Use the console instead of a dedicated window when pressing keymap_chat/cmd

[EXio4]

When pressing "T" (or "/"), open a console what is closed after pressing enter/return, instead of that "chat window".

[kahrl]

pros:

• console has history and more editing features
• console shows more previous chat
• allows looking around while typing
• single interface for chatting, more interface unity
• GUITextInputMenu can be deleted completely

cons:

• may cause console bugs to trigger more often (like "the" F10 bug)
• when going afk with the console open, you may not remember whether the console will go away after pressing enter
• console opening animation may be disconcerting
• console obscures more of the screen than the GUITextInputMenu
• no copy/paste in console (this should be changed anyway)
• cancelling the console with Esc opens the pause menu (this should probably be changed as well)

[EXio4]

GUITextInputMenu deleted; the pause menu doesn't open anymore when the console is open and you press escape

[PilzAdam]

• when going afk with the console open, you may not remember whether the console will go away after pressing enter

will be fixed by

• cancelling the console with Esc opens the pause menu (this should probably be changed as well)

• no copy/paste in console (this should be changed anyway)

This doesnt work for everyone in the normal text fields either, see #373

• console obscures more of the screen than the GUITextInputMenu

This is caused by this

• console shows more previous chat

and I think when you open the chat then you want to focus on the chat and not on the background. Also the color and alpha is configureable, so one can make it more transparent.

[xyzz]

Unicode characters (non-ascii ones, I suppose) cannot be input in console.

[EXio4]

they even don't work for me in the "old" window, or the console.

[xyzz]

They do work in chat window. Make sure you build with freetype enabled.

[EXio4]

I see, nevermind.

edit: "fixed" in #754 (here, at least); it needs testers though.

[celeron55]

There doesn't seem to have been much interest in this; reopen if needed.

It appears copy-paste support is something that matters at least to some people.