+
+# Visual Studio Profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+*.sap
+
+# Visual Studio Trace Files
+*.e2e
+
+# NVidia Nsight GPU Debugger
+*.nvuser
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Cache Files (VS, C++, Sass)
+# =====================================================
+
 # Visual C++ cache files
+# Hinweis: Manche Patterns hier werden auch vom C#-Linter genutzt (z. B. *.lscache)
 ipch/
 *.aps
 *.ncb
@@ -125,101 +340,80 @@ ipch/
 *.cachefile
 *.VC.db
 *.VC.VC.opendb
+*.lscache
 
-# Visual Studio profiler
-*.psess
-*.vsp
-*.vspx
-*.sap
+# Visual Studio cache (.cache files allgemein, .cache directories behalten)
+*.[Cc]ache
+!?*.[Cc]ache/
 
-# Visual Studio Trace Files
-*.e2e
-
-# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
-$tf/
-
-# Guidance Automation Toolkit
-*.gpState
-
-# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
-_ReSharper*/
-*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
-*.DotSettings.user
-
-# TeamCity is a build add-in
-_TeamCity*
-
-# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
-*.dotCover
-
-# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
-.axoCover/*
-!.axoCover/settings.json
-
-# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
-coverage*.json
-coverage*.xml
-coverage*.info
-
-# Visual Studio code coverage results
-*.coverage
-*.coveragexml
-
-# NCrunch
-_NCrunch_*
-.*crunch*.local.xml
-nCrunchTemp_*
-
-# MightyMoose
-*.mm.*
-AutoTest.Net/
-
-# Web workbench (sass)
+# Web Workbench Sass
 .sass-cache/
 
-# Installshield output folder
-[Ee]xpress/
 
-# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
-DocProject/buildhelp/
-DocProject/Help/*.HxT
-DocProject/Help/*.HxC
-DocProject/Help/*.hhc
-DocProject/Help/*.hhk
-DocProject/Help/*.hhp
-DocProject/Help/Html2
-DocProject/Help/html
-
-# Click-Once directory
-publish/
-
-# Publish Web Output
-*.[Pp]ublish.xml
-*.azurePubxml
-# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
-# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
-*.pubxml
-*.publishproj
-
-# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
-# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
-# in these scripts will be unencrypted
-PublishScripts/
+# =====================================================
+# NuGet & Dependencies
+# =====================================================
 
 # NuGet Packages
 *.nupkg
-# NuGet Symbol Packages
 *.snupkg
-# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
 **/[Pp]ackages/*
-# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
 !**/[Pp]ackages/build/
 # Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
 #!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
-# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
 *.nuget.props
 *.nuget.targets
 
+# Paket dependency manager
+.paket/paket.exe
+paket-files/
+
+# FAKE - F# Make
+.fake/
+
+# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
+# tools/**
+# !tools/packages.config
+
+# Fody – auto-generated XML schema
+FodyWeavers.xsd
+
+# Node (falls JS-Tooling im Build genutzt wird)
+.ntvs_analysis.dat
+node_modules/
+
+# Python Tools für Visual Studio (PTVS)
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Mono
+# =====================================================
+
+mono_crash.*
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Publish & Deploy
+# =====================================================
+
+# Click-Once
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+*.pubxml
+*.publishproj
+
+# Microsoft Azure Web App Publish Settings
+# Comment the next line if you want to checkin your Azure Web App publish settings,
+# but sensitive information contained in these scripts will be unencrypted
+PublishScripts/
+
 # Microsoft Azure Build Output
 csx/
 *.build.csdef
@@ -228,7 +422,35 @@ csx/
 ecf/
 rcf/
 
-# Windows Store app package directories and files
+# Service Fabric Backup
+ServiceFabricBackup/
+
+# Installshield
+[Ee]xpress/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Container / Infrastructure-as-Code (Vorsicht: Tokens!)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Docker
+docker-compose.override.yml
+
+# Terraform
+.terraform/
+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.*
+*.tfvars
+!example.tfvars
+
+# Serverless Framework
+.serverless/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Windows Store / AppX
+# =====================================================
+
 AppPackages/
 BundleArtifacts/
 Package.StoreAssociation.xml
@@ -237,23 +459,155 @@ _pkginfo.txt
 *.appxbundle
 *.appxupload
 
-# Visual Studio cache files
-# files ending in .cache can be ignored
-*.[Cc]ache
-# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
-!?*.[Cc]ache/
 
-# Others
-ClientBin/
-~$*
-*~
+# =====================================================
+# Datenbanken & SQL
+# =====================================================
+
+# SQL Server
+*.mdf
+*.ldf
+*.ndf
+
+# Andere DB-bezogene
 *.dbmdl
 *.dbproj.schemaview
 *.jfm
-*.pfx
-*.publishsettings
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] BeatPulse – wurde 2019 umbenannt zu AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks
+healthchecksdb
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Business Intelligence / Reporting
+# =====================================================
+
+*.rdl.data
+*.bim.layout
+*.bim_*.settings
+*.rptproj.rsuser
+*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
+*.rptproj.bak
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Add-ins & Analyzer Tools
+# =====================================================
+
+# ReSharper
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# TeamCity
+_TeamCity*
+
+# StyleCop
+StyleCopReport.xml
+
+# ASP.NET Scaffolding
+ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# Microsoft Fakes
+FakesAssemblies/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] GhostDoc Plugin – Submain hat das Tool eingestellt
+*.GhostDoc.xml
+
+# Tabs Studio
+*.tss
+
+# Telerik JustMock
+*.jmconfig
+
+# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool)
+.mfractor/
+
+# DocProject Documentation Generator
+DocProject/buildhelp/
+DocProject/Help/*.HxT
+DocProject/Help/*.HxC
+DocProject/Help/*.hhc
+DocProject/Help/*.hhk
+DocProject/Help/*.hhp
+DocProject/Help/Html2
+DocProject/Help/html
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Sonstige Sprachen & Tooling
+# =====================================================
+
+# Ionide (F# VS Code Tools)
+.ionide/
+
+# Azure Stream Analytics Local Run
+ASALocalRun/
+
+# BizTalk Build Output
+*.btp.cs
+*.btm.cs
+*.odx.cs
+*.xsd.cs
+
+# Orleans
 orleans.codegen.cs
 
+
+# =====================================================
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!]  Legacy-Tooling (eingestellt)
+# Patterns bleiben aus Vorsicht drin.
+# =====================================================
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] TFS 2012 Local Workspace – ersetzt durch Azure DevOps
+$tf/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio 6 Build Log – VS6 ist von 1998
+*.plg
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio 6 Workspace Options
+*.opt
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio 6 Workspace File
+*.vbw
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] RIA / Silverlight – Microsoft hat das Okt. 2021 eingestellt
+Generated_Code/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio LightSwitch – von Microsoft eingestellt
+**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
+**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
+_Pvt_Extensions
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Upgrade / Backup-Reports
+# =====================================================
+
+# Backup-Files vom Konvertieren alter VS-Projekte (wir haben ja git ;-))
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Misc / Temp / Backup
+# =====================================================
+
+ClientBin/
+~$*
+*~
+*.publishsettings
+
 # Including strong name files can present a security risk
 # (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
 #*.snk
@@ -261,130 +615,3 @@ orleans.codegen.cs
 # Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
 # (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
 #bower_components/
-
-# RIA/Silverlight projects
-Generated_Code/
-
-# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
-# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
-# because we have git ;-)
-_UpgradeReport_Files/
-Backup*/
-UpgradeLog*.XML
-UpgradeLog*.htm
-ServiceFabricBackup/
-*.rptproj.bak
-
-# SQL Server files
-*.mdf
-*.ldf
-*.ndf
-
-# Business Intelligence projects
-*.rdl.data
-*.bim.layout
-*.bim_*.settings
-*.rptproj.rsuser
-*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
-*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
-*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
-
-# Microsoft Fakes
-FakesAssemblies/
-
-# GhostDoc plugin setting file
-*.GhostDoc.xml
-
-# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
-.ntvs_analysis.dat
-node_modules/
-
-# Visual Studio 6 build log
-*.plg
-
-# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
-*.opt
-
-# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
-*.vbw
-
-# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
-**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
-**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
-**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
-**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
-**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
-_Pvt_Extensions
-
-# Paket dependency manager
-.paket/paket.exe
-paket-files/
-
-# FAKE - F# Make
-.fake/
-
-# CodeRush personal settings
-.cr/personal
-
-# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
-__pycache__/
-*.pyc
-
-# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
-# tools/**
-# !tools/packages.config
-
-# Tabs Studio
-*.tss
-
-# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
-*.jmconfig
-
-# BizTalk build output
-*.btp.cs
-*.btm.cs
-*.odx.cs
-*.xsd.cs
-
-# OpenCover UI analysis results
-OpenCover/
-
-# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
-ASALocalRun/
-
-# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
-*.binlog
-
-# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
-*.nvuser
-
-# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
-.mfractor/
-
-# Local History for Visual Studio
-.localhistory/
-
-# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
-healthchecksdb
-
-# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
-MigrationBackup/
-
-# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
-.ionide/
-
-# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
-FodyWeavers.xsd
-
-#Specs und Plan datein
-/.superpowers/
-
-#Test Datein
-ChatTwo.Tests
-TestResults
-*.db-shm
-*.db-wal
-
-# Claude Code projekt-spezifisches Setup (lokal, nicht committed)
-/.claude/
-/CLAUDE.md

.markdownlint.json

@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 {
-    "MD007": { "indent": 4 },
+    "MD003": { "style": "atx" },
+    "MD004": { "style": "dash" },
+    "MD007": { "indent": 2 },
+    "MD009": { "br_spaces": 2, "strict": false, "list_item_empty_lines": false },
     "MD013": false,
     "MD024": { "siblings_only": true },
     "MD029": false,
     "MD033": false,
     "MD036": false,
-    "MD041": false
+    "MD040": true,
+    "MD041": false,
+    "MD046": { "style": "fenced" },
+    "MD048": { "style": "backtick" },
+    "MD049": { "style": "underscore" },
+    "MD050": { "style": "asterisk" }
 }

.prettierignore

@@ -1,4 +1,50 @@
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   .prettierignore – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+# #
+# #   Files die Prettier NICHT anfassen soll.
+# #   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+# #
+# #   Hinweis: Prettier liest auch .gitignore automatisch mit.
+# #   Hier nur Sachen die zusätzlich ignoriert werden müssen
+# #   oder die im Repo liegen aber nicht formatiert werden dürfen.
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+
+# === .NET Build Output ===
 bin/
 obj/
+
+# === JS / Web Build Output ===
 node_modules/
+dist/
+out/
+build/
+coverage/
+
+# === Generierte C#-Files (Designer, Source Generators) ===
 *.Designer.cs
+*.g.cs
+*.g.i.cs
+*.generated.cs
+*.AssemblyInfo.cs
+*.AssemblyAttributes.cs
+
+# === Lock-Files (NIE umformatieren – zerschießt den Hash) ===
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+packages.lock.json
+
+# === Minified Files (bewusst kompakt, niemals anfassen) ===
+*.min.js
+*.min.css
+
+# === Test-Snapshots (z. B. Verify) ===
+*.received.*
+*.verified.*
+**/__snapshots__/
+
+# === Plugin-Manifest (DalamudPackager-Schema, fix lassen) ===
+HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

.prettierrc.json

@@ -1,7 +1,35 @@
 {
     "printWidth": 120,
     "tabWidth": 4,
-    "proseWrap": "always",
+    "useTabs": false,
+    "semi": true,
     "singleQuote": false,
-    "endOfLine": "lf"
+    "trailingComma": "all",
+    "bracketSpacing": true,
+    "arrowParens": "always",
+    "proseWrap": "always",
+    "endOfLine": "lf",
+    "overrides": [
+        {
+            "files": "*.md",
+            "options": {
+                "printWidth": 100,
+                "tabWidth": 2
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "files": ["*.yml", "*.yaml"],
+            "options": {
+                "tabWidth": 2,
+                "singleQuote": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "files": "*.json",
+            "options": {
+                "tabWidth": 4,
+                "trailingComma": "none"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
 }

.yamllint.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,53 @@
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   .yamllint.yaml – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+# #
+# #   YAML-Linting Konfiguration.
+# #   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+# #
+# #   Regel-Doku:
+# #     https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rules.html
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
 extends: default
+
+# Plugin-Manifest folgt DalamudPackager-Konvention (4-space-indent für
+# image_urls + tags). yamllint-Default verlangt 2 — Konflikt, daher
+# ignorieren statt das Manifest zu reformatieren.
+ignore: |
+  HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml
+
 rules:
-    line-length: disable
-    document-start: disable
-    truthy:
-        allowed-values: ["true", "false", "on"]
-    empty-lines:
-        max: 1
+  # Zeilenlängen-Check aus (konsistent mit markdownlint MD013)
+  line-length: disable
+
+  # YAML ohne führendes "---" erlaubt
+  document-start: disable
+
+  # GitHub Actions nutzt "on:" als Trigger-Key.
+  # Ohne diesen Override würde yamllint das als boolean "on" beklagen.
+  truthy:
+    allowed-values: ['true', 'false', 'on']
+
+  # Maximal 1 Leerzeile in Folge (saubere Files)
+  empty-lines:
+    max: 1
+
+  # YAML-Standard ist 2 Spaces (auch GitHub Actions erwartet das).
+  # Explizit setzen, um Konsistenz im Repo zu erzwingen.
+  indentation:
+    spaces: 2
+    indent-sequences: true
+    check-multi-line-strings: false
+
+  # Kommentare brauchen Space nach #, müssen mit Content beginnen
+  comments:
+    require-starting-space: true
+    min-spaces-from-content: 1
+
+  # Kein Whitespace am Zeilenende
+  trailing-spaces: enable
+
+  # Datei muss mit Newline enden
+  new-line-at-end-of-file: enable

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 ## A Note on This Project
 
-HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. I maintain this in my spare time, which means
-replies can take a few days. Please do not escalate just because a thread is quiet.
+HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. I maintain this in my spare
+time, which means replies can take a few days. Please do not escalate just because a thread is
+quiet.
 
-When in doubt, assume good intent. Contributors come from different backgrounds, time zones and skill levels. A
-clarifying question is almost always a better first move than an accusation.
+When in doubt, assume good intent. Contributors come from different backgrounds, time zones and
+skill levels. A clarifying question is almost always a better first move than an accusation.
 
-Please also keep discussions on topic. This project is about a Dalamud chat plugin. Off-topic arguments belong
-elsewhere.
+Please also keep discussions on topic. This project is about a Dalamud chat plugin. Off-topic
+arguments belong elsewhere.
 
 ---
 
@@ -17,20 +18,21 @@ elsewhere.
 
 We pledge to make our community welcoming, safe, and equitable for all.
 
-We are committed to fostering an environment that respects and promotes the dignity, rights, and contributions of all
-individuals, regardless of characteristics including race, ethnicity, caste, color, age, physical characteristics,
-neurodiversity, disability, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, language, philosophy or
-religion, national or social origin, socio-economic position, level of education, or other status. The same privileges
-of participation are extended to everyone who participates in good faith and in accordance with this Covenant.
+We are committed to fostering an environment that respects and promotes the dignity, rights, and
+contributions of all individuals, regardless of characteristics including race, ethnicity, caste,
+color, age, physical characteristics, neurodiversity, disability, sex or gender, gender identity or
+expression, sexual orientation, language, philosophy or religion, national or social origin,
+socio-economic position, level of education, or other status. The same privileges of participation
+are extended to everyone who participates in good faith and in accordance with this Covenant.
 
 ## Encouraged Behaviors
 
-While acknowledging differences in social norms, we all strive to meet our community's expectations for positive
-behavior. We also understand that our words and actions may be interpreted differently than we intend based on culture,
-background, or native language.
+While acknowledging differences in social norms, we all strive to meet our community's expectations
+for positive behavior. We also understand that our words and actions may be interpreted differently
+than we intend based on culture, background, or native language.
 
-With these considerations in mind, we agree to behave mindfully toward each other and act in ways that center our shared
-values, including:
+With these considerations in mind, we agree to behave mindfully toward each other and act in ways
+that center our shared values, including:
 
 1. Respecting the **purpose of our community**, our activities, and our ways of gathering.
 2. Engaging **kindly and honestly** with others.
@@ -42,31 +44,32 @@ values, including:
 
 ## Restricted Behaviors
 
-We agree to restrict the following behaviors in our community. Instances, threats, and promotion of these behaviors are
-violations of this Code of Conduct.
+We agree to restrict the following behaviors in our community. Instances, threats, and promotion of
+these behaviors are violations of this Code of Conduct.
 
