Ticket #3956: t3956_chataddressee_rough_sketch_v1.patch

binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/messages.js

@@ -497 +497 @@
     }
 }
 
 function updateChatAddressees()
 {
+    // Remember previously selected item
+    let chatAddressee = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("chatAddressee");
+    let selectedName = chatAddressee.list_data[chatAddressee.selected] || "";
+    selectedName = selectedName.substr(0, 4) == "/msg" && selected.substr(5);
+
     let addressees = [
         {
             "label": translateWithContext("chat addressee", "Everyone"),
             "cmd": ""
         }
@@ -541 +546 @@
             "cmd": "/msg " + g_PlayerAssignments[guid].name,
             "label": colorBox + g_PlayerAssignments[guid].name
         });
     }
 
-    let chatAddressee = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("chatAddressee");
+    if (selectedName && Object.keys(g_PlayerAssignments).every(guid => g_PlayerAssignments[guid].name != selectedName)
+        addressees.push({
+            "cmd": "/msg " + selectedName,
+            "label": sprintf(translate("\\[OFFLINE] %(player)s"), { "player": selectedName })
+        });
+
+    let oldChatAddressee = chatAddressee.list_data[chatAddressee.selected];
     chatAddressee.list = addressees.map(adressee => adressee.label);
     chatAddressee.list_data = addressees.map(adressee => adressee.cmd);
-    chatAddressee.selected = 0;
+    chatAddressee.selected = selectedIndex || Math.max(0, chatAddressee.list_data.indexOf(oldChatAddressee));
 }
 
 /**
  * Send text as chat. Don't look for commands.
  *