diff --git a/modules/chat.lua b/modules/chat.lua
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+pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
+  local panelfont = C.panel.use_unitfonts == "1" and pfUI.font_unit or pfUI.font_default
+  local panelfont_size = C.panel.use_unitfonts == "1" and C.global.font_unit_size or C.global.font_size
+  local rawborder, default_border = GetBorderSize("chat")
+
+  if pfUI.client <= 11200 then
+    -- The 'GetChatWindowInfo' function returns shown as 'false' while the UIParent is hidden (Alt+Z).
+    -- Based on that return value, the 'FloatingChatFrame_Update' would remove every chat frame,
+    -- that isn't tabbed while the interface is hidden. With this hook we prevent the original
+    -- 'FloatingChatFrame_Update' function from being called during that time.
+
+    local HookFloatingChatFrame_Update = _G.FloatingChatFrame_Update
+    _G.FloatingChatFrame_Update = function(id, onUpdateEvent)
+      if not UIParent:IsShown() then return end
+      HookFloatingChatFrame_Update(id, onUpdateEvent)
+    end
+  end
+
+  _G.CHAT_FONT_HEIGHTS = { 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 }
+
+  -- add dropdown menu button to ignore player
+  UnitPopupButtons["IGNORE_PLAYER"] = { text = IGNORE_PLAYER, dist = 0 }
+  for index,value in ipairs(UnitPopupMenus["FRIEND"]) do
+    if value == "GUILD_LEAVE" then
+      table.insert(UnitPopupMenus["FRIEND"], index+1, "IGNORE_PLAYER")
+    end
+  end
+
+  hooksecurefunc("UnitPopup_OnClick", function(self)
+    if this.value == "IGNORE_PLAYER" then
+      AddIgnore(_G[UIDROPDOWNMENU_INIT_MENU].name)
+    end
+  end)
+
+  local realm = GetRealmName()
+  local player = UnitName("player")
+  local history
+  local function SaveChatHistory(id, msg, r, g, b)
+    -- create cache tables if not existing
+    pfUI_cache = pfUI_cache or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"] or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm] or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player] or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player][id] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player][id] or {}
+
+    if r and g and b then
+      local color = rgbhex(r*.5+.2, g*.5+.2, b*.5+.2)
+      msg = string.gsub(msg, "^", color)
+      msg = string.gsub(msg, "|r", "|r" .. color)
+    end
+
+    history = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player][id]
+    table.insert(history, 1, msg)
+    if history[30] then table.remove(history, 30) end
+  end
+
+  local function GetChatHistory(id)
+    -- create cache tables if not existing
+    pfUI_cache = pfUI_cache or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"] or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm] or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player] or {}
+    pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player][id] = pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player][id] or {}
+
+    return pfUI_cache["chathistory"][realm][player][id]
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat = CreateFrame("Frame",nil,UIParent)
+
+  pfUI.chat.left = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfChatLeft", UIParent)
+  pfUI.chat.left.OnMove = function()
+    pfUI.chat:RefreshChat()
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.left:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
+  pfUI.chat.left:SetWidth(C.chat.left.width)
+  pfUI.chat.left:SetHeight(C.chat.left.height)
+  pfUI.chat.left:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", 2*default_border,2*default_border)
+  pfUI.chat.left:SetScript("OnShow", function() pfUI.chat:RefreshChat() end)
+  UpdateMovable(pfUI.chat.left)
+  CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.left, default_border, nil, .8)
+  if C.chat.global.frameshadow == "1" then
+    CreateBackdropShadow(pfUI.chat.left)
+  end
+
+  if C.chat.global.custombg == "1" then
+    local r, g, b, a = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.background)
+    pfUI.chat.left.backdrop:SetBackdropColor(tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), tonumber(a))
+
+    local r, g, b, a = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.border)
+    pfUI.chat.left.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), tonumber(a))
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.left.panelTop = CreateFrame("Frame", "leftChatPanelTop", pfUI.chat.left)
+  pfUI.chat.left.panelTop:ClearAllPoints()
+  pfUI.chat.left.panelTop:SetHeight(C.global.font_size+default_border*2)
+  pfUI.chat.left.panelTop:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.left, "TOPLEFT", default_border, -default_border)
