Rename some build options for naming consistency

Fix bug sometimes causing join message spam on conference join
Fix minor display bug with the audio call info box
2025-06-26 19:36:45 +02:00 · 2021-01-19 15:21:31 -05:00 · 2021-01-17 17:10:10 -05:00 · 2021-01-12 19:18:22 -05:00 · 2020-12-06 11:52:46 -05:00 · 2020-12-05 20:53:09 -05:00
37 changed files with 1009 additions and 584 deletions
--- a/8
+++ b/8
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ OBJ += line_info.o log.o message_queue.o misc_tools.o name_lookup.o notify.o pro
 OBJ += term_mplex.o toxic.o toxic_strings.o windows.o

 # Check if debug build is enabled
-RELEASE := $(shell if [ -z "$(RELEASE_ENABLED)" ] || [ "$(RELEASE_ENABLED)" = "0" ] ; then echo disabled ; else echo enabled ; fi)
+RELEASE := $(shell if [ -z "$(ENABLE_RELEASE)" ] || [ "$(ENABLE_RELEASE)" = "0" ] ; then echo disabled ; else echo enabled ; fi)
 ifneq ($(RELEASE), enabled)
 	CFLAGS += -O0 -g -DDEBUG
 	LDFLAGS += -O0
@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ else
 endif

 # Check if LLVM Address Sanitizer is enabled
-ASAN_ENABLED := $(shell if [ -z "$(ENABLE_ASAN)" ] || [ "$(ENABLE_ASAN)" = "0" ] ; then echo disabled ; else echo enabled ; fi)
-ifneq ($(ASAN_ENABLED), disabled)
-	CFLAGS += -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mllvm -asan-use-private-alias=1 -Wno-unused-command-line-argument
+ENABLE_ASAN := $(shell if [ -z "$(ENABLE_ASAN)" ] || [ "$(ENABLE_ASAN)" = "0" ] ; then echo disabled ; else echo enabled ; fi)
+ifneq ($(ENABLE_ASAN), disabled)
+	CFLAGS += -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif

 # Check on wich system we are running
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

 Toxic is a [Tox](https://tox.chat)-based instant messaging and video chat client.

-[![Toxic Screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/5S577z6.png "Toxic Audio Conference")](https://i.imgur.com/5S577z6.png)
+[![Toxic Screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/TwYA8L0.png "Toxic Home Screen")](https://i.imgur.com/TwYA8L0.png)

 ## Installation
 [See the install instructions](/INSTALL.md)
--- a/apidoc/python/source/conf.py
+++ b/apidoc/python/source/conf.py
@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ author = 'Jakob Kreuze'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.9.1'
+version = '0.10.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.9.1'
+release = '0.10.0'

 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
--- a/cfg/global_vars.mk
+++ b/cfg/global_vars.mk
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Version
-TOXIC_VERSION = 0.9.1
+TOXIC_VERSION = 0.10.0
 REV = $(shell git rev-list HEAD --count 2>/dev/null || echo -n "error")
 ifneq (, $(findstring error, $(REV)))
    VERSION = $(TOXIC_VERSION)
--- a/cfg/targets/help.mk
+++ b/cfg/targets/help.mk
@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ help:
 	@echo "  DISABLE_QRCODE:         Set to \"1\" to force building without QR export support"
 	@echo "  DISABLE_QRPNG:          Set to \"1\" to force building without QR exported as PNG support"
 	@echo "  ENABLE_PYTHON:          Set to \"1\" to enable building with Python scripting support"
-	@echo "  RELEASE_ENABLED:        Set to \"1\" to build without debug symbols and with full compiler optimizations"
-	@echo "  ASAN_ENABLED:           Set to \"1\" to build with LLVM address sanitizer enabled.
+	@echo "  ENABLE_RELEASE:         Set to \"1\" to build without debug symbols and with full compiler optimizations"
+	@echo "  ENABLE_ASAN:            Set to \"1\" to build with LLVM address sanitizer enabled.
 	@echo "  USER_CFLAGS:            Add custom flags to default CFLAGS"
 	@echo "  USER_LDFLAGS:           Add custom flags to default LDFLAGS"
 	@echo "  PREFIX:                 Specify a prefix directory for binaries, data files,... (default is \"$(abspath $(PREFIX))\")"
--- a/doc/toxic.conf.5
+++ b/doc/toxic.conf.5
@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 .\"     Title: toxic.conf
 .\"    Author: [see the "AUTHORS" section]
 .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\"      Date: 2020-05-07
+.\"      Date: 2020-11-18
 .\"    Manual: Toxic Manual
 .\"    Source: toxic __VERSION__
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "TOXIC\&.CONF" "5" "2020\-05\-07" "toxic __VERSION__" "Toxic Manual"
+.TH "TOXIC\&.CONF" "5" "2020\-11\-18" "toxic __VERSION__" "Toxic Manual"
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .\" * Define some portability stuff
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@ -93,6 +93,26 @@ Enable or disable acoustic alerts on events\&. true or false
 Select between native terminal colors and toxic color theme\&. true or false
 .RE
 .PP
+\fBcolor_bar_bg\fR
+.RS 4
+set background color of chat status bars\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBcolor_bar_fg\fR
+.RS 4
+set foreground (text) color of chat status bars\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBcolor_bar_accent\fR
+.RS 4
+set foreground accent color of chat status bars\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBcolor_bar_notify\fR
+.RS 4
+set foreground notify (and typing) color in chat status bar\&. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+.RE
+.PP
 \fBautolog\fR
 .RS 4
 Enable or disable autologging\&. true or false
@ -222,11 +242,6 @@ Audio output device\&. Integer value\&. Number corresponds to
 Voice Activity Detection threshold\&. Float value\&. Recommended values are 1\&.0\-40\&.0
 .RE
 .PP
-\fBpush_to_talk\fR
-.RS 4
-Enable/Disable Push\-To\-Talk for conference audio chats (active key is F2)\&. true or false
-.RE
-.PP
 \fBconference_audio_channels\fR
 .RS 4
 Number of channels for conference audio broadcast\&. Integer value\&. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)
@ -236,6 +251,11 @@ Number of channels for conference audio broadcast\&. Integer value\&. 1 (mono) o
 .RS 4
 Number of channels for 1\-on\-1 audio broadcast\&. Integer value\&. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)
 .RE
+.PP
+\fBpush_to_talk\fR
+.RS 4
+Enable/Disable Push\-To\-Talk for conference audio chats (active key is F2)\&. true or false
+.RE
 .RE
 .PP
 \fBtox\fR
--- a/doc/toxic.conf.5.asc
+++ b/doc/toxic.conf.5.asc
@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ OPTIONS
    *native_colors*;;
        Select between native terminal colors and toxic color theme. true or false

+    *color_bar_bg*;;
+        set background color of chat status bars. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+
+    *color_bar_fg*;;
+        set foreground (text) color of chat status bars. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+
+    *color_bar_accent*;;
+        set foreground accent color of chat status bars. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+
+    *color_bar_notify*;;
+        set foreground notify (and typing) color in chat status bar. (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+
    *autolog*;;
        Enable or disable autologging. true or false

--- a/misc/toxic.conf.example
+++ b/misc/toxic.conf.example
@ -9,20 +9,32 @@ ui = {
  alerts=true;

  // Output a bell when receiving a message (see manpage)
-  bell_on_message=true
+  bell_on_message=true;

  // Output a bell when receiving a filetransfer (see manpage)
-  bell_on_filetrans=true
+  bell_on_filetrans=true;

  // Don't output a bell when a filetransfer was accepted (see manpage)
-  bell_on_filetrans_accept=false
+  bell_on_filetrans_accept=false;

  // Output a bell when receiving a group/call invite (see manpage)
-  bell_on_invite=true
+  bell_on_invite=true;

  // true to use native terminal colours, false to use toxic default colour theme
  native_colors=false;

+  // set background color of chat status bars (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+  color_bar_bg="blue";
+
+  // set foreground (text) color of chat status bars (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+  color_bar_fg="white";
+
+  // set foreground accent color of chat status bars (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+  color_bar_accent="cyan";
+
+  // set foreground notify (and typing) color in chat status bar (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta)
+  color_bar_notify="yellow";
+
  // true to enable autologging, false to disable
  autolog=false;

@ -30,7 +42,7 @@ ui = {
  time_format=24;

  // Timestamp format string according to date/strftime format. Overrides time_format setting
-  timestamp_format="%H:%M:%S";
+  timestamp_format="%H:%M";

  // true to show you when others are typing a message in 1-on-1 chats
  show_typing_other=true;
@ -54,19 +66,19 @@ ui = {
  history_size=700;

  // time in milliseconds to display a notification
-  notification_timeout=3000;
+  notification_timeout=6000;

-  // Indicator for display when someone connects or joins a group.
+  // Indicator for display when someone connects or joins a group
  line_join="-->";

-  // Indicator for display when someone disconnects or leaves a group.
+  // Indicator for display when someone disconnects or leaves a group
  line_quit="<--";

  // Indicator for alert messages.
  line_alert="-!-";

  // Indicator for normal messages.
-  line_normal="---";
+  line_normal="-";

  // true to change status based on screen/tmux attach/detach, false to disable
  mplex_away=true;
@ -131,6 +143,6 @@ keys = {
  half_page_up="Ctrl+F";
  half_page_down="Ctrl+V";
  page_bottom="Ctrl+H";
-  toggle_peerlist="Ctrl+b";
+  toggle_peerlist="Ctrl+B";
  toggle_paste_mode="Ctrl+T";
 };
--- a/src/api.c
+++ b/src/api.c
@ -99,18 +99,16 @@ void api_send(const char *msg)
    }

    char *name = api_get_nick();
-    char  timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];

    if (name == NULL) {
        return;
    }

    self_window = get_active_window();
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));

    strncpy((char *) self_window->chatwin->line, msg, sizeof(self_window->chatwin->line));
    add_line_to_hist(self_window->chatwin);
-    int id = line_info_add(self_window, timefrmt, name, NULL, OUT_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", msg);
+    int id = line_info_add(self_window, true, name, NULL, OUT_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", msg);
    cqueue_add(self_window->chatwin->cqueue, msg, strlen(msg), OUT_MSG, id);
    free(name);
 }
@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ void cmd_run(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
            error_str = "Only one argument allowed.";
        }

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, error_str);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, error_str);
        return;
    }

@ -165,7 +163,7 @@ void cmd_run(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
    if (fp == NULL) {
        error_str = "Path does not exist.";

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, error_str);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, error_str);
        return;
    }

--- a/src/audio_call.c
+++ b/src/audio_call.c
@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void audio_bit_rate_callback(ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, uint32_t audio_b

 static void print_err(ToxWindow *self, const char *error_str)
 {
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", error_str);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", error_str);
 }

 ToxAV *init_audio(ToxWindow *self, Tox *tox)
@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ ToxAV *init_audio(ToxWindow *self, Tox *tox)

    if (!CallControl.av) {
        CallControl.audio_errors |= ae_StartingCoreAudio;
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to init ToxAV");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to init ToxAV");

        return NULL;
    }

    if (init_devices() == de_InternalError) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to init devices");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to init devices");
        toxav_kill(CallControl.av);

        return CallControl.av = NULL;
@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static bool cancel_call(Call *call)
 static int start_transmission(ToxWindow *self, Call *call)
 {
    if (!self || !CallControl.av) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to prepare audio transmission");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to prepare audio transmission");
        return -1;
    }

@ -209,17 +209,17 @@ static int start_transmission(ToxWindow *self, Call *call)

    if (error != de_None) {
        if (error == de_FailedStart) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to start audio input device");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to start audio input device");
        }

        if (error == de_InternalError) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Internal error with opening audio input device");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Internal error with opening audio input device");
        }
    }

    if (open_output_device(&call->out_idx,
                           CallControl.audio_sample_rate, CallControl.audio_frame_duration, CallControl.audio_channels) != de_None) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to open audio output device!");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to open audio output device!");
    }

    return 0;
@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void on_call_state(ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, uint32_t state, void *user
        case TOXAV_FRIEND_CALL_STATE_ERROR:
        case TOXAV_FRIEND_CALL_STATE_FINISHED:
            if (state == TOXAV_FRIEND_CALL_STATE_ERROR) {
-                line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "ToxAV callstate error!");
+                line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "ToxAV callstate error!");
            }

            if (call->status == cs_Pending) {
@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ void cmd_list_devices(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*
    }

    else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
        return;
    }

@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ void cmd_change_device(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (
    }

    else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
        return;
    }

@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void cmd_mute(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    }

    else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
        return;
    }

@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ void cmd_bitrate(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)
    }

    if (argc == 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
                      "Current audio encoding bitrate: %u", call->audio_bit_rate);
        return;
    }
--- a/src/audio_device.c
+++ b/src/audio_device.c
@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ float get_input_volume(void)
 void print_al_devices(ToxWindow *self, DeviceType type)
 {
    for (int i = 0; i < audio_state->num_al_devices[type]; ++i) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG,
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG,
                      audio_state->current_al_device_name[type]
                      && strcmp(audio_state->current_al_device_name[type], audio_state->al_device_names[type][i]) == 0 ? 1 : 0,
                      0, "%d: %s", i, audio_state->al_device_names[type][i]);
--- a/src/autocomplete.c
+++ b/src/autocomplete.c
@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ static void print_ac_matches(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, char **list, size_t n_matc
    }

    for (size_t i = 0; i < n_matches; ++i) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", list[i]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", list[i]);
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
 }

 /* puts match in match buffer. if more than one match, add first n chars that are identical.
--- a/src/chat.c
+++ b/src/chat.c
@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ void kill_chat_window(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    del_window(self);
 }

-static void recv_message_helper(ToxWindow *self, const char *msg, const char *nick, const char *timefrmt)
+static void recv_message_helper(ToxWindow *self, const char *msg, const char *nick)
 {
    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;

-    line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, IN_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", msg);
+    line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, IN_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", msg);
    write_to_log(msg, nick, ctx->log, false);

    if (self->active_box != -1) {
@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ static void recv_message_helper(ToxWindow *self, const char *msg, const char *ni
    }
 }

-static void recv_action_helper(ToxWindow *self, const char *action, const char *nick, const char *timefrmt)
+static void recv_action_helper(ToxWindow *self, const char *action, const char *nick)
 {
    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;

-    line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, IN_ACTION, 0, 0, "%s", action);
+    line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, IN_ACTION, 0, 0, "%s", action);
    write_to_log(action, nick, ctx->log, true);

    if (self->active_box != -1) {
@ -210,16 +210,13 @@ static void chat_onMessage(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t num, Tox_Message_Ty
    char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_nick_truncate(m, nick, num);

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
    if (type == TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL) {
-        recv_message_helper(self, msg, nick, timefrmt);
+        recv_message_helper(self, msg, nick);
        return;
    }

    if (type == TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_ACTION) {
-        recv_action_helper(self, msg, nick, timefrmt);
+        recv_action_helper(self, msg, nick);
        return;
    }
 }
@ -237,9 +234,6 @@ static void chat_onConnectionChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t num, Tox_C
    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;
    const char *msg;