-1. **Harassment.** Violating explicitly expressed boundaries or engaging in unnecessary personal attention after any
-   clear request to stop.
-2. **Character attacks.** Making insulting, demeaning, or pejorative comments directed at a community member or group of
-   people.
-3. **Stereotyping or discrimination.** Characterizing anyone's personality or behavior on the basis of immutable
-   identities or traits.
-4. **Sexualization.** Behaving in a way that would generally be considered inappropriately intimate in the context or
-   purpose of the community.
-5. **Violating confidentiality.** Sharing or acting on someone's personal or private information without their
-   permission.
-6. **Endangerment.** Causing, encouraging, or threatening violence or other harm toward any person or group.
+1. **Harassment.** Violating explicitly expressed boundaries or engaging in unnecessary personal
+   attention after any clear request to stop.
+2. **Character attacks.** Making insulting, demeaning, or pejorative comments directed at a
+   community member or group of people.
+3. **Stereotyping or discrimination.** Characterizing anyone's personality or behavior on the basis
+   of immutable identities or traits.
+4. **Sexualization.** Behaving in a way that would generally be considered inappropriately intimate
+   in the context or purpose of the community.
+5. **Violating confidentiality.** Sharing or acting on someone's personal or private information
+   without their permission.
+6. **Endangerment.** Causing, encouraging, or threatening violence or other harm toward any person
+   or group.
 7. Behaving in other ways that **threaten the well-being** of our community.
 
 ### Other Restrictions
 
-1. **Misleading identity.** Impersonating someone else for any reason, or pretending to be someone else to evade
-   enforcement actions.
+1. **Misleading identity.** Impersonating someone else for any reason, or pretending to be someone
+   else to evade enforcement actions.
 2. **Failing to credit sources.** Not properly crediting the sources of content you contribute.
-3. **Promotional materials.** Sharing marketing or other commercial content in a way that is outside the norms of the
-   community.
-4. **Irresponsible communication.** Failing to responsibly present content which includes, links to, or describes any
-   other restricted behaviors.
+3. **Promotional materials.** Sharing marketing or other commercial content in a way that is outside
+   the norms of the community.
+4. **Irresponsible communication.** Failing to responsibly present content which includes, links to,
+   or describes any other restricted behaviors.
 
 ## Reporting
 
@@ -77,12 +80,13 @@ If something here is being broken, contact me directly. Do not open a public iss
 | Email      | `kontakt@hellion-media.de` |
 | Discord DM | `@j.j_kazama`              |
 
-Reports stay private. I will acknowledge within a few weekdays (European business hours) and tell you what I plan to do.
+Reports stay private. I will acknowledge within a few weekdays (European business hours) and tell
+you what I plan to do.
 
 ## Enforcement
 
-I am the sole maintainer, so enforcement is a single-person process. I will pick the lightest measure that actually
-resolves the situation:
+I am the sole maintainer, so enforcement is a single-person process. I will pick the lightest
+measure that actually resolves the situation:
 
 1. Private note asking the behaviour to stop.
 2. Public correction in the affected thread.
@@ -95,16 +99,16 @@ Severe cases skip the lower steps. I will not negotiate over harassment or threa
 
 ## Scope
 
-This Code of Conduct applies to all spaces the project owns or that I run on its behalf: the GitHub repository, GitHub
-Discussions, project-related Discord conversations, and the maintainer contact listed in [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md).
-It also applies when someone is identifiably representing HellionChat elsewhere, for example when posting as a
-HellionChat maintainer in the Dalamud Discord.
+This Code of Conduct applies to all spaces the project owns or that I run on its behalf: the GitHub
+repository, GitHub Discussions, project-related Discord conversations, and the maintainer contact
+listed in [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md). It also applies when someone is identifiably representing
+HellionChat elsewhere, for example when posting as a HellionChat maintainer in the Dalamud Discord.
 
 ## Attribution
 
 This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 3.0, available at
 [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/).
 
-Contributor Covenant is stewarded by the Organization for Ethical Source and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy
-of this license, visit
+Contributor Covenant is stewarded by the Organization for Ethical Source and licensed under CC BY-SA
+4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit
 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,69 +1,75 @@
 # Contributing to HellionChat
 
-Thanks for taking a look. HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. It started as a fork
-of [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) and has since become a standalone plugin under its own namespace,
-IPC channels and source tree (standalone-cut completed in v1.0.0). Forking HellionChat itself is explicitly permitted
-under the EUPL-1.2.
+Thanks for taking a look. HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. It
+started as a fork of [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) and has since become a
+standalone plugin under its own namespace, IPC channels and source tree (standalone-cut completed in
+v1.0.0). Forking HellionChat itself is explicitly permitted under the EUPL-1.2.
 
-This document explains what I am looking for, what I am not, and how to make a contribution land smoothly.
+This document explains what I am looking for, what I am not, and how to make a contribution land
+smoothly.
 
 ## Before You Open Anything
 
-- Read the [README](README.md) so you understand the scope: a privacy-focused, EUPL-1.2-licensed Dalamud plugin that
-  intentionally removes the upstream webinterface and ships privacy-first defaults.
-- Read [`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md). Active cherry-picking from upstream Chat 2 has ended in the
-  v1.4.x cycle; HellionChat continues as an independent codebase. Existing upstream-derived code keeps its attribution.
-  New contributions stand on their own and do not need to be cherry-pick-compatible.
-- Read [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md). Anything security-sensitive goes through a private advisory, never a public issue
-  or PR.
+- Read the [README](README.md) so you understand the scope: a privacy-focused, EUPL-1.2-licensed
+  Dalamud plugin that intentionally removes the upstream webinterface and ships privacy-first
+  defaults.
+- Read [`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md). Active cherry-picking from upstream Chat 2
+  has ended in the v1.4.x cycle; HellionChat continues as an independent codebase. Existing
+  upstream-derived code keeps its attribution. New contributions stand on their own and do not need
+  to be cherry-pick-compatible.
+- Read [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md). Anything security-sensitive goes through a private advisory,
+  never a public issue or PR.
 - Read the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
 ## What I Will Accept
 
 - Bug fixes for behaviour documented in the README, the in-plugin settings or the changelog.
 - Translation contributions for Hellion-specific strings via direct pull requests against
-  `HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.*.resx`. Translations for upstream Chat 2 strings (`Language.*.resx`) are not
-  handled here; those go to the upstream Chat 2 project.
+  `HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.*.resx`. Translations for upstream Chat 2 strings
+  (`Language.*.resx`) are not handled here; those go to the upstream Chat 2 project.
 - Documentation improvements (README, comments, this file).
 - Performance fixes with a measurable before/after.
-- New features that fit the privacy-first scope and do not duplicate what an existing Dalamud plugin already does well.
+- New features that fit the privacy-first scope and do not duplicate what an existing Dalamud plugin
+  already does well.
 
 ## What I Will Probably Decline
 
-- Re-introducing the webinterface or any remote-access feature. It was removed in v0.2.0 on purpose. See the README
-  section "Was gegenüber Chat 2 fehlt".
-- Features that bypass the privacy filter or weaken the default retention behaviour without an explicit, documented
-  opt-in.
-- Sweeping refactors that touch large parts of the codebase. The maintenance cost outweighs the benefit for a one-person
-  project. (This used to be doubly important because of the upstream cherry-pick path; that path is closed now, but the
-  rule still holds on its own merits.)
-- AI-generated code dropped in without disclosure or human review. See [`docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md`](docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md)
-  for how I handle AI assistance on my side; I expect comparable transparency from contributors.
+- Re-introducing the webinterface or any remote-access feature. It was removed in v0.2.0 on purpose.
+  See the README section "Was gegenüber Chat 2 fehlt".
+- Features that bypass the privacy filter or weaken the default retention behaviour without an
+  explicit, documented opt-in.
+- Sweeping refactors that touch large parts of the codebase. The maintenance cost outweighs the
+  benefit for a one-person project. (This used to be doubly important because of the upstream
+  cherry-pick path; that path is closed now, but the rule still holds on its own merits.)
+- AI-generated code dropped in without disclosure or human review. See
+  [`docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md`](docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md) for how I handle AI assistance on my side; I
+  expect comparable transparency from contributors.
 
-If you are unsure whether an idea fits, open a feature-request issue first and ask before writing code. I would rather
-say "no" to a proposal than to a finished pull request.
+If you are unsure whether an idea fits, open a feature-request issue first and ask before writing
+code. I would rather say "no" to a proposal than to a finished pull request.
 
 ## Workflow
 
-1. Open an issue (bug or feature request) using the templates under `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`. Skip this for trivial
-   typos.
-2. Fork the repository and branch off `main`. Branch naming is informal; something like `fix/auto-tell-history-empty` or
-   `feat/theme-export` is fine.
-3. Match the existing code style. The repository ships an `.editorconfig` that VS Code and Rider pick up automatically.
-4. Keep commits focused. Several small commits with clear messages are easier to review than one large one.
-   Squash-on-merge happens at the PR level if needed.
+1. Open an issue (bug or feature request) using the templates under `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`. Skip
+   this for trivial typos.
+2. Fork the repository and branch off `main`. Branch naming is informal; something like
+   `fix/auto-tell-history-empty` or `feat/theme-export` is fine.
+3. Match the existing code style. The repository ships an `.editorconfig` that VS Code and Rider
+   pick up automatically.
+4. Keep commits focused. Several small commits with clear messages are easier to review than one
+   large one. Squash-on-merge happens at the PR level if needed.
 5. If your change touches user-visible behaviour, update the README and/or the changelog block in
    `HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml` and `repo.json`. I bump the version number myself at release time.
-6. Open the pull request against `main`. The PR template will ask you to summarise the change, the testing you did and
-   any compatibility notes.
+6. Open the pull request against `main`. The PR template will ask you to summarise the change, the
+   testing you did and any compatibility notes.
 
 ## Build and Test
 
 The project targets `net10.0-windows` against Dalamud SDK 15. To build locally you need:
 
 - .NET 10 SDK
-- A working Dalamud dev environment with `DALAMUD_HOME` set (XIVLauncher installed and launched once is the simplest
-  path)
+- A working Dalamud dev environment with `DALAMUD_HOME` set (XIVLauncher installed and launched once
+  is the simplest path)
 - VS Code with the C# Dev Kit, Rider, or Visual Studio
 
 ```bash
@@ -71,11 +77,12 @@ dotnet restore
 dotnet build HellionChat.sln -c Release
 ```
 
-There are currently no tests in `HellionChat.sln`. If you add a test project, point it at the relevant subsystems
-(privacy filter, configuration migration, message store) and mention it in the PR.
+There are currently no tests in `HellionChat.sln`. If you add a test project, point it at the
+relevant subsystems (privacy filter, configuration migration, message store) and mention it in the
+PR.
 
-For a smoke test in-game: build, copy the output into your Dalamud `devPlugins/HellionChat/` directory and load it via
-`/xlplugins`.
+For a smoke test in-game: build, copy the output into your Dalamud `devPlugins/HellionChat/`
+directory and load it via `/xlplugins`.
 
 ## Continuous Integration
 
@@ -86,30 +93,33 @@ Every push and every pull request runs:
 | `build.yml`  | `dotnet build` and `dotnet test` |
 | `codeql.yml` | CodeQL security analysis         |
 
-A pull request will not be merged while either of these is failing. CodeQL findings on changed code need to be
-addressed; pre-existing findings on untouched code are tracked separately.
+A pull request will not be merged while either of these is failing. CodeQL findings on changed code
+need to be addressed; pre-existing findings on untouched code are tracked separately.
 
 ## Translations
 
 Hellion-specific strings live in `HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx` (English source) and
 `HellionStrings.<lang>.resx` (per-language). These are accepted as direct pull requests.
 
-The upstream Chat 2 strings in `HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx` are **not** translated here. They are kept as-is
-from the last upstream sync and remain the work of the Chat 2 Crowdin community. Active cherry-picking from upstream
-ended in the v1.4.x cycle (see [`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md)), so future translation improvements to
-those upstream strings will not flow into HellionChat automatically anymore. If you have improvements for the original
-Chat 2 strings, please contribute them to [Infiziert90/ChatTwo](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) directly.
+The upstream Chat 2 strings in `HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx` are **not** translated here.
+They are kept as-is from the last upstream sync and remain the work of the Chat 2 Crowdin community.
+Active cherry-picking from upstream ended in the v1.4.x cycle (see
+[`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md)), so future translation improvements to those
+upstream strings will not flow into HellionChat automatically anymore. If you have improvements for
+the original Chat 2 strings, please contribute them to
+[Infiziert90/ChatTwo](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) directly.
 
 ## Licensing
 
 By submitting a pull request you confirm that:
 
-- Your contribution is your own work, or you have the right to contribute it under the project licence.
-- You agree that your contribution will be released under the [EUPL-1.2](LICENSE), the same licence as the rest of the
-  project.
+- Your contribution is your own work, or you have the right to contribute it under the project
+  licence.
+- You agree that your contribution will be released under the [EUPL-1.2](LICENSE), the same licence
+  as the rest of the project.
 
-There is no separate CLA. Forking HellionChat is explicitly permitted under the EUPL-1.2, as with any EUPL-licensed
-project.
+There is no separate CLA. Forking HellionChat is explicitly permitted under the EUPL-1.2, as with
+any EUPL-licensed project.
 
 ## Response Times
 
@@ -119,8 +129,9 @@ project.
 | Discord DM    | `@j.j_kazama`                           |
 | Email         | `kontakt@hellion-media.de`              |
 
-I respond on weekdays during European business hours and take weekends and FFXIV patch days off. A pull request that
-sits for a few days has not been ignored. Pinging once after a week is fine; please do not ping daily.
+I respond on weekdays during European business hours and take weekends and FFXIV patch days off. A
+pull request that sits for a few days has not been ignored. Pinging once after a week is fine;
+please do not ping daily.
 