+  pfUI.chat.left.panelTop:SetPoint("TOPRIGHT", pfUI.chat.left, "TOPRIGHT", -default_border, -default_border)
+  if C.chat.global.tabdock == "1" then
+    CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.left.panelTop, default_border, nil, .8)
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.URLPattern = {
+    WWW = {
+      ["rx"]=" (www%d-)%.([_A-Za-z0-9-]+)%.(%S+)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s.%s.%s"},
+    PROTOCOL = {
+      ["rx"]=" (%a+)://(%S+)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s://%s"},
+    EMAIL = {
+      ["rx"]=" ([_A-Za-z0-9-%.:]+)@([_A-Za-z0-9-]+)(%.)([_A-Za-z0-9-]+%.?[_A-Za-z0-9-]*)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s@%s%s%s"},
+    PORTIP = {
+      ["rx"]=" (%d%d?%d?)%.(%d%d?%d?)%.(%d%d?%d?)%.(%d%d?%d?):(%d%d?%d?%d?%d?)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s.%s.%s.%s:%s"},
+    IP = {
+      ["rx"]=" (%d%d?%d?)%.(%d%d?%d?)%.(%d%d?%d?)%.(%d%d?%d?)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s.%s.%s.%s"},
+    SHORTURL = {
+      ["rx"]=" (%a+)%.(%a+)/(%S+)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s.%s/%s"},
+    URLIP = {
+      ["rx"]=" ([_A-Za-z0-9-]+)%.([_A-Za-z0-9-]+)%.(%S+)%:([_0-9-]+)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s.%s.%s:%s"},
+    URL = {
+      ["rx"]=" ([_A-Za-z0-9-]+)%.([_A-Za-z0-9-]+)%.(%S+)%s?",
+      ["fm"]="%s.%s.%s"},
+  }
+
+  pfUI.chat.URLFuncs = {
+    ["WWW"] = function(a1,a2,a3) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.WWW.fm,a1,a2,a3) end,
+    ["PROTOCOL"] = function(a1,a2) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.PROTOCOL.fm,a1,a2) end,
+    ["EMAIL"] = function(a1,a2,a3,a4) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.EMAIL.fm,a1,a2,a3,a4) end,
+    ["PORTIP"] = function(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.PORTIP.fm,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5) end,
+    ["IP"] = function(a1,a2,a3,a4) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.IP.fm,a1,a2,a3,a4) end,
+    ["SHORTURL"] = function(a1,a2,a3) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.SHORTURL.fm,a1,a2,a3) end,
+    ["URLIP"] = function(a1,a2,a3,a4) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.URLIP.fm,a1,a2,a3,a4) end,
+    ["URL"] = function(a1,a2,a3) return pfUI.chat:FormatLink(pfUI.chat.URLPattern.URL.fm,a1,a2,a3) end,
+  }
+
+  -- url copy dialog
+  function pfUI.chat:FormatLink(formatter,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10)
+    if not (formatter and a1) then return end
+    local newtext = string.format(formatter,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10)
+
+    -- check the last capture index for consecutive trailing dots (invalid top level domain)
+    local invalidtld
+    for _, arg in pairs({a10,a9,a8,a7,a6,a5,a4,a3,a2,a1}) do
+      if arg then
+        invalidtld = string.find(arg, "(%.%.)$")
+        break
+      end
+    end
+
+    if (invalidtld) then return newtext end
+    if formatter == self.URLPattern.EMAIL.fm then -- email parser
+      local colon = string.find(a1,":")
+      if (colon) and string.len(a1) > colon then
+        if not (string.sub(a1,1,6) == "mailto") then
+          local prefix,address = string.sub(newtext,1,colon),string.sub(newtext,colon+1)
+          return string.format(" %s|cffccccff|Hurl:%s|h[%s]|h|r ",prefix,address,address)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    return " |cffccccff|Hurl:" .. newtext .. "|h[" .. newtext .. "]|h|r "
+  end
+
+  function pfUI.chat:HandleLink(text)
+    local URLPattern = pfUI.chat.URLPattern
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.WWW.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.WWW)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.PROTOCOL.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.PROTOCOL)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.EMAIL.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.EMAIL)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.PORTIP.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.PORTIP)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.IP.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.IP)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.SHORTURL.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.SHORTURL)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.URLIP.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.URLIP)
+    text = string.gsub (text, URLPattern.URL.rx, pfUI.chat.URLFuncs.URL)
+    return text
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfURLCopy", UIParent)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:Hide()