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
    char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_nick_truncate(m, nick, num);

@ -254,7 +248,7 @@ static void chat_onConnectionChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t num, Tox_C
        chat_resume_file_senders(self, m, num);

        msg = "has come online";
-        line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, CONNECTION, 0, GREEN, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, CONNECTION, 0, GREEN, msg);
        write_to_log(msg, nick, ctx->log, true);
    } else if (connection_status == TOX_CONNECTION_NONE) {
        Friends.list[num].is_typing = false;
@ -266,7 +260,7 @@ static void chat_onConnectionChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t num, Tox_C
        chat_pause_file_transfers(num);

        msg = "has gone offline";
-        line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, DISCONNECTION, 0, RED, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, DISCONNECTION, 0, RED, msg);
        write_to_log(msg, nick, ctx->log, true);
    }
 }
@ -509,11 +503,11 @@ static void chat_onFileControl(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t friendnum, uint
            /* transfer is accepted */
            if (ft->state == FILE_TRANSFER_PENDING) {
                ft->state = FILE_TRANSFER_STARTED;
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer [%zu] for '%s' accepted.",
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer [%zu] for '%s' accepted.",
                              ft->index, ft->file_name);
                char progline[MAX_STR_SIZE];
                init_progress_bar(progline);
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", progline);
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", progline);
                sound_notify(self, silent, NT_NOFOCUS | user_settings->bell_on_filetrans_accept | NT_WNDALERT_2, NULL);
                ft->line_id = self->chatwin->hst->line_end->id + 2;
            } else if (ft->state == FILE_TRANSFER_PAUSED) {    /* transfer is resumed */
@ -637,14 +631,14 @@ static void chat_onFileRecv(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t friendnum, uint32_

    if (!ft) {
        tox_file_control(m, friendnum, filenumber, TOX_FILE_CONTROL_CANCEL, NULL);
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
                      "File transfer request failed: Too many concurrent file transfers.");
        return;
    }

    char sizestr[32];
    bytes_convert_str(sizestr, sizeof(sizestr), file_size);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer request for '%s' (%s)", filename, sizestr);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer request for '%s' (%s)", filename, sizestr);

    if (!valid_file_name(filename, name_length)) {
        close_file_transfer(self, m, ft, TOX_FILE_CONTROL_CANCEL, "File transfer failed: Invalid file name.", notif_error);
@ -703,7 +697,7 @@ static void chat_onFileRecv(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t friendnum, uint32_
        }
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type '/savefile %zu' to accept the file transfer.", ft->index);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type '/savefile %zu' to accept the file transfer.", ft->index);

    ft->file_size = file_size;
    snprintf(ft->file_path, sizeof(ft->file_path), "%s", file_path);
@ -745,21 +739,21 @@ static void chat_onConferenceInvite(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int32_t friendnumbe
    Friends.list[friendnumber].conference_invite.length = length;
    Friends.list[friendnumber].conference_invite.type = type;

-    sound_notify(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_2 | user_settings->bell_on_invite, NULL);
-
    char name[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_nick_truncate(m, name, friendnumber);

    const char *description = type == TOX_CONFERENCE_TYPE_AV ? "an audio conference" : "a conference";

    if (self->active_box != -1) {
-        box_silent_notify2(self, NT_WNDALERT_2 | NT_NOFOCUS, self->active_box, "invites you to join %s", description);
+        box_notify2(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_2 | user_settings->bell_on_invite, self->active_box,
+                    "invites you to join %s", description);
    } else {
-        box_silent_notify(self, NT_WNDALERT_2 | NT_NOFOCUS, &self->active_box, name, "invites you to join %s", description);
+        box_notify(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_2 | user_settings->bell_on_invite, &self->active_box, name,
+                   "invites you to join %s", description);
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s has invited you to %s.", name, description);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type \"/join\" to join the chat.");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s has invited you to %s.", name, description);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type \"/join\" to join the chat.");
 }

 /* AV Stuff */
@ -777,7 +771,7 @@ void chat_onInvite(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state
    /* call is flagged active here */
    self->is_call = true;

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Incoming audio call! Type: \"/answer\" or \"/reject\"");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Incoming audio call! Type: \"/answer\" or \"/reject\"");

    if (self->ringing_sound == -1) {
        sound_notify(self, call_incoming, NT_LOOP | user_settings->bell_on_invite, &self->ringing_sound);
@ -799,7 +793,7 @@ void chat_onRinging(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int stat
        return;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Ringing...type \"/hangup\" to cancel it.");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Ringing...type \"/hangup\" to cancel it.");

 #ifdef SOUND_NOTIFY

@ -821,7 +815,7 @@ void chat_onStarting(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int sta

    init_infobox(self);

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call started! Type: \"/hangup\" to end it.");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call started! Type: \"/hangup\" to end it.");

    /* call is flagged active here */
    self->is_call = true;
@ -841,7 +835,7 @@ void chat_onEnding(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state
    }

    kill_infobox(self);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call ended!");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call ended!");

    self->is_call = false;

@ -860,7 +854,7 @@ void chat_onError(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state)
    }

    self->is_call = false;
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Error!");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Error!");

 #ifdef SOUND_NOTIFY
    stop_sound(self->ringing_sound);
@ -881,7 +875,7 @@ void chat_onStart(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state)

    init_infobox(self);

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call started! Type: \"/hangup\" to end it.");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call started! Type: \"/hangup\" to end it.");

 #ifdef SOUND_NOTIFY
    stop_sound(self->ringing_sound);
@ -899,7 +893,7 @@ void chat_onCancel(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state

    self->is_call = false;
    kill_infobox(self);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call canceled!");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call canceled!");

 #ifdef SOUND_NOTIFY
    stop_sound(self->ringing_sound);
@ -915,7 +909,7 @@ void chat_onReject(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state
        return;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Rejected!");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Rejected!");
    self->is_call = false;

 #ifdef SOUND_NOTIFY
@ -933,7 +927,7 @@ void chat_onEnd(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, int state)
    }

    kill_infobox(self);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call ended!");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Call ended!");
    self->is_call = false;

 #ifdef SOUND_NOTIFY
@ -1033,7 +1027,7 @@ static void draw_infobox(ToxWindow *self)
    wattroff(infobox->win, A_BOLD);
    wprintw(infobox->win, "%.2f\n", (double) infobox->vad_lvl);

-    wborder(infobox->win, ACS_VLINE, ' ', ACS_HLINE, ACS_HLINE, ACS_TTEE, ' ', ACS_LLCORNER, ' ');
+    wborder(infobox->win, ACS_VLINE, ' ', ACS_HLINE, ACS_HLINE, ACS_ULCORNER, ' ', ACS_LLCORNER, ' ');
    wnoutrefresh(infobox->win);
 }

@ -1051,10 +1045,7 @@ static void send_action(ToxWindow *self, ChatContext *ctx, Tox *m, char *action)
    size_t len = tox_self_get_name_size(m);
    selfname[len] = '\0';

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
-    int id = line_info_add(self, timefrmt, selfname, NULL, OUT_ACTION, 0, 0, "%s", action);
+    int id = line_info_add(self, true, selfname, NULL, OUT_ACTION, 0, 0, "%s", action);
    cqueue_add(ctx->cqueue, action, strlen(action), OUT_ACTION, id);
 }

@ -1170,18 +1161,15 @@ bool chat_onKey(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, wint_t key, bool ltr)
                size_t len = tox_self_get_name_size(m);
                selfname[len] = '\0';

-                char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-                get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
-                int id = line_info_add(self, timefrmt, selfname, NULL, OUT_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", line);
+                int id = line_info_add(self, true, selfname, NULL, OUT_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", line);
                cqueue_add(ctx->cqueue, line, strlen(line), OUT_MSG, id);
            } else {
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to parse message.");
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to parse message.");
            }
        }

        wclear(ctx->linewin);
-        wmove(self->window, y2 - CURS_Y_OFFSET, 0);
+        wmove(self->window, y2, 0);
        reset_buf(ctx);
    }

@ -1194,7 +1182,8 @@ bool chat_onKey(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, wint_t key, bool ltr)

 static void chat_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
 {
-    int x2, y2;
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
@ -1209,15 +1198,14 @@ static void chat_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)

    wclear(ctx->linewin);

-    curs_set(1);
-
    if (ctx->len > 0) {
-        mvwprintw(ctx->linewin, 1, 0, "%ls", &ctx->line[ctx->start]);
+        mvwprintw(ctx->linewin, 0, 0, "%ls", &ctx->line[ctx->start]);
    }

+    curs_set(1);
+
    /* Draw status bar */
    StatusBar *statusbar = self->stb;
-    mvwhline(statusbar->topline, 1, 0, ACS_HLINE, x2);
    wmove(statusbar->topline, 0, 0);

    /* Draw name, status and note in statusbar */
@ -1227,38 +1215,63 @@ static void chat_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)

        switch (status) {
            case TOX_USER_STATUS_NONE:
-                colour = GREEN;
+                colour = STATUS_ONLINE;
                break;

            case TOX_USER_STATUS_AWAY:
-                colour = YELLOW;
+                colour = STATUS_AWAY;
                break;

            case TOX_USER_STATUS_BUSY:
-                colour = RED;
+                colour = STATUS_ONLINE;
                break;
        }

+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " [");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(colour) | A_BOLD);
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " %s", ONLINE_CHAR);
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s", ONLINE_CHAR);
        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(colour) | A_BOLD);

-        if (Friends.list[self->num].is_typing) {
-            wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(YELLOW));
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "] ");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
+        const bool is_typing = Friends.list[self->num].is_typing;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
+
+        if (is_typing) {
+            wattron(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_NOTIFY));
+        } else {
+            wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
        }

-        wattron(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " %s ", statusbar->nick);
-        wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s", statusbar->nick);

-        if (Friends.list[self->num].is_typing) {
-            wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(YELLOW));
+        if (is_typing) {
+            wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_NOTIFY));
+        } else {
+            wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
        }
    } else {
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " %s", OFFLINE_CHAR);
-        wattron(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " %s ", statusbar->nick);
-        wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " [");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s", OFFLINE_CHAR);
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "] ");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s", statusbar->nick);
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
    }

    /* Reset statusbar->statusmsg on window resize */
@ -1287,30 +1300,51 @@ static void chat_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    }

    if (statusbar->statusmsg[0]) {
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, ": %s ", statusbar->statusmsg);
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " | ");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s ", statusbar->statusmsg);
+    } else {
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
    }

-    wclrtoeol(statusbar->topline);
+    int s_y;
+    int s_x;
+    getyx(statusbar->topline, s_y, s_x);
+
+    mvwhline(statusbar->topline, s_y, s_x, ' ', x2 - s_x - (KEY_IDENT_DIGITS * 2) - 3);
+    wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+
    wmove(statusbar->topline, 0, x2 - (KEY_IDENT_DIGITS * 2) - 3);
+
+    wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
    wprintw(statusbar->topline, "{");
+    wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));

-    size_t i;
+    wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));

-    for (i = 0; i < KEY_IDENT_DIGITS; ++i) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < KEY_IDENT_DIGITS; ++i) {
        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%02X", Friends.list[self->num].pub_key[i] & 0xff);
    }

-    wprintw(statusbar->topline, "}\n");
+    wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));

-    mvwhline(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0, ACS_HLINE, x2);
+    wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+    wprintw(statusbar->topline, "} ");
+    wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));

-    int y, x;
+    int y;
+    int x;
    getyx(self->window, y, x);

    UNUSED_VAR(x);

    int new_x = ctx->start ? x2 - 1 : MAX(0, wcswidth(ctx->line, ctx->pos));
-    wmove(self->window, y + 1, new_x);
+    wmove(self->window, y, new_x);
+
+    draw_window_bar(self);

    wnoutrefresh(self->window);

@ -1339,17 +1373,17 @@ static void chat_init_log(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *self_nick)
    tox_self_get_address(m, (uint8_t *) myid);

    if (log_init(ctx->log, self_nick, myid, Friends.list[self->num].pub_key, LOG_TYPE_CHAT) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to initialize chat log.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to initialize chat log.");
        return;
    }

    if (load_chat_history(self, ctx->log) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to load chat history.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to load chat history.");
    }

    if (Friends.list[self->num].logging_on) {
        if (log_enable(ctx->log) != 0) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to enable chat log.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to enable chat log.");
        }
    }
 }
@ -1357,7 +1391,9 @@ static void chat_init_log(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *self_nick)
 static void chat_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
 {
    curs_set(1);
-    int x2, y2;
+
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
@ -1390,9 +1426,10 @@ static void chat_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    /* Init subwindows */
    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;

-    statusbar->topline = subwin(self->window, 2, x2, 0, 0);
-    ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2, 0, 0);
-    ctx->linewin = subwin(self->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0);
+    statusbar->topline = subwin(self->window, TOP_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);
+    ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);
+    self->window_bar = subwin(self->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - (CHATBOX_HEIGHT + WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT), 0);
+    ctx->linewin = subwin(self->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, 0);

    ctx->hst = calloc(1, sizeof(struct history));
    ctx->log = calloc(1, sizeof(struct chatlog));
--- a/src/chat_commands.c
+++ b/src/chat_commands.c
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void cmd_cancelfile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 2) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Requires type in|out and the file ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Requires type in|out and the file ID.");
        return;
    }

@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void cmd_cancelfile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
    long int idx = strtol(argv[2], NULL, 10);

    if ((idx == 0 && strcmp(argv[2], "0")) || idx >= MAX_FILES || idx < 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file ID.");
        return;
    }

@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ void cmd_cancelfile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
    } else if (strcasecmp(inoutstr, "out") == 0) {
        ft = get_file_transfer_struct_index(self->num, idx, FILE_TRANSFER_SEND);
    } else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type must be 'in' or 'out'.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type must be 'in' or 'out'.");
        return;
    }

    if (!ft) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file ID.");
        return;
    }

    if (ft->state == FILE_TRANSFER_INACTIVE) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file ID.");
        return;
    }

@ -85,25 +85,25 @@ void cmd_conference_invite(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, ch
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference number required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference number required.");
        return;
    }

    long int conferencenum = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);

    if ((conferencenum == 0 && strcmp(argv[1], "0")) || conferencenum < 0 || conferencenum == LONG_MAX) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid conference number.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid conference number.");
        return;
    }

    Tox_Err_Conference_Invite err;

    if (!tox_conference_invite(m, self->num, conferencenum, &err)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to invite contact to conference (error %d)", err);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to invite contact to conference (error %d)", err);
        return;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invited contact to Conference %ld.", conferencenum);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invited contact to Conference %ld.", conferencenum);
 }

 void cmd_conference_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX_STR_SIZE])
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void cmd_conference_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char
    UNUSED_VAR(argv);

    if (get_num_active_windows() >= MAX_WINDOWS_NUM) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Warning: Too many windows are open.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Warning: Too many windows are open.");
        return;
    }