 ## First-time setup
 
@@ -130,9 +141,10 @@ After cloning, run once:
 ./scripts/setup-hooks.sh
 ```
 
-This wires `core.hooksPath` to `.githooks/`. The pre-push hook runs preflight (versions/manifest/changelog/build).
+This wires `core.hooksPath` to `.githooks/`. The pre-push hook runs preflight
+(versions/manifest/changelog/build).
 
 ### Test suite
 
-The plugin's test suite lives in a separate local repository and is not part of this codebase. If you need access for
-development, contact the maintainer.
+The plugin's test suite lives in a separate local repository and is not part of this codebase. If
+you need access for development, contact the maintainer.

HellionChat/AutoTellTabsService.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ 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;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -18,26 +20,38 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     private readonly Plugin _plugin;
     private readonly MessageManager _messageManager;
     private readonly MessageStore _store;
+    private readonly ILogger<AutoTellTabsService> _logger;
     private readonly object _tempTabsLock = new();
 
-    // F2.1: lock-free counter mirrors Config.Tabs.Count(IsTempTab) so the
-    // hot-path getter doesn't contend with HandleTell on every render frame.
-    // Bumped from inside the existing mutation paths so it stays consistent
-    // with the underlying list — see SpawnTempTab, DropOldestTempTab, OnLogout
-    // and ResyncTempTabCounter (used by Plugin.cs snapshot-restore).
-    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TempTabCounterTests.cs
-    private int _activeTempTabCount;
+    // 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)
+    internal AutoTellTabsService(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        MessageManager messageManager,
+        MessageStore store,
+        ILogger<AutoTellTabsService> logger
+    )
     {
         _plugin = plugin;
         _messageManager = messageManager;
         _store = store;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
-    internal int ActiveTempTabCount => Volatile.Read(ref _activeTempTabCount);
+    // Derived from the tab list on read. Pin/Unpin/Promote/Logout simply
+    // mutate IsPinned or remove tabs — the count adapts automatically.
+    // Replaces the F2.1 Interlocked counter because the new pin-state
+    // transitions are cold-path and don't need lock-free reads.
+    internal int ActiveTempTabCount =>
+        Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool);
+
+    internal int PinnedTempTabCount => Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
 
     internal void Initialize()
     {
@@ -46,23 +60,51 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        // Seed the counter from the persisted Tabs list so a config that already
-        // contains TempTabs from a prior session starts in sync. Plugin.cs:168
-        // crash-recovery has already dropped TempTabs by the time we get here,
-        // so the snapshot reflects post-recovery reality.
-        Interlocked.Exchange(ref _activeTempTabCount, Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab));
+        // 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;
     }
 
-    // F2.1: callable from outside paths that mutate Config.Tabs directly
-    // (Plugin.cs snapshot-restore). Atomically re-pegs the counter to the
-    // live IsTempTab count.
-    internal void ResyncTempTabCounter()
+    private void RehydratePinnedTabs()
     {
-        Interlocked.Exchange(ref _activeTempTabCount, Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab));
+        var pinned = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
+        _logger.LogDebug($"[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())
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(
+                    $"[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);
+
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                $"[Pin] Rehydrated '{tab.Name}' -> Tell target {tab.TellTarget.Name}@{tab.TellTarget.World}"
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
@@ -96,7 +138,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         if (partner == null)
         {
             // Diagnostics: helps detect regressions (FFXIV payload changes, new edge cases)
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 $"[AutoTellTabs] Could not extract tell partner. type={message.Code.Type}, "
                     + $"senderChunks={message.Sender.Count}, contentChunks={message.Content.Count}, "
                     + $"senderSourcePayloads={message.SenderSource?.Payloads?.Count ?? 0}, "
@@ -110,7 +152,23 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             var existing = FindTempTab(partner.Value.Name, partner.Value.World);
             if (existing != null)
             {
-                // Already routed via MessageManager pipeline
+                // Already routed via MessageManager pipeline. Repair the
+                // tell-target if the fallback hit a pinned tab whose
+                // 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;
             }
 
@@ -160,22 +218,35 @@ 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()
     {
-        // Prioritize greeted tabs for drop; within each bucket, drop by oldest LastActivity
+        // Pinned tabs live in their own bucket (MaxPinnedTempTabs) and are
+        // never drop candidates. They leave the bucket only via Unpin or
+        // PromoteToPermanent.
         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();
@@ -198,7 +269,6 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         }
 
         Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAt(victim.Index);
-        Interlocked.Decrement(ref _activeTempTabCount);
 
         // Re-anchor active tab to avoid silent switch when tab is dropped
         if (victim.Index <= _plugin.LastTab)
@@ -223,7 +293,6 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         }
 
         Plugin.Config.Tabs.Add(tab);
-        Interlocked.Increment(ref _activeTempTabCount);
     }
 
     private static Tab BuildTempTab(string playerName, uint worldRowId)
@@ -300,7 +369,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // Non-fatal: tab still spawns with visible error notice instead of silent history loss
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "[AutoTellTabs] History preload failed");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "[AutoTellTabs] History preload failed");
             tab.Messages.AddPrune(
                 MakeSystemMarker(HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError),
                 MessageManager.MessageDisplayLimit
@@ -354,14 +423,16 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     {
         lock (_tempTabsLock)
         {
-            // Snapshot active tab index before mutating list
+            // Pinned TempTabs must survive char-switch — that's the whole point
+            // 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]);
 
-            // Clean up pop-out windows before removing temp tabs
             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)
@@ -377,15 +448,76 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
                 }
             }
 
-            var removed = Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
-            Interlocked.Add(ref _activeTempTabCount, -removed);
+            Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool);
 
-            // Force switch to tab 0 if active tab was temp or index is now out of range
+            // Force switch to tab 0 if active tab was an unpinned temp tab or
+            // index is now out of range. Pinned tabs survive — no switch needed.
             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)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                $"[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;
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            $"[Pin] Pinned tab '{tab.Name}' target={tab.TellTarget?.Name}@{tab.TellTarget?.World}"
+        );
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    internal void Unpin(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // If the unpinned pool is already full, dropping the oldest before
+        // flipping the flag avoids counting the just-unpinned tab as a drop
+        // candidate.
+        if (ActiveTempTabCount >= Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsLimit)
+        {
+            DropOldestTempTab();
+        }
+
+        tab.IsPinned = false;
+        _logger.LogDebug("[Pin] Unpinned tab '{TabName}'", tab.Name);
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+    }
+
+    internal void PromoteToPermanent(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsTempTab)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        tab.IsTempTab = false;
+        tab.IsPinned = false;
+        tab.TellTarget = TellTarget.Empty();
+        _logger.LogDebug($"[Pin] Promoted tab '{tab.Name}' to permanent (tell-binding dropped)");
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Branding/HellionForgeAscii.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Branding;
+
+// Lazy-loaded provenance art that ships embedded with the DLL. Two
+// variants:
+//
+//   - FoxBanner: the full-size silhouette with "Hellion Forge" inside
+//     the body — rendered in the first-run wizard and the Information
+//     tab as a small "about the makers" anchor.
+//   - FoxMini: the four-line fox-head + curly-tail that gets stitched
+//     into the DI-logger bootstrap line so an xllog reader sees the
+//     same signature on every plugin load.
+//
+// Both files live as embedded resources under HellionChat.Branding.* so
+// the plugin DLL is self-contained — no on-disk asset lookup that could
+// silently miss after a partial deploy.
+internal static class HellionForgeAscii
+{
+    private static string? _foxBanner;
+    private static string? _foxMini;
+
+    public static string FoxBanner => _foxBanner ??= Load("HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.txt");
+
+    public static string FoxMini => _foxMini ??= Load("HellionChat.Branding.fox-mini.txt");
+
+    private static string Load(string resourceName)
+    {
+        using var stream = typeof(HellionForgeAscii).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(
+            resourceName
+        );
+        if (stream is null)
+            return string.Empty;
+
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+        return reader.ReadToEnd();
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Commands.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.Command;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
 internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<string, CommandWrapper> Registered = [];
+    private readonly ILogger<Commands> _logger;
+
+    public Commands(ILogger<Commands> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
     {
         if (!Registered.TryGetValue(command, out var wrapper))
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning($"Missing registration for command {command}");
+            _logger.LogWarning($"Missing registration for command {command}");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Error while executing command {command}");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, $"Error while executing command {command}");
         }
     }
 }

HellionChat/Configuration.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ConfigKeyBind
 [Serializable]
 public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 {
-    private const int LatestVersion = 16;
+    private const int LatestVersion = 17;
 
     public int Version { get; set; } = LatestVersion;
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         // silently, like before.
         if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(ChatType), type) && _warnedUnknownChannels.Add(type))
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 "PrivacyFilter: unrecognised ChatType {Type} — falling back to PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels={Persist}.",
                 type,
                 PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels
@@ -102,10 +102,22 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool FirstRunCompleted;
     public bool UseHellionFont = true;
     public bool ShowHonorificTitleInHeader = true;
+
+    // v1.4.7 opt-in: renders the Honorific glow outline when the title carries
+    // a Glow colour. Default OFF — keeps v1.4.6 visuals untouched for users
+    // 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;
     public int AutoTellTabsLimit = 15;
     public bool AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
     public int AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = 20;
+
+    // Sidebar width in pixels. Default 44 mirrors the icon-only layout from
+    // v1.2.0; users can widen up to 160 to fit a section-header line like
+    // "Active Tells (3)" without truncation.
+    public int SidebarWidth = 44;
     public bool AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
     public bool SeenPopOutInputHint;
     public bool PopOutInputEnabled = true;
@@ -164,6 +176,7 @@ 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;
     public int MaxLinesToRender = 2_500; // 1-10000
@@ -258,6 +271,7 @@ 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;
@@ -278,16 +292,20 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         ColorSelectedInputChannelButton = other.ColorSelectedInputChannelButton;
 
         // Keep live temp tabs alive across UpdateFrom — a settings save must
-        // not destroy open tell conversations. For persistent tabs, capture
-        // the live MessageList and LastSendUnread by Identifier before the
-        // replace and restore them onto the freshly cloned tabs; new tabs
-        // get an 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));
+        // not destroy open tell conversations. Pinned TempTabs are persistent
+        // and come through `other` like regular tabs; unpinned TempTabs are
+        // session-only and held from the local state. For persistent tabs
+        // (incl. pinned), capture live runtime state by Identifier and restore
+        // it onto the freshly cloned tabs — CurrentChannel is critical because
+        // the user may have switched channel in-game between settings-open
+        // and settings-save, and we'd otherwise overwrite that with the
+        // settings-time snapshot.
+        var liveUnpinnedTempTabs = Tabs.Where(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool).ToList();
+        var livePersistentSession = Tabs.Where(t => !TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t))
+            .ToDictionary(t => t.Identifier, t => (t.Messages, t.LastSendUnread, t.CurrentChannel));
 
         Tabs = other
-            .Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab)
+            .Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab || t.IsPinned)
             .Select(t =>
             {
                 var clone = t.Clone();
@@ -295,11 +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;
@@ -319,6 +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;
@@ -330,6 +350,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         AutoTellTabsLimit = other.AutoTellTabsLimit;
         AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay = other.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
         AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = other.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
+        SidebarWidth = other.SidebarWidth;
         AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle = other.AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
 
         SeenPopOutInputHint = other.SeenPopOutInputHint;
@@ -404,6 +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();
 
@@ -511,6 +537,7 @@ public class Tab
             HideInBattle = HideInBattle,
             HideWhenInactive = HideWhenInactive,
             IsTempTab = IsTempTab,
+            IsPinned = IsPinned,
             AllSenderMessages = AllSenderMessages,
             TellTarget = TellTarget.Clone(),
             IsGreeted = IsGreeted,

HellionChat/EmoteCache.cs

@@ -101,7 +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
             )
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         {
             // Reset to Unloaded so a later trigger can retry without a plugin reload.
             State = LoadingState.Unloaded;
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "BetterTTV cache wasn't initialized");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "BetterTTV cache wasn't initialized");
         }
     }
 
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         }
         catch
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error("Failed to convert");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error("Failed to convert");
             return null;
         }
     }
@@ -304,7 +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}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -408,7 +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/FontManager.cs

@@ -1,23 +1,44 @@
-using Dalamud;
+using Dalamud;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Interface.FontIdentifier;
 using Dalamud.Interface.GameFonts;
 using Dalamud.Interface.ManagedFontAtlas;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
-public class FontManager
+// Two LogProxy sites live in static methods (TryGetHellionFontBytes,
+// AddFontWithFallback); a ctor-injected ILogger would not be reachable
+// from those scopes, so the class stays on Plugin.LogProxy.
+//
+// Hybrid handle model: Axis and AxisItalic mirror the game's current
+// font state and are init-only. FontAwesome reuses Dalamud's UiBuilder
+// fixed-width icon handle and is likewise init-only. RegularFont and
+// ItalicFont depend on user-toggleable settings and get replaced live
+// via RebuildDelegateFonts when those settings change; they stay as
+// mutable nullable fields.
+//
+// The four atlas-owned handles register inside a single
+// SuppressAutoRebuild block so the font atlas only rebuilds once for the
+// whole plugin start instead of once per handle. FontAwesome lives
+// outside that accounting because the UiBuilder already owns it.
+public sealed class FontManager : IDisposable
 {
-    internal IFontHandle Axis = null!;
-    internal IFontHandle AxisItalic = null!;
+    private readonly IDalamudPluginInterface _pluginInterface;
 
-    internal IFontHandle RegularFont = null!;
+    internal IFontHandle Axis { get; init; }
+    internal IFontHandle AxisItalic { get; init; }
+    internal IFontHandle FontAwesome { get; init; }
+
+    // Mutable because the live font settings replace these via
+    // RebuildDelegateFonts. Reference replacement is atomic for reference
+    // types, so push sites that read the field once per frame see at most
+    // one stale handle.
+    internal IFontHandle? RegularFont;
     internal IFontHandle? ItalicFont;
 
-    internal IFontHandle FontAwesome = null!;
-
     private ushort[] Ranges = [];
     private ushort[] JpRange = [];
 
@@ -44,10 +65,128 @@ public class FontManager
     // Hellion font bytes (Exo 2, OFL-1.1); lazily loaded from manifest resources
     private static byte[]? HellionFontBytes;
 
-    // Returns null when the embedded font resource is missing. Should never
+    public FontManager(IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface)
+    {
+        _pluginInterface = pluginInterface;
+        SetUpRanges();
+
+        var atlas = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas;
+
+        using (atlas.SuppressAutoRebuild())
+        {
+            Axis = atlas.NewGameFontHandle(
+                new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
+            );
+
+            AxisItalic = atlas.NewGameFontHandle(
+                new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
+                {
+                    SkewStrength = SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2) / 6,
+                }
+            );
+
+            FontAwesome = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.IconFontFixedWidthHandle;
+
+            RegularFont = BuildRegularFontHandle(atlas);
+
+            if (Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled)
+                ItalicFont = BuildItalicFontHandle(atlas);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Called from the settings save path when one of the font-related
+    // settings changed. Game fonts and FontAwesome stay untouched because
+    // none of those settings affect them.
+    //
+    // Thread model: the settings save path runs on the ImGui draw thread,
+    // same as every push site. The rebuild finishes synchronously before
+    // the next push reads the field in the same frame, so there is no
+    // cross-thread race on the handle reference.
+    public void RebuildDelegateFonts()
+    {
+        SetUpRanges();
+
+        var atlas = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas;
+
+        RegularFont?.Dispose();
+        RegularFont = BuildRegularFontHandle(atlas);
+
+        ItalicFont?.Dispose();
+        ItalicFont = Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled ? BuildItalicFontHandle(atlas) : null;
+    }
+
+    // Instance method so Ranges / JpRange are reachable without parameter
+    // plumbing; PascalCase field names follow the existing class style.
+    private IFontHandle BuildRegularFontHandle(IFontAtlas atlas) =>
+        atlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
+            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
+            {
+                // UseHellionFont swaps the source font but keeps the size
+                // selector tied to FontSizeV2 (the Hellion font ships as
+                // a single weight).
+                var basePt = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
+                    ? Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2
+                    : Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.SizePt;
+                var config = new SafeFontConfig { SizePt = basePt, GlyphRanges = Ranges };
+                // Missing embedded resource falls back to the configured
+                // system font instead of taking the whole UiBuilder down.
+                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;
+                config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
+                AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId, config, "japanese");
+
+                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
+                tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
+
+                tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
+            })
+        );
+
+    private IFontHandle BuildItalicFontHandle(IFontAtlas atlas) =>
+        atlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
+            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
+            {
+                var config = new SafeFontConfig
+                {
+                    SizePt = Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.SizePt,
+                    GlyphRanges = Ranges,
+                };
+                config.MergeFont = AddFontWithFallback(
+                    tk,
+                    Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.FontId,
+                    config,
+                    "italic"
+                );
+
+                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;
+                config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
+                AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId, config, "japanese");
+
+                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
+                tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
+
+                tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
+            })
+        );
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        Axis.Dispose();
+        AxisItalic.Dispose();
+        // FontAwesome is shared with the UiBuilder; the host owns its
+        // lifetime, so the plugin must not dispose it.
+        RegularFont?.Dispose();
+        ItalicFont?.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    // Returns null when the embedded font resource is missing. Should not
     // 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.
+    // 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)
@@ -58,7 +197,7 @@ public class FontManager
         );
         if (stream is null)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 "Hellion font resource missing — falling back to system default font."
             );
             return null;
@@ -95,10 +234,8 @@ public class FontManager
             foreach (var c in reader.Glyphs)
                 builder.AddChar(c.Char);
 
-            // various symbols
             // French
             // Romanian
-            // builder.AddText("←→↑↓《》■※☀★★☆♥♡ヅツッシ☀☁☂℃℉°♀♂♠♣♦♣♧®©™€$£♯♭♪✓√◎◆◇♦■□〇●△▽▼▲‹›≤≥<«“”─＼～");
             builder.AddText("Œœ");
             builder.AddText("ĂăÂâÎîȘșȚț");
 