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetWidth(270)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetHeight(65)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetFrameStrata("FULLSCREEN")
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetPoint("CENTER", 0, 0)
+  CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.urlcopy, nil, nil, 0.8)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetMovable(true)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:EnableMouse(true)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:RegisterForDrag("LeftButton")
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetScript("OnDragStart",function()
+    this:StartMoving()
+  end)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetScript("OnDragStop",function()
+    this:StopMovingOrSizing()
+  end)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy:SetScript("OnShow", function()
+    this.text:HighlightText()
+  end)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text = CreateFrame("EditBox", "pfURLCopyEditBox", pfUI.chat.urlcopy)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetTextColor(.2,1,.8,1)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetJustifyH("CENTER")
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetWidth(250)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetHeight(20)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetPoint("TOP", pfUI.chat.urlcopy, "TOP", 0, -10)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetFontObject(GameFontNormal)
+  CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetScript("OnEscapePressed", function(self)
+    pfUI.chat.urlcopy:Hide()
+  end)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetScript("OnEditFocusLost", function(self)
+    pfUI.chat.urlcopy:Hide()
+  end)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close = CreateFrame("Button", "pfURLCopyClose", pfUI.chat.urlcopy, "UIPanelButtonTemplate")
+  pfUI.api.SkinButton(pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close:SetWidth(70)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close:SetHeight(18)
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", pfUI.chat.urlcopy, "BOTTOMRIGHT", -10, 10)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close:SetText(T["Close"])
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.close:SetScript("OnClick", function()
+    pfUI.chat.urlcopy:Hide()
+  end)
+
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.SetItemRef = SetItemRef
+  pfUI.chat.urlcopy.CopyText = function(text)
+    pfUI.chat.urlcopy.text:SetText(text)
+    pfUI.chat.urlcopy:Show()
+  end
+
+  function _G.SetItemRef(link, text, button)
+    if (strsub(link, 1, 3) == "url") then
+      if string.len(link) > 4 and string.sub(link,1,4) == "url:" then
+        pfUI.chat.urlcopy.CopyText(string.sub(link,5, string.len(link)))
+      end
+      return
+    end
+    pfUI.chat.urlcopy.SetItemRef(link, text, button)
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.right = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfChatRight", UIParent)
+  pfUI.chat.right:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
+  pfUI.chat.right:SetWidth(C.chat.right.width)
+  pfUI.chat.right:SetHeight(C.chat.right.height)
+  pfUI.chat.right:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", -2*default_border,2*default_border)
+  pfUI.chat.right:SetScript("OnShow", function() pfUI.chat:RefreshChat() end)
+  UpdateMovable(pfUI.chat.right)
+  CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.right, default_border, nil, .8)
+  if C.chat.global.frameshadow == "1" then
+    CreateBackdropShadow(pfUI.chat.right)
+  end
+
+  if C.chat.global.custombg == "1" then
+    local r, g, b, a = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.background)
+    pfUI.chat.right.backdrop:SetBackdropColor(tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), tonumber(a))
+
+    local r, g, b, a = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.border)
+    pfUI.chat.right.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), tonumber(a))
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.right.panelTop = CreateFrame("Frame", "rightChatPanelTop", pfUI.chat.right)
+  pfUI.chat.right.panelTop:ClearAllPoints()
+  pfUI.chat.right.panelTop:SetHeight(C.global.font_size+default_border*2)
+  pfUI.chat.right.panelTop:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.right, "TOPLEFT", default_border, -default_border)
+  pfUI.chat.right.panelTop:SetPoint("TOPRIGHT", pfUI.chat.right, "TOPRIGHT", -default_border, -default_border)
+  if C.chat.global.tabdock == "1" then
+    CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.right.panelTop, default_border, nil, .8)
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")
+  pfUI.chat:RegisterEvent("UI_SCALE_CHANGED")
