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GM:StartChat

  boolean GM:StartChat( boolean isTeamChat )
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Description

Runs when the user tries to open the chat box.

Returning true won't stop the chatbox from taking VGUI focus. chat.Close may be of use to mitigate that, or usage of GM:PlayerBindPress.

Arguments

1 boolean isTeamChat
Whether the message was sent through team chat.

Returns

1 boolean
Return true to hide the default chat box.

Example

hook.Add( "StartChat", "HasStartedTyping", function( isTeamChat ) if ( isTeamChat ) then print( "Player started typing a message in teamchat." ) else print( "Player started typing a message." ) end end )

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