@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void cmd_conference_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char
    uint8_t type = Friends.list[self->num].conference_invite.type;

    if (!Friends.list[self->num].conference_invite.pending) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending conference invite.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending conference invite.");
        return;
    }

@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void cmd_conference_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char
        conferencenum = tox_conference_join(m, self->num, (const uint8_t *) conferencekey, length, &err);

        if (err != TOX_ERR_CONFERENCE_JOIN_OK) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference instance failed to initialize (error %d)", err);
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference instance failed to initialize (error %d)", err);
            return;
        }
    } else if (type == TOX_CONFERENCE_TYPE_AV) {
@ -142,21 +142,21 @@ void cmd_conference_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char
                                                audio_conference_callback, NULL);

        if (conferencenum == (uint32_t) -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio conference instance failed to initialize");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio conference instance failed to initialize");
            return;
        }

 #else
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio support disabled by compile-time option.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio support disabled by compile-time option.");
        return;
 #endif
    } else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Unknown conference type %d", type);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Unknown conference type %d", type);
        return;
    }

    if (init_conference_win(m, conferencenum, type, NULL, 0) == -1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference window failed to initialize.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference window failed to initialize.");
        tox_conference_delete(m, conferencenum, NULL);
        return;
    }
@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void cmd_conference_join(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char

    if (type == TOX_CONFERENCE_TYPE_AV) {
        if (!init_conference_audio_input(m, conferencenum)) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio capture failed; use \"/audio on\" to try again.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio capture failed; use \"/audio on\" to try again.");
        }
    }

@ -177,26 +177,26 @@ void cmd_savefile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File ID required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File ID required.");
        return;
    }

    long int idx = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);

    if ((idx == 0 && strcmp(argv[1], "0")) || idx < 0 || idx >= MAX_FILES) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending file transfers with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending file transfers with that ID.");
        return;
    }

    struct FileTransfer *ft = get_file_transfer_struct_index(self->num, idx, FILE_TRANSFER_RECV);

    if (!ft) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending file transfers with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending file transfers with that ID.");
        return;
    }

    if (ft->state != FILE_TRANSFER_PENDING) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending file transfers with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending file transfers with that ID.");
        return;
    }

@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ void cmd_savefile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv
        goto on_recv_error;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Saving file [%ld] as: '%s'", idx, ft->file_path);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Saving file [%ld] as: '%s'", idx, ft->file_path);

    /* prep progress bar line */
    char progline[MAX_STR_SIZE];
    init_progress_bar(progline);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", progline);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", progline);

    ft->line_id = self->chatwin->hst->line_end->id + 2;
    ft->state = FILE_TRANSFER_STARTED;
@ -229,23 +229,23 @@ on_recv_error:

    switch (err) {
        case TOX_ERR_FILE_CONTROL_FRIEND_NOT_FOUND:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Friend not found.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Friend not found.");
            return;

        case TOX_ERR_FILE_CONTROL_FRIEND_NOT_CONNECTED:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Friend is not online.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Friend is not online.");
            return;

        case TOX_ERR_FILE_CONTROL_NOT_FOUND:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Invalid filenumber.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Invalid filenumber.");
            return;

        case TOX_ERR_FILE_CONTROL_SENDQ:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Connection error.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed: Connection error.");
            return;

        default:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed (error %d)\n", err);
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File transfer failed (error %d)\n", err);
            return;
    }
 }
@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void cmd_sendfile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv
    const char *errmsg = NULL;

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File path required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File path required.");
        return;
    }

@ -266,21 +266,21 @@ void cmd_sendfile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv
    int path_len = strlen(path);

    if (path_len >= MAX_STR_SIZE) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File path exceeds character limit.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File path exceeds character limit.");
        return;
    }

    FILE *file_to_send = fopen(path, "r");

    if (file_to_send == NULL) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File not found.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "File not found.");
        return;
    }

    off_t filesize = file_size(path);

    if (filesize == 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid file.");
        fclose(file_to_send);
        return;
    }
@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void cmd_sendfile(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv

    char sizestr[32];
    bytes_convert_str(sizestr, sizeof(sizestr), filesize);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Sending file [%d]: '%s' (%s)", filenum, file_name, sizestr);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Sending file [%d]: '%s' (%s)", filenum, file_name, sizestr);

    return;

@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ on_send_error:
            break;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", errmsg);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", errmsg);
    tox_file_control(m, self->num, filenum, TOX_FILE_CONTROL_CANCEL, NULL);
    fclose(file_to_send);
 }
--- a/src/conference.c
+++ b/src/conference.c
@ -65,6 +65,9 @@

 extern char *DATA_FILE;

+#define MAX_CONFERENCE_NUM (MAX_WINDOWS_NUM - 2)
+#define CONFERENCE_EVENT_WAIT 30
+
 static ConferenceChat conferences[MAX_CONFERENCE_NUM];
 static int max_conference_index = 0;

@ -161,17 +164,17 @@ static void init_conference_logging(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t conference
    tox_conference_get_id(m, conferencenum, (uint8_t *) conference_id);

    if (log_init(ctx->log, conferences[self->num].title, my_id, conference_id, LOG_TYPE_CHAT) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Log failed to initialize.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Log failed to initialize.");
        return;
    }

    if (load_chat_history(self, ctx->log) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to load chat history.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to load chat history.");
    }

    if (user_settings->autolog == AUTOLOG_ON) {
        if (log_enable(ctx->log) != 0) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to enable chat log.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to enable chat log.");
        }
    }

@ -307,9 +310,9 @@ void redraw_conference_win(ToxWindow *self)
    refresh();
    clear();

-    int x2, y2;
-    getmaxyx(stdscr, y2, x2);
-    y2 -= 2;
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
+    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
        return;
@ -322,20 +325,22 @@ void redraw_conference_win(ToxWindow *self)

    delwin(ctx->linewin);
    delwin(ctx->history);
+    delwin(self->window_bar);
    delwin(self->window);

    self->window = newwin(y2, x2, 0, 0);
    ctx->linewin = subwin(self->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0);
+    self->window_bar = subwin(self->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - (CHATBOX_HEIGHT + WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT), 0);

    if (self->show_peerlist) {
-        ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1, 0, 0);
-        ctx->sidebar = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, 0, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH);
+        ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1, 0, 0);
+        ctx->sidebar = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, 0, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH);
    } else {
-        ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2, 0, 0);
+        ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);
    }

    scrollok(ctx->history, 0);
-
+    wmove(self->window, y2 - CURS_Y_OFFSET, 0);
 }

 static void conference_onConferenceMessage(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t peernum,
@ -362,12 +367,12 @@ static void conference_onConferenceMessage(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t con

    /* Only play sound if mentioned by someone else */
    if (strcasestr(msg, selfnick) && strcmp(selfnick, nick)) {
-        sound_notify(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_0 | user_settings->bell_on_message, NULL);
-
        if (self->active_box != -1) {
-            box_silent_notify2(self, NT_NOFOCUS, self->active_box, "%s %s", nick, msg);
+            box_notify2(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_0 | NT_NOFOCUS | user_settings->bell_on_message,
+                        self->active_box, "%s %s", nick, msg);
        } else {
-            box_silent_notify(self, NT_NOFOCUS, &self->active_box, self->name, "%s %s", nick, msg);
+            box_notify(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_0 | NT_NOFOCUS | user_settings->bell_on_message,
+                       &self->active_box, self->name, "%s %s", nick, msg);
        }

        nick_clr = RED;
@ -375,10 +380,7 @@ static void conference_onConferenceMessage(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t con
        sound_notify(self, silent, NT_WNDALERT_1, NULL);
    }

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
-    line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, type == TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL ? IN_MSG : IN_ACTION, 0, nick_clr, "%s", msg);
+    line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, type == TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL ? IN_MSG : IN_ACTION, 0, nick_clr, "%s", msg);
    write_to_log(msg, nick, ctx->log, false);
 }

@ -402,9 +404,6 @@ static void conference_onConferenceTitleChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t

    conference_set_title(self, conferencenum, title, length);

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
    /* don't announce title when we join the room */
    if (!timed_out(conferences[conferencenum].start_time, CONFERENCE_EVENT_WAIT)) {
        return;
@ -412,7 +411,7 @@ static void conference_onConferenceTitleChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t

    char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_conference_nick_truncate(m, nick, peernum, conferencenum);
-    line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, NAME_CHANGE, 0, 0, " set the conference title to: %s", title);
+    line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, NAME_CHANGE, 0, 0, " set the conference title to: %s", title);

    char tmp_event[MAX_STR_SIZE];
    snprintf(tmp_event, sizeof(tmp_event), "set title to %s", title);
@ -629,7 +628,10 @@ static bool find_peer_by_pubkey(const ConferencePeer *list, uint32_t num_peers,
        const ConferencePeer *peer = &list[i];

        if (peer->active && memcmp(peer->pubkey, pubkey, TOX_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE) == 0) {
-            *idx = i;
+            if (idx) {
+                *idx = i;
+            }
+
            return true;
        }
    }
@ -637,7 +639,8 @@ static bool find_peer_by_pubkey(const ConferencePeer *list, uint32_t num_peers,
    return false;
 }

-static void update_peer_list(Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t num_peers, uint32_t old_num_peers)
+static void update_peer_list(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t num_peers,
+                             uint32_t old_num_peers)
 {
    ConferenceChat *chat = &conferences[conferencenum];

@ -645,6 +648,8 @@ static void update_peer_list(Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t num_peers,
        return;
    }

+    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;
+
    ConferencePeer *old_peer_list = malloc(old_num_peers * sizeof(ConferencePeer));

    if (!old_peer_list) {
@ -676,12 +681,14 @@ static void update_peer_list(Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t num_peers,
            continue;
        }

+        bool new_peer = true;
        uint32_t j;

        if (find_peer_by_pubkey(old_peer_list, old_num_peers, peer->pubkey, &j)) {
            ConferencePeer *old_peer = &old_peer_list[j];
            memcpy(peer, old_peer, sizeof(ConferencePeer));
            old_peer->active = false;
+            new_peer = false;
        }

        size_t length = tox_conference_peer_get_name_size(m, conferencenum, i, &err);
@ -702,22 +709,34 @@ static void update_peer_list(Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t num_peers,
        peer->name_length = length;
        peer->peernum = i;

+        if (new_peer && peer->name_length > 0 && timed_out(chat->start_time, CONFERENCE_EVENT_WAIT)) {
+            const char *msg = "has joined the conference";
+            line_info_add(self, true, peer->name, NULL, CONNECTION, 0, GREEN, msg);
+            write_to_log(msg, peer->name, ctx->log, true);
+        }
+
 #ifdef AUDIO
        set_peer_audio_position(m, conferencenum, i);
 #endif
    }

+    conference_update_name_list(conferencenum);
+
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < old_num_peers; ++i) {
        ConferencePeer *old_peer = &old_peer_list[i];

        if (old_peer->active) {
+            if (old_peer->name_length > 0 && !find_peer_by_pubkey(chat->peer_list, chat->num_peers, old_peer->pubkey, NULL)) {
+                const char *msg = "has left the conference";
+                line_info_add(self, true, old_peer->name, NULL, DISCONNECTION, 0, RED, msg);
+                write_to_log(msg, old_peer->name, ctx->log, true);
+            }
+
            free_peer(old_peer);
        }
    }

    free(old_peer_list);
-
-    conference_update_name_list(conferencenum);
 }

 static void conference_onConferenceNameListChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum)
@ -749,7 +768,7 @@ static void conference_onConferenceNameListChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint3

    chat->num_peers = num_peers;
    chat->max_idx = num_peers;
-    update_peer_list(m, conferencenum, num_peers, old_num);
+    update_peer_list(self, m, conferencenum, num_peers, old_num);
 }

 static void conference_onConferencePeerNameChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t conferencenum, uint32_t peernum,
@ -763,17 +782,22 @@ static void conference_onConferencePeerNameChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint3

    const ConferencePeer *peer = peer_in_conference(conferencenum, peernum);

-    if (peer != NULL && peer->name_length > 0) {
+    if (peer != NULL) {
        ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;
-        char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-        get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));

-        char tmp_event[TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH * 2 + 32];
-        snprintf(tmp_event, sizeof(tmp_event), "is now known as %s", (const char *) name);
+        if (peer->name_length > 0) {
+            char log_event[TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH * 2 + 32];
+            line_info_add(self, true, peer->name, (const char *) name, NAME_CHANGE, 0, 0, " is now known as ");

-        write_to_log(tmp_event, peer->name, ctx->log, true);
-        line_info_add(self, timefrmt, peer->name, (const char *) name, NAME_CHANGE, 0, 0, " is now known as ");
+            snprintf(log_event, sizeof(log_event), "is now known as %s", (const char *) name);
+            write_to_log(log_event, peer->name, ctx->log, true);

+            // this is kind of a hack; peers always join a group with no name set and then set it after
+        } else if (timed_out(conferences[conferencenum].start_time, CONFERENCE_EVENT_WAIT)) {
+            const char *msg = "has joined the conference";
+            line_info_add(self, true, name, NULL, CONNECTION, 0, GREEN, msg);
+            write_to_log(msg, name, ctx->log, true);
+        }
    }

    conference_onConferenceNameListChange(self, m, conferencenum);
@ -789,7 +813,7 @@ static void send_conference_action(ToxWindow *self, ChatContext *ctx, Tox *m, ch
    Tox_Err_Conference_Send_Message err;

    if (!tox_conference_send_message(m, self->num, TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_ACTION, (uint8_t *) action, strlen(action), &err)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to send action (error %d)", err);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to send action (error %d)", err);
    }
 }

@ -955,15 +979,15 @@ static bool conference_onKey(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, wint_t key, bool ltr)
                Tox_Err_Conference_Send_Message err;

                if (!tox_conference_send_message(m, self->num, TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL, (uint8_t *) line, strlen(line), &err)) {
-                    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to send message (error %d)", err);
+                    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to send message (error %d)", err);
                }
            } else {
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to parse message.");
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to parse message.");
            }
        }

        wclear(ctx->linewin);
-        wmove(self->window, y2 - CURS_Y_OFFSET, 0);
+        wmove(self->window, y2, 0);
        reset_buf(ctx);
    }

@ -1049,15 +1073,16 @@ static void conference_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    curs_set(1);

    if (ctx->len > 0) {
-        mvwprintw(ctx->linewin, 1, 0, "%ls", &ctx->line[ctx->start]);
+        mvwprintw(ctx->linewin, 0, 0, "%ls", &ctx->line[ctx->start]);
    }

    wclear(ctx->sidebar);
-    mvwhline(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0, ACS_HLINE, x2);

    if (self->show_peerlist) {
+        wattron(ctx->sidebar, COLOR_PAIR(BLUE));
        mvwvline(ctx->sidebar, 0, 0, ACS_VLINE, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT);
        mvwaddch(ctx->sidebar, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0, ACS_BTEE);
+        wattroff(ctx->sidebar, COLOR_PAIR(BLUE));

        pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
        const uint32_t num_peers = chat->num_peers;
@ -1117,8 +1142,10 @@ static void conference_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
        wattroff(ctx->sidebar, A_BOLD);
        ++line;

