esc to close outside of text entry, re-open to chat tab

lua/cbox/cl_chatbox.lua

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ local function CreateChatbox()
 		if anim.Finished then
 			if out then
 				self:Close()
+				self:SetVisible(false)
 			else
 				self:MakePopup()
 			end
@@ -269,6 +270,13 @@ local function CreateChatbox()
 		frame:SetCookie("height", h)
 	end
 
+	function frame:OnKeyCodeTyped(key)
+		if key == KEY_ESCAPE then
+			cbox.chatbox.Close()
+			gui.HideGameUI()
+		end
+	end
+
 	cbox.chatbox.panels.frame = frame
 
 	local tabs = vgui.Create("DPropertySheet", frame, "cbox.chatbox.tabs")
@@ -283,6 +291,8 @@ local function CreateChatbox()
 		end
 	end
 
+	cbox.chatbox.panels.tabs = tabs
+
 	for id, tab in next, cbox.chatbox.tabs do
 		local function catch(err)
 			cbox.utils.RealmError(("Failed to create tab %q:"):format(id), err)
@@ -342,6 +352,11 @@ local function Init()
 	end
 
 	hook.Add("PlayerBindPress", "cbox.chatbox", function(ply, bind, pressed)
+		local lply = LocalPlayer()
+		if IsValid(lply) and ply ~= lply then
+			cbox.utils.RealmError("Got mismatched player. How???", ply)
+			return
+		end
 		if bind ~= "messagemode" and bind ~= "messagemode2" then return end
 		if not pressed then return end
 
@@ -350,6 +365,13 @@ local function Init()
 		return true
 	end)
 
+	hook.Add("Think", "cbox.chatbox", function()
+		if cbox.chatbox.IsOpen() and input.IsKeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE) then
+			cbox.chatbox.Close()
+			gui.HideGameUI()
+		end
+	end)
+
 	hook.Run("cbox.chatbox.Initialize")
 end
 
@@ -366,14 +388,14 @@ function cbox.chatbox.Open(alt)
 
 	frame:SetVisible(true)
 
-	if frame.animFade and CHATBOX_FADE:GetBool() then
+	if frame.animFade ~= nil and CHATBOX_FADE:GetBool() then
 		frame.animFade:Start(0.1, false)
 	else
 		frame:SetAlpha(255)
 		frame:MakePopup()