+
+  local function ChatOnMouseWheel()
+    if (arg1 > 0) then
+      if IsShiftKeyDown() then
+        this:ScrollToTop()
+      else
+        for i=1, C.chat.global.scrollspeed do
+          this:ScrollUp()
+        end
+      end
+    elseif (arg1 < 0) then
+      if IsShiftKeyDown() then
+        this:ScrollToBottom()
+      else
+        for i=1, C.chat.global.scrollspeed do
+          this:ScrollDown()
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  function pfUI.chat:RefreshChat()
+    local panelheight = C.global.font_size*1.5 + default_border*2 + 2
+
+    if C.chat.global.sticky == "1" then
+      ChatTypeInfo.WHISPER.sticky = 1
+      ChatTypeInfo.OFFICER.sticky = 1
+      ChatTypeInfo.RAID_WARNING.sticky = 1
+      ChatTypeInfo.CHANNEL.sticky = 1
+    end
+
+    ChatFrameMenuButton:Hide()
+    ChatMenu:SetClampedToScreen(true)
+    CreateBackdrop(ChatMenu)
+    CreateBackdrop(EmoteMenu)
+    CreateBackdrop(LanguageMenu)
+    CreateBackdrop(VoiceMacroMenu)
+
+    local combatlogpanel = (CombatLogQuickButtonFrame_Custom and CombatLogQuickButtonFrame_Custom:GetHeight() or 0)
+
+    for i=1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
+      local frame = _G["ChatFrame"..i]
+      local tab = _G["ChatFrame"..i.."Tab"]
+
+      local combat = 0
+      for _, msg in pairs(_G["ChatFrame"..i].messageTypeList) do
+        if strfind(msg, "SPELL", 1) or strfind(msg, "COMBAT", 1) then
+          combat = combat + 1
+        end
+      end
+
+      if combat > 5 then
+        frame.pfCombatLog = true
+      else
+        frame.pfCombatLog = nil
+      end
+
+
+      if not frame.pfStartMoving then
+        frame.pfStartMoving = frame.StartMoving
+        frame.StartMoving = function(a1)
+          pfUI.chat.hideLock = true
+          frame.pfStartMoving(a1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      if not frame.pfStopMovingOrSizing then
+        frame.pfStopMovingOrSizing = frame.StopMovingOrSizing
+        frame.StopMovingOrSizing = function(a1)
+          frame.pfStopMovingOrSizing(a1)
+          pfUI.chat.RefreshChat()
+          pfUI.chat.hideLock = false
+        end
+      end
+
+      if C.chat.global.fadeout == "1" then
+        frame:SetFading(true)
+        frame:SetTimeVisible(tonumber(C.chat.global.fadetime))
+      else
+        frame:SetFading(false)
+      end
+
+      if i == 3 and C.chat.right.enable == "1" then
+        -- Loot & Spam
+        local bottompadding = pfUI.panel and pfUI.panel.right:IsShown() and not pfUI_config.position["pfPanelRight"] and panelheight or default_border
+        tab:SetParent(pfUI.chat.right.panelTop)
+        frame:SetParent(pfUI.chat.right)
+        frame:ClearAllPoints()
+        frame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.right ,"TOPLEFT", default_border, -panelheight)
+        frame:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", pfUI.chat.right ,"BOTTOMRIGHT", -default_border, bottompadding)
+        frame:Show()
+      elseif frame.isDocked then
+        -- Left Chat
+        local bottompadding = pfUI.panel and pfUI.panel.left:IsShown() and not pfUI_config.position["pfPanelLeft"] and panelheight or default_border
+        FCF_DockFrame(frame)
+        tab:SetParent(pfUI.chat.left.panelTop)
+        frame:SetParent(pfUI.chat.left)
+        frame:ClearAllPoints()
+        if i == 2 then
+          frame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.left ,"TOPLEFT", default_border, -panelheight - combatlogpanel)
+        else
+          frame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.left ,"TOPLEFT", default_border, -panelheight)
+        end
+        frame:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", pfUI.chat.left ,"BOTTOMRIGHT", -default_border, bottompadding)
+      else
+        FCF_UnDockFrame(frame)
+        frame:SetParent(UIParent)
+        tab:SetParent(UIParent)
+      end
+
+      -- Combat Log
+      if C.chat.global.combathide == "1" and frame.pfCombatLog then
+        FCF_UnDockFrame(frame)
+        FCF_Close(frame)
+      end
+
+      -- hide textures
+      for j,v in ipairs({tab:GetRegions()}) do
+        if j==5 then v:SetTexture(0,0,0,0) end
+        v:SetHeight(C.global.font_size+default_border*2)
+      end
+
+      -- remove background on docked frames
+      for _, tex in pairs(CHAT_FRAME_TEXTURES) do
+        local texture = _G["ChatFrame"..i..tex]
+        if tex == "Background" then
+          texture.oldTexture = texture.oldTexture or texture:GetTexture()
+          if frame:GetParent() == pfUI.chat.left or frame:GetParent() == pfUI.chat.right then
+            texture:SetTexture()
+            texture:Hide()
+          else
+            texture:SetTexture(texture.oldTexture)