+        wattron(ctx->sidebar, COLOR_PAIR(BLUE));
        mvwaddch(ctx->sidebar, line, 0, ACS_LTEE);
        mvwhline(ctx->sidebar, line, 1, ACS_HLINE, SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1);
+        wattroff(ctx->sidebar, COLOR_PAIR(BLUE));
        ++line;

        for (uint32_t i = 0;
@ -1135,7 +1162,9 @@ static void conference_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    UNUSED_VAR(x);

    int new_x = ctx->start ? x2 - 1 : MAX(0, wcswidth(ctx->line, ctx->pos));
-    wmove(self->window, y + 1, new_x);
+    wmove(self->window, y, new_x);
+
+    draw_window_bar(self);

    wnoutrefresh(self->window);

@ -1155,9 +1184,10 @@ static void conference_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)

    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;

-    ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1, 0, 0);
+    ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1, 0, 0);
+    self->window_bar = subwin(self->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - (CHATBOX_HEIGHT + WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT), 0);
    ctx->linewin = subwin(self->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0);
-    ctx->sidebar = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, 0, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH);
+    ctx->sidebar = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, 0, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH);

    ctx->hst = calloc(1, sizeof(struct history));
    ctx->log = calloc(1, sizeof(struct chatlog));
--- a/src/conference.h
+++ b/src/conference.h
@ -26,10 +26,8 @@
 #include "toxic.h"
 #include "windows.h"

-#define SIDEBAR_WIDTH 16
-#define MAX_CONFERENCE_NUM (MAX_WINDOWS_NUM - 2)
-#define CONFERENCE_EVENT_WAIT 3
 #define CONFERENCE_MAX_TITLE_LENGTH TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH
+#define SIDEBAR_WIDTH 16

 typedef struct ConferencePeer {
    bool       active;
--- a/src/conference_commands.c
+++ b/src/conference_commands.c
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@

 static void print_err(ToxWindow *self, const char *error_str)
 {
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", error_str);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", error_str);
 }

 void cmd_conference_set_title(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX_STR_SIZE])
@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void cmd_conference_set_title(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc,
        }

        title[tlen] = '\0';
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Title is set to: %s", title);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Title is set to: %s", title);

        return;
    }
@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ void cmd_conference_set_title(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc,
    size_t len = strlen(argv[1]);

    if (len >= sizeof(title)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set title: max length exceeded.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set title: max length exceeded.");
        return;
    }

    snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "%s", argv[1]);

    if (!tox_conference_set_title(m, self->num, (uint8_t *) title, len, &err)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set title (error %d)", err);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set title (error %d)", err);
        return;
    }

@ -79,16 +79,13 @@ void cmd_conference_set_title(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc,

    conference_set_title(self, self->num, title, len);

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
    char selfnick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
-
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
    tox_self_get_name(m, (uint8_t *) selfnick);
+
    size_t sn_len = tox_self_get_name_size(m);
    selfnick[sn_len] = '\0';

-    line_info_add(self, timefrmt, selfnick, NULL, NAME_CHANGE, 0, 0, " set the conference title to: %s", title);
+    line_info_add(self, true, selfnick, NULL, NAME_CHANGE, 0, 0, " set the conference title to: %s", title);

    char tmp_event[MAX_STR_SIZE + 20];
    snprintf(tmp_event, sizeof(tmp_event), "set title to %s", title);
@ -142,14 +139,14 @@ void cmd_conference_mute(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char
            print_err(self, "Multiple matching peers (use /mute [public key] to disambiguate):");

            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s: %s", entries[i]->pubkey_str, entries[i]->name);
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s: %s", entries[i]->pubkey_str, entries[i]->name);
            }

            return;
        }

        if (conference_mute_peer(m, self->num, entries[0]->peernum)) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Toggled audio mute status of %s", entries[0]->name);
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Toggled audio mute status of %s", entries[0]->name);
        } else {
            print_err(self, "Peer is not on the call");
        }
@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ void cmd_conference_sense(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, cha
    UNUSED_VAR(m);

    if (argc == 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Current VAD threshold: %.1f",
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Current VAD threshold: %.1f",
                      (double) conference_get_VAD_threshold(self->num));
        return;
    }
@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ void cmd_conference_sense(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, cha
    }

    if (conference_set_VAD_threshold(self->num, value)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Set VAD threshold to %.1f", (double) value);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Set VAD threshold to %.1f", (double) value);
    } else {
        print_err(self, "Failed to set conference audio input sensitivity.");
    }
--- a/src/execute.c
+++ b/src/execute.c
@ -271,5 +271,5 @@ void execute(WINDOW *w, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *input, int mode)

 #endif

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid command.");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid command.");
 }
--- a/src/file_transfers.c
+++ b/src/file_transfers.c
@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void close_file_transfer(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, struct FileTransfer *ft, int C
            box_notify(self, sound_type, NT_NOFOCUS | NT_WNDALERT_2, &self->active_box, self->name, "%s", message);
        }

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", message);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", message);
    }

    clear_file_transfer(ft);
--- a/src/friendlist.c
+++ b/src/friendlist.c
@ -397,11 +397,8 @@ static void friendlist_onMessage(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t num, Tox_Mess
    char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_nick_truncate(m, nick, num);

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
-    line_info_add(prompt, timefrmt, nick, NULL, IN_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", str);
-    line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "* Warning: Too many windows are open.");
+    line_info_add(prompt, true, nick, NULL, IN_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", str);
+    line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "* Warning: Too many windows are open.");
    sound_notify(prompt, notif_error, NT_WNDALERT_1, NULL);
 }

@ -611,7 +608,7 @@ static void friendlist_onFileRecv(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t num, uint32_
    char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_nick_truncate(m, nick, num);

-    line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED,
+    line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED,
                  "* File transfer from %s failed: too many windows are open.", nick);

    sound_notify(prompt, notif_error, NT_WNDALERT_1, NULL);
@ -642,7 +639,7 @@ static void friendlist_onConferenceInvite(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int32_t num,
    char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
    get_nick_truncate(m, nick, num);

-    line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED,
+    line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED,
                  "* Conference chat invite from %s failed: too many windows are open.", nick);

    sound_notify(prompt, notif_error, NT_WNDALERT_1, NULL);
@ -854,7 +851,7 @@ static void unblock_friend(Tox *m, uint32_t bnum)
    uint32_t friendnum = tox_friend_add_norequest(m, (uint8_t *) Blocked.list[bnum].pub_key, &err);

    if (err != TOX_ERR_FRIEND_ADD_OK) {
-        line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to unblock friend (error %d)", err);
+        line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to unblock friend (error %d)", err);
        return;
    }

@ -923,7 +920,7 @@ static bool friendlist_onKey(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, wint_t key, bool ltr)
                set_active_window_index(Friends.list[f].chatwin);
            } else {
                const char *msg = "* Warning: Too many windows are open.";
-                line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, msg);
+                line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, msg);
                sound_notify(prompt, notif_error, NT_WNDALERT_1, NULL);
            }

@ -1022,7 +1019,7 @@ static void blocklist_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int y2, int x2)
        wmove(self->window, y2 - 1, 1);

        wattron(self->window, A_BOLD);
-        wprintw(self->window, "Key: ");
+        wprintw(self->window, "Public key: ");
        wattroff(self->window, A_BOLD);

        int i;
@ -1057,6 +1054,8 @@ static void friendlist_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    wprintw(self->window, "key for help\n\n");
    wattroff(self->window, COLOR_PAIR(CYAN));

+    draw_window_bar(self);
+
    if (blocklist_view == 1) {
        blocklist_onDraw(self, m, y2, x2);
        return;
@ -1098,9 +1097,9 @@ static void friendlist_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
        int num_selected = Friends.num_selected;
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

-        bool f_selected = false;
-
        if (is_active) {
+            bool f_selected = false;
+
            if (i == num_selected) {
                wattron(self->window, A_BOLD);
                wprintw(self->window, " > ");
@ -1247,7 +1246,7 @@ static void friendlist_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
        wmove(self->window, y2 - 1, 1);

        wattron(self->window, A_BOLD);
-        wprintw(self->window, "Key: ");
+        wprintw(self->window, "Public key: ");
        wattroff(self->window, A_BOLD);

        int i;
@ -1265,6 +1264,21 @@ static void friendlist_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    }
 }

+void friendlist_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
+{
+    UNUSED_VAR(m);
+
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
+    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);
+
+    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
+        exit_toxic_err("failed in friendlist_onInit", FATALERR_CURSES);
+    }
+
+    self->window_bar = subwin(self->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - 2, 0);
+}
+
 void disable_chatwin(uint32_t f_num)
 {
    Friends.list[f_num].chatwin = -1;
@ -1290,10 +1304,10 @@ static void friendlist_onAV(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number,
        } else {
            char nick[TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
            get_nick_truncate(m, nick, Friends.list[friend_number].num);
-            line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio action from: %s!", nick);
+            line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio action from: %s!", nick);

            const char *errmsg = "* Warning: Too many windows are open.";
-            line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, errmsg);
+            line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, errmsg);

            sound_notify(prompt, notif_error, NT_WNDALERT_1, NULL);
        }
@ -1343,6 +1357,7 @@ ToxWindow *new_friendlist(void)

    ret->type = WINDOW_TYPE_FRIEND_LIST;

+    ret->onInit = &friendlist_onInit;
    ret->onKey = &friendlist_onKey;
    ret->onDraw = &friendlist_onDraw;
    ret->onFriendAdded = &friendlist_onFriendAdded;
--- a/src/friendlist.h
+++ b/src/friendlist.h
@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } FriendsList;

 ToxWindow *new_friendlist(void);
+void friendlist_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m);
 void disable_chatwin(uint32_t f_num);
 int get_friendnum(uint8_t *name);
 int load_blocklist(char *data);
--- a/src/global_commands.c
+++ b/src/global_commands.c
@ -49,19 +49,19 @@ void cmd_accept(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Request ID required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Request ID required.");
        return;
    }

    long int req = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);

    if ((req == 0 && strcmp(argv[1], "0")) || req < 0 || req >= MAX_FRIEND_REQUESTS) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
        return;
    }

    if (!FrndRequests.request[req].active) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
        return;
    }

@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ void cmd_accept(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
    uint32_t friendnum = tox_friend_add_norequest(m, FrndRequests.request[req].key, &err);

    if (err != TOX_ERR_FRIEND_ADD_OK) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to add friend (error %d\n)", err);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to add friend (error %d\n)", err);
        return;
    } else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Friend request accepted.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Friend request accepted.");
        on_friend_added(m, friendnum, true);
    }

@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void cmd_add_helper(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *id_bin, const char *msg
            break;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
 }

 void cmd_add(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX_STR_SIZE])
@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void cmd_add(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Tox ID or address required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Tox ID or address required.");
        return;
    }

@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void cmd_add(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX

    if (argc > 1) {
        if (argv[2][0] != '\"') {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Message must be enclosed in quotes.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Message must be enclosed in quotes.");
            return;
        }

@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void cmd_add(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
            xx[2] = '\0';

            if (sscanf(xx, "%02x", &x) != 1) {
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid Tox ID.");
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid Tox ID.");
                return;
            }

@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void cmd_add(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
        }

        if (friend_is_blocked(id_bin)) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Friend is in your block list.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Friend is in your block list.");
            return;
        }

@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void cmd_avatar(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[

    if (argc != 1 || strlen(argv[1]) < 3) {
        avatar_unset(m);
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Avatar has been unset.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Avatar has been unset.");
        return;
    }

@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void cmd_avatar(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
    int len = strlen(path);

    if (len <= 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid path.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid path.");
        return;
    }

@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ void cmd_avatar(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
    get_file_name(filename, sizeof(filename), path);

    if (avatar_set(m, path, len) == -1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
                      "Failed to set avatar. Avatars must be in PNG format and may not exceed %d bytes.",
                      MAX_AVATAR_FILE_SIZE);
        return;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Avatar set to '%s'", filename);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Avatar set to '%s'", filename);
 }

 void cmd_clear(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX_STR_SIZE])
@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void cmd_connect(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc != 3) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Require: <ip> <port> <key>");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Require: <ip> <port> <key>");
        return;
    }

@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ void cmd_connect(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)
    long int port = strtol(port_str, NULL, 10);

    if (port <= 0 || port > MAX_PORT_RANGE) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid port.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid port.");
        return;
    }

    char key_binary[TOX_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE * 2 + 1];

    if (hex_string_to_bin(ascii_key, strlen(ascii_key), key_binary, TOX_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE) == -1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid key.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid key.");
        return;
    }

@ -286,15 +286,15 @@ void cmd_connect(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)

    switch (err) {
        case TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP_BAD_HOST:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Bootstrap failed: Invalid IP.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Bootstrap failed: Invalid IP.");
            break;

        case TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP_BAD_PORT:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Bootstrap failed: Invalid port.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Bootstrap failed: Invalid port.");
            break;

        case TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP_NULL:
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Bootstrap failed.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Bootstrap failed.");
            break;

        default:
@ -308,19 +308,19 @@ void cmd_decline(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)
    UNUSED_VAR(m);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Request ID required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Request ID required.");
        return;
    }

    long int req = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);

    if ((req == 0 && strcmp(argv[1], "0")) || req < 0 || req >= MAX_FRIEND_REQUESTS) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
        return;
    }

    if (!FrndRequests.request[req].active) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend request with that ID.");
        return;
    }

@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ void cmd_conference(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (get_num_active_windows() >= MAX_WINDOWS_NUM) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Warning: Too many windows are open.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Warning: Too many windows are open.");
        return;
    }

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Please specify conference type: text | audio");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Please specify conference type: text | audio");
        return;
    }

@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void cmd_conference(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
    } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[1], "text")) {
        type = TOX_CONFERENCE_TYPE_TEXT;
    } else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Valid conference types are: text | audio");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Valid conference types are: text | audio");
        return;
    }

@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void cmd_conference(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
        conferencenum = tox_conference_new(m, &err);

        if (err != TOX_ERR_CONFERENCE_NEW_OK) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference instance failed to initialize (error %d)", err);
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference instance failed to initialize (error %d)", err);
            return;
        }
    } else if (type == TOX_CONFERENCE_TYPE_AV) {
@ -381,18 +381,18 @@ void cmd_conference(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar
        conferencenum = toxav_add_av_groupchat(m, audio_conference_callback, NULL);

        if (conferencenum == (uint32_t) -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio conference instance failed to initialize");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio conference instance failed to initialize");
            return;
        }

