echat - feature-rich chatbox

1. Added Lyn Admin Mod support
2. Autocomplete logic for commands has been changed. A command hint is now always displayed to view the command's arguments
3. The autocomplete window has been resized to fit the width of the chat window
4. The font size in the autocomplete window has been increased
5. Removed fade animation for the autocomplete box to eliminate flickering while typing.
6. Updated esclib

Affected files:

1. echat/lua/echat/core/complete_helpers.lua
2. echat/lua/echat/config/config.lua
3. echat/lua/echat/core/__core_build__.lua
4. echat/lua/echat/core/tools/auto_complete.lua
5. echat/lua/echat/vgui/echat_text_entry.lua
6. echat/lua/echat/vgui/echat_dmenu.lua

1. Fixed a possible error that could appear if another addon called the chat.GetChatBoxPos() and chat.GetChatBoxSize() methods too early.

Affected files:

1. Added option to clear chat on closing and on player death to server settings

[echat]

1. The parser has undergone major optimization. (Performance improvement in spam situations is 80%).
2. A more convenient API for registering new types has been added to echat_richtext.
3. Rendering has been accelerated, resulting in a FPS increase when chat is open.
4. Draft text is now saved when switching between messages from the history.
5. The input panel now correctly calculates the size when switching messages in the history.
6. The TAB key now switches menu items from top to bottom, rather than vice versa.
7. Multi-line text no longer interferes with navigation through the message history.

[esclib]

1. Significantly changed the file structure. When installing the update, please first DELETE the old version of esclib and then install the new one.
2. Language and theme settings have been moved to the server side (this may cause some issues. If you encounter them, please let me know!)
3. Fixed some UI errors.

If you have any problems with this version, please open a ticket.

1. Fixed possible error: [esclib] addons/esclib/lua/elib/essentials/libs/esc_message_pack.lua:83: pack 'userdata' is unimplemented
2. Updated esclib

Affected files:

1. Fixed Lua error: echat_text_entry.lua:170: Tried to use a NULL Panel!
2. Updated esclib

Affected files:

1. echat\lua\echat\vgui\echat_text_entry.lua

1. Added a blur effect to the background (disable draw blur in esclib settings to disable)
2. Now, when you press the ESCAPE button, the game menu does not open, and the chat closes.
3. Esclib has been updated to the latest version 2.5.1
4. Fixed a bug in esclib that could cause some HUDPaint to be missing.

1. Updated esclib version

1. Added a stricter filter for emoji parsing.
2. Fixed wrong text panel size on large screen resolutions
3. Changed appearance of the main panel (added customizable panel glow)
4. Changed default font sizes
5. Added server settings (glow color and chat name)
6. Updated esclib to the latest version (2.4.0).

P.S. This version requires esclib >= 2.4.0.

1. Fixed an error that caused the ParserExamples tab not to be displayed.
2. Esclib updated to the latest version (contains new UI)

1. Fixed lua error if you don't have SAM

All previous changes (since 1.46.7) include a fix for a single exploit that allows spamming in chat and crash a server.

Esclib:

1. Removed some unnecessary prints.
2. Removed standard registered fonts (Since adaptive fonts are used)
3. Added check for some variables, the lack of which could cause an error in case of no response from the server.
4. Fixed almost all table.Merge functions that could magically cause StackOverflow error.
5. Slightly changed internal file structure related to settings menu.Added rank_display [bool] parameter to form setting type.