@@ -119,100 +256,6 @@ public class FontManager
         JpRange = BuildRange(GlyphRangesJapanese.GlyphRanges);
     }
 
-    // CPU-bound build offloaded to Task.Run; runs parallel with theme init
-    public async Task BuildFontsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-    {
-        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-        await Task.Run(BuildFonts, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-    }
-
-    public void BuildFonts()
-    {
-        SetUpRanges();
-
-        Axis = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewGameFontHandle(
-            new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
-        );
-        AxisItalic = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewGameFontHandle(
-            new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
-            {
-                SkewStrength = SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2) / 6,
-            }
-        );
-
-        FontAwesome = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
-        {
-            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
-                tk.AddFontAwesomeIconFont(new SafeFontConfig { SizePx = GetFontSize() })
-            );
-            e.OnPostBuild(tk => tk.FitRatio(tk.Font));
-        });
-
-        RegularFont = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
-            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
-            {
-                // v1.2.0: UseHellionFont controls font size selection
-                var basePt = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
-                    ? Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2
-                    : Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.SizePt;
-                var config = new SafeFontConfig { SizePt = basePt, GlyphRanges = Ranges };
-                // F10.2: if the embedded font is missing, drop to the system font
-                // 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;
-                config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
-                AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId, config, "japanese");
-
-                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
-                tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
-
-                tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
-            })
-        );
-
-        if (Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled)
-        {
-            ItalicFont = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
-                e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
-                {
-                    var config = new SafeFontConfig
-                    {
-                        SizePt = Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.SizePt,
-                        GlyphRanges = Ranges,
-                    };
-                    config.MergeFont = AddFontWithFallback(
-                        tk,
-                        Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.FontId,
-                        config,
-                        "italic"
-                    );
-
-                    config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;
-                    config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
-                    AddFontWithFallback(
-                        tk,
-                        Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId,
-                        config,
-                        "japanese"
-                    );
-
-                    config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
-                    tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
-
-                    tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
-                })
-            );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ItalicFont = null;
-        }
-    }
-
     // Add font with fallback to NotoSansCjkRegular if unavailable
     private static ImFontPtr AddFontWithFallback(
         IFontAtlasBuildToolkitPreBuild tk,
@@ -234,10 +277,10 @@ public class FontManager
                         or ArgumentException
             )
         {
-            // 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.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 failed to load ({e.GetType().Name}), "
                     + "falling back to NotoSansCjkRegular"

HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using InteropGenerator.Runtime;
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ValueType = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI.AtkValueType;
 
 namespace HellionChat.GameFunctions;
@@ -98,9 +99,12 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
     private long LastPlayerNameDisplayTypeRefresh;
     private PlayerNameDisplayType CurrentPlayerNameDisplayType = PlayerNameDisplayType.FullName;
 
-    public Chat(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<Chat> _logger;
+
+    public Chat(Plugin plugin, ILogger<Chat> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
 
         ChatLogRefreshHook?.Enable();
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
 
         return 1; // Prevent vanilla chat log from gaining focus
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         {
             playerName = SeString.Parse(agent->TellPlayerName).TextValue;
             worldId = agent->TellWorldId;
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Detected tell target '[redacted]'@{worldId}");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"Detected tell target '[redacted]'@{worldId}");
         }
 
         Plugin.CurrentTab.CurrentChannel = new UsedChannel
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
         }
 
@@ -408,7 +412,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
         }
 
@@ -624,7 +628,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         if (contentId == 0)
         {
             Plugin.ChatGui.PrintError(Language.Chat_SendTell_Error);
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 "Tried to send a tell with ContentId being 0, sorry this is an internal error."
             );
             return;

HellionChat/GameFunctions/GameFunctions.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI.Info;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI;
 using Lumina.Excel;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ValueType = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI.AtkValueType;
 
 namespace HellionChat.GameFunctions;
@@ -37,14 +38,20 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
     #endregion
 
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<GameFunctions> _logger;
     internal KeybindManager KeybindManager { get; }
     internal Chat Chat { get; }
 
-    internal GameFunctions(Plugin plugin)
+    internal GameFunctions(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        ILogger<GameFunctions> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
-        KeybindManager = new KeybindManager(plugin);
-        Chat = new Chat(Plugin);
+        _logger = logger;
+        KeybindManager = new KeybindManager(plugin, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<KeybindManager>());
+        Chat = new Chat(Plugin, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Chat>());
 
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
         ResolveTextCommandPlaceholderHook?.Enable();
@@ -215,7 +222,8 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(e, "Unable to open adventurer plate");
+            // Static method, no instance _logger reachable here.
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(e, "Unable to open adventurer plate");
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         var byteCount = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetByteCount(ReplacementName);
         if (byteCount >= PlaceholderBufferSize)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 $"Replacement name too long for placeholder buffer ({byteCount} bytes >= {PlaceholderBufferSize}); falling back to original."
             );
             ReplacementName = null;

HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.GameFunctions.Types;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ModifierFlag = HellionChat.GameFunctions.Types.ModifierFlag;
 
 namespace HellionChat.GameFunctions;
@@ -306,9 +307,12 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
         // VirtualKey.OEM_CLEAR,
     };
 
-    internal KeybindManager(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<KeybindManager> _logger;
+
+    internal KeybindManager(Plugin plugin, ILogger<KeybindManager> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
 
         // Handle keybinds from the game on every tick.
@@ -507,7 +511,7 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Dalamud.NET.Sdk/15.0.0">
     <PropertyGroup>
         <!-- Independent versioning; see yaml changelog for upstream Chat 2 base -->
-        <Version>1.4.6</Version>
+        <Version>1.5.1</Version>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <!-- Use lock file to pin exact versions -->
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
         <!-- Closed ranges prevent surprise major bumps during lock file regeneration -->
         <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="[3.1.4, 4.0.0)" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.7" />
+        <!-- v1.5.0 DI-container foundation; matches Lightless pin (Hosting 10.0.7) -->
+        <PackageReference
+            Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection"
+            Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)"
+        />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)" />
         <!-- SQLitePCLRaw override for CVE-2025-6965, CVE-2025-7709 (SQLite >= 3.50.3) -->
         <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3" Version="3.50.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="morelinq" Version="4.4.0" />
@@ -50,14 +58,21 @@
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\HellionFont-OFL.txt">
             <LogicalName>HellionFont-OFL.txt</LogicalName>
         </EmbeddedResource>
+        <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-banner.txt">
+            <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.txt</LogicalName>
+        </EmbeddedResource>
+        <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-mini.txt">
+            <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-mini.txt</LogicalName>
+        </EmbeddedResource>
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Themes\Builtin\example-theme.json">
             <LogicalName>HellionChat.Themes.Builtin.example-theme.json</LogicalName>
         </EmbeddedResource>
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- Plugin icon: copy images/* to output for Dalamud discovery -->
+    <!-- Plugin icon: copy images/* to output for Dalamud discovery. ASCII
+         study folder is source-only material, no need to ship it. -->
     <ItemGroup>
-        <None Include="images\**">
+        <None Include="images\**" Exclude="images\ascii\**">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </None>
     </ItemGroup>

HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

@@ -35,100 +35,183 @@ tags:
     - Replacement
     - Privacy
 changelog: |-
-    **v1.4.6 — Code Hygiene and Refactor (2026-05-12)**
+    **v1.5.1 — FontAtlas Refactor and Hellion Forge Signature (2026-05-17)**
 
-    Maintenance patch. No user-visible behaviour changes; tightens the
-    development feedback loop, fixes two upstream-inherited bugs, and
-    prepares the code for the v1.4.7 backlog cleanup.
+    Hybrid FontManager refactor plus an embedded provenance mark.
 
-    - preflight.sh gains a csharpier reflow check and a markdownlint
-      pass so style drift and markdown violations are caught at the
-      pre-push gate
-    - FontManager fallback catches the full set of atlas-toolkit
-      throws (IO, InvalidOperation, ArgumentException) — a corrupt
-      font config no longer takes down the whole atlas build
-    - BrandingLinks and IntegrationLinks URLs validated on plugin
-      load — a typo in a future URL rotation now throws at startup
-    - Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3: Chat.SetChannel
-      no longer leaks the native Utf8String when the linkshell check
-      rejects the channel
-    - Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3: Tab.Clone now
-      deep-clones UsedChannel and TellTarget — PopOut and Temp tabs
-      no longer mutate each other's channel state
-    - Active-tab underline scales with DPI and rounds to physical
-      pixels for crisp rendering above 100% scaling
-    - IconButton width parameter no longer subtracts HUD-scaled
-      padding from a raw int (measured width passes through verbatim)
-    - Internal: HellionStyle ChildBgAlpha extracted to a testable
-      helper; Plugin.SaveConfig clones only the temp tabs;
-      SettingsOverview caches the draw-list per frame;
-      Dalamud.Utility.Util surface routed through an IPlatformUtil
-      indirection (MessageStore IsWine probe is now testable in
-      isolation)
-    - Built-in themes: Crystal Nocturne (sapphire and electric
-      magenta over obsidian, by CRYSTALLITE) replaces Moonlit Bloom.
-      Users with Moonlit Bloom selected fall back to Hellion Arctic
-      on first load
+    What changes under the hood:
+
+    - FontManager handle creation moves into the ctor inside a single
+      atlas.SuppressAutoRebuild() block. The font atlas now builds once
+      per plugin load instead of four to five times — less CPU and GPU
+      pressure in the first seconds after a reload, less atlas texture
+      memory churn.
+    - Hybrid property model: Axis, AxisItalic and FontAwesome become
+      init-only handles. RegularFont and ItalicFont stay mutable because
+      the eight font settings still need to replace them at runtime —
+      that path is funnelled through RebuildDelegateFonts() now and
+      runs without a plugin reload.
+    - FontAwesome reuses Dalamud's UiBuilder.IconFontFixedWidthHandle
+      instead of building its own atlas slot. One delegate-build step
+      less in the ctor.
+    - BuildFontsAsync and BuildFonts are removed; the live mutation
+      path is RebuildDelegateFonts() now.
+    - Two FontManager self-test steps registered with /xlperf: ctor
+      smoke (every handle non-null after Phase-1 resolve, no atlas
+      load-exception) and push smoke (Push() returns without throwing).
+
+    Honorific full-gradient port (originally the v1.5.1 main item) was
+    dropped: Honorific 3.2 exposes no IPC for the rendered gradient
+    frame, and an in-plugin port of the colour palette was declined.
+    The integration stays at the v1.4.7 glow-only shape.
+
+    User-visible:
+
+    - Hellion Forge signature: a small fox-head ASCII silhouette is
+      emitted to /xllog on every plugin load, and a full fox banner
+      with "Hellion Forge" set inside the body is available as a
+      folded TreeNode in the First-Run Wizard and Settings ->
+      Information tab. Drawn by Julia Moon, embedded in the plugin DLL.
+    - No settings changes, no migration. v17 stays.
+
+    Note on performance: the cross-plugin baseline target from v1.5.0
+    (matching Lightless and XIVInstantMessenger at ~7 ms HITCH) did
+    not land this cycle. HITCH stays around 80 ms because the cost is
+    in the UiBuilder first-frame render path, not in the atlas build
+    (which this cycle did reduce from 4-5 builds per load to 1). A
+    first-frame render investigation is reserved for a later cycle.
 
     Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
     ---
 
-    **v1.4.5 — UX and Robustness (2026-05-12)**
+    **v1.5.0 — DI Foundation and Service Refactor (2026-05-17)**
 
-    Sixth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Chat-log draw
-    failures surface as a notification, the first-run wizard has an
-    explicit "Later" option, the input history clears on plugin reload,
-    and the status bar version slot stops clipping in narrow windows.
+    Major architecture cycle. The plugin bootstrap moves to a
+    generic-host DI container (Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting +
+    IServiceCollection) modelled on Lightless Sync. Service logging
+    moves from a static Plugin.LogProxy locator to typed
+    Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<T> via constructor injection,
+    bridged over Dalamud's IPluginLog by a custom DalamudLogger trio.
 
-    - Chat window draw errors now show a one-shot notification instead
-      of failing silently — stack trace stays in /xllog
-    - First-run wizard: explicit "Later — keep defaults" button.
-      Closing the X no longer silently accepts the defaults; the wizard
-      reopens on the next plugin load if nothing was picked
-    - InputHistoryService clears on plugin dispose so the previous
-      session's typed commands don't bleed into the next load
-    - Status bar hides the version slot when the chat window is too
-      narrow to fit all five slots without overlap
-    - Internal: explicit session-only Auto-Tell-Tab invariant in
-      Plugin.cs plus a pinning test in the Build-Suite
-    - Internal: FontManager falls back to the system font if the
-      embedded Hellion font resource is missing — logs a Warning
+    What changes under the hood:
+
+    - 18 instance-class services migrate to ILogger<T> via constructor
+      injection across four slices: data layer (MessageStore,
+      MessageManager, AutoTellTabsService), IPC and integrations
+      (HonorificService, IpcManager, TypingIpc, ExtraChat, the three
+      GameFunctions classes), UI window layer (ChatLogWindow,
+      DbViewer, Popout, three settings tabs), and root (Commands,
+      ThemeRegistry, PayloadHandler).
+    - Plugin.LogProxy stays in place for the eight buckets ctor
+      injection cannot reach: static helpers (EmoteCache,
+      AutoTranslate, MemoryUtil, WrapperUtil), Dalamud-reflected
+      types (Configuration), the Message data class, and instance
+      classes that only log from static methods (FontManager, one
+      GameFunctions site).
+    - Plugin.cs finishes at 1012 lines — virtually identical to the
+      pre-cycle 1013. The new Phase-1 host build and Plugin.X bridge
+      wiring trade out exactly the service and window allocations
+      that previously lived in LoadAsync.
+    - Cross-plugin baseline confirms no performance penalty against
+      Chat 2: HellionChat first-frame HITCH 77 ms median, Chat 2
+      74 ms median. Lightless and XIVInstantMessenger sit around
+      7 ms by deferring their font-atlas build past Finished
+      loading — that pattern is the v1.5.1 follow-up.
+
+    User-visible:
+
+    - Slash-command insert fix: pasting a slash command into the
+      chat input (Friend List "/tell" action, plugin-driven inserts
+      from Artisan, AllaganTools etc.) now replaces the existing
+      input instead of concatenating. Cherry-picked from ChatTwo
+      upstream ee7768ac with namespace adaptation.
+
+    Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
     ---
 
-    **v1.4.4 — Threading and IPC safety polish (2026-05-12)**
+    **v1.4.10 — Symbol-Picker and Tell-History Fix (2026-05-16)**
 
-    Fifth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Threading
-    assumptions are documented per-method, a hot-path lock falls
-    away, and the privacy filter speaks up when an unknown ChatType
-    shows up.
+    Eleventh and final sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series.
+    Symbol picker for the chat input, a tell-history reload fix for
+    users with many active partners, and a closing cleanup sweep
+    before v1.5.0 picks up the DI-container adoption.
 
-    - AutoTellTabs hot-path getter uses an Interlocked counter
-      instead of taking the lock on every read
-    - Honorific integration: per-method threading banners, plus
-      Warning-level log on unsubscribe failure
-    - AutoTranslate warmup thread marked IsBackground so plugin
-      unload doesn't wait for it
-    - PrivacyFilter logs once per unknown ChatType so a future
-      patch's added channel doesn't drop off the radar
-    - New installs persist unknown channels by default; existing
-      configs keep their explicit choice
+    - Symbol picker: a small smile-icon button left of the channel
+      indicator opens a popup with two tabs. The first lists all 161
+      FFXIV PUA glyphs (Dalamud's SeIconChar enum); the second
+      carries 97 server-verified BMP symbols (latin marks, currency,
+      the full Greek alphabet, geometric shapes, suits, notes) —
+      every one of them round-tripped through /echo and /say in a
+      four-round probe so the in-channel render matches what the
+      picker shows. Click drops the glyph at the caret, multi-insert
+      keeps the popup open, and a recent-used strip floats the last
+      sixteen picks across both tabs. Toggle in Settings → Chat →
+      Message behaviour, default on.
+    - Pinned auto-tell tabs reload their full history again: a
+      hidden 500-row scan cap in PreloadHistory used to override the
+      user-configurable AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload setting, so
+      less-frequent pinned partners (rare /tell sessions in an
+      otherwise busy week) lost their backlog. The cap is removed;
+      the (Receiver, Date) index keeps SQL fast, the client-side
+      loop still respects your setting as the upper bound.
+    - Slash-command teardown: /hellion, /hellionView,
+      /hellionDebugger (and #if DEBUG /hellionSeString) wrappers are
+      now cached as private fields. Plugin teardown detaches the
+      live registration instead of re-Register'ing with identical
+      args — closes a latent maintenance hazard from v1.4.9.
+    - v1.4.x polish-sweep wraps up here. The ImGuiListClipper render
+      refactor that was on the v1.4.10 reserve list got dropped
+      after cross-platform smoke showed the scroll rubber-band is a
+      Wine / Linux render-pipeline quirk, not universal — Windows
+      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
+      DI-container adoption (Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting +
+      ILogger<T>) modelled on Lightless.
+    - Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
     ---
 
-    **v1.4.3 — Faster plugin load + new repo (2026-05-08)**
+    **v1.4.9 — Plugin-Load Render Polish (2026-05-15)**
 
-    Heavy startup work (migrations, hooks, windows) now runs async so
-    Dalamud's UI stays responsive during load. Load time is comparable
-    to v1.4.2 — this is the foundation for v1.4.4 optimisations.
+    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.
 
-    - Two-phase async load via IAsyncDalamudPlugin
-    - Schema-gate replaces the v9→v16 migration chain; old configs
-      require a v1.4.2 install first
-    - AutoTranslate cache loads on first use instead of every startup
-    - Custom font (Hellion-Exo2) appears with a brief pop after load
-    - Repo moved to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud — update your custom-repo URL
+    - 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).
 
     ---
 

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Hosting/InitHostedServices.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using HellionChat.Ipc;
+using HellionChat.Themes;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Hosting;
+
+// Adapter shells around IHostedService so the host triggers each service's
+// existing init method without touching the service class itself. Empty
+// adapters still earn their place: registering them forces an eager resolve
+// at Build, which runs the service ctor (IPC subscribe etc.) right then
+// instead of lazily on first GetRequiredService.
+
+internal sealed class ThemeRegistryInitHostedService(ThemeRegistry registry) : IHostedService
+{
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // Materialise the lazy AllCustom enumerable so the slug lookup hits a
+        // warm cache; otherwise the first Switch falls through to the built-in
+        // default when Config.Theme points at a custom slug.
+        foreach (var _ in registry.AllCustom()) { }
+        registry.Switch(Plugin.Config.Theme);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+// IPC subscribers do their wiring in the ctor, so StartAsync stays empty —
+// the registration alone forces an eager resolve which runs that wiring.
+
+internal sealed class IpcManagerInitHostedService(IpcManager ipc) : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly IpcManager _ipc = ipc;
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class TypingIpcInitHostedService(TypingIpc typingIpc) : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly TypingIpc _typingIpc = typingIpc;
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class ExtraChatInitHostedService(ExtraChat extraChat) : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly ExtraChat _extraChat = extraChat;
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class MessageManagerInitHostedService(
+    IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface,
+    MessageManager manager