+            texture:Show()
+          end
+        else
+          texture:SetTexture()
+          texture:Hide()
+        end
+      end
+
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "ResizeBottom"]:Hide()
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabText"]:SetJustifyV("CENTER")
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabText"]:SetHeight(C.global.font_size+default_border*2)
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabText"]:SetPoint("BOTTOM", 0, default_border)
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabLeft"]:SetAlpha(0)
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabMiddle"]:SetAlpha(0)
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabRight"]:SetAlpha(0)
+
+      if C.chat.global.chatflash == "1" then
+        _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabFlash"]:SetAllPoints(_G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabText"])
+      else
+        _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabFlash"].Show = function() return end
+      end
+
+      local _, class = UnitClass("player")
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabText"]:SetTextColor((RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].r + .3) * .5, (RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].g + .3) * .5, (RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].b + .3) * .5, 1)
+      _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "TabText"]:SetFont(panelfont,panelfont_size, "OUTLINE")
+
+      if _G["ChatFrame" .. i].isDocked or _G["ChatFrame" .. i]:IsVisible() then
+        _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "Tab"]:Show()
+      end
+
+      frame:EnableMouseWheel(true)
+      frame:SetScript("OnMouseWheel", ChatOnMouseWheel)
+    end
+
+
+    -- update dock frame for all windows
+    for index, value in pairs(DOCKED_CHAT_FRAMES) do
+      FCF_UpdateButtonSide(value)
+    end
+  end
+
+  hooksecurefunc("FCF_SaveDock", pfUI.chat.RefreshChat)
+
+  if C.chat.global.tabmouse == "1" then
+    pfUI.chat.mouseovertab = CreateFrame("Frame")
+    pfUI.chat.mouseovertab:SetScript("OnUpdate", function()
+      -- throttle
+      if ( this.tick or .1) > GetTime() then return else this.tick = GetTime() + pfUI.throttle:Get("chat_tab") end  -- Default: Normal (10 FPS)
+
+      if pfUI.chat.hideLock then return end
+
+      if MouseIsOver(pfUI.chat.left, 10, -10, -10, 10) then
+        pfUI.chat.left.panelTop:Show()
+        FCF_DockUpdate()
+      elseif MouseIsOver(pfUI.chat.right, 10, -10, -10, 10) then
+        -- disable while dock is active
+        if pfUI.chat.right:GetAlpha() == 0 then return end
+
+        pfUI.chat.right.panelTop:Show()
+        FCF_DockUpdate()
+      else
+        pfUI.chat.left.panelTop:Hide()
+        pfUI.chat.right.panelTop:Hide()
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  function pfUI.chat.SetupRightChat(state)
+    if state then
+      C.chat.right.enable = "1"
+      pfUI.chat.right:Show()
+    else
+      C.chat.right.enable = "0"
+      pfUI.chat.right:Hide()
+    end
+  end
+
+  function pfUI.chat.SetupPositions()
+    -- close all chat windows
+    for i=1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
+      FCF_Close(_G["ChatFrame"..i])
+      FCF_DockUpdate()
+    end
+
+    -- Main Window
+    ChatFrame1:ClearAllPoints()
+    ChatFrame1:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.left ,"TOPLEFT", 5, -25)
+    ChatFrame1:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", pfUI.chat.left ,"BOTTOMRIGHT", -5, 25)
+
+    FCF_SetLocked(ChatFrame1, 1)
+    FCF_SetWindowName(ChatFrame1, GENERAL)
+    FCF_SetWindowColor(ChatFrame1, 0, 0, 0)
+    FCF_SetWindowAlpha(ChatFrame1, 0)
+    FCF_SetChatWindowFontSize(ChatFrame1, 12)
+    ChatFrame1:SetUserPlaced(1)
+
+    -- Combat Log
+    FCF_SetLocked(ChatFrame2, 1)
+    FCF_SetWindowName(ChatFrame2, COMBAT_LOG)
+    FCF_SetWindowColor(ChatFrame2, 0, 0, 0)
+    FCF_SetWindowAlpha(ChatFrame2, 0)
+    FCF_SetChatWindowFontSize(ChatFrame2, 12)
+    ChatFrame2:SetUserPlaced(1)
+
+    -- Loot & Spam
+    if C.chat.right.enable == "1" then
+      -- set position of Loot & Spam
+      FCF_SetLocked(ChatFrame3, 1)
+      FCF_SetWindowName(ChatFrame3, T["Loot & Spam"])
+      FCF_SetWindowColor(ChatFrame3, 0, 0, 0)
+      FCF_SetWindowAlpha(ChatFrame3, 0)
+      FCF_SetChatWindowFontSize(ChatFrame3, 12)
+      FCF_UnDockFrame(ChatFrame3)
+      FCF_SetTabPosition(ChatFrame3, 0)
+      ChatFrame3:ClearAllPoints()
+      ChatFrame3:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", pfUI.chat.right ,"TOPLEFT", 5, -25)
+      ChatFrame3:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", pfUI.chat.right ,"BOTTOMRIGHT", -5, 25)