 #else
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio support disabled by compile-time option.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio support disabled by compile-time option.");
        return;
 #endif
    }

    if (init_conference_win(m, conferencenum, type, NULL, 0) == -1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference window failed to initialize.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference window failed to initialize.");
        tox_conference_delete(m, conferencenum, NULL);
        return;
    }
@ -401,13 +401,13 @@ void cmd_conference(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*ar

    if (type == TOX_CONFERENCE_TYPE_AV) {
        if (!init_conference_audio_input(m, conferencenum)) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio capture failed; use \"/audio on\" to try again.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Audio capture failed; use \"/audio on\" to try again.");
        }
    }

 #endif

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference [%d] created.", conferencenum);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Conference [%d] created.", conferencenum);
 }

 void cmd_log(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX_STR_SIZE])
@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void cmd_log(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
            msg = "Logging for this window is OFF; type \"/log on\" to enable.";
        }

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
        return;
    }

@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void cmd_log(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX

    if (!strcmp(swch, "1") || !strcmp(swch, "on")) {
        msg = log_enable(log) == 0 ? "Logging enabled." : "Warning: Failed to enable log.";
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
        return;
    } else if (!strcmp(swch, "0") || !strcmp(swch, "off")) {
        if (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CHAT) {
@ -442,12 +442,12 @@ void cmd_log(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX
        log_disable(log);

        msg = "Logging disabled.";
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
        return;
    }

    msg = "Invalid option. Use \"/log on\" and \"/log off\" to toggle logging.";
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, msg);
 }

 void cmd_myid(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX_STR_SIZE])
@ -461,11 +461,11 @@ void cmd_myid(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    tox_self_get_address(m, (uint8_t *) bin_id);

    if (bin_id_to_string(bin_id, sizeof(bin_id), id_string, sizeof(id_string)) == -1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to print ID.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to print ID.");
        return;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", id_string);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", id_string);
 }

 #ifdef QRCODE
@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    tox_self_get_address(m, (uint8_t *) bin_id);

    if (bin_id_to_string(bin_id, sizeof(bin_id), id_string, sizeof(id_string)) == -1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code.");
        return;
    }

@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    char *dir = malloc(data_file_len + 1);

    if (dir == NULL) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code: Out of memory.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code: Out of memory.");
        return;
    }

@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
 #ifdef QRPNG

    if (argc == 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Required 'txt' or 'png'");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Required 'txt' or 'png'");
        free(dir);
        return;
    } else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "txt")) {
@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
        char *qr_path = malloc(qr_path_buf_size);

        if (qr_path == NULL) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code: Out of memory");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code: Out of memory");
            free(dir);
            return;
        }
@ -518,13 +518,13 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
        snprintf(qr_path, qr_path_buf_size, "%s%s%s", dir, nick, QRCODE_FILENAME_EXT);

        if (ID_to_QRcode_txt(id_string, qr_path) == -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code.");
            free(dir);
            free(qr_path);
            return;
        }

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "QR code has been printed to the file '%s'", qr_path);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "QR code has been printed to the file '%s'", qr_path);

        free(qr_path);

@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
        char *qr_path = malloc(qr_path_buf_size);

        if (qr_path == NULL) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code: Out of memory");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code: Out of memory");
            free(dir);
            return;
        }
@ -542,18 +542,18 @@ void cmd_myqr(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
        snprintf(qr_path, qr_path_buf_size, "%s%s%s", dir, nick, QRCODE_FILENAME_EXT_PNG);

        if (ID_to_QRcode_png(id_string, qr_path) == -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to create QR code.");
            free(dir);
            free(qr_path);
            return;
        }

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "QR code has been printed to the file '%s'", qr_path);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "QR code has been printed to the file '%s'", qr_path);

        free(qr_path);

    } else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Unknown option '%s' -- Required 'txt' or 'png'", argv[1]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Unknown option '%s' -- Required 'txt' or 'png'", argv[1]);
        free(dir);
        return;
    }
@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ void cmd_nick(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Input required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Input required.");
        return;
    }

@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void cmd_nick(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    size_t len = strlen(nick);

    if (!valid_nick(nick)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid name.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid name.");
        return;
    }

@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ void cmd_note(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MA
    UNUSED_VAR(window);

    if (argc < 1) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Input required.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Input required.");
        return;
    }

@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void cmd_nospam(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
        nospam = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 16);

        if ((nospam == 0 && strcmp(argv[1], "0")) || nospam < 0) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid nospam value.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid nospam value.");
            return;
        }
    }
@ -619,12 +619,12 @@ void cmd_nospam(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
    uint32_t old_nospam = tox_self_get_nospam(m);
    tox_self_set_nospam(m, (uint32_t) nospam);

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Your new Tox ID is:");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Your new Tox ID is:");
    cmd_myid(window, self, m, 0, NULL);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
                  "Any services that relied on your old ID will need to be updated manually.");
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "If you ever want your old Tox ID back, type '/nospam %X'",
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "If you ever want your old Tox ID back, type '/nospam %X'",
                  old_nospam);
 }

@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ void cmd_requests(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv
    UNUSED_VAR(argv);

    if (FrndRequests.num_requests == 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend requests.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "No pending friend requests.");
        return;
    }

@ -676,11 +676,11 @@ void cmd_requests(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv
            strcat(id, d);
        }

-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%d : %s", i, id);
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", FrndRequests.request[i].msg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%d : %s", i, id);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", FrndRequests.request[i].msg);

        if (++count < FrndRequests.num_requests) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
        }
    }
 }
@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ void cmd_status(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[

    if (argc < 1) {
        errmsg = "Require a status. Statuses are: online, busy and away.";
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
        goto finish;
    }

@ -710,13 +710,13 @@ void cmd_status(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[
        status = TOX_USER_STATUS_BUSY;
    } else {
        errmsg = "Invalid status. Valid statuses are: online, busy and away.";
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
        goto finish;
    }

    tox_self_set_status(m, status);
    prompt_update_status(prompt, status);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Your status has been changed to %s.", status_str);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Your status has been changed to %s.", status_str);


 finish:
--- a/src/line_info.c
+++ b/src/line_info.c
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void line_info_reset_start(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
 {
    struct line_info *line = hst->line_end;

-    if (line->prev == NULL) {
+    if (line == NULL || line->prev == NULL) {
        return;
    }

@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ void line_info_reset_start(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);
    UNUSED_VAR(x2);

-    int top_offst = (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CHAT) || (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT) ? 2 : 0;
-    int max_y = y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - top_offst;
+    int top_offst = (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CHAT) || (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT) ? TOP_BAR_HEIGHT : 0;
+    int max_y = y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT - top_offst;

-    int curlines = 0;
+    uint16_t curlines = 0;

    do {
        curlines += line->format_lines;
@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ void line_info_reset_start(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
    } while (line->prev && curlines + line->format_lines <= max_y);

    hst->line_start = line;
+
+    self->scroll_pause = false;
 }

 void line_info_cleanup(struct history *hst)
@ -131,20 +133,32 @@ static struct line_info *line_info_ret_queue(struct history *hst)

 /* Prints a maximum of `n` chars from `s` to `win`.
 *
- * Return true if the string contains a newline or tab byte.
+ * Return 1 if the string contains a newline byte.
+ * Return 0 if string does not contain a newline byte.
+ * Return -1 if printing was aborted.
 */
-static bool print_n_chars(WINDOW *win, const char *s, size_t n)
+static int print_n_chars(WINDOW *win, const char *s, size_t n, int max_y)
 {
    bool newline = false;
    char ch;

    for (size_t i = 0; i < n && (ch = s[i]); ++i) {
-        if (win) {
-            wprintw(win, "%c", ch);
-        }
-
        if (ch == '\n') {
            newline = true;
+
+            int x;
+            int y;
+            UNUSED_VAR(x);
+            getyx(win, y, x);
+
+            // make sure cursor will wrap correctly after newline to prevent display bugs
+            if (y + 1 >= max_y) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (win) {
+            wprintw(win, "%c", ch);
        }
    }

@ -201,24 +215,42 @@ static unsigned int newline_count(const char *s)
 *
 * If `win` is null nothing will be printed to the window. This is useful to set the
 * `format_lines` field on initialization.
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success.
+ * Return -1 if not all characters in line's message were printed to screen.
 */
-static void print_wrap(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line, int max_x)
+static int print_wrap(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line, int max_x, int max_y)
 {
+    int x;
+    int y;
+    UNUSED_VAR(y);
+
    const char *msg = line->msg;
    uint16_t length = line->msg_len;
    uint16_t lines = 0;
    const int x_start = line->len - line->msg_len - 1;  // manually keep track of x position because ncurses sucks
    int x_limit = max_x - x_start;

-    if (x_limit <= 0) {
+    if (x_limit <= 1) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: x_limit <= 0 in print_wrap(): %d\n", x_limit);
-        return;
+        return -1;
    }

    while (msg) {
+        getyx(win, y, x);
+
+        // next line would print past window limit so we abort; we don't want to update format_lines
+        if (x > x_start) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
        if (length < x_limit) {
-            if (print_n_chars(win, msg, length)) {
+            int p_ret = print_n_chars(win, msg, length, max_y);
+
+            if (p_ret == 1) {
                lines += newline_count(msg);
+            } else if (p_ret == -1) {
+                return -1;
            }

            ++lines;
@ -228,8 +260,11 @@ static void print_wrap(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line, int max_x)
        int newline_idx = newline_index(msg, x_limit - 1);

        if (newline_idx >= 0) {
-            print_n_chars(win, msg, newline_idx + 1);
-            msg += newline_idx + 1;
+            if (print_n_chars(win, msg, newline_idx + 1, max_y) == -1) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+
+            msg += (newline_idx + 1);
            length -= (newline_idx + 1);
            x_limit = max_x; // if we find a newline we stop adding column padding for rest of message
            ++lines;
@ -239,12 +274,21 @@ static void print_wrap(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line, int max_x)
        int space_idx = rspace_index(msg, x_limit - 1);

        if (space_idx >= 1) {
-            print_n_chars(win, msg, space_idx);
+            if (print_n_chars(win, msg, space_idx, max_y) == -1) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+
            msg += space_idx + 1;
            length -= (space_idx + 1);
-            waddch(win, '\n');
+
+            if (win) {
+                waddch(win, '\n');
+            }
        } else {
-            print_n_chars(win, msg, x_limit);
+            if (print_n_chars(win, msg, x_limit, max_y) == -1) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+
            msg += x_limit;
            length -= x_limit;
        }
@ -260,10 +304,6 @@ static void print_wrap(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line, int max_x)
    }

    if (win && line->noread_flag) {
-        int x;
-        int y;
-        UNUSED_VAR(y);
-
        getyx(win, y, x);

        if (x >= max_x - 1 || x == x_start) {
@ -276,17 +316,22 @@ static void print_wrap(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line, int max_x)
    }

    line->format_lines = lines;
+
+    return 0;
 }

-static void line_info_init_line(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line)
+static void line_info_init_line(ToxWindow *self, struct line_info *line)
 {
-    int max_y;
-    int max_x;
-    UNUSED_VAR(max_y);
+    int y2;
+    int x2;
+    UNUSED_VAR(y2);

-    getmaxyx(win, max_y, max_x);
+    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

-    print_wrap(NULL, line, max_x);
+    const int max_y = y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT;
+    const int max_x = self->show_peerlist ? x2 - 1 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH : x2;
+
+    print_wrap(NULL, line, max_x, max_y);
 }

 /* creates new line_info line and puts it in the queue.
@ -294,7 +339,7 @@ static void line_info_init_line(WINDOW *win, struct line_info *line)
 * Returns the id of the new line.
 * Returns -1 on failure.
 */
-int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, const char *timestr, const char *name1, const char *name2, uint8_t type,
+int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, bool show_timestamp, const char *name1, const char *name2, LINE_TYPE type,
                  uint8_t bold, uint8_t colour, const char *msg, ...)
 {
    if (!self) {
@ -329,33 +374,33 @@ int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, const char *timestr, const char *name1, const

        /* fallthrough */
        case OUT_ACTION:
-            len += strlen(user_settings->line_normal) + 2;
+            len += strlen(user_settings->line_normal) + 2; // two spaces
            break;

        case IN_MSG:

        /* fallthrough */
        case OUT_MSG:
-            len += strlen(user_settings->line_normal) + 3;
+            len += strlen(user_settings->line_normal) + 3; // two spaces and a ':' char
            break;

        case CONNECTION:
-            len += strlen(user_settings->line_join) + 2;
+            len += strlen(user_settings->line_join) + 2;  // two spaces
            break;

        case DISCONNECTION:
-            len += strlen(user_settings->line_quit) + 2;
+            len += strlen(user_settings->line_quit) + 2;  // two spaces
            break;

        case SYS_MSG:
            break;

        case NAME_CHANGE:
-            len += strlen(user_settings->line_alert) + 1;
+            len += strlen(user_settings->line_alert) + 2;  // two spaces
            break;

        case PROMPT:
-            ++len;
+            len += 2;  // '$' char and a space
            break;

        default:
@ -371,8 +416,8 @@ int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, const char *timestr, const char *name1, const
        len += msg_len;
    }

-    if (timestr) {
-        snprintf(new_line->timestr, sizeof(new_line->timestr), "%s", timestr);
+    if (show_timestamp) {
+        get_time_str(new_line->timestr, sizeof(new_line->timestr));
        len += strlen(new_line->timestr) + 1;
    }

@ -395,7 +440,7 @@ int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, const char *timestr, const char *name1, const
    new_line->noread_flag = false;
    new_line->timestamp = get_unix_time();

-    line_info_init_line(self->chatwin->history, new_line);
+    line_info_init_line(self, new_line);

    hst->queue[hst->queue_size++] = new_line;

@ -421,29 +466,8 @@ static void line_info_check_queue(ToxWindow *self)
    hst->line_end = line;
    hst->line_end->id = line->id;

-    int y;
-    int y2;
-    int x;
-    int x2;
-    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);
-    getyx(self->chatwin->history, y, x);
-
-    UNUSED_VAR(x);
-
-    if (x2 <= SIDEBAR_WIDTH) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    int lines = line->format_lines;
-    int max_y = y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT;
-
-    /* move line_start forward proportionate to the number of new lines */
-    if (y + lines > max_y) {
-        while (lines > 0 && hst->line_start->next) {
-            lines -= hst->line_start->next->format_lines;
-            hst->line_start = hst->line_start->next;
-            ++hst->start_id;
-        }
+    if (!self->scroll_pause) {
+        line_info_reset_start(self, hst);
    }
 }

@ -479,16 +503,31 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
    if (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CONFERENCE) {
        wmove(win, 0, 0);
    } else {
-        wmove(win, 2, 0);
+        wmove(win, TOP_BAR_HEIGHT, 0);
    }

    struct line_info *line = hst->line_start->next;

+    if (!line) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const int max_y = y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT;
    const int max_x = self->show_peerlist ? x2 - 1 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH : x2;
+    uint16_t numlines = line->format_lines;
+    int print_ret = 0;

-    int numlines = 0;
+    while (line && numlines++ <= max_y && print_ret == 0) {
+        int y;
+        int x;
+        UNUSED_VAR(y);
+
+        getyx(win, y, x);
+
+        if (x > 0) { // Prevents us from printing off the screen
+            break;
+        }