+) : IHostedService
+{
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // FilterAllTabsAsync rebuilds the per-tab view from the message store;
+        // on Boot, tabs come up empty and the first chat events fill them, so
+        // we skip the rebuild to avoid a pointless full-history scan.
+        if (pluginInterface.Reason is not PluginLoadReason.Boot)
+            manager.FilterAllTabsAsync();
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class AutoTellTabsServiceInitHostedService(AutoTellTabsService service)
+    : IHostedService
+{
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        service.Initialize();
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Logging/DalamudLogger.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System.Text;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+internal sealed class DalamudLogger : ILogger
+{
+    private readonly string _name;
+    private readonly IPluginLog _pluginLog;
+
+    public DalamudLogger(string name, IPluginLog pluginLog)
+    {
+        _name = name;
+        _pluginLog = pluginLog;
+    }
+
+    IDisposable? ILogger.BeginScope<TState>(TState state) => default!;
+
+    // Filtering happens in Dalamud's /xllog. Letting every level through keeps
+    // the HellionChat side stateless; if we ever want a per-plugin floor we add
+    // a Config.LogLevel and tighten this method.
+    public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel) => true;
+
+    public void Log<TState>(
+        LogLevel logLevel,
+        EventId eventId,
+        TState state,
+        Exception? exception,
+        Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter
+    )
+    {
+        if (!IsEnabled(logLevel))
+            return;
+
+        // U+200B between the bracket and the level is a quiet provenance
+        // marker; byte-distinguishable from any 1:1 port of this format.
+        if ((int)logLevel <= (int)LogLevel.Information)
+        {
+            _pluginLog.Information($"[{_name}]​{{{(int)logLevel}}} {state}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.Append($"[{_name}]​{{{(int)logLevel}}} {state} {exception?.Message}");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(exception?.StackTrace))
+            sb.AppendLine(exception.StackTrace);
+
+        var inner = exception?.InnerException;
+        while (inner != null)
+        {
+            sb.AppendLine($"InnerException {inner}: {inner.Message}");
+            sb.AppendLine(inner.StackTrace);
+            inner = inner.InnerException;
+        }
+
+        if (logLevel == LogLevel.Warning)
+            _pluginLog.Warning(sb.ToString());
+        else if (logLevel == LogLevel.Error)
+            _pluginLog.Error(sb.ToString());
+        else
+            _pluginLog.Fatal(sb.ToString());
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Logging/DalamudLoggingProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+[ProviderAlias("Dalamud")]
+public sealed class DalamudLoggingProvider : ILoggerProvider
+{
+    // Hellion Forge Bronze (#C2410C). Mixed into the bootstrap fingerprint.
+    private const string HellionMarker = "HellionForgeBronzeC2410C";
+
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, DalamudLogger> _loggers = new(
+        StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
+    );
+
+    private readonly IPluginLog _pluginLog;
+
+    public DalamudLoggingProvider(IPluginLog pluginLog)
+    {
+        _pluginLog = pluginLog;
+        EmitBootstrapBanner();
+    }
+
+    // One-shot per plugin load. Intentionally visible in xllog so uncredited
+    // ports of the DalamudLogger trio keep announcing their origin — the
+    // mini fox silhouette goes first, then the textual provenance line.
+    private void EmitBootstrapBanner()
+    {
+        var version =
+            typeof(DalamudLoggingProvider).Assembly.GetName().Version?.ToString() ?? "0.0.0";
+        var fingerprint = ComputeFingerprint(version);
+
+        foreach (var line in HellionForgeAscii.FoxMini.Split('\n'))
+        {
+            var trimmed = line.TrimEnd('\r');
+            if (trimmed.Length > 0)
+                _pluginLog.Information(trimmed);
+        }
+
+        _pluginLog.Information("by Julia Moon - Hellion Forge");
+        _pluginLog.Information(
+            $"HellionChat DI-Logger bootstrap v{version} fingerprint={fingerprint}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static string ComputeFingerprint(string version)
+    {
+        var seed = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"{HellionMarker}-{version}");
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(seed);
+        var sb = new StringBuilder(8);
+        for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+            sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x2"));
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
+    {
+        // Category-name normalisation mirrors Lightless: take the leaf type
+        // name, then either ellipsis-trim long ones or left-pad short ones to
+        // 15 chars so the xllog column stays aligned across services.
+        var catName = categoryName.Split(".", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Last();
+        if (catName.Length > 15)
+            catName = string.Concat(
+                catName.AsSpan(0, 6),
+                "...",
+                catName.AsSpan(catName.Length - 6, 6)
+            );
+        else
+            catName = catName.PadLeft(15);
+
+        return _loggers.GetOrAdd(catName, name => new DalamudLogger(name, _pluginLog));
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _loggers.Clear();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Logging/DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+public static class DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions
+{
+    public static ILoggingBuilder AddDalamudLogging(
+        this ILoggingBuilder builder,
+        IPluginLog pluginLog
+    )
+    {
+        builder.ClearProviders();
+        builder.Services.TryAddEnumerable(
+            ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, DalamudLoggingProvider>(
+                _ => new DalamudLoggingProvider(pluginLog)
+            )
+        );
+        return builder;
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Integrations/HonorificService.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using Dalamud.Plugin;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<object> _ready;
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<object> _disposing;
 
-    private readonly IPluginLog _log;
+    private readonly ILogger<HonorificService> _logger;
     private readonly IFramework _framework;
     private bool _versionWarningLogged;
 
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
 
     public HonorificService(
         IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface,
-        IPluginLog log,
+        ILogger<HonorificService> logger,
         IFramework framework
     )
     {
         _framework = framework;
-        _log = log;
+        _logger = logger;
 
         // Gate objects are cached per-name by Dalamud and safe to register
         // before Honorific loads — they just won't fire until it does.
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
             {
                 if (!_versionWarningLogged)
                 {
-                    _log.Warning(
+                    _logger.LogWarning(
                         "Honorific API version mismatch — expected major 3, "
                             + "found {Major}.{Minor}. Disabling Honorific integration.",
                         version.Item1,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // Honorific not installed or not yet initialised — Ready will retry.
-            _log.Debug(ex, "Honorific not available at HellionChat startup; awaiting Ready.");
+            _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Honorific not available at HellionChat startup; awaiting Ready.");
             IsAvailable = false;
             CurrentTitle = null;
         }
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         {
             // Warning not Debug — a silent unsubscribe failure leaks a live
             // subscription across plugin reloads.
-            _log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 ex,
                 "Honorific unsubscribe failed (likely API break or gate already gone)."
             );

HellionChat/Integrations/HonorificTitleData.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@ namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
 
 // Local DTO mirroring Honorific's TitleData — no hard reference to Honorific.dll
 // so HellionChat loads cleanly when Honorific is absent.
-// Glow/gradient fields omitted; Cycle 1 renders primary Color only.
+//
+// Only Glow is rendered. Color3, GradientColourSet and GradientAnimationStyle
+// are parsed but unused — the animated gradient lives entirely inside Honorific
+// and is not exposed over IPC, so reproducing it here would mean shipping our
+// own copy of Honorific's colour palette. The fields stay in the DTO so the
+// JSON roundtrip remains lossless.
 internal sealed record HonorificTitleData(
     string? Title,
     bool IsPrefix,
     bool IsOriginal,
-    Vector3? Color
+    Vector3? Color,
+    Vector3? Glow,
+    Vector3? Color3,
+    int? GradientColourSet,
+    string? GradientAnimationStyle
 );

HellionChat/Ipc/ExtraChat.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ipc;
 
 public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<ExtraChat> _logger;
+
 #pragma warning disable CS0649 // Assigned through IPC
     [Serializable]
     private struct OverrideInfo
@@ -36,8 +39,9 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
     private volatile Dictionary<Guid, string> ChannelNamesInternal = new();
     internal IReadOnlyDictionary<Guid, string> ChannelNames => ChannelNamesInternal;
 
-    internal ExtraChat()
+    internal ExtraChat(ILogger<ExtraChat> logger)
     {
+        _logger = logger;
         OverrideChannelGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcSubscriber<OverrideInfo, object>(
             "ExtraChat.OverrideChannelColour"
         );
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // 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?)");
+            _logger.LogTrace(ex, "ExtraChat IPC initial state query failed (peer not loaded?)");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Ipc/TypingIpc.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
 using HellionChat.Code;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ipc;
 
@@ -19,12 +20,26 @@ 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;
 
-    internal TypingIpc(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<TypingIpc> _logger;
+
+    internal TypingIpc(Plugin plugin, ILogger<TypingIpc> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
 
         StateQueryGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<ChatInputState>(
             "HellionChat.GetChatInputState"
@@ -33,7 +48,16 @@ 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 +91,13 @@ 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

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
 internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<IpcManager> _logger;
+
     private ICallGateProvider<string> RegisterGate { get; }
     private ICallGateProvider<string, object?> UnregisterGate { get; }
     private ICallGateProvider<object?> AvailableGate { get; }
@@ -19,10 +22,31 @@ 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()
+    public IpcManager(ILogger<IpcManager> logger)
     {
+        _logger = logger;
         RegisterGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<string>("HellionChat.Register");
         RegisterGate.RegisterFunc(Register);
 
@@ -41,7 +65,32 @@ 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 +103,8 @@ 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 +123,8 @@ 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.Log.Error($"Byte Array: ${string.Join(", ", data[4..^1])}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Failed to parse extra chat channel GUID");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error($"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

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Text.Expressions;
 using Lumina.Text.Payloads;
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
     internal const int MessageDisplayLimit = 10_000;
 
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<MessageManager> _logger;
     internal MessageStore Store { get; }
 
     private Dictionary<ChatType, NameFormatting> Formats { get; } = [];
@@ -48,11 +50,21 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
     // AutoTellTabsService to spawn or refresh temp tabs without coupling.
     public event Action<Message>? MessageProcessed;
 
-    internal unsafe MessageManager(Plugin plugin)
+    internal unsafe MessageManager(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        ILogger<MessageManager> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
 
-        Store = new MessageStore(DatabasePath(), Plugin.PlatformUtil);
+        Store = new MessageStore(
+            DatabasePath(),
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil,
+            loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageStore>(),
+            loggerFactory
+        );
 
         PendingMessageThread = new Thread(() =>
             ProcessPendingMessages(PendingThreadCancellationToken.Token)
@@ -91,7 +103,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
             await Task.Delay(100);
 
         if (PendingMessageThread.IsAlive)
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 "PendingMessageThread did not observe cancellation within 10s. "
                     + "Worker remains on background thread; next plugin reload releases it."
             );
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error processing pending message");
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Error processing pending message");
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -182,10 +194,12 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
 
         // Mark failed messages as deleted to prevent retry attempts
         var failedIds = messages.FailedMessageIds();
-        Plugin.Log.Info($"Marking {failedIds.Count} messages as deleted due to parse failures");
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            $"Marking {failedIds.Count} messages as deleted due to parse failures"
+        );
         foreach (var msgId in messages.FailedMessageIds())
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Marking message '{msgId}' as deleted due to parse failure");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"Marking message '{msgId}' as deleted due to parse failure");
             Store.DeleteMessage(msgId);
         }
     }
@@ -201,10 +215,13 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in FilterAllTabs");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in FilterAllTabs");
             }
 
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"FilterAllTabs took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+            // v1.4.9 R3 profiling: Information so the xllog tail surfaces this
+            // without a Debug filter. Belt-and-suspenders for future plugin-load
+            // regressions; remains in place after Sub-Task 3.4 Befund.
+            _logger.LogInformation($"FilterAllTabs took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
         });
     }
 
@@ -259,7 +276,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in ContentIdResolver");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in ContentIdResolver");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Action = System.Action;
 using ChatTwoPartyFinderPayload = HellionChat.Util.PartyFinderPayload;
 using DalamudPartyFinderPayload = Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads.PartyFinderPayload;
@@ -40,9 +41,12 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
 
     private const uint PopupSfx = 1;
 
-    internal PayloadHandler(ChatLogWindow logWindow)
+    private readonly ILogger<PayloadHandler> _logger;
+
+    internal PayloadHandler(ChatLogWindow logWindow, ILogger<PayloadHandler> logger)
     {
         LogWindow = logWindow;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     internal void Draw()
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error executing integration");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error executing integration");
             }
         }
 
@@ -535,7 +539,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
             )
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning("Could not find DalamudLinkHandlers");
+            _logger.LogWarning("Could not find DalamudLinkHandlers");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -546,7 +550,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error executing DalamudLinkPayload handler");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error executing DalamudLinkPayload handler");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Plugin.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ using HellionChat.Ipc;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -117,11 +120,42 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
     // 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!;
+
+    // Nullable so DisposeAsync stays safe if Host-build throws before the
+    // fields get assigned — Dalamud fires DisposeAsync regardless.
+    private readonly IHost? _host;
+    private readonly PluginLifecycle? _lifecycle;
+
+    // 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;
 
+    // Cancels the v1.4.8 FTS5 bulk-insert worker on plugin teardown. The
+    // worker runs off the framework thread on its own SqliteConnection, so a
+    // Dispose mid-rebuild must signal cancellation before MessageManager
+    // tears down (the worker logs "rebuild failed" via Log on error paths).
+    private CancellationTokenSource? _ftsRebuildCts;
+
     // Serialises retention sweeps so a manual trigger and the 24h auto-sweep
     // can't run in parallel. Volatile because the ImGui thread reads it outside
     // the lock to gate the manual button.
@@ -158,30 +192,99 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
         Config = Interface.GetPluginConfig() as Configuration ?? new Configuration();
 
-        // Wire platform indirection before LoadAsync allocates anything that
-        // needs Util.* — services then read Plugin.PlatformUtil instead of
-        // hitting the Dalamud static surface directly.
-        PlatformUtil = new DalamudPlatformUtil();
+        // PlatformUtil and LogProxy are filled from the DI container in
+        // Phase-1 below (`_host.Services.GetRequiredService<IPlatformUtil>()`
+        // and the LogProxy equivalent). Phase-0 helpers that run before that
+        // point (MigrateFromChatTwoLayout, LanguageChanged, ImGuiUtil.Initialize)
+        // do not touch either static, so the brief null-window is safe.
 
-        // Schema gate: v1.4.x requires config v16. Users on older schemas
-        // must install v1.4.2 first to run the migration chain.
+        // 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 v1.4.6 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. "
-                    + "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.6."
+                $"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 v1.4.10."
             );
         }
+        Config.Version = 17;
 
-        // Session-only tabs are stripped on every load; AutoTellTabsService.Initialize
-        // then re-pegs TempTabCounter from the stripped list, not the pre-strip snapshot.
-        // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TempTabCounterTests.cs
-        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+        // Unpinned TempTabs are session-only and dropped on every load. Pinned
+        // TempTabs survive reload — Jin's tester feedback (v1.4.7).
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.ShouldStripOnLoad);
 
         LanguageChanged(Interface.UiLanguage);
         ImGuiUtil.Initialize(this);
 
         DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
+
+        // Custom themes dir + seed run before the container builds so the
+        // ThemeRegistry factory lambda finds the directory ready.
+        var customThemesDir = Path.Combine(Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(customThemesDir);
+        SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(customThemesDir);
+
+        // Phase-1: build the host synchronously (the schema gate must clear
+        // before services allocate; Lightless' deferred build would invert
+        // that order) and pull singletons into the Plugin.X surface.
+        var dependencies = new PluginHostDependencies(
+            Interface,
+            Log,
+            ChatGui,
+            ClientState,
+            CommandManager,
+            Condition,
+            DataManager,
+            Framework,
+            GameGui,
+            KeyState,
+            ObjectTable,
+            PartyList,
+            TargetManager,
+            TextureProvider,
+            GameInteropProvider,
+            GameConfig,
+            Notification,
+            AddonLifecycle,
+            PlayerState,
+            Evaluator,
+            SelfTestRegistry
+        );
+
+        _host = PluginHostFactory.Build(this, dependencies);
+        _lifecycle = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<PluginLifecycle>();
+        _lifecycle.Host = _host;
+
+        // Plugin.X static bridge - filled from the container so DI-aware code
+        // and the ~93 Plugin.X consumer sites read the same instances.
+        PlatformUtil = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IPlatformUtil>();
+        LogProxy = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IPluginLogProxy>();
+        FileDialogManager = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<FileDialogManager>();
+
+        // Resolve order matters: block-B services first so the windows can
+        // read Plugin.MessageManager etc. from their own ctors without NREs.
+        FontManager = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<FontManager>();
+        ThemeRegistry = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Themes.ThemeRegistry>();
+        Commands = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Commands>();
+        Functions = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<GameFunctions.GameFunctions>();
+        Ipc = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IpcManager>();
+        TypingIpc = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<TypingIpc>();
+        ExtraChat = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<ExtraChat>();
+        HonorificService = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Integrations.HonorificService>();
+        StatusBar = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Ui.StatusBar>();
+        MessageManager = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<MessageManager>();
+        AutoTellTabsService = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<AutoTellTabsService>();
+
+        ChatLogWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<ChatLogWindow>();
+        SettingsWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<SettingsWindow>();
+        DbViewer = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<DbViewer>();
+        InputPreview = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<InputPreview>();
+        CommandHelpWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<CommandHelpWindow>();
+        SeStringDebugger = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<SeStringDebugger>();
+        DebuggerWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<DebuggerWindow>();
+        FirstRunWizard = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<FirstRunWizard>();
     }
 
     public async Task LoadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -203,65 +306,34 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            // BuildFonts registers handles with Dalamud's FontAtlas; the atlas
-            // rebuilds async a few frames later (visible "font-pop" on first load).
-            FontManager = new FontManager();
-            FontManager.BuildFonts();
+            // Container drives service init now: Host.StartAsync triggers the
+            // remaining IHostedService adapters (ThemeRegistry cache warmup +
+            // Switch, IPC eager-resolve, MessageManager FilterAllTabsAsync,
+            // AutoTellTabsService.Initialize). FontManager runs its own init
+            // inline inside the ctor's SuppressAutoRebuild block on eager
+            // resolve. Window registration with WindowSystem runs on the
+            // framework thread inside PluginLifecycle.LoadAsync after
+            // StartAsync returns.
+            if (_lifecycle is not null)
+                await _lifecycle.LoadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            // ThemeRegistry must be wired before the first Draw tick.
-            var customThemesDir = Path.Combine(Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(customThemesDir);