+      ChatFrame3:SetUserPlaced(1)
+    end
+
+    pfUI.chat:RefreshChat()
+    FCF_DockUpdate()
+  end
+
+  function pfUI.chat.SetupChannels()
+    ChatFrame_RemoveAllMessageGroups(ChatFrame1)
+    ChatFrame_RemoveAllMessageGroups(ChatFrame2)
+    ChatFrame_RemoveAllMessageGroups(ChatFrame3)
+
+    ChatFrame_RemoveAllChannels(ChatFrame1)
+    ChatFrame_RemoveAllChannels(ChatFrame2)
+    ChatFrame_RemoveAllChannels(ChatFrame3)
+
+    local normalg = { "SYSTEM", "SAY", "YELL", "WHISPER", "PARTY", "GUILD", "GUILD_OFFICER", "CREATURE", "CHANNEL", "EMOTE", "RAID", "RAID_LEADER", "RAID_WARNING", "BATTLEGROUND", "BATTLEGROUND_LEADER", "MONSTER_SAY", "MONSTER_EMOTE", "MONSTER_YELL", "MONSTER_WHISPER", "MONSTER_BOSS_EMOTE", "MONSTER_BOSS_WHISPER" }
+    for _,group in pairs(normalg) do
+      ChatFrame_AddMessageGroup(ChatFrame1, group)
+    end
+
+    ChatFrame_ActivateCombatMessages(ChatFrame2)
+
+    if C.chat.right.enable == "1" then
+      local spamg = { "COMBAT_XP_GAIN", "COMBAT_HONOR_GAIN", "COMBAT_FACTION_CHANGE", "SKILL", "LOOT" }
+      for _,group in pairs(spamg) do
+        ChatFrame_AddMessageGroup(ChatFrame3, group)
+      end
+
+      for _, chan in pairs({EnumerateServerChannels()}) do
+        ChatFrame_AddChannel(ChatFrame3, chan)
+        ChatFrame_RemoveChannel(ChatFrame1, chan)
+      end
+
+      JoinChannelByName("World")
+      ChatFrame_AddChannel(ChatFrame3, "World")
+    end
+    pfUI.chat:RefreshChat()
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
+    -- set the default chat
+    FCF_SelectDockFrame(SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME)
+
+    -- update all chat settings
+    pfUI.chat:RefreshChat()
+    FCF_DockUpdate()
+    if C.chat.right.enable == "0" then
+      pfUI.chat.right:Hide()
+    end
+  end)
+
+  local function SkipFading(self, alpha)
+    UIFrameFadeRemoveFrame(self)
+    if SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME:GetID() == self:GetID() then
+      self:_SetAlpha(1)
+    else
+      self:_SetAlpha(0.5)
+    end
+  end
+
+  for i=1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "UpButton"]:Hide()
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "UpButton"].Show = function() return end
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "DownButton"]:Hide()
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "DownButton"].Show = function() return end
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "BottomButton"]:Hide()
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "BottomButton"].Show = function() return end
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "Tab"]._SetAlpha = _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "Tab"].SetAlpha
+    _G["ChatFrame" .. i .. "Tab"].SetAlpha = SkipFading
+  end
+
+  pfUI.chat.editbox = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfChatInputBox", UIParent)
+  pfUI.chat.editbox:SetFrameStrata("DIALOG")
+  if C.chat.text.input_height == "0" then
+    pfUI.chat.editbox:SetHeight(22)
+
+    if ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage then
+      SkinButton(ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage)
+      ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage:SetWidth(22)
+      ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage:SetHeight(22)
+    end
+  else
+    pfUI.chat.editbox:SetHeight(C.chat.text.input_height)
+
+    if ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage then
+      SkinButton(ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage)
+      ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage:SetWidth(C.chat.text.input_height)
+      ChatFrameEditBoxLanguage:SetHeight(C.chat.text.input_height)
+    end
+  end
+
+  -- to make sure the bars are set up properly, we need to wait.
+  local pfChatArrangeFrame = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfChatArrange", UIParent)
+  pfChatArrangeFrame:RegisterEvent("CVAR_UPDATE")
+  pfChatArrangeFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")
+  pfChatArrangeFrame:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
+    pfUI.chat.editbox:ClearAllPoints()
+
+    local anchor = pfUI.chat.left
+    if pfUI.bars and pfUI.bars[6]:IsShown() then
+      anchor = pfUI.bars[6]
+    elseif pfUI.bars and pfUI.bars[1]:IsShown() then
+      anchor = pfUI.bars[1]
+    end
+
+    if C.chat.text.input_width ~= "0" then
+      pfUI.chat.editbox:SetPoint("BOTTOM", anchor, "TOP", 0, default_border*3)
+      pfUI.chat.editbox:SetWidth(C.chat.text.input_width)
+    else
+      pfUI.chat.editbox:SetWidth(anchor:GetWidth())
+      pfUI.chat.editbox:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", anchor, "TOPLEFT", 0, default_border*3)