-    while (line && numlines++ <= y2) {
        uint8_t type = line->type;

        switch (type) {
@ -526,7 +565,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
                    wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(RED));
                }

-                print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);

                if (line->msg[0] == '>') {
                    wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(GREEN));
@ -556,7 +595,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)

                wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(YELLOW));
                wprintw(win, "%s %s ", user_settings->line_normal, line->name1);
-                print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);
                wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(YELLOW));

                if (type == OUT_ACTION && !line->read_flag) {
@ -583,7 +622,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
                    wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(line->colour));
                }

-                print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);
                waddch(win, '\n');

                if (line->bold) {
@ -602,7 +641,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
                wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(GREEN));

                if (line->msg[0]) {
-                    print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                    print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);
                }

                waddch(win, '\n');
@ -620,7 +659,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
                wprintw(win, "%s ", line->name1);
                wattroff(win, A_BOLD);

-                print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);
                waddch(win, '\n');

                wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(line->colour));
@ -639,7 +678,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
                wprintw(win, "%s ", line->name1);
                wattroff(win, A_BOLD);

-                print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);
                waddch(win, '\n');

                wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(line->colour));
@ -657,7 +696,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
                wprintw(win, "%s", line->name1);
                wattroff(win, A_BOLD);

-                print_wrap(win, line, max_x);
+                print_ret = print_wrap(win, line, max_x, max_y);

                wattron(win, A_BOLD);
                wprintw(win, "%s\n", line->name2);
@ -676,6 +715,38 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
    }
 }

+/*
+ * Return true if all lines starting from `line` can fit on the screen.
+ */
+static bool line_info_screen_fit(ToxWindow *self, struct line_info *line)
+{
+    if (!line) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
+    getmaxyx(self->chatwin->history, y2, x2);
+
+    UNUSED_VAR(x2);
+
+    const int top_offset = (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CHAT) || (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT) ? TOP_BAR_HEIGHT : 0;
+    const int max_y = y2 - top_offset;
+
+    uint16_t lines = line->format_lines;
+
+    while (line) {
+        if (lines > max_y) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        lines += line->format_lines;
+        line = line->next;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 /* puts msg in specified line_info msg buffer */
 void line_info_set(ToxWindow *self, uint32_t id, char *msg)
 {
@ -694,49 +765,74 @@ void line_info_set(ToxWindow *self, uint32_t id, char *msg)
    }
 }

-static void line_info_scroll_up(struct history *hst)
+static void line_info_scroll_up(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
 {
    if (hst->line_start->prev) {
        hst->line_start = hst->line_start->prev;
-    } else {
-        sound_notify(NULL, notif_error, NT_ALWAYS, NULL);
+        self->scroll_pause = true;
    }
 }

-static void line_info_scroll_down(struct history *hst)
+static void line_info_scroll_down(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
 {
-    if (hst->line_start->next) {
-        hst->line_start = hst->line_start->next;
+    struct line_info *next = hst->line_start->next;
+
+    if (next && self->scroll_pause) {
+        if (line_info_screen_fit(self, next->next)) {
+            line_info_reset_start(self, hst);
+        } else {
+            hst->line_start = next;
+        }
    } else {
-        sound_notify(NULL, notif_error, NT_ALWAYS, NULL);
+        line_info_reset_start(self, hst);
    }
 }

 static void line_info_page_up(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
 {
-    int x2, y2;
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

    UNUSED_VAR(x2);

-    size_t jump_dist = y2 / 2;
+    const int top_offset = (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CHAT) || (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT) ? TOP_BAR_HEIGHT : 0;
+    const int max_y = y2 - top_offset;
+    size_t jump_dist = max_y / 2;

    for (size_t i = 0; i < jump_dist && hst->line_start->prev; ++i) {
        hst->line_start = hst->line_start->prev;
    }
+
+    self->scroll_pause = true;
 }

 static void line_info_page_down(ToxWindow *self, struct history *hst)
 {
-    int x2, y2;
-    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);
+    if (!self->scroll_pause) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
+    getmaxyx(self->chatwin->history, y2, x2);

    UNUSED_VAR(x2);

-    size_t jump_dist = y2 / 2;
+    const int top_offset = (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_CHAT) || (self->type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT) ? TOP_BAR_HEIGHT : 0;
+    const int max_y = y2 - top_offset;
+    size_t jump_dist = max_y / 2;

-    for (size_t i = 0; i < jump_dist && hst->line_start->next; ++i) {
-        hst->line_start = hst->line_start->next;
+    struct line_info *next = hst->line_start->next;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < jump_dist && next; ++i) {
+        if (line_info_screen_fit(self, next->next)) {
+            line_info_reset_start(self, hst);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        hst->line_start = next;
+        next = hst->line_start->next;
    }
 }

@ -750,9 +846,9 @@ bool line_info_onKey(ToxWindow *self, wint_t key)
    } else if (key == user_settings->key_half_page_down) {
        line_info_page_down(self, hst);
    } else if (key == user_settings->key_scroll_line_up) {
-        line_info_scroll_up(hst);
+        line_info_scroll_up(self, hst);
    } else if (key == user_settings->key_scroll_line_down) {
-        line_info_scroll_down(hst);
+        line_info_scroll_down(self, hst);
    } else if (key == user_settings->key_page_bottom) {
        line_info_reset_start(self, hst);
    } else {
--- a/src/line_info.h
+++ b/src/line_info.h
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define MAX_LINE_INFO_QUEUE 1024
 #define MAX_LINE_INFO_MSG_SIZE (MAX_STR_SIZE + TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 32) /* needs extra room for log loading */

-typedef enum {
+typedef enum LINE_TYPE {
    SYS_MSG,
    IN_MSG,
    OUT_MSG,
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct history {
 * Returns the id of the new line.
 * Returns -1 on failure.
 */
-int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, const char *timestr, const char *name1, const char *name2, uint8_t type,
+int line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, bool show_timestamp, const char *name1, const char *name2, LINE_TYPE type,
                  uint8_t bold, uint8_t colour, const char *msg, ...);

 /* Prints a section of history starting at line_start */
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ int load_chat_history(ToxWindow *self, struct chatlog *log)
    }

    while (line != NULL && count--) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", line);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", line);
        line = strtok_r(NULL, "\n", &tmp);
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, YELLOW, "---");

    free(buf);

@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ int rename_logfile(const char *src, const char *dest, const char *selfkey, const
    }

    if (file_exists(newpath)) {
-        remove(oldpath);
+        if (remove(oldpath) != 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Warning: remove() failed to remove log path `%s`\n", oldpath);
+        }
    } else if (rename(oldpath, newpath) != 0) {
        goto on_error;
    }
--- a/src/misc_tools.c
+++ b/src/misc_tools.c
@ -71,16 +71,19 @@ int timed_out(time_t timestamp, time_t timeout)
    return timestamp + timeout <= get_unix_time();
 }

-/* Sleeps the caller's thread for `usec` microseconds */
+/* Attempts to sleep the caller's thread for `usec` microseconds */
 void sleep_thread(long int usec)
 {
    struct timespec req;
+    struct timespec rem;

    req.tv_sec = 0;
    req.tv_nsec = usec * 1000L;

-    if (nanosleep(&req, NULL) == -1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "nanosleep() returned -1\n");
+    if (nanosleep(&req, &rem) == -1) {
+        if (nanosleep(&rem, NULL) == -1) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "nanosleep() returned -1\n");
+        }
    }
 }

@ -93,11 +96,16 @@ struct tm *get_time(void)
    return timeinfo;
 }

-/*Puts the current time in buf in the format of [HH:mm:ss] */
-void get_time_str(char *buf, int bufsize)
+/* Puts the current time in buf in the format of specified by the config */
+void get_time_str(char *buf, size_t bufsize)
 {
+    if (buf == NULL || bufsize == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    *buf = 0;
+
    if (user_settings->timestamps == TIMESTAMPS_OFF) {
-        buf[0] = '\0';
        return;
    }

--- a/src/misc_tools.h
+++ b/src/misc_tools.h
@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ int bin_pubkey_to_string(const uint8_t *bin_pubkey, size_t bin_pubkey_size, char
 /* get the current unix time (not thread safe) */
 time_t get_unix_time(void);

-/* Puts the current time in buf in the format of [HH:mm:ss] (not thread safe) */
-void get_time_str(char *buf, int bufsize);
+/* Puts the current time in buf in the format of specified by the config */
+void get_time_str(char *buf, size_t bufsize);

 /* Converts seconds to string in format HH:mm:ss; truncates hours and minutes when necessary */
 void get_elapsed_time_str(char *buf, int bufsize, time_t secs);
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int mbs_to_wcs_buf(wchar_t *buf, const char *string, size_t n);
 /* Returns 1 if connection has timed out, 0 otherwise */
 int timed_out(time_t timestamp, time_t timeout);

-/* Sleeps the caller's thread for `usec` microseconds */
+/* Attempts to sleep the caller's thread for `usec` microseconds */
 void sleep_thread(long int usec);

 /* Colours the window tab according to type. Beeps if is_beep is true */
--- a/src/name_lookup.c
+++ b/src/name_lookup.c
@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int lookup_error(ToxWindow *self, const char *errmsg, ...)
    va_end(args);

    pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "name lookup failed: %s", frmt_msg);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "name lookup failed: %s", frmt_msg);
    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

    return -1;
@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ on_exit:
 void name_lookup(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *id_bin, const char *addr, const char *message)
 {
    if (t_data.disabled) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "name lookups are disabled.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "name lookups are disabled.");
        return;
    }

    if (t_data.busy) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Please wait for previous name lookup to finish.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Please wait for previous name lookup to finish.");
        return;
    }

@ -382,20 +382,20 @@ void name_lookup(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *id_bin, const char *addr,
    t_data.busy = true;

    if (pthread_attr_init(&lookup_thread.attr) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "Error: lookup thread attr failed to init");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "Error: lookup thread attr failed to init");
        clear_thread_data();
        return;
    }

    if (pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&lookup_thread.attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "Error: lookup thread attr failed to set");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "Error: lookup thread attr failed to set");
        pthread_attr_destroy(&lookup_thread.attr);
        clear_thread_data();
        return;
    }

    if (pthread_create(&lookup_thread.tid, &lookup_thread.attr, lookup_thread_func, NULL) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "Error: lookup thread failed to init");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "Error: lookup thread failed to init");
        pthread_attr_destroy(&lookup_thread.attr);
        clear_thread_data();
        return;
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void prompt_update_statusmessage(ToxWindow *prompt, Tox *m, const char *statusms
    tox_self_set_status_message(m, (const uint8_t *) statusmsg, len, &err);

    if (err != TOX_ERR_SET_INFO_OK) {
-        line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set note (error %d)\n", err);
+        line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set note (error %d)\n", err);
    }
 }

@ -284,15 +284,15 @@ static bool prompt_onKey(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, wint_t key, bool ltr)
            char line[MAX_STR_SIZE];

            if (wcs_to_mbs_buf(line, ctx->line, MAX_STR_SIZE) == -1) {
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to parse message.");
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, " * Failed to parse message.");
            } else {
-                line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, PROMPT, 0, 0, "%s", line);
+                line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, PROMPT, 0, 0, "%s", line);
                execute(ctx->history, self, m, line, GLOBAL_COMMAND_MODE);
            }
        }

        wclear(ctx->linewin);
-        wmove(self->window, y2 - CURS_Y_OFFSET, 0);
+        wmove(self->window, y2, 0);
        reset_buf(ctx);
    }

@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ static bool prompt_onKey(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, wint_t key, bool ltr)

 static void prompt_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
 {
-    int x2, y2;
+    int x2;
+    int y2;
    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
@ -316,64 +317,88 @@ static void prompt_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)

    wclear(ctx->linewin);

-    curs_set(1);
-
    if (ctx->len > 0) {
-        mvwprintw(ctx->linewin, 1, 0, "%ls", &ctx->line[ctx->start]);
+        mvwprintw(ctx->linewin, 0, 0, "%ls", &ctx->line[ctx->start]);
    }

+    mvwhline(ctx->linewin, 0, ctx->len, ' ', x2 - ctx->len);
+
+    curs_set(1);
+
    StatusBar *statusbar = self->stb;

-    mvwhline(statusbar->topline, 1, 0, ACS_HLINE, x2);
    wmove(statusbar->topline, 0, 0);

    pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
    Tox_Connection connection = statusbar->connection;
+    Tox_User_Status status = statusbar->status;
    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

    if (connection != TOX_CONNECTION_NONE) {
        int colour = MAGENTA;
        const char *status_text = "ERROR";

-        pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
-        Tox_User_Status status = statusbar->status;
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
-
        switch (status) {
            case TOX_USER_STATUS_NONE:
                status_text = "Online";
-                colour = GREEN;
+                colour = STATUS_ONLINE;
                break;

            case TOX_USER_STATUS_AWAY:
                status_text = "Away";
-                colour = YELLOW;
+                colour = STATUS_AWAY;
                break;

            case TOX_USER_STATUS_BUSY:
                status_text = "Busy";
-                colour = RED;
+                colour = STATUS_BUSY;
                break;
        }

-        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(colour) | A_BOLD);
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " [%s]", status_text);
-        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(colour) | A_BOLD);
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " [");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(colour));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s", status_text);
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(colour));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "]");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));

-        wattron(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
        pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " %s", statusbar->nick);
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
-        wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
    } else {
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " [Offline]");
-        wattron(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " [");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "Offline");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "]");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+
        pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " %s", statusbar->nick);
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
-        wattroff(statusbar->topline, A_BOLD);
    }

+    int s_y;
+    int s_x;
+    getyx(statusbar->topline, s_y, s_x);
+
+    mvwhline(statusbar->topline, s_y, s_x, ' ', x2 - s_x);
+    wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+
    /* Reset statusbar->statusmsg on window resize */
    if (x2 != self->x) {
        char statusmsg[TOX_MAX_STATUS_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
@ -401,20 +426,27 @@ static void prompt_onDraw(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    }

    if (statusbar->statusmsg[0]) {
-        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " : %s", statusbar->statusmsg);
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, " | ");
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+
+        wattron(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wprintw(statusbar->topline, "%s", statusbar->statusmsg);
+        wattroff(statusbar->topline, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
    }

    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

-    mvwhline(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0, ACS_HLINE, x2);
-
-    int y, x;
+    int y;
+    int x;
    getyx(self->window, y, x);

    UNUSED_VAR(x);

    int new_x = ctx->start ? x2 - 1 : MAX(0, wcswidth(ctx->line, ctx->pos));
-    wmove(self->window, y + 1, new_x);
+    wmove(self->window, y, new_x);
+
+    draw_window_bar(self);

    wnoutrefresh(self->window);

@ -434,8 +466,6 @@ static void prompt_onConnectionChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t friendnu
        snprintf(nick, sizeof(nick), "%s", UNKNOWN_NAME);
    }