-            SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(customThemesDir);
-            ThemeRegistry = new Themes.ThemeRegistry(customThemesDir);
-            ThemeRegistry.Switch(Config.Theme);
-
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            // Service allocations — order encodes dependencies.
-            // HonorificService registers IPC subscribers early to catch
-            // Ready/Disposing events from the first frame.
-            FileDialogManager = new FileDialogManager();
-            Commands = new Commands();
-            Functions = new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(this);
-            Ipc = new IpcManager();
-            TypingIpc = new TypingIpc(this);
-            ExtraChat = new ExtraChat();
-            HonorificService = new Integrations.HonorificService(Interface, Log, Framework);
-            StatusBar = new Ui.StatusBar();
-            MessageManager = new MessageManager(this);
-
-            AutoTellTabsService = new AutoTellTabsService(
-                this,
-                MessageManager,
-                MessageManager.Store
-            );
-            AutoTellTabsService.Initialize();
-
-            SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this)]);
-
-            ChatLogWindow = new ChatLogWindow(this);
-            SettingsWindow = new SettingsWindow(this);
-            DbViewer = new DbViewer(this);
-            InputPreview = new InputPreview(ChatLogWindow);
-            CommandHelpWindow = new CommandHelpWindow(ChatLogWindow);
-            SeStringDebugger = new SeStringDebugger(this);
-            DebuggerWindow = new DebuggerWindow(this);
-            FirstRunWizard = new FirstRunWizard(this);
-
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(ChatLogWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(SettingsWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(DbViewer);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(InputPreview);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(CommandHelpWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(SeStringDebugger);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(DebuggerWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(FirstRunWizard);
+            SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([
+                new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.FontManagerCtorSmokeStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.FontPushSmokeStep(this),
+            ]);
 
             if (!Config.FirstRunCompleted)
                 FirstRunWizard.IsOpen = true;
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
+            // 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 when disabled
@@ -271,8 +343,115 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             if (Config.ShowEmotes)
                 _ = EmoteCache.LoadData();
 
-            if (Interface.Reason is not PluginLoadReason.Boot)
-                MessageManager.FilterAllTabsAsync();
+            // FilterAllTabsAsync now runs from MessageManagerInitHostedService
+            // during Host.StartAsync (same Reason-not-Boot guard there).
+
+            // 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;
@@ -290,7 +469,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             Framework.Update += FrameworkUpdate;
             Interface.UiBuilder.Draw += Draw;
             Interface.LanguageChanged += LanguageChanged;
-            Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi += OpenMainUi;
         }
         catch
         {
@@ -312,14 +490,32 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         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;
 
         // Unsubscribe hooks first — 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);
 
+        // Signal the FTS rebuild worker to bail. Runs before MessageManager
+        // 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,
@@ -333,44 +529,18 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             }
         );
 
-        // Unsubscribe AutoTellTabs before MessageManager goes away.
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => AutoTellTabsService?.Dispose());
-
-        // MessageManager has its own async dispose path (DB flush, thread shutdown).
-        if (MessageManager is not null)
-        {
-            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(
-                    failure,
-                    () => MessageManager.DisposeAsync().AsTask()
-                )
-                .ConfigureAwait(false);
-        }
-
-        // Game-function / IPC / window cleanup must run on the framework thread.
+        // Framework-thread cleanup the container does not reach.
         try
         {
             await Framework
                 .RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
                 {
+                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, TearDownCommands);
                     failure = CaptureFailure(
                         failure,
                         () => GameFunctions.GameFunctions.SetChatInteractable(true)
                     );
-
-                    // IPC subscribers before windows — prevents a final IPC event
-                    // from reaching a half-torn ChatLogWindow.
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => HonorificService?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => TypingIpc?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ExtraChat?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Ipc?.Dispose());
-
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => WindowSystem?.RemoveAllWindows());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ChatLogWindow?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DbViewer?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => InputPreview?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => SettingsWindow?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DebuggerWindow?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => SeStringDebugger?.Dispose());
                 })
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
@@ -379,11 +549,17 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             failure ??= ex;
         }
 
-        // Pure-memory cleanups — no Framework / UI / IPC touch.
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Functions?.Dispose());
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Commands?.Dispose());
+        // Container disposes services + windows on the framework thread.
+        // MessageManager.DisposeAsync is not idempotent, so we let the
+        // container do it once instead of double-disposing.
+        if (_lifecycle is not null)
+        {
+            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(failure, () => _lifecycle.DisposeAsync().AsTask())
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        // Static-class cleanups the container has no handle on.
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => EmoteCache.Dispose());
-        // Static input history would otherwise survive the plugin reload.
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, InputHistoryService.Reset);
 
         if (failure is not null)
@@ -530,11 +706,95 @@ 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()
     {
-        SettingsWindow.IsOpen = !SettingsWindow.IsOpen;
+        // ChatLogWindow.cs:128 already registers /hellion (ToggleChat). The
+        // description-arg here keeps the Dalamud help list populated.
+        _hellionSettingsCmd = Commands.Register(
+            "/hellion",
+            "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)
@@ -570,15 +830,31 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
                 if (deleted > 0)
                 {
                     Log.Information($"Retention sweep deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
-                    // Run clear+refilter on the framework thread — FilterAllTabsAsync
-                    // is fire-and-forget and would race the next sweep cycle.
-                    Framework
-                        .Run(() =>
+                    // Schedule on the next framework tick to avoid the ~194ms
+                    // hitch from blocking with .Wait() while the framework
+                    // finishes the current frame. Tabs-list mutation must
+                    // stay on the framework thread because Plugin.Config.Tabs
+                    // (Configuration.cs:222) is not lock-protected and
+                    // AutoTellTabsService can mutate it from background paths.
+                    // 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
                 {
@@ -602,6 +878,12 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     private void Draw()
     {
+        // v1.4.8 B2: pick up external edits of the active custom theme JSON
+        // without forcing the user to re-click the picker. The disk-stat is
+        // 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,
@@ -635,7 +917,10 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         Interface.UiBuilder.DisableUserUiHide = !Config.HideWhenUiHidden;
         ChatLogWindow.DefaultText = ImGui.GetStyle().Colors[(int)ImGuiCol.Text];
 
-        using ((Config.FontsEnabled ? FontManager.RegularFont : FontManager.Axis).Push())
+        // RegularFont is nullable only because the live rebuild path
+        // disposes it before reassigning; both ends of that swap happen on
+        // this same draw thread, so it cannot be null here.
+        using ((Config.FontsEnabled ? FontManager.RegularFont! : FontManager.Axis).Push())
             WindowSystem.Draw();
 
         ChatLogWindow.FinalizeFrame();
@@ -646,21 +931,17 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     internal void SaveConfig()
     {
-        // Session-only Auto-Tell-Tabs aren't persisted, so they move aside
-        // before serialization and re-attach after. Cloning only the temp
-        // subset keeps the allocation proportional to AutoTellTabsLimit
-        // (<=15) instead of the full tab list.
-        var tempTabs = Config.Tabs.Where(t => t.IsTempTab).ToList();
-        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+        // Only unpinned TempTabs are session-only — they move aside before
+        // serialization and re-attach after. Pinned TempTabs stay in
+        // Config.Tabs across the save so JSON includes them. Cloning only the
+        // unpinned subset keeps the allocation proportional to
+        // AutoTellTabsLimit (<=15) instead of the full tab list.
+        var unpinnedTempTabs = Config.Tabs.Where(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool).ToList();
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.ShouldStripOnSave);
 
         Interface.SavePluginConfig(Config);
 
-        Config.Tabs.AddRange(tempTabs);
-
-        // F2.1: the mid-step RemoveAll bypasses AutoTellTabsService, so
-        // re-peg the counter. Null-conditional because SaveConfig can fire
-        // before Phase-2 init.
-        AutoTellTabsService?.ResyncTempTabCounter();
+        Config.Tabs.AddRange(unpinnedTempTabs);
     }
 
     internal void LanguageChanged(string langCode)

HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+using Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiFileDialog;
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using HellionChat.Infrastructure.Hosting;
+using HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+using HellionChat.Ipc;
+using HellionChat.Themes;
+using HellionChat.Ui;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat;
+
+// Builds the generic-host DI container that drives v1.5.0+. The factory is
+// invoked synchronously from Plugin.ctor (after the schema gate clears) so the
+// container exists before PluginLifecycle.LoadAsync runs. See plan §1 for the
+// deliberate divergence from Lightless' deferred Func-delegate pattern.
+internal static class PluginHostFactory
+{
+    public static IHost Build(Plugin plugin, PluginHostDependencies dependencies)
+    {
+        return new HostBuilder()
+            .UseContentRoot(dependencies.PluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName)
+            .ConfigureLogging(logging =>
+            {
+                logging.ClearProviders();
+                logging.AddDalamudLogging(dependencies.PluginLog);
+                logging.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Trace);
+            })
+            .ConfigureServices(services => ConfigureServices(services, plugin, dependencies))
+            .Build();
+    }
+
+    private static void ConfigureServices(
+        IServiceCollection services,
+        Plugin plugin,
+        PluginHostDependencies dependencies
+    )
+    {
+        // Block A — Dalamud services (21 [PluginService] singletons).
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PluginInterface);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PluginLog);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.ChatGui);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.ClientState);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.CommandManager);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Condition);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.DataManager);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Framework);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.GameGui);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.KeyState);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.ObjectTable);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PartyList);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.TargetManager);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.TextureProvider);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.GameInteropProvider);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.GameConfig);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Notification);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.AddonLifecycle);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PlayerState);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Evaluator);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.SelfTestRegistry);
+
+        // Self-references: Plugin and its WindowSystem already exist.
+        services.AddSingleton(plugin);
+        services.AddSingleton(plugin.WindowSystem);
+        services.AddSingleton<PluginLifecycle>();
+
+        // Block B — HellionChat singletons. Factory lambdas because most
+        // classes are internal-sealed and the default activator only sees
+        // public ctors.
+        services.AddSingleton<IPlatformUtil>(_ => new DalamudPlatformUtil());
+        services.AddSingleton<IPluginLogProxy>(sp => new DalamudPluginLogProxy(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IPluginLog>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton<FileDialogManager>(_ => new FileDialogManager());
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new Commands(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Commands>>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new FontManager(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(_ => new StatusBar());
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new IpcManager(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<IpcManager>>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new ExtraChat(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ExtraChat>>()));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new ThemeRegistry(
+            Path.Combine(
+                sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>().ConfigDirectory.FullName,
+                "themes"
+            ),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ThemeRegistry>>()
+        ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<GameFunctions.GameFunctions>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new TypingIpc(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<TypingIpc>>()
+        ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new Integrations.HonorificService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Integrations.HonorificService>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IFramework>()
+        ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new MessageManager(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<MessageManager>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+
+        // MessageStore is allocated inside MessageManager.ctor; a separate
+        // container singleton would double-construct the SQLite handle.
+        services.AddSingleton(sp =>
+        {
+            var pluginRef = sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>();
+            var manager = sp.GetRequiredService<MessageManager>();
+            return new AutoTellTabsService(
+                pluginRef,
+                manager,
+                manager.Store,
+                sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<AutoTellTabsService>>()
+            );
+        });
+
+        // Block C — Windows. WindowSystem.AddWindow is called from
+        // PluginLifecycle.LoadAsync on the framework thread.
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new ChatLogWindow(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ChatLogWindow>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new SettingsWindow(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new DbViewer(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DbViewer>>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new InputPreview(sp.GetRequiredService<ChatLogWindow>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new CommandHelpWindow(sp.GetRequiredService<ChatLogWindow>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new SeStringDebugger(sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new DebuggerWindow(sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new FirstRunWizard(sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()));
+
+        // Hosted-service adapters: thin wrappers around the existing init
+        // methods so the service class bodies stay unchanged. FontManager
+        // does not need one — its ctor runs the init inline inside a single
+        // SuppressAutoRebuild block on eager resolve.
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new ThemeRegistryInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ThemeRegistry>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new IpcManagerInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IpcManager>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new TypingIpcInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<TypingIpc>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new ExtraChatInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ExtraChat>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new MessageManagerInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<MessageManager>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new AutoTellTabsServiceInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<AutoTellTabsService>()
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
+internal sealed record PluginHostDependencies(
+    IDalamudPluginInterface PluginInterface,
+    IPluginLog PluginLog,
+    IChatGui ChatGui,
+    IClientState ClientState,
+    ICommandManager CommandManager,
+    ICondition Condition,
+    IDataManager DataManager,
+    IFramework Framework,
+    IGameGui GameGui,
+    IKeyState KeyState,
+    IObjectTable ObjectTable,
+    IPartyList PartyList,
+    ITargetManager TargetManager,
+    ITextureProvider TextureProvider,
+    IGameInteropProvider GameInteropProvider,
+    IGameConfig GameConfig,
+    INotificationManager Notification,
+    IAddonLifecycle AddonLifecycle,
+    IPlayerState PlayerState,
+    ISeStringEvaluator Evaluator,
+    ISelfTestRegistry SelfTestRegistry
+);

HellionChat/PluginLifecycle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace HellionChat;
+
+// Orchestrates Host.StartAsync / StopAsync and the framework-thread dispose.
+// Plugin.ctor builds the host and assigns it via the Host property, so
+// PluginLifecycle never constructs the host itself.
+internal sealed class PluginLifecycle : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly IFramework _framework;
+    private readonly Plugin _plugin;
+
+    private int _disposeStarted;
+    private bool _hostStartRequested;
+
+    public PluginLifecycle(IFramework framework, Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        _framework = framework;
+        _plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    // Plugin.ctor fills this immediately after PluginHostFactory.Build and
+    // before invoking LoadAsync; LoadAsync may NRE-suppress on Host! safely.
+    public IHost? Host { get; set; }
+
+    public async Task LoadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        try
+        {
+            _hostStartRequested = true;
+            await Host!.StartAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            // WindowSystem.AddWindow mutates an internal List<>; v1.4.9 Stage-2
+            // verified the list is non-thread-safe, so we marshal the entire
+            // registration block to the framework thread.
+            await _framework
+                .RunOnFrameworkThread(() => RegisterWindows(_plugin))
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Swallow secondary dispose failure so the original load throw wins.
+            }
+
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void RegisterWindows(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.ChatLogWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.SettingsWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.DbViewer);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.InputPreview);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.CommandHelpWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.SeStringDebugger);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.DebuggerWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.FirstRunWizard);
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        // Idempotency guard — Dalamud may fire DisposeAsync twice in a reload race.
+        if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref _disposeStarted, 1) != 0)
+            return;
+
+        Exception? failure = null;
+
+        if (_hostStartRequested && Host is not null)
+            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(failure, () => Host.StopAsync())
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        failure = await DisposeHostOnFrameworkThreadAsync(failure).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        ThrowIfFailed(failure);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<Exception?> DisposeHostOnFrameworkThreadAsync(Exception? failure)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _framework
+                .RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
+                {
+                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Host?.Dispose());
+                })
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            failure ??= ex;
+        }
+
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static Exception? CaptureFailure(Exception? failure, Action action)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            action();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            failure ??= ex;
+        }
+
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static async ValueTask<Exception?> CaptureFailureAsync(
+        Exception? failure,
+        Func<Task> action
+    )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await action().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            failure ??= ex;
+        }
+
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static void ThrowIfFailed(Exception? failure)
+    {
+        if (failure is not null)
+            ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(failure).Throw();
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-banner.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
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HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-mini.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+|\_/|,,_____,~~`
+(.".)~~     )`~}}
+ \o/\ /---~\\ ~}}
+   _//    _// ~}

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs

@@ -170,6 +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));
@@ -260,6 +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));
@@ -370,6 +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));
@@ -390,4 +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

@@ -383,6 +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">
@@ -398,7 +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>
@@ -526,6 +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>
@@ -827,6 +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>
@@ -881,4 +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

@@ -383,6 +383,36 @@
   <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">
@@ -398,7 +428,7 @@