+      pfUI.chat.editbox:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", anchor, "TOPRIGHT", 0, default_border*3)
+    end
+
+    UpdateMovable(pfUI.chat.editbox)
+  end)
+
+
+  ChatFrameEditBox:SetParent(pfUI.chat.editbox)
+  ChatFrameEditBox:SetAllPoints(pfUI.chat.editbox)
+  CreateBackdrop(ChatFrameEditBox, default_border)
+
+  for i,v in ipairs({ChatFrameEditBox:GetRegions()}) do
+    if i==6 or i==7 or i==8 then v:Hide() end
+    if v.SetFont then
+      v:SetFont(pfUI.font_default, C.global.font_size + 1, "OUTLINE")
+    end
+  end
+  ChatFrameEditBox:SetAltArrowKeyMode(false)
+
+  if C.chat.text.mouseover == "1" then
+    for i=1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
+      local frame = _G["ChatFrame" .. i]
+      frame:SetScript("OnHyperlinkEnter", function()
+        local _, _, linktype = string.find(arg1, "^(.-):(.+)$")
+        if linktype == "item" then
+          GameTooltip:SetOwner(this, "ANCHOR_CURSOR")
+          GameTooltip:SetHyperlink(arg1)
+          GameTooltip:Show()
+        end
+      end)
+
+      frame:SetScript("OnHyperlinkLeave", function()
+        GameTooltip:Hide()
+      end)
+    end
+  end
+
+  -- read and parse whisper color settings
+  local cr, cg, cb, ca = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.whisper)
+  cr, cg, cb = tonumber(cr), tonumber(cg), tonumber(cb)
+  local wcol = rgbhex(cr, cg, cb)
+
+  -- read and parse chat bracket settings
+  local left = "|r" .. string.sub(C.chat.text.bracket, 1, 1)
+  local right = string.sub(C.chat.text.bracket, 2, 2) .. "|r"
+
+  -- read and parse chat time bracket settings
+  local tleft = string.sub(C.chat.text.timebracket, 1, 1)
+  local tright = string.sub(C.chat.text.timebracket, 2, 2)
+
+  -- shorten chat channel indicators
+  local default = " " .. "%s" .. "|r:" .. "\32"
+  _G.CHAT_CHANNEL_GET = "%s" .. "|r:" .. "\32"
+  _G.CHAT_GUILD_GET = left .. "G" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_OFFICER_GET = left .. "O" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_PARTY_GET = left .. "P" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_RAID_GET = left .. "R" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_RAID_LEADER_GET = left .. "RL" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_RAID_WARNING_GET = left .. "RW" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_BATTLEGROUND_GET = left .. "BG" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_BATTLEGROUND_LEADER_GET = left .. "BL" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_SAY_GET = left .. "S" .. right .. default
+  _G.CHAT_YELL_GET = left .. "Y" .. right ..default
+
+  if C.chat.global.whispermod == "1" then
+    _G.CHAT_WHISPER_GET = wcol .. '[W]' .. default
+    _G.CHAT_WHISPER_INFORM_GET = '[W]' .. default
+  end
+
+  local r,g,b,a = strsplit(",", C.chat.text.timecolor)
+  local timecolorhex = rgbhex(r,g,b,a)
+
+  local r,g,b = strsplit(",", C.chat.text.unknowncolor)
+  local unknowncolorhex = rgbhex(r,g,b)
+
+  local nothing = function() return end
+  local original = FriendsFrame_OnEvent
+
+  local who_query = CreateFrame("Frame")
+  who_query:RegisterEvent("WHO_LIST_UPDATE")
+  who_query:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
+    if this.pending then
+      -- restore everything once a query is received
+      _G.FriendsFrame_OnEvent = original
+      this.pending = nil
+      SetWhoToUI(0)
+    end
+  end)
+
+  local function GetPlayerLevel(name)
+    if not pfUI_playerDB then return nil end
+    if not pfUI_playerDB[name] then return nil end
+    return pfUI_playerDB[name].level
+  end
+
+  local function ScanWhoName(name)
+    -- abort if another query is ongoing
+    if who_query.pending then return end
+    who_query.pending = true
+
+    -- prepare and send the who query
+    _G.FriendsFrame_OnEvent = nothing
+    SetWhoToUI(1)
+    SendWho("n-"..name)
+  end
+
+  local function AddMessage(frame, text, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5)
+    if not text then return end
+
+    -- skip chat parsing on combat log
+    if frame.pfCombatLog then
+      return frame:HookAddMessage(text, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5)
+    end
+
+    -- Remove prat CLINKs
+    text = gsub(text, "{CLINK:(%x+):([%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-):([^}]-)}", "|c%1|Hitem:%2|h[%3]|h|r") -- tbc
+    text = gsub(text, "{CLINK:(%x+):([%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-):([^}]-)}", "|c%1|Hitem:%2|h[%3]|h|r") -- vanilla
+
+    -- Remove chatter CLINKs
+    text = gsub(text, "{CLINK:item:(%x+):([%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-:[%d-]-):([^}]-)}", "|c%1|Hitem:%2|h[%3]|h|r")
+    text = gsub(text, "{CLINK:enchant:(%x+):([%d-]-):([^}]-)}", "|c%1|Henchant:%2|h[%3]|h|r")
