Chat Interface

Chat Interface is CIT's in-game channel manager. It is opened with J and lets players switch between chat channels, manage which chats appear in the chatbox, enable message beeps, and copy lines with the built-in line selection tool.

It is also opened with:

/tabchat

Overview

The J chat interface is the main place for viewing and managing many CIT chat channels in one panel.

It lets players:

switch between chat channels
choose whether a channel shows in the main chatbox
enable message beeps for a channel
use line selection to copy text
quickly access support, trading, organization chats, language chats, and more

How to open it

To open the chat interface:

press J
or use /tabchat

Main functions

The confirmed functions in the J chat interface are:

Show in Chatbox
Beep on Message
Line Select

Show in Chatbox

Show in Chatbox controls whether the selected channel is also shown in the normal chatbox.

If you are missing chat messages, a common fix is:

open J
open the correct channel
make sure Show in Chatbox is enabled

Beep on Message

Beep on Message enables a sound notification for the selected channel.

Line Select

Line Select is the same system as:

/lineselect

When enabled:

hold LCTRL
select the lines you want to copy
release LCTRL
the selected lines are copied to your clipboard

To copy an entire grid list full of text:

select any line
hold LCTRL
right click the line

Channels in the J chat interface

The confirmed visible channels in the J interface are:

Support
Contact Admin
Trading
My Country
Main
Team
Local
Group
Squad
Unit
Alliance
squadally
SMS
FMSG
Kills
JoinQuit
Name Changes
Emergency
Donator
Super Advert
Duties
Ignored
Car Chat
Dev Chat
Arabic
Russian
Turkish
All

Channel details

Channel	Confirmed use
Support	Used to ask support questions. It matches `J > Support` and the support system also has `/sup [question]`.
Contact Admin	Used for serious or urgent problems. The Contact Admin panel also has a Send this message only to CIT staff checkbox.
Trading	Used for buying, selling, or trading items, properties, vehicles, and other things.
My Country	Your country chat channel.
Main	Main chat channel.
Team	Team chat channel.
Local	Local chat channel.
Group	Group chat channel.
Squad	Squad chat channel.
Unit	Unit chat channel.
Alliance	Alliance chat channel.
squadally	Squad alliance chat channel.
SMS	Private-message channel.
FMSG	Friend Message channel.
Kills	Kill-message chat tab.
JoinQuit	Join and quit message tab.
Name Changes	Name-change message tab.
Emergency	Used for law codes and quick law alerts like Armed Robbery, Criminal Events, or riots. It is not for normal discussion.
Donator	Donator chat channel.
Super Advert	Shows messages sent with `/superadvert`.
Duties	Groups duty chats like `GLM`, `PC`, `CB`, `CEM`, and `SO`.
Ignored	Shows messages from ignored players instead of the main chatbox.
Car Chat	Vehicle chat channel.
Dev Chat	Developer chat channel.
Arabic	Dedicated Arabic chat channel.
Russian	Dedicated Russian chat channel.
Turkish	Dedicated Turkish chat channel.
All	Combines different chat types into one chat window.

Related chat systems

The J interface works alongside several normal chat commands and systems.

Examples include:

/sup [question] for support
/main [message] for Main Chat
/localchat [message] for Local Chat
/gc [message] for Group Chat
/sc [message] for Squad Chat
/uc [message] for Unit Chat
/ac [message] for Alliance Chat
/fmsg [message] for Friend Message
/sms [player] [message] for private messages
/ignore [player] to ignore a player
/lineselect to enable line selection

Missing chat messages

If you think a chat channel is not appearing properly:

open J
open the correct channel
enable Show in Chatbox

This is the normal way to make sure the selected channel also appears in the main chatbox.

Notes

The J interface is the same system opened by /tabchat.
It is used for both reading channels and controlling how they behave in your chatbox.
Not every chat system in CIT is typed directly through J, but J is the main interface for managing many of them.