     <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 closed first. Changes take effect 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>
@@ -526,6 +556,14 @@
     <value>Emotes</value>
   </data>
 
+  <!-- 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>
@@ -827,6 +865,12 @@
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint" xml:space="preserve">
     <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>
   </data>
@@ -881,4 +925,13 @@
   <data name="ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <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/FontManagerCtorSmokeStep.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+// Verifies the FontManager came out of the DI container with every
+// handle attached and no atlas-load failure on any of them. ItalicFont
+// is allowed to be null when ItalicEnabled is off.
+internal sealed class FontManagerCtorSmokeStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin plugin;
+
+    public FontManagerCtorSmokeStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - FontManager ctor smoke";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        var fm = this.plugin.FontManager;
+        if (fm is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("Plugin.FontManager is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.Axis is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("Axis handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.AxisItalic is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("AxisItalic handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.FontAwesome is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("FontAwesome handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.RegularFont is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("RegularFont handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled && fm.ItalicFont is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("ItalicEnabled is on but ItalicFont handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.Axis.LoadException is { } e1)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"Axis load exception: {e1.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.AxisItalic.LoadException is { } e2)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"AxisItalic load exception: {e2.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.FontAwesome.LoadException is { } e3)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"FontAwesome load exception: {e3.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.RegularFont.LoadException is { } e4)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"RegularFont load exception: {e4.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.ItalicFont?.LoadException is { } e5)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"ItalicFont load exception: {e5.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp() { }
+}

HellionChat/SelfTests/FontPushSmokeStep.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+// Push-safety smoke: IFontHandle.Push() is contracted safe regardless
+// of the Available state, so this step proves the ctor-built handles
+// can be pushed even right after plugin load. Self-test steps run on
+// the framework thread via the xlperf path, so the push call itself
+// stays main-thread-safe.
+internal sealed class FontPushSmokeStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin plugin;
+
+    public FontPushSmokeStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - FontManager push smoke";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        var fm = this.plugin.FontManager;
+        if (fm?.RegularFont is null || fm.FontAwesome is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("RegularFont or FontAwesome missing - see FontManager ctor smoke");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using (fm.RegularFont.Push()) { }
+            using (fm.FontAwesome.Push()) { }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"Push threw: {e.GetType().Name}: {e.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp() { }
+}

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeRegistry.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 using HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Themes;
 
 public sealed class ThemeRegistry
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<ThemeRegistry>? _logger;
+
     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
@@ -13,8 +23,18 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
     private readonly string? _customThemesDir;
     private Theme _active;
 
-    public ThemeRegistry(string? customThemesDir = null)
+    // 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, ILogger<ThemeRegistry>? logger = null)
     {
+        _logger = logger;
         // 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
@@ -48,7 +68,9 @@ 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;
 
@@ -59,12 +81,70 @@ 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);
-        // Defensive — ensures any future theme source always gets a populated cache.
-        theme.RecomputeAbgrCache();
-        _active = theme;
+        if (_builtIns.TryGetValue(slug, out var builtin))
+        {
+            _active = builtin;
+            _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+            _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;
+    }
+
+    // 1Hz-throttled disk-stat on the currently active custom theme file.
+    // 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.
@@ -77,18 +157,30 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
         return code == 0x80070020u || code == 0x80070021u;
     }
 
-    // Custom themes are loaded lazily, cached by LastWriteTime.
-    // A changed JSON is reloaded on the next lookup.
-    private Theme? LoadCustomBySlug(string slug)
+    // Slug -> Theme lookup with the source path as an out-param so the
+    // Switch path can remember which file backs the active custom theme.
+    // Pure reverse-lookup over the existing _customCache: that cache is
+    // 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())
-            if (string.Equals(theme.Slug, slug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                return theme;
+        foreach (var kvp in _customCache)
+        {
+            if (string.Equals(kvp.Value.Theme.Slug, slug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                sourcePath = kvp.Key;
+                return kvp.Value.Theme;
+            }
+        }
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -118,7 +210,7 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
                 catch (Exception ex) when (IsRecoverableFileLock(ex))
                 {
                     // Editor mid-save: keep last known good, retry on next refresh.
-                    Plugin.Log.Debug(
+                    _logger?.LogDebug(
                         $"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/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
 using Lumina.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private readonly CommandWrapper _clearHellionCommand;
     private readonly CommandWrapper _hellionCommand;
+    private readonly SymbolPicker _symbolPicker;
 
     internal bool ScreenshotMode;
     private string Salt { get; }
@@ -97,10 +99,19 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
     private long FrameTime; // set every frame
     internal long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
 
-    internal ChatLogWindow(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<ChatLogWindow> _logger;
+    private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
+
+    internal ChatLogWindow(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        ILogger<ChatLogWindow> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
         : base($"{Plugin.PluginName}###chat2")
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         Salt = new Random().Next().ToString();
 
         Size = new Vector2(500, 250);
@@ -113,8 +124,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
         // AllowBackgroundBlur is set centrally in Plugin.Setup after AddWindow.
 
-        PayloadHandler = new PayloadHandler(this);
-        HandlerLender = new Lender<PayloadHandler>(() => new PayloadHandler(this));
+        PayloadHandler = new PayloadHandler(this, _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<PayloadHandler>());
+        HandlerLender = new Lender<PayloadHandler>(() =>
+            new PayloadHandler(this, _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<PayloadHandler>())
+        );
 
         SetUpTextCommandChannels();
         SetUpAllCommands();
@@ -129,6 +142,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         _clearHellionCommand.Execute += ClearLog;
         _hellionCommand.Execute += ToggleChat;
 
+        _symbolPicker = new SymbolPicker();
+
         Plugin.ClientState.Login += Login;
         Plugin.ClientState.Logout += Logout;
 
@@ -189,11 +204,28 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             return;
         }
 
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream ee7768ac (Infiziert90, 2026-05-16)
+        // - Replace the chat input when args.AddIfNotPresent / args.Input starts
+        //   with a slash. Vanilla actions like the Friend List "/tell" entry and
+        //   other plugins push slash commands through these args; appending them
+        //   to existing text would produce inputs like "test/tell user@world".
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
         if (args.AddIfNotPresent != null && !Chat.Contains(args.AddIfNotPresent))
-            Chat += args.AddIfNotPresent;
+        {
+            if (args.AddIfNotPresent.StartsWith('/'))
+                Chat = args.AddIfNotPresent;
+            else
+                Chat += args.AddIfNotPresent;
+        }
 
         if (args.Input != null)
-            Chat += args.Input;
+        {
+            if (args.Input.StartsWith('/'))
+                Chat = args.Input;
+            else
+                Chat += args.Input;
+        }
 
         var (info, reason, target) = (args.ChannelSwitchInfo, args.TellReason, args.TellTarget);
 
@@ -277,7 +309,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 || !GameFunctions.Chat.IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(targetChannel.Value)
             )
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                _logger.LogWarning(
                     $"Channel was set to an invalid value '{targetChannel}', ignoring"
                 );
                 return;
@@ -331,11 +363,11 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             case "hide":
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.User;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: → User (chat hide command)");
+                _logger.LogTrace("HideState: → User (chat hide command)");
                 break;
             case "show":
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: → None (chat show command)");
+                _logger.LogTrace("HideState: → None (chat show command)");
                 break;
             case "toggle":
                 CurrentHideState = CurrentHideState switch
@@ -345,7 +377,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     HideState.None => HideState.User,
                     _ => CurrentHideState,
                 };
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose($"HideState: → {CurrentHideState} (chat toggle command)");
+                _logger.LogTrace($"HideState: → {CurrentHideState} (chat toggle command)");
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -419,8 +451,9 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         // The hint banner renders before this block so ImGui already accounts for it.
         height -= ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
 
-        // Status bar at the window bottom reserves 22px + 2px spacing.
-        height -= StatusBar.Height + 2;
+        // StatusBar.Height now bakes in its own DPI-aware 2px spacer, so the
+        // window reservation is just Height -- no extra +2 (v1.4.8 B1).
+        height -= StatusBar.Height;
 
         return height;
     }
@@ -441,11 +474,24 @@ 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();
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                $"[Tab] '{newTab.Name}' seeded channel from '{previousTab.Name}' "
+                    + $"(Channel={newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel}, TellTarget={newTab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget?.ToTargetString() ?? "null"})"
+            );
+        }
 
         SetChannel(newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel);
     }
@@ -469,14 +515,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (Plugin.Config.HideInBattle && CurrentHideState == HideState.None && Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.Battle;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: None → Battle");
+            _logger.LogTrace("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");
+            _logger.LogTrace("HideState: Battle → None");
         }
 
         // if the chat has no hide state and in a cutscene, set the hide state to cutscene
@@ -489,7 +535,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             if (Plugin.Functions.Chat.CheckHideFlags())
             {
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.Cutscene;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: None → Cutscene");
+                _logger.LogTrace("HideState: None → Cutscene");
             }
         }
 
@@ -500,7 +546,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             && !Plugin.GposeActive
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"HideState: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"HideState: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)");
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
         }
 
@@ -508,14 +554,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.Cutscene && Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.CutsceneOverride;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: Cutscene → CutsceneOverride (user activate)");
+            _logger.LogTrace("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)");
+            _logger.LogTrace("HideState: User → None (activate)");
         }
 
         if (
@@ -622,6 +668,15 @@ 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;
@@ -629,11 +684,15 @@ 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");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error drawing Chat Log window");
             if (!NotifiedDrawFailure)
             {
                 Plugin.Notification.AddNotification(
@@ -651,6 +710,13 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             // 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 =>
@@ -666,18 +732,25 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         LastWindowSize = currentSize;
         LastWindowPos = ImGui.GetWindowPos();
 
-        // Manual reset snaps unconditionally; on-load check only fires when the
-        // stored position has no overlap with any visible viewport.
-        if (RequestPositionReset)
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip the bounds-check chain on the first frame. The
+        // EnsureWindowOnScreen viewport iteration is ~10ms first-frame and
+        // not user-visible — frame 1 catches the same check before the
+        // user notices a mispositioned window.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
         {
-            RequestPositionReset = false;
-            DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
-            ApplySafeDefaultPosition("manual-reset");
-        }
-        else if (!DidOnLoadBoundsCheck)
-        {
-            DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
-            EnsureWindowOnScreen("on-load");
+            // Manual reset snaps unconditionally; on-load check only fires when the
+            // stored position has no overlap with any visible viewport.
+            if (RequestPositionReset)
+            {
+                RequestPositionReset = false;
+                DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
+                ApplySafeDefaultPosition("manual-reset");
+            }
+            else if (!DidOnLoadBoundsCheck)
+            {
+                DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
+                EnsureWindowOnScreen("on-load");
+            }
         }
 
         if (resized)
@@ -686,12 +759,17 @@ 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();
 
         // Render the hint banner first so it sits above the tab area at full
         // window width. ImGui accounts for its height automatically.
-        DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded();
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip on first frame (~3-5ms layout cost). The banner
+        // is a v0.6.1 migration notice that returns the same result frame 1.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
+            DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded();
 
         if (Plugin.Config.SidebarTabView)
             DrawTabSidebar();
@@ -746,6 +824,40 @@ 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;
@@ -924,7 +1036,11 @@ 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()
@@ -975,6 +1091,16 @@ 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;
@@ -1608,7 +1734,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(ex, "Error drawing chat log");
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Error drawing chat log");
         }
     }
 
@@ -1673,6 +1799,30 @@ 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;
@@ -1685,7 +1835,8 @@ 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();
@@ -1704,23 +1855,42 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()));
 
                 var previousTab = Plugin.CurrentTab;
-                // Divider rendered once before the first temp tab with a live unit counter.
+                // Render order: persistent → pinned TempTabs → unpinned TempTabs.
+                // Underlying Plugin.Config.Tabs order is untouched (tabI mirrors
+                // 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;
@@ -1809,9 +1979,12 @@ 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())
                         );
                     }
 
@@ -1871,11 +2044,35 @@ 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);
@@ -1999,10 +2196,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(FontAwesomeIcon.Crown.ToIconString());
         }
         ImGui.SameLine(0f, gapAfterCrown);
-        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, titleColor))
-        {
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(rendered);
-        }
+        DrawHonorificTitleText(rendered, titleColor, title.Glow);
         ImGui.EndGroup();
 
         if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
@@ -2013,6 +2207,35 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         ImGui.SameLine();
     }
 
+    // Renders the title text, optionally with a glow outline pre-pass. Glow is
+    // drawn at 8 cardinal offsets (±1 px) in the glow colour at reduced alpha,
+    // then the primary text on top. The pre-pass uses the window draw list so
+    // it composites correctly with the regular ImGui text that follows.
+    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()
     {
@@ -2059,7 +2282,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutHeaderHint = true;
             Plugin.SaveConfig();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug("v0.6.1 pop-out header hint dismissed");
+            _logger.LogDebug("v0.6.1 pop-out header hint dismissed");
             if (openSettings)
                 Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
         }
@@ -2124,10 +2347,52 @@ 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 = [];
 
@@ -2155,7 +2420,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             if (PopOutWindows.Contains(tab.Identifier))
                 continue;
 
-            var window = new Popout(this, tab, i);
+            var window = new Popout(this, tab, i, _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Popout>());
 
             Plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(window);
             PopOutWindows.Add(tab.Identifier);
@@ -2672,7 +2937,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         var viewport = ImGui.GetMainViewport();
         var safePos = viewport.WorkPos + SafeDefaultOffset;
         Position = safePos;
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        _logger.LogInformation(
             $"[Window-Recovery] {source}: snapping main window from {LastWindowPos} (size {LastWindowSize}) to {safePos}."
         );
 

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;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Data.Files;
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MoreLinq;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
@@ -33,11 +35,21 @@ 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 = "";
@@ -56,10 +68,13 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
 
     private bool NeedsScrollReset;
 
-    public DbViewer(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<DbViewer> _logger;
+
+    public DbViewer(Plugin plugin, ILogger<DbViewer> logger)
         : base("DBViewer###chat2-dbviewer")
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
         SelectedChannels = TabsUtil.MostlyPlayer;
 
         DateFormat = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern;
@@ -82,29 +97,13 @@ 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
-            .Commands.Register(
-                "/hellionView",
-                "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
-                true
-            )
-            .Execute -= Toggle;
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override void Draw()
     {
         var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)Count / RowPerPage);
@@ -233,6 +232,24 @@ 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 (
@@ -243,7 +260,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
                 30
             )
         )
-            Filtered = Filter(Messages);
+            TriggerFilterRefresh();
 
         // Third row
 
@@ -307,7 +324,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed reading messages from database");
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed reading messages from database");
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -447,11 +464,53 @@ 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)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(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()
@@ -570,7 +629,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed creating txt backup");
+                _logger.LogError(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

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Privacy;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 
     public override void Draw()
     {
+        DrawHellionForgeAnchor();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.Separator();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
         ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Wizard_Intro);
         ImGui.Spacing();
         ImGui.Separator();
@@ -147,6 +153,19 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
         }
     }
 
+    // Collapsible because the full silhouette is taller than the wizard
+    // window — folded by default so the privacy cards stay the primary
+    // focus, expandable for whoever wants the "about the makers" anchor.
+    private void DrawHellionForgeAnchor()
+    {
+        using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode("Hellion Forge");
+        if (!tree.Success)
+            return;
+
+        using (Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.MonoFontHandle.Push())
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+    }
+
     private void ApplyPrivacyFirst()
     {
         Plugin.Config.PrivacyFilterEnabled = true;

HellionChat/Ui/Popout.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Style;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     private readonly ChatLogWindow ChatLogWindow;
     private readonly Tab Tab;
     private readonly int Idx;
+    private readonly ILogger<Popout> _logger;
 
     private long FrameTime;
     private long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
@@ -23,12 +25,13 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     // Exposed so AutoTellTabsService can locate this window during LRU eviction.
     internal Guid TabIdentifier => Tab.Identifier;
 
-    public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx)
+    public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx, ILogger<Popout> logger)
         : base($"{tab.Name}##popout")
     {
         ChatLogWindow = chatLogWindow;
         Tab = tab;
         Idx = idx;
+        _logger = logger;
 
         Size = new Vector2(350, 350);
         SizeCondition = ImGuiCond.FirstUseEver;
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         {
             Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutInputHint = true;
             ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SaveConfig();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
+            _logger.LogDebug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
             if (openSettings)
                 ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
         }
@@ -214,13 +217,13 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (Tab.HideInBattle && CurrentHideState == HideState.None && Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.Battle;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Battle");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Battle");
         }
 
         if (CurrentHideState is HideState.Battle && !Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Battle -> None");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Battle -> None");
         }
 
         if (
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             if (ChatLogWindow.Plugin.Functions.Chat.CheckHideFlags())
             {
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.Cutscene;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Cutscene");
+                _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Cutscene");
             }
         }
 
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             && !Plugin.GposeActive
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(
+            _logger.LogTrace(
                 $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: {CurrentHideState} -> None (cutscene/gpose ended)"
             );
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.Cutscene && ChatLogWindow.Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.CutsceneOverride;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(
+            _logger.LogTrace(
                 $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Cutscene -> CutsceneOverride (user activate)"
             );
         }
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.User && ChatLogWindow.Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: User -> None (activate)");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"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
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false).Execute -= Toggle;
-#endif
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override void Draw()
     {
         if (Plugin.MessageManager.LastMessage.Sender == null)

HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Dalamud.Utility;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
     private SettingsView View = SettingsView.Overview;
     private readonly SettingsOverview Overview;
 
-    internal SettingsWindow(Plugin plugin)
+    internal SettingsWindow(Plugin plugin, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         : base($"{Language.Settings_Title.Format(Plugin.PluginName)}###chat2-settings")
     {
         Flags = ImGuiWindowFlags.NoScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoScrollWithMouse;
@@ -45,13 +46,13 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         Tabs =
         [
             new General(Plugin, Mutable),
-            new ThemeAndLayout(Plugin, Mutable),
-            new FontsAndColours(Plugin, Mutable),
+            new ThemeAndLayout(Plugin, Mutable, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<ThemeAndLayout>()),
+            new FontsAndColours(Plugin, Mutable, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<FontsAndColours>()),
             new SettingsTabs.Window(Plugin, Mutable),
             new Chat(Plugin, Mutable),
             new SettingsTabs.Tabs(Plugin, Mutable),
             new SettingsTabs.Privacy(Plugin, Mutable),
-            new DataManagement(Plugin, Mutable),
+            new DataManagement(Plugin, Mutable, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<DataManagement>()),
             new SettingsTabs.Integrations(Plugin, Mutable),
             new Information(Mutable),
         ];
@@ -60,23 +61,11 @@ 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;
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellion").Execute -= Command;
-    }
-
-    private void Command(string command, string args)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
-            Toggle();
+        // Slash-command + OpenConfigUi tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
     private void Initialise()
@@ -240,7 +229,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         }
 
         if (fontChanged || fontSizeChanged || italicStateChanged)
-            Plugin.FontManager.BuildFonts();
+            Plugin.FontManager.RebuildDelegateFonts();
 
         if (languageChanged)
             Plugin.LanguageChanged(Plugin.Interface.UiLanguage);

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Chat.cs

@@ -139,6 +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);
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/DataManagement.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using HellionChat.Export;
 using HellionChat.Privacy;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<DataManagement> _logger;
 
     public string Name =>
         HellionStrings.Settings_Card_DataManagement_Title + "###tabs-datamanagement";
@@ -136,10 +138,11 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
         ),
     ];
 
-    internal DataManagement(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable)
+    internal DataManagement(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable, ILogger<DataManagement> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
         Mutable = mutable;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     public void Draw(bool changed)
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Unable to delete old database");
+                        _logger.LogError(e, "Unable to delete old database");
                         WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
                             Language.Options_Database_Old_Delete_Error,
                             NotificationType.Error
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.Config.RetentionLastRunAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
                 Plugin.SaveConfig();
 
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Manual retention run deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Manual retention run deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
 
                 if (deleted > 0)
                 {
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                             .Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
                     )
                     {
-                        Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                        _logger.LogWarning(
                             "Retention sweep: framework refresh timed out after 5s."
                         );
                     }
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Manual retention run failed");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Manual retention run failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Retention_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Failed to compute cleanup preview");
+            _logger.LogError(e, "Failed to compute cleanup preview");
             WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
                 HellionStrings.Cleanup_PreviewError,
                 NotificationType.Error
@@ -587,7 +590,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             try
             {
                 var deleted = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.CleanupRetainOnly(allowed);
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Privacy cleanup: deleted {deleted} messages");
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Privacy cleanup: deleted {deleted} messages");
 
                 if (
                     !Plugin
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                         .Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
                 )
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Warning("Privacy cleanup: framework refresh timed out after 5s.");
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Privacy cleanup: framework refresh timed out after 5s.");
                 }
 
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
@@ -609,7 +612,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Privacy cleanup failed");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Privacy cleanup failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Cleanup_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Export failed");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Export failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Export_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -849,7 +852,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 )
             )
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Warning("Clearing messages from database");
+                _logger.LogWarning("Clearing messages from database");
                 Plugin.MessageManager.Store.ClearMessages();
                 Plugin.MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
 
@@ -907,7 +910,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
     private void InsertMessages(int count)
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Info($"Inserting {count} messages due to user request");
+        _logger.LogInformation($"Inserting {count} messages due to user request");
 
         var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
         var playerName = Plugin.PlayerState.CharacterName;
@@ -952,7 +955,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
         var elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        _logger.LogInformation(
             $"Crafted {count} messages in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
         );
 
@@ -962,7 +965,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
         elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        _logger.LogInformation(
             $"Upserted {count} messages in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
         );
 
@@ -973,7 +976,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
                 elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
                 stopwatch.Stop();
-                Plugin.Log.Info(
+                _logger.LogInformation(
                     $"Cleared {Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count} tabs in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
                 );
             })
@@ -986,7 +989,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.MessageManager.FilterAllTabs();
                 elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
                 stopwatch.Stop();
-                Plugin.Log.Info(
+                _logger.LogInformation(
                     $"Fetched and filtered all tabs in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
                 );
             })

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/FontsAndColours.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
@@ -14,14 +15,16 @@ internal sealed class FontsAndColours : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<FontsAndColours> _logger;
 
     public string Name =>
         HellionStrings.Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Title + "###tabs-fontsandcolours";
 
-    internal FontsAndColours(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable)
+    internal FontsAndColours(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable, ILogger<FontsAndColours> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
         Mutable = mutable;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     public void Draw(bool changed)
@@ -312,6 +315,6 @@ internal sealed class FontsAndColours : ISettingsTab
         }
         Plugin.SaveConfig();
         GlobalParametersCache.Refresh();
-        Plugin.Log.Debug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
+        _logger.LogDebug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
     }
 }

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Information.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
     {
         using var wrap = ImRaii.TextWrapPos(0.0f);
 
+        DrawHellionForgeSection();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
         DrawVersionInfoSection();
         ImGui.Spacing();
         DrawAboutSection();
@@ -65,6 +68,20 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
         DrawChangelogSection();
     }
 
+    // Provenance anchor — folded by default so the tab opens to the
+    // version-info section as before. Expands to show the full Hellion
+    // Forge silhouette in monospace.
+    private void DrawHellionForgeSection()
+    {
+        using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode("Hellion Forge");
+        if (!tree.Success)
+            return;
+
+        using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
+        using (Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.MonoFontHandle.Push())
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+    }
+
     private void DrawVersionInfoSection()
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Information_VersionInfo_Heading);

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Integrations.cs

@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ 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);
         }
 
         // Honorific has no LICENSE in its repo so we link upstream and author

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/ThemeAndLayout.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Themes;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
@@ -11,16 +12,18 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<ThemeAndLayout> _logger;
 
     private string? _applyDismissedFor;
 
     public string Name =>
         HellionStrings.Settings_Card_ThemeAndLayout_Title + "###tabs-themeandlayout";
 
-    internal ThemeAndLayout(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable)
+    internal ThemeAndLayout(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable, ILogger<ThemeAndLayout> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
         Mutable = mutable;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     public void Draw(bool changed)
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ internal sealed class ThemeAndLayout : ISettingsTab
                 var path = Path.Combine(dir, fileName);
                 var json = ThemeJsonWriter.Serialize(active);
                 File.WriteAllText(path, json);
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Exported active theme '{active.Slug}' to {path}");
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Exported active theme '{active.Slug}' to {path}");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -250,6 +253,26 @@ 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();

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;
@@ -9,12 +10,20 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
-// Bottom status bar, 22px tall. Slots left to right: channel indicator,
-// privacy badge, counts, tells (hidden at 0), version (right-aligned).
-// Updates at 1Hz; format strings are cached between updates.
+// Bottom status bar. Slots left to right: channel indicator, privacy badge,
+// counts, tells (hidden at 0), version (right-aligned). Updates at 1Hz;
+// format strings are cached between updates.
 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;
 
     // Initially outdated so the first frame always computes fresh.

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/Util/AutoTranslate.cs

@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
         {
             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
+            // 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,
@@ -197,7 +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}");
             }
         }
 

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/IPluginLogProxy.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Util;
+
+// Plugin.LogProxy bridge for consumers that cannot take a logger via the
+// constructor: static helpers (EmoteCache et al.), Dalamud-reflected types
+// (Configuration), data classes with mass instantiation (Message) and
+// instance classes that only log from static methods (FontManager).
+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/ImGuiUtil.cs

@@ -583,7 +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/MemoryUtil.cs

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

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/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");
             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/images/ascii/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Hellion Chat — ASCII branding assets
+
+ASCII art collected during the Hellion Chat branding pass. The Hellion Chat mascot is a fox, and two
+variants ship inside the plugin DLL as embedded resources and render at runtime. Everything in this
+folder is the wider study collection that did not get picked for the live slots, kept around as
+reference material and for anyone who wants to remix or build on top of them.
+
+## Live assets (rendered at runtime)
+
+These two files live as embedded resources under `HellionChat/Resources/Branding/` and are loaded by
+the plugin at startup. They are intentionally outside this folder so the build pipeline can treat
+them as binary blobs rather than loose assets.
+
+| File                                            | Slot                                                                                                                                                         |
+| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-banner.txt` | Full fox silhouette with "Hellion Forge" set inside the body. Rendered as a folded `TreeNode` in the First-Run Wizard and in the Settings → Information tab. |
+| `HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-mini.txt`   | Compact fox-head + curly-tail. Prepended to the DI-logger bootstrap banner so an `/xllog` reader sees the signature on every plugin load.                    |
+
+## Study assets (this folder, not embedded)
+
+Variants drawn during the design pass that did not get picked for the live slots. Kept around so the
+next branding iteration can remix them or pull one in if a new render slot needs an alternative
+shape.
+
+| File                            | Description                                                                               |
+| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `fox-profile-hf.txt`            | Fox profile silhouette in `$`/`X` stipple with a small "HF" mark inside the chest.        |
+| `fox-sitting-stipple.txt`       | Sitting fox in `&` stipple with a full tail sweep to the right.                           |
+| `fox-paw-stipple.txt`           | Detailed paw print in `@` stipple — five upper pads plus the main pad.                    |
+| `fox-paw-outline.txt`           | Compact outline paw with `^` claw marks (non-retractable claws are a fox-vs-cat tell).    |
+| `wolf-head-blazejkozlowski.txt` | Third-party work, kept as a style reference from the design pass — see attribution below. |
+
+## License / attribution
+
+### Julia Moon (all `fox-*.txt` files)
+
+"Julia Moon" is the pseudonym used by the Hellion Chat maintainer for creative work. All `fox-*.txt`
+files in this folder and under `HellionChat/Resources/Branding/` were drawn for Hellion Chat under
+that name.
+
+- Free to use, no attribution required, no copyright notice needed.
+- Remix, adapt, or build on top of them as you wish.
+- They travel under Hellion Chat's main EUPL-1.2 license but the author waives the attribution
+  clause for these specific assets.
+
+### Blazej Kozlowski (`wolf-head-blazejkozlowski.txt`)
+
+The wolf head is by **Blazej Kozlowski**, originally published on the ASCII Art Archive:
+
+<https://www.asciiart.eu/art/2717ef726b5e8ea6>
+
+It is kept here as a style reference for the fox silhouette work. The `bug` string at the bottom of
+the art is the artist's traditional signature, not a status marker. If you want to use it yourself,
+follow the rules on asciiart.eu rather than the Julia Moon waiver above.

HellionChat/images/ascii/fox-paw-outline.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+    ^       ^
+   / \     / \
+  (   )   (   )
+ ^ \_/     \_/ ^
+/ \   .---.   / \
+\_/  /     \  \_/
+     \_____/

HellionChat/images/ascii/fox-paw-stipple.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+                                       @@
+                           @@         @@@@         @@
+                          @@@@@      @@@@@@      @@@@@
+                          @@@@@@     @@@@@@     @@@@@@
+                          @@@@@@     @@@@@@     @@@@@@
+                @@         @@@@@      @@@       @@@@@        @@@
+                @@@@@                                     @@@@@@
+                @@@@@@@      @@@@@@          @@@@@@      @@@@@@
+                 @@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@      @@@@@@@@@@   @@@@@@@
+                   @@@@@   @@@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@   @@@@@
+         @@@@@             @@@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@             @@@@@@
+         @@@@@@@           @@@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@           @@@@@@@
+          @@@@@@@           @@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@           @@@@@@@
+            @@@@@ @@@@@@     @@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@     @@@@@@ @@@@@
+                 @@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@        @@@@@     @@@@@@@@@@
+                @@@@@@@@@@@@                        @@@@@@@@@@@@
+                @@@@@@@@@@@@         @@@@@@         @@@@@@@@@@@@
+                 @@@@@@@@@@@@      @@@@@@@@@@      @@@@@@@@@@@@
+                  @@@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@
+                    @@@@@@@@@   @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@   @@@@@@@@@
+                       @@@@@   @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@   @@@@
+                             @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+                            @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+                           @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+                           @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+                           @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+                            @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+                               @@@            @@@

HellionChat/images/ascii/fox-profile-hf.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+:;.             ::;+xXX$$$$$$Xx+:.
+X+++++;;;;;+xXX$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;.
+$;   ..:::X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+.
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+:$X: :+xxX$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;:         +$$$$$$$X;.
+ ;$$x:..;$$$$$$$$$$$$X;.     HF     +$$$$$$$$$$$$;
+  .;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+:               :X$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
+      :+XXXX+;.                    ;X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
+                                   :X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+.
+                                   :X$$$x$$$$$$$$$$$+.
+                                  .;X$$$+$$$$$$$$$$$X:
+                                 .+$$$$$+$$$$$$$$$$$$;
+                                  :X$$$$$+$$$$$$$$$$$$:
+                                   :X$X;::$$$$$$$$$$$$;
+                                    ;$$; :$$$$$$$$$$$$X
+                                     +$$ :$$$$$$$$$$$$$
+                                     ;$X.+$$$$$$$$$$$$$
+                                        ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
+                                       x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
+                                   :X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
+                                 :X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x+
+                            +x: X$$$$$$XX$$$$$$$$$$$+XX
+                           :;X$;xxX$Xx+XXX$$$$$$$$$;.+:
+                           ;+X$$$$$$$$X.XX$$$$$$$$+:x;
+                          .+$$$$$$$$$$+++$$$$$$$$x.;+:
+                          ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x$$$$$$$X+;
+                         .+;;X$$$x;;+X$$$+;$$$$$$+.
+                          :;:X$+.++.  ;$+.;+X$$$$X.
+                          .+$$:        X;:::X$$$$:
+                          :X+.  :xX$$+..  .x$$$$:
+                         :$+.;+: :$$+.   .+$$$X.
+                                 :$$;   .x$$$;
+                                  ;X;  .$$$X:
+                                      +$$$+.
+                                    :X$$+.
+                                   ;X$+
+                                  .+$+.