+    text = gsub(text, "{CLINK:spell:(%x+):([%d-]-):([^}]-)}", "|c%1|Hspell:%2|h[%3]|h|r")
+    text = gsub(text, "{CLINK:quest:(%x+):([%d-]-):([%d-]-):([^}]-)}", "|c%1|Hquest:%2:%3|h[%4]|h|r")
+
+    -- detect urls
+    if C.chat.text.detecturl == "1" then
+      text = pfUI.chat:HandleLink(text)
+    end
+
+    -- display class colors if already indexed
+    if C.chat.text.classcolor == "1" then
+      for name in gfind(text, "|Hplayer:(.-)|h") do
+        local real, _ = strsplit(":", name)
+        local color = unknowncolorhex
+        local match = false
+        local class = GetUnitData(real)
+
+        if class then
+          if class ~= UNKNOWN then
+            color = rgbhex(RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class])
+            match = true
+          end
+        elseif C.chat.text.whosearchunknown == "1" then
+          ScanWhoName(name)
+        end
+
+        if C.chat.text.tintunknown == "1" or match then
+          text = string.gsub(text, "|Hplayer:"..name.."|h%["..real.."%]|h(.-:-)",
+            left..color.."|Hplayer:"..name.."|h" .. color .. real .. "|h|r"..right.."%1")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    -- display player levels if available
+    if C.chat.text.playerlevel == "1" then
+      for name in gfind(text, "|Hplayer:(.-)|h") do
+        local real, _ = strsplit(":", name)
+        local level = GetPlayerLevel(real)
+
+        if level and level > 0 then
+          local levelcolor = rgbhex(GetDifficultyColor(level))
+          -- Add level after the player name, before the closing bracket
+          text = string.gsub(text, "(|Hplayer:" .. name .. "|h.-|h|r)" .. right,
+            "%1 " .. levelcolor .. level .. "|r" .. right)
+        elseif level and level <= 0 then
+          -- Show ?? for unknown levels (e.g. -1 from UnitLevel)
+          text = string.gsub(text, "(|Hplayer:" .. name .. "|h.-|h|r)" .. right,
+            "%1 |cffff0000??|r" .. right)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    -- reduce channel name to number
+    if C.chat.text.channelnumonly == "1" then
+      local channel = string.gsub(text, ".*%[(.-)%]%s+(.*|Hplayer).+", "%1")
+      if string.find(channel, "%d+%. ") then
+        channel = string.gsub(channel, "(%d+)%..*", "channel%1")
+        channel = string.gsub(channel, "channel", "")
+        text = string.gsub(text, "%[%d+%..-%]%s+(.*|Hplayer)", left .. channel .. right .. " %1")
+      end
+    end
+
+    -- show timestamp in chat
+    if C.chat.text.time == "1" then
+      text = timecolorhex .. tleft .. date(C.chat.text.timeformat) .. tright .. "|r " .. text
+    end
+
+    -- save chat history
+    if C.chat.global.whispermod == "1" and string.find(text, wcol, 1) == 1 then
+      SaveChatHistory(frame:GetID(), string.gsub(text, wcol, ""), cr, cg, cb)
+    else
+      SaveChatHistory(frame:GetID(), text, a1, a2, a3)
+    end
+
+    if C.chat.global.whispermod == "1" then
+      -- patch incoming whisper string to match the colors
+      if string.find(text, wcol, 1) == 1 then
+        text = string.gsub(text, "|r", "|r" .. wcol)
+      end
+    end
+
+    frame:HookAddMessage(text, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5)
+  end
+
+  for i=1,NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
+    if C.chat.global.maxlines ~= "128" then
+      _G["ChatFrame"..i]:SetMaxLines(tonumber(C.chat.global.maxlines) or 128)
+    end
+
+    if not _G["ChatFrame"..i].HookAddMessage then
+      if C.chat.text.history == "1" then
+        -- write history to chat
+        local history = GetChatHistory(i)
+        for j=30,0,-1 do
+          if history[j] then
+            _G["ChatFrame"..i]:AddMessage(history[j], .7,.7,.7)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      -- add chat parse and history hooks
+      _G["ChatFrame"..i].HookAddMessage = _G["ChatFrame"..i].AddMessage
+      _G["ChatFrame"..i].AddMessage = AddMessage
+    end
+  end
+
+  -- create playerlinks on shift-click
+  if C.chat.text.playerlinks == "1" then
+    local pfHookSetItemRef = SetItemRef
+    _G.SetItemRef = function(link, text, button)
+      if ( strsub(link, 1, 6) == "player" ) then
+        local name = strsub(link, 8)
+        if ( name and (strlen(name) > 0) ) then
+          local name, _ = strsplit(":", name)
+          name = gsub(name, "([^%s]*)%s+([^%s]*)%s+([^%s]*)", "%3")
+          name = gsub(name, "([^%s]*)%s+([^%s]*)", "%2")
+          if IsShiftKeyDown() and ChatFrameEditBox:IsVisible() then
+            ChatFrameEditBox:Insert("|cffffffff|Hplayer:"..name.."|h["..name.."]|h|r")
+            return
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      pfHookSetItemRef(link, text, button)
+    end
+  end
+end)