Tiny Copy Chat

A lightweight WoW Forever add-on that opens chat history as selectable text.

Usage

1. Hold Ctrl and left-click inside a chat pane to open its history.
2. Press Ctrl+C to copy the initially selected history, or select a smaller section with the mouse. Ctrl+A selects everything.
3. Click Close or press Escape to dismiss the dialog. Drag its background to move it.

Alternatively, use /copychat or /tinycopychat to open the selected chat window's history.

Ordinary chat clicks and links are unchanged. While Ctrl is held, clicks in the chat pane are reserved for Tiny Copy Chat, including clicks on links. Existing and newly opened chat windows, including temporary whispers, are supported.

History and limitations

• Opens a snapshot of the selected pane's retained messages, oldest first, not just the visible lines. Reopen the dialog to get newer messages.
• Preserves displayed link labels and strips color codes, textures, and atlas markup. Icons are not copied.
• Protected messages are omitted with a notice in the dialog. Protected text placeholders remain redacted.
• Empty history shows an explanation rather than an error.
• Editing the snapshot does not change chat history or send messages.
• WoW add-ons cannot write directly to the system clipboard; use Ctrl+C in the text field.
• No saved chat logs, configuration, or external dependencies.

Installation

Extract version 1.0.0 into WoW Forever's Interface/AddOns directory so it contains TinyCopyChat/TinyCopyChat.toc. Enable the add-on and restart WoW if this is a new installation; use /reload after subsequent updates.