Chat Interface

The Chat Interface is a panel in the GUI in which various messages throughout Runescape are displayed. These messages include public and private player chat, as well as game messages. The content displayed in the chat interface can be filtered using the five buttons that run across the bottom of the chat panel.

Filters
There are five filter buttons that allow the player to filter out content that appears in the chat panel. Clicking on one of these buttons will display only the content relating to that filter. For instance, the Trade filter is useful when selling in crowded worlds because it allows the player to see only Trade Requests being made. To restore the use of all filters, the All button may be pressed.

Game
The Game filter can be toggled between two modes. On and Filtered.
 * On mode will display all game messages (i.e. "You swing your axe at the tree." or "You get some logs." as mentioned above).
 * Filtered mode will only display major messages to the player such as level advancements, or alerts.

Public
The Public filter allows the player to filter out public player messages. There are five different filter options, as well as an option to filter by content, and an autochat option.
 * The Show Autochat option will show only auto-chatted messages.
 * The Show Standard option will show all public messages.
 * The Show Friends option will only show public messages from Friends.
 * The Off option will cease the display of all public messages on the screen.
 * The Hide option will filter all public messages from the chat panel.
 * The Filter Public Chat function will filter out any messages that do not contain a certain word or words. To set a filter, click "Filter public chat" and then type the desired filter. To clear the filter, click "Filter public chat", and press enter on the black prompt.
 * The Autochat function will automatically chat a set message about every four seconds. To set up autochat, click "Setup your autochat", then type in the desired phrase you wish to autochat. After the message is entered, the game will begin to chat automatically. There is then a new option to "Pause autochat". When clicked, it will Pause the autochat, and an option to "Resume autochat" will be added. To clear autochat, click "Setup your autochat", and press enter when the blank prompt appears.

Private

 * The Show all option will show all private messages received.
 * The Show friends option filters out all private messages from payers who are not on your Friends List.
 * The Off option will cease to show any received private messages.

Clan

 * The Show all option will show all clan messages received.
 * The Show friends option filters out all clan messages from payers who are not on your Friends List.
 * The Off option will cease to show any received clan messages.

Trade

 * The Show all option will show all trade requests received.
 * The Show friends option filters out all trade requests from payers who are not on your Friends List.
 * The Off option will cease to show any received trade requests.

Game Options
There are several Game Options that can effect the chat interface.
 * The Chat Effects Option can toggle weather or not Chat Effects will be displayed on the screen.
 * The Split Private Chat option toggles weather or not the private chat is separated from the main message area. If toggled on, private messages will be displayed above the main message area in the color cyan . Otherwise, the messages will appear in the color red in the main message area.
 * The Profanity filter option toggles weather or not the player is willing to view explicit words in chat. If toggled off, explicit words will be turned in to asterisks (i.e. explicit word turns into ****).