zChatMod extends functionality of the default chat frame. It adds an extra tab named zChat to the default chat window. It supports item links, www links and few other features.

Features

• Item linking. Simply Shift+LeftClick on an item to paste a link to the chat window. Supported windows: character window, inspection window, backpack, bank vault, guild vault, auction, merchants. You can even relink an item by Shit+LeftClicking on its link in the chat window. Link will be pasted only if chat text entry bar is visible. To see an item someone has pasted simply click it.
• URL Copying. Makes copying URLs from the chat window really easy. Everything you need to do is to click it and copy it to the clipboard.
• Players checking. If you want to know basic information about a player Shift+LeftClick his or her name in the chat window.
• Whispering to players. To whisper a player click his or her name in the chat window.
• Short channel names. Channel names has been shortened to one letter, e.g. [Guild] has been changed to [G].
• zChat frame can be resized. It automatically resizes itself together with the default chat frame.

Additional note

Please note: Mythic have already promised us that the chat window will be improved, all all necessary features will be implemented, especially item linking. About time I might add. zChatMod might become obsolete in just a few weeks. Because of that I don't want to put too much effort in improving this addon. I'm going to fix bugs and I _might_ add few more features (got quite a lot ideas actually).

Known Caveats

• zChatMod doesn't actually improve the default chat window. Instead, it adds new tab and chat frame. Very poor and with no configuration options. The target would be to make it so good to replace the default frame. As for now it does nothing with four default tabs.
• zChatMod doesn't display some information e.g. emotes or /who results
• After resizing, old text in zChatMod will not reposition itself and new text will appear again from the top of the window.
• After /reloadui zChatMod frame will be empty.
• Despite that you have to click a link to see item, link is just a tooltip. That means it will dissapear as soon as mouse cursor is no longer over it.
• Pattern for finding URLs in text is very simple, it might produce many false positives.
• Item links don't look too nice in classic chat tab.

To do

• to fix bugs and improve stability, adding filters
• to improve docking (it's just a workaround right now and it may be a bit buggy)
• to add filters

Thanks

Big thanks go to:

• Nekron from the Royal Legion guild at the Karak Eight Peaks EU server for inviting me and keeping me in guild which helps me to develop both zChatMod and zMailMod.
• Elder82 for providing a way to dock zChatMod to other tabs in the default chat window.