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
    const char *msg;

    if (user_settings->show_connection_msg == SHOW_WELCOME_MSG_OFF) {
@ -444,7 +474,7 @@ static void prompt_onConnectionChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t friendnu

    if (connection_status != TOX_CONNECTION_NONE && Friends.list[friendnum].connection_status == TOX_CONNECTION_NONE) {
        msg = "has come online";
-        line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, CONNECTION, 0, GREEN, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, CONNECTION, 0, GREEN, msg);
        write_to_log(msg, nick, ctx->log, true);

        if (self->active_box != -1) {
@ -456,7 +486,7 @@ static void prompt_onConnectionChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, uint32_t friendnu
        }
    } else if (connection_status == TOX_CONNECTION_NONE) {
        msg = "has gone offline";
-        line_info_add(self, timefrmt, nick, NULL, DISCONNECTION, 0, RED, msg);
+        line_info_add(self, true, nick, NULL, DISCONNECTION, 0, RED, msg);
        write_to_log(msg, nick, ctx->log, true);

        if (self->active_box != -1) {
@ -476,21 +506,18 @@ static void prompt_onFriendRequest(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *key, con

    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;

-    char timefrmt[TIME_STR_SIZE];
-    get_time_str(timefrmt, sizeof(timefrmt));
-
-    line_info_add(self, timefrmt, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Friend request with the message '%s'", data);
+    line_info_add(self, true, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Friend request with the message '%s'", data);
    write_to_log("Friend request with the message '%s'", "", ctx->log, true);

    int n = add_friend_request(key, data);

    if (n == -1) {
        const char *errmsg = "Friend request queue is full. Discarding request.";
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, errmsg);
        return;
    }

-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type \"/accept %d\" or \"/decline %d\"", n, n);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Type \"/accept %d\" or \"/decline %d\"", n, n);
    sound_notify(self, generic_message, NT_WNDALERT_1 | NT_NOTIFWND, NULL);
 }

@ -535,23 +562,23 @@ void prompt_init_statusbar(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, bool first_time_run)
    prompt_update_nick(prompt, nick);

    /* Init statusbar subwindow */
-    statusbar->topline = subwin(self->window, 2, x2, 0, 0);
+    statusbar->topline = subwin(self->window, TOP_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);
 }

 static void print_welcome_msg(ToxWindow *self)
 {
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "    _____ _____  _____ ____ ");
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "   |_   _/ _ \\ \\/ /_ _/ ___|");
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "     | || | | \\  / | | |    ");
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "     | || |_| /  \\ | | |___ ");
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "     |_| \\___/_/\\_\\___\\____| v." TOXICVER);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "    _____ _____  _____ ____ ");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "   |_   _/ _ \\ \\/ /_ _/ ___|");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "     | || | | \\  / | | |    ");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "     | || |_| /  \\ | | |___ ");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, BLUE, "     |_| \\___/_/\\_\\___\\____| v." TOXICVER);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");

    const char *msg = "Welcome to Toxic, a free, open source Tox-based instant messaging client.";
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, CYAN, msg);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, CYAN, msg);
    msg = "Type \"/help\" for assistance. Further help may be found via the man page.";
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, CYAN, msg);
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 1, CYAN, msg);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "");
 }

 static void prompt_init_log(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *self_name)
@ -562,13 +589,13 @@ static void prompt_init_log(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *self_name)
    tox_self_get_address(m, (uint8_t *) myid);

    if (log_init(ctx->log, self->name, myid, NULL, LOG_TYPE_PROMPT) != 0) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Log failed to initialize.");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Log failed to initialize.");
        return;
    }

    if (user_settings->autolog == AUTOLOG_ON) {
        if (log_enable(ctx->log) == -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Failed to enable log.");
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Warning: Failed to enable log.");
        }
    }
 }
@ -576,7 +603,9 @@ static void prompt_init_log(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, const char *self_name)
 static void prompt_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
 {
    curs_set(1);
-    int y2, x2;
+
+    int y2;
+    int x2;
    getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);

    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
@ -584,8 +613,10 @@ static void prompt_onInit(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m)
    }

    ChatContext *ctx = self->chatwin;
-    ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2, 0, 0);
-    ctx->linewin = subwin(self->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0);
+
+    ctx->history = subwin(self->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);
+    self->window_bar = subwin(self->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - (CHATBOX_HEIGHT + WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT), 0);
+    ctx->linewin = subwin(self->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, 0);

    ctx->log = calloc(1, sizeof(struct chatlog));
    ctx->hst = calloc(1, sizeof(struct history));
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ static struct ui_strings {

    const char *mplex_away;
    const char *mplex_away_note;
+
+    const char *color_bar_bg;
+    const char *color_bar_fg;
+    const char *color_bar_accent;
+    const char *color_bar_notify;
 } ui_strings = {
    "ui",
    "timestamps",
@ -100,6 +105,10 @@ static struct ui_strings {
    "line_normal",
    "mplex_away",
    "mplex_away_note",
+    "color_bar_bg",
+    "color_bar_fg",
+    "color_bar_accent",
+    "color_bar_notify",
 };

 static void ui_defaults(struct user_settings *settings)
@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ static void ui_defaults(struct user_settings *settings)
    settings->bell_on_invite = 0;
    settings->colour_theme = DFLT_COLS;
    settings->history_size = 700;
-    settings->notification_timeout = 3000;
+    settings->notification_timeout = 6000;
    settings->show_typing_self = SHOW_TYPING_ON;
    settings->show_typing_other = SHOW_TYPING_ON;
    settings->show_welcome_msg = SHOW_WELCOME_MSG_ON;
@ -130,10 +139,7 @@ static void ui_defaults(struct user_settings *settings)
    snprintf(settings->line_normal, LINE_HINT_MAX + 1, "%s", LINE_NORMAL);

    settings->mplex_away = MPLEX_ON;
-    snprintf(settings->mplex_away_note,
-             sizeof(settings->mplex_away_note),
-             "%s",
-             MPLEX_AWAY_NOTE);
+    snprintf(settings->mplex_away_note, sizeof(settings->mplex_away_note), "%s", MPLEX_AWAY_NOTE);
 }

 static const struct keys_strings {
@ -339,7 +345,7 @@ int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, const char *patharg)

        if (config_setting_lookup_int(setting, ui_strings.time_format, &time)) {
            if (time == 12) {
-                snprintf(s->timestamp_format, sizeof(s->timestamp_format), "%s", "%I:%M:%S %p");
+                snprintf(s->timestamp_format, sizeof(s->timestamp_format), "%s", "%I:%M %p");
                snprintf(s->log_timestamp_format, sizeof(s->log_timestamp_format), "%s", "%Y/%m/%d [%I:%M:%S %p]");
            }
        }
@ -348,6 +354,22 @@ int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, const char *patharg)
            snprintf(s->timestamp_format, sizeof(s->timestamp_format), "%s", str);
        }

+        if (config_setting_lookup_string(setting, ui_strings.color_bar_bg, &str)) {
+            snprintf(s->color_bar_bg, sizeof(s->color_bar_bg), "%s", str);
+        }
+
+        if (config_setting_lookup_string(setting, ui_strings.color_bar_fg, &str)) {
+            snprintf(s->color_bar_fg, sizeof(s->color_bar_fg), "%s", str);
+        }
+
+        if (config_setting_lookup_string(setting, ui_strings.color_bar_accent, &str)) {
+            snprintf(s->color_bar_accent, sizeof(s->color_bar_accent), "%s", str);
+        }
+
+        if (config_setting_lookup_string(setting, ui_strings.color_bar_notify, &str)) {
+            snprintf(s->color_bar_notify, sizeof(s->color_bar_notify), "%s", str);
+        }
+
        if (config_setting_lookup_string(setting, ui_strings.log_timestamp_format, &str)) {
            snprintf(s->log_timestamp_format, sizeof(s->log_timestamp_format), "%s", str);
        }
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ struct user_settings {
    char autorun_path[PATH_MAX];
    char password_eval[PASSWORD_EVAL_MAX];

+    char color_bar_bg[COLOR_STR_SIZE];
+    char color_bar_fg[COLOR_STR_SIZE];
+    char color_bar_accent[COLOR_STR_SIZE];
+    char color_bar_notify[COLOR_STR_SIZE];
+
    int key_next_tab;
    int key_prev_tab;
    int key_scroll_line_up;
@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ enum settings_values {
 #define LINE_NORMAL  "-"
 #define TIMESTAMP_DEFAULT      "%H:%M"
 #define LOG_TIMESTAMP_DEFAULT  "%Y/%m/%d [%H:%M:%S]"
-#define MPLEX_AWAY_NOTE "Detached from screen"
+#define MPLEX_AWAY_NOTE "Away from keyboard, be back soon!"

 int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, const char *patharg);

--- a/src/toxic.c
+++ b/src/toxic.c
@ -256,10 +256,14 @@ static void init_term(void)
    keypad(stdscr, 1);
    noecho();
    nonl();
-    timeout(100);
+    timeout(50);

    if (has_colors()) {
        short bg_color = COLOR_BLACK;
+        short bar_bg_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+        short bar_fg_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+        short bar_accent_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+        short bar_notify_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
        start_color();

        if (user_settings->colour_theme == NATIVE_COLS) {
@ -268,15 +272,120 @@ static void init_term(void)
            }
        }

-        init_pair(0, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
-        init_pair(1, COLOR_GREEN, bg_color);
-        init_pair(2, COLOR_CYAN, bg_color);
-        init_pair(3, COLOR_RED, bg_color);
-        init_pair(4, COLOR_BLUE, bg_color);
-        init_pair(5, COLOR_YELLOW, bg_color);
-        init_pair(6, COLOR_MAGENTA, bg_color);
-        init_pair(7, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_BLACK);
-        init_pair(8, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE);
+        if (!string_is_empty(user_settings->color_bar_bg)) {
+            if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "black") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_BLACK;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "red") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_RED;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "blue") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "cyan") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "green") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_GREEN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "yellow") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "magenta") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_MAGENTA;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_bg, "white") == 0) {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+            } else {
+                bar_bg_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+            }
+        } else {
+            bar_bg_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+        }
+
+        if (!string_is_empty(user_settings->color_bar_fg)) {
+            if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "black") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_BLACK;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "red") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_RED;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "blue") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "cyan") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "green") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_GREEN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "yellow") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "magenta") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_MAGENTA;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_fg, "white") == 0) {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+            } else {
+                bar_fg_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+            }
+        } else {
+            bar_fg_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+        }
+
+        if (!string_is_empty(user_settings->color_bar_accent)) {
+            if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "black") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_BLACK;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "red") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_RED;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "blue") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "cyan") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "green") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_GREEN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "yellow") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "magenta") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_MAGENTA;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_accent, "white") == 0) {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+            } else {
+                bar_accent_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+            }
+        } else {
+            bar_accent_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+        }
+
+        if (!string_is_empty(user_settings->color_bar_notify)) {
+            if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "black") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_BLACK;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "red") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_RED;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "blue") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_BLUE;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "cyan") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_CYAN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "green") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_GREEN;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "yellow") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "magenta") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_MAGENTA;
+            } else if (strcmp(user_settings->color_bar_notify, "white") == 0) {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_WHITE;
+            } else {
+                bar_notify_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
+            }
+        } else {
+            bar_notify_color = COLOR_YELLOW;
+        }
+
+        init_pair(WHITE, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(GREEN, COLOR_GREEN, bg_color);
+        init_pair(CYAN, COLOR_CYAN, bg_color);
+        init_pair(RED, COLOR_RED, bg_color);
+        init_pair(BLUE, COLOR_BLUE, bg_color);
+        init_pair(YELLOW, COLOR_YELLOW, bg_color);
+        init_pair(MAGENTA, COLOR_MAGENTA, bg_color);
+        init_pair(BLACK, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(BLUE_BLACK, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(BLACK_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE);
+        init_pair(BLACK_BG, COLOR_BLACK, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(PURPLE_BG, COLOR_MAGENTA, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(BAR_TEXT, bar_fg_color, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(BAR_ACCENT, bar_accent_color, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(BAR_NOTIFY, bar_notify_color, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(STATUS_ONLINE, COLOR_GREEN, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(STATUS_AWAY, COLOR_YELLOW, bar_bg_color);
+        init_pair(STATUS_BUSY, COLOR_RED, bar_bg_color);
    }

    refresh();
@ -1421,6 +1530,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
    prompt = init_windows(m);
    prompt_init_statusbar(prompt, m, !datafile_exists);
    load_conferences(m);
+    set_active_window_index(0);

    if (pthread_mutex_init(&Winthread.lock, NULL) != 0) {
        exit_toxic_err("failed in main", FATALERR_MUTEX_INIT);
@ -1483,7 +1593,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)

    pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
    print_init_messages(prompt);
-    set_active_window_index(0);
    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

    cleanup_init_messages();
@ -1504,7 +1613,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
            pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);

            if (store_data(m, DATA_FILE) != 0) {
-                line_info_add(prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "WARNING: Failed to save to data file");
+                line_info_add(prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, RED, "WARNING: Failed to save to data file");
            }

            pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
--- a/src/toxic.h
+++ b/src/toxic.h
@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH 32   /* Must be <= TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH */
 #define KEY_IDENT_DIGITS 3    /* number of hex digits to display for the pub-key based identifier */
 #define TIME_STR_SIZE 32
+#define COLOR_STR_SIZE 10 /* should fit every color option */

 #ifndef MAX_PORT_RANGE
 #define MAX_PORT_RANGE 65535
@ -75,7 +76,7 @@
 #define T_KEY_C_DOWN     0x20D    /* ctrl-down arrow */
 #define T_KEY_TAB        0x09     /* TAB key */

-#define ONLINE_CHAR "*"
+#define ONLINE_CHAR  "o"
 #define OFFLINE_CHAR "o"

 typedef enum _FATAL_ERRS {
--- a/src/video_call.c
+++ b/src/video_call.c
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void on_video_bit_rate(ToxAV *av, uint32_t friend_number, uint32_t video_bit_rat

 static void print_err(ToxWindow *self, const char *error_str)
 {
-    line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", error_str);
+    line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%s", error_str);
 }

 ToxAV *init_video(ToxWindow *self, Tox *tox)
@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ ToxAV *init_video(ToxWindow *self, Tox *tox)
    CallControl.video_frame_duration = 10;

    if (!CallControl.av) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Video failed to init with ToxAV instance");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Video failed to init with ToxAV instance");

        return NULL;
    }

    if (init_video_devices(CallControl.av) == vde_InternalError) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to init video devices");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to init video devices");

        return NULL;
    }
@ -110,17 +110,17 @@ void read_video_device_callback(int16_t width, int16_t height, const uint8_t *y,

