New Chat Tabs Options for Skins

[Tuathanach]

As of Rev 9655 it is now possible to have double rows / columns of Chat Tabs with spaces between them. (See image for example).

How Does it Work?
The tabs need to be entered in a specific order.
For double horizontal tabs, they must be entered top left then bottom left continuing top then bottom from left to right (see table for ordered example).

1	|	3	|	5	|	7	|	9
--	+	--	+	--	+	--	+	--
2	|	4	|	6	|	8	|	10

For Double vertical Tabs
They must be entered Top-left then top-right, continuing left to right work down.

1	|	2
--	+	--

3	|	4
--	+	--

5	|	6
--	+	--

7	|	8
--	+	--

9

|

10

Example of Double Horizontal Tab Code for chat.xml

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<widget name="Main Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1000" tooltip="Main" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="0" y="0" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="Main"/>
                <attachpoints>
                    <attach point="ATTACH_TOP" />
                    <attach point="ATTACH_LEFT" />
                </attachpoints>
   
                </widget>
                <widget name="Chat Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1008" tooltip="Chat" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <label text="Chat"/>
                    <frame x="0" y="25" width="60" height="20" border="no"/>
                <attachpoints>
                    <attach point="ATTACH_TOP" />
                    <attach point="ATTACH_LEFT" />
                </attachpoints>
   
                </widget>
                <widget name="NPC Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1002" tooltip="NPC" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="80" y="0" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="NPC"/>
                <attachpoints>
                    <attach point="ATTACH_TOP" />
                    <attach point="ATTACH_LEFT" />
                </attachpoints>
   
                </widget>
                <widget name="Tell Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1003" tooltip="Whisper" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="80" y="25" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="Whisper"/>
                <attachpoints>
                    <attach point="ATTACH_TOP" />
                    <attach point="ATTACH_LEFT" />
                </attachpoints>
   
                </widget>
                <widget name="Guild Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1004" tooltip="Guild" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="160" y="0" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="Guild"/>
                <attachpoints>
                    <attach point="ATTACH_TOP" />
                    <attach point="ATTACH_LEFT" />
                </attachpoints>
   
                </widget>
                <widget name="Group Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1005" tooltip="Group" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="160" y="25" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="Group"/>
     
                </widget>
                <widget name="Alliance Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1009" tooltip="Alliance" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="240" y="0" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="Alliance"/>
     
                </widget>
                <widget name="Auction Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1006" tooltip="Auction" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <frame x="240" y="25" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
                    <label text="Auction"/>
   
                </widget>
                <widget name="System Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1001" tooltip="System" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <label text="System"/>
                    <frame x="320" y="0" width="60" height="20" border="no" />
   
                </widget>
                 <widget name="Help Button" factory="pawsButton" toggle="yes" id="1007" tooltip="Help" shadows="yes" style="Standard Tab">
                    <label text="Help"/>
                    <frame x="320" y="25" width="60" height="20" border="no" />

If still unsure don't worry it will be in my darknight skin once code is in General release client.

[redhound]

Interesting, planning to experiment with it.