Hi! Welcome to SideChat. I play on a LAN world with my brother often, and sometimes we ALT-Tab out of the game but still want an easy way to monitor chat; this was my solution.

Re-open the window with CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+L

Need to commission a mod? add me on discord: jason13

Configuration (`sidechat.json`)

Option	Description	Default
`enabled`	Whether the mod should function at all	`true`
`fontStyle`	`0` = PLAIN, `1` = BOLD, `2` = ITALIC	`0`
`fontSize`	Size of the terminal text	`12`
`openEarly`	Open the window as soon as the mod loads	`true`
`onlyInWorld`	Open/close the window based on whether you're in-game	`false`
`startWidth`	Initial window width before resizing	`896`
`startHeight`	Initial window height before resizing	`504`

Terminal Commands

All commands are prefixed with #/ (e.g. #/stop).

Window

Command	Description
`#/stop`	Close the SideChat window
`#/stop game`	Close Minecraft entirely
`#/close`	Alias for `stop`
`#/shutdown`	Alias for `stop`

Audio

Command	Description
`#/mute`	Set master volume to 0
`#/mute <source>`	Mute a specific sound source

Sources: master music record weather block hostile neutral player ambient voice

Terminal Appearance

Command	Description
`#/font size <n>`	Set terminal font size (e.g. `12`)
`#/font style <n>`	Set terminal font style: `0`=PLAIN, `1`=BOLD, `2`=ITALIC

Game Settings