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CompactChatFrame.toc

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+## Interface: 11302
+## Title: Compact Chat Frame
+## Author: coolmodi
+## Notes: Shortens channel names to the uppercase letters, removes zone name, puts editbox on top and unclamps chat frame.
+## Version: 1.0
+
+main.lua

README.md

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-# CompactChatFrame
+A super small addon that:
+
+* Shortens channel names down to their uppercase letters.
+* Removes zone names from general and local defense.
+* Positions editbox on top of chat frames.
+* Makes chat frame freely movable to position it right at the border of the screen
+
+>[1. General - The Barrens] [coolmodi]: I like turtles
+
+>[4. LookingForGroup] [coolmodi]: Need friends
+
+becomes
+
+>[1. G] [coolmodi]: I like turtles
+
+>[4. LFG] [coolmodi]: Need friends
+
+There's also the `/ccfreset` command to reset chat frame positions, in case you manage to put them off screen completely. By default resets the default chat frame, `/ccfreset 2` would reset the second chat frame.

main.lua

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+-- Unclamp chat frames and put editbox on top
+for i=1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS, 1 do
+    local cf = _G["ChatFrame"..i];
+    cf:SetClampedToScreen(false);
+    cf.editBox:ClearAllPoints();
+    cf.editBox:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", cf, "TOPLEFT", -5, 5);
+    cf.editBox:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", cf, "TOPRIGHT", 5, 5);
+end
+
+-- Shorten channel names. 
+-- This particular function is only used for outputting names in chat, so it has no side effects.
+local origfunc = ChatFrame_ResolvePrefixedChannelName;
+function ChatFrame_ResolvePrefixedChannelName(communityChannel)
+    local channelName = origfunc(communityChannel);
+
+    if channelName:find("%u") then
+        local start = channelName:find("-");
+        if start then
+            channelName = channelName:sub(1, start-2);
+        end
+        return channelName:gsub("%l", "");
+    end
+
+    return channelName;
+end
+
+-- Every command has it's history...
+SLASH_CCFSLASH1 = "/ccfreset";
+SlashCmdList["CCFSLASH"] = function(arg)
+    local argnum = tonumber(arg);
+    if argnum == nil or argnum > NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS then
+        argnum = 1;
+    end
+    _G["ChatFrame"..argnum]:ClearAllPoints();
+    _G["ChatFrame"..argnum]:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", UIParent, 100, 100);
+end;