    /* Drop frame if video sending is disabled */
    if (this_call->video_bit_rate == 0 || this_call->status != cs_Active || this_call->vin_idx == -1) {
-        line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Video frame dropped.");
+        line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Video frame dropped.");
        return;
    }

    if (toxav_video_send_frame(CallControl.av, friend_number, width, height, y, u, v, &error) == false) {
-        line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to send video frame");
+        line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to send video frame");

        if (error == TOXAV_ERR_SEND_FRAME_NULL) {
-            line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to capture video frame");
+            line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to capture video frame");
        } else if (error == TOXAV_ERR_SEND_FRAME_INVALID) {
-            line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to prepare video frame");
+            line_info_add(CallControl.prompt, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to prepare video frame");
        }
    }
 }
@ -138,22 +138,22 @@ void write_video_device_callback(uint32_t friend_number, uint16_t width, uint16_
 int start_video_transmission(ToxWindow *self, ToxAV *av, Call *call)
 {
    if (!self || !av) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to prepare video transmission");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to prepare video transmission");
        return -1;
    }

    if (open_primary_video_device(vdt_input, &call->vin_idx, &call->video_width, &call->video_height) != vde_None) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to open input video device!");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to open input video device!");
        return -1;
    }

    if (register_video_device_callback(self->num, call->vin_idx, read_video_device_callback, &self->num) != vde_None) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to register input video handler!");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to register input video handler!");
        return -1;
    }

    if (!toxav_video_set_bit_rate(CallControl.av, self->num, call->video_bit_rate, NULL)) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set video bit rate");
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Failed to set video bit rate");
        return -1;
    }

@ -347,11 +347,11 @@ void cmd_res(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)[MAX

    if (argc == 0) {
        if (call->status == cs_Active && call->vin_idx != -1) {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
                          "Resolution of current call: %u x %u",
                          call->video_width, call->video_height);
        } else {
-            line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
+            line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0,
                          "Initial resolution for video calls: %u x %u",
                          CallControl.default_video_width, CallControl.default_video_height);
        }
@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ void cmd_list_video_devices(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, c
    }

    else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
        return;
    }

@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void cmd_change_video_device(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc,
    }

    else {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "Invalid type: %s", argv[1]);
        return;
    }

--- a/src/video_device.c
+++ b/src/video_device.c
@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ void print_video_devices(ToxWindow *self, VideoDeviceType type)
    int i;

    for (i = 0; i < size[type]; ++i) {
-        line_info_add(self, NULL, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%d: %s", i, video_devices_names[type][i]);
+        line_info_add(self, false, NULL, NULL, SYS_MSG, 0, 0, "%d: %s", i, video_devices_names[type][i]);
    }

    return;
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int add_window(Tox *m, ToxWindow *w)
        }

        w->index = i;
-        w->window = newwin(LINES - 2, COLS, 0, 0);
+        w->window = newwin(LINES, COLS, 0, 0);

        if (w->window == NULL) {
            return -1;
@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ void del_window(ToxWindow *w)
    set_active_window_index(0);

    uint8_t idx = w->index;
+    delwin(w->window_bar);
    delwin(w->window);
-    free(windows[idx]);
+    free(w);
    windows[idx] = NULL;

    clear();
@ -408,7 +409,12 @@ void del_window(ToxWindow *w)

 ToxWindow *init_windows(Tox *m)
 {
+    if (COLS <= CHATBOX_HEIGHT + WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT) {
+        exit_toxic_err("add_window() for prompt failed in init_windows", FATALERR_WININIT);
+    }
+
    prompt = new_prompt();
+
    int n_prompt = add_window(m, prompt);

    if (n_prompt < 0) {
@ -430,25 +436,18 @@ void on_window_resize(void)
    refresh();
    clear();

-    /* equivalent to LINES and COLS */
-    int x2, y2;
-    getmaxyx(stdscr, y2, x2);
-    y2 -= 2;
-
-    if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MAX_WINDOWS_NUM; ++i) {
-        if (windows[i] == NULL) {
+        ToxWindow *w = windows[i];
+
+        if (w == NULL) {
            continue;
        }

-        ToxWindow *w = windows[i];
-
-        if (windows[i]->type == WINDOW_TYPE_FRIEND_LIST)  {
+        if (w->type == WINDOW_TYPE_FRIEND_LIST)  {
+            delwin(w->window_bar);
            delwin(w->window);
-            w->window = newwin(y2, x2, 0, 0);
+            w->window = newwin(LINES, COLS, 0, 0);
+            w->window_bar = subwin(w->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, COLS, LINES - 2, 0);
            continue;
        }

@ -465,22 +464,35 @@ void on_window_resize(void)

        delwin(w->chatwin->linewin);
        delwin(w->chatwin->history);
+        delwin(w->window_bar);
        delwin(w->window);

-        w->window = newwin(y2, x2, 0, 0);
-        w->chatwin->linewin = subwin(w->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT, 0);
+        w->window = newwin(LINES, COLS, 0, 0);
+
+        int x2;
+        int y2;
+        getmaxyx(w->window, y2, x2);
+
+        if (y2 <= 0 || x2 <= 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to resize window: max_x: %d, max_y: %d\n", x2, y2);
+            delwin(w->window);
+            return;
+        }

        if (w->show_peerlist) {
-            w->chatwin->history = subwin(w->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1, 0, 0);
-            w->chatwin->sidebar = subwin(w->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, 0, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH);
+            w->chatwin->history = subwin(w->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1, 0, 0);
+            w->chatwin->sidebar = subwin(w->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, 0, x2 - SIDEBAR_WIDTH);
        } else {
-            w->chatwin->history = subwin(w->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT + 1, x2, 0, 0);
+            w->chatwin->history =  subwin(w->window, y2 - CHATBOX_HEIGHT - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);

            if (w->type != WINDOW_TYPE_CONFERENCE) {
-                w->stb->topline = subwin(w->window, 2, x2, 0, 0);
+                w->stb->topline = subwin(w->window, TOP_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, 0, 0);
            }
        }

+        w->window_bar = subwin(w->window, WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - (CHATBOX_HEIGHT + WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT), 0);
+        w->chatwin->linewin = subwin(w->window, CHATBOX_HEIGHT, x2, y2 - WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT, 0);
+
 #ifdef AUDIO

        if (w->chatwin->infobox.active) {
@ -491,97 +503,103 @@ void on_window_resize(void)
 #endif /* AUDIO */

        scrollok(w->chatwin->history, 0);
+        wmove(w->window, y2 - CURS_Y_OFFSET, 0);
    }
 }

-static void draw_window_tab(ToxWindow *toxwin, bool active_window)
+static void draw_window_tab(WINDOW *win, ToxWindow *toxwin, bool active_window)
 {
    pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);

-    if (toxwin->alert != WINDOW_ALERT_NONE) {
-        attron(COLOR_PAIR(toxwin->alert));
-    }
-
+    bool has_alert = toxwin->alert != WINDOW_ALERT_NONE;
    unsigned int pending_messages = toxwin->pending_messages;

    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

-    clrtoeol();
-
    WINDOW_TYPE type = toxwin->type;

-    if (active_window || (type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT || type == WINDOW_TYPE_FRIEND_LIST)) {
-        printw(" [%s]", toxwin->name);
+    if (active_window) {
+        wattron(win, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(win, " [");
+        wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
    } else {
-        if (pending_messages > 0) {
-            printw(" [%u]", pending_messages);
+        if (has_alert) {
+            wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+            wprintw(win, " [");
+            wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+            wattron(win, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(toxwin->alert));
        } else {
-            printw(" [*]");
+            wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+            wprintw(win, " [");
+            wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+            wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
        }
    }

-    pthread_mutex_lock(&Winthread.lock);
-
-    if (toxwin->alert != WINDOW_ALERT_NONE) {
-        attroff(COLOR_PAIR(toxwin->alert));
+    if (active_window || (type == WINDOW_TYPE_PROMPT || type == WINDOW_TYPE_FRIEND_LIST)) {
+        wprintw(win, "%s", toxwin->name);
+    } else {
+        if (pending_messages > 0) {
+            wprintw(win, "%u", pending_messages);
+        } else {
+            wprintw(win, "-");
+        }
    }

-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);
+    if (active_window) {
+        wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        wprintw(win, "]");
+        wattroff(win, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+    } else {
+        if (has_alert) {
+            wattroff(win, A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(toxwin->alert));
+            wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+            wprintw(win, "]");
+            wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        } else {
+            wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+            wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+            wprintw(win, "]");
+            wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_ACCENT));
+        }
+    }
 }

-static void draw_bar(void)
+void draw_window_bar(ToxWindow *self)
 {
-    int y, x;
+    WINDOW *win = self->window_bar;
+    wclear(win);

-    ToxWindow *w = windows[active_window_index];
-
-    if (w == NULL) {
-        return;
+    if (self->scroll_pause) {
+        wattron(win, A_BLINK | A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_NOTIFY));
+        wprintw(win, "^");
+        wattroff(win, A_BLINK | A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(BAR_NOTIFY));
+    } else {
+        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+        wprintw(win, " ");
+        wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
    }

-    // save current cursor position
-    getyx(w->window, y, x);
-
-    attron(COLOR_PAIR(BLUE));
-    mvhline(LINES - 2, 0, '_', COLS);
-    attroff(COLOR_PAIR(BLUE));
-
-    move(LINES - 1, 0);
-
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MAX_WINDOWS_NUM; ++i) {
        if (windows[i] == NULL) {
            continue;
        }

        bool active_window = i == active_window_index;
-
-        if (active_window) {
-
-#ifdef URXVT_FIX
-            attron(A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(GREEN));
-        } else {
-#endif
-
-            attron(A_BOLD);
-        }
-
-        draw_window_tab(windows[i], active_window);
-
-        if (active_window) {
-
-#ifdef URXVT_FIX
-            attroff(A_BOLD | COLOR_PAIR(GREEN));
-        } else {
-#endif
-
-            attroff(A_BOLD);
-        }
+        draw_window_tab(win, windows[i], active_window);
    }

-    // restore cursor position after drawing
-    move(y, x);
+    int cur_x;
+    int cur_y;
+    UNUSED_VAR(cur_y);

-    refresh();
+    getyx(win, cur_y, cur_x);
+
+    wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
+    mvwhline(win, 0, cur_x, ' ', COLS - cur_x);
+    wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(BAR_TEXT));
 }

 /*
@ -684,8 +702,6 @@ void draw_active_window(Tox *m)
    a->pending_messages = 0;
    pthread_mutex_unlock(&Winthread.lock);

-    draw_bar();
-
    touchwin(a->window);
    a->onDraw(a, m);
    wrefresh(a->window);
--- a/src/windows.h
+++ b/src/windows.h
@ -39,9 +39,11 @@
 #define MAX_WINDOWS_NUM 20
 #define MAX_WINDOW_NAME_LENGTH 22
 #define CURS_Y_OFFSET 1    /* y-axis cursor offset for chat contexts */
-#define CHATBOX_HEIGHT 2
+#define CHATBOX_HEIGHT 1
+#define TOP_BAR_HEIGHT 1
+#define WINDOW_BAR_HEIGHT 1

-/* Curses foreground colours (background is black) */
+/* ncurses colour pairs as FOREGROUND_BACKGROUND. No background defaults to black. */
 typedef enum {
    WHITE,
    GREEN,
@ -51,14 +53,24 @@ typedef enum {
    YELLOW,
    MAGENTA,
    BLACK,
+    BLUE_BLACK,
+    BLACK_WHITE,
+    BAR_TEXT,
+    STATUS_ONLINE,
+    BAR_ACCENT,
+    PURPLE_BG,
+    BLACK_BG,
+    STATUS_BUSY,
+    STATUS_AWAY,
+    BAR_NOTIFY,
 } C_COLOURS;

 /* tab alert types: lower types take priority (this relies on the order of C_COLOURS) */
 typedef enum {
    WINDOW_ALERT_NONE = 0,
-    WINDOW_ALERT_0 = GREEN,
-    WINDOW_ALERT_1 = RED,
-    WINDOW_ALERT_2 = MAGENTA,
+    WINDOW_ALERT_0 = STATUS_ONLINE,
+    WINDOW_ALERT_1 = BAR_ACCENT,
+    WINDOW_ALERT_2 = PURPLE_BG,
 } WINDOW_ALERTS;

 typedef enum {
@ -167,6 +179,7 @@ struct ToxWindow {
    char name[TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
    uint32_t num;    /* corresponds to friendnumber in chat windows */
    uint8_t index; /* This window's index in the windows array */
+    bool scroll_pause; /* true if this window is not scrolled to the bottom */
    unsigned int pending_messages;  /* # of new messages in this window since the last time it was focused */
    int x;

@ -181,6 +194,7 @@ struct ToxWindow {
    Help *help;

    WINDOW *window;
+    WINDOW *window_bar;
 };

 /* statusbar info holder */
@ -264,6 +278,7 @@ void on_window_resize(void);
 void force_refresh(WINDOW *w);
 ToxWindow *get_window_ptr(size_t i);
 ToxWindow *get_active_window(void);
+void draw_window_bar(ToxWindow *self);

 /* refresh inactive windows to prevent scrolling bugs.
   call at least once per second */
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
jfreegman	ae94bc593b	Rename some build options for naming consistency	2021-01-19 15:21:31 -05:00
jfreegman	81eb58532e	Fix bug sometimes causing join message spam on conference join	2021-01-17 17:10:10 -05:00
jfreegman	8464ea9a7a	Fix minor display bug with the audio call info box	2021-01-12 19:18:22 -05:00
jfreegman	b77bff35a1	Add config man entries for colour scheme options	2020-12-06 11:52:46 -05:00
jfreegman	eb964b64c2	Fix off by one error and comment magic numbers	2020-12-05 20:53:09 -05:00
Lily	2ff9d29491	Custom colors proof of concept Fix formatting Fix repeated variable in example config	2020-12-05 17:46:13 -06:00
jfreegman	2640919318	Don't announce when ghost peers leave the group This appears to be a toxcore bug, but nonetheless it looks ugly. Also changed group -> conference for join/part messages	2020-12-03 11:49:48 -05:00
jfreegman	2fcbc4fa1c	Remove lots of duplicate code related to printing timestamps	2020-11-30 17:55:57 -05:00
jfreegman	4330bf5867	Show peer join/part messages in conferences Also a couple trivial fixes	2020-11-30 12:06:13 -05:00
jfreegman	3f1b7cdd26	Update config example and some default settings to reflect recent changes	2020-11-30 00:58:43 -05:00
jfreegman	1e985c1456	Interface improvements and bump to v0.10.0 - Give window tab and statusbar a make over - Place window tab above input field - Reduce input field to one square in height - Refactor window tab so that it's now a subwin of its parent ToxWindow - Fix bug causing notification counter to sometimes increment by 2 - No longer scroll on output when output is not at bottom of screen - Show a small indicator on far left of window tab when output is not at bottom of screen - Reduce ncurses/UI thread sleep time by half - Handle nanosleep errors better	2020-11-29 23:26:51 -05:00
jfreegman	61740bda85	Fix a couple minor issues Print a warning if remove() fails, and check if the win pointer is null before using it (this is unnecessary but it's correct and shuts coverity up)	2020-11-26 18:25:37 -05:00