Hi! Welcome to SideChat. I play on a LAN world with my brother often, and sometimes we ALT-Tab out of the game but still want an easy way to monitor chat; this was my solution. Re-open the window with CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+L Need to commission a mod? add me on discord: **jason13** --- ## Configuration (`sidechat.json`) | Option | Description | Default | |---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------| | `enabled` | Whether the mod should function at all | `true` | | `fontStyle` | `0` = PLAIN, `1` = BOLD, `2` = ITALIC | `0` | | `fontSize` | Size of the terminal text | `12` | | `openEarly` | Open the window as soon as the mod loads | `true` | | `onlyInWorld` | Open/close the window based on whether you're in-game | `false` | | `startWidth` | Initial window width before resizing | `896` | | `startHeight` | Initial window height before resizing | `504` | --- ## Terminal Commands All commands are prefixed with `#/` (e.g. `#/stop`). ### Window | Command | Description | |---------------|---------------------------| | `#/stop` | Close the SideChat window | | `#/stop game` | Close Minecraft entirely | | `#/close` | Alias for `stop` | | `#/shutdown` | Alias for `stop` | ### Audio | Command | Description | |-------------------|------------------------------| | `#/mute` | Set master volume to 0 | | `#/mute ` | Mute a specific sound source | **Sources:** `master` `music` `record` `weather` `block` `hostile` `neutral` `player` `ambient` `voice` ### Terminal Appearance | Command | Description | |--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | `#/font size ` | Set terminal font size (e.g. `12`) | | `#/font style ` | Set terminal font style: `0`=PLAIN, `1`=BOLD, `2`=ITALIC | ### Game Settings | Command | Values | Notes | |----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | `#/gamma ` | `0.0` – `1.0` | Screen brightness. `0.0`=moody, `1.0`=bright. Default: `0.5` | | `#/fov ` | `30` – `110` | Field of view. Default: `70` | | `#/render ` | `2` – `32` | Render distance in chunks. Default: `10` | | `#/fps ` | `10` – `260` | Framerate limit. `260`=unlimited | | `#/narrator ` | `off` `all` `chat` `system` | Narrator mode | | `#/chat ` | `full` `system` `hidden` | Chat visibility filter | | `#/graphics ` | `fast` `fancy` `fabulous` | Graphics quality | | `#/particles ` | `all` `decreased` `minimal` | Particle density |

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