Adding a Chat Pane

[john-science]

I would like to add a second pane to DecafMUD for in-game chats.

Talking to other players frequently runs at a different pace than the game itself. And if I look away from the screen for 30 seconds, I don't want someone to think I'm ignoring them.

1. What do you think the level-of-effort for such a change will be? (I see a comment saying that multiple panes should be supported.)
2. Which JS/HTML files do you think will need to be touched to make this happen? (Is the list reasonably short?)
3. If I made these changes (with/without your help) do you have the power/clout to push the changes to DiscworldMUD homepage?

Thank you for a great, Linux-friendly client!