Chat feature needs fixing

[Aldeveron]

There are issues with the chat feature (the one that is available while in port or open world) that need the attention of the devs:

1) One of the topmost four buttons on the chat facility, is the 'mail' button. It flashes (or blinks) to indicate that there is unread mail. The problem is, that after you have read all unread mail, it starts blinking again, if you log out and then back in, even though there is no new unread mail to read.

2) If one sends a private chat message, a new tab/button appears at the top of the chat window, bearing the pm recipient's name. The problem is, that unlike the other chat channels (nation/global/clan), it doesn't flash/blink when the private message recipient has replied.

3) There is an intermittent bug that people are experiencing while typing chat messages: the keyboard semicolon and apostrope keys sometimes behave identically to the keyboard 'enter' key, sending the message prematurely.

Edited March 5, 2019 by Aldeveron

[angriff]

I think there needs to be an option to ding a bell on PMs.  So often they are missed as people are on other channels monitoring  or the chat is closed .. answers sometimes take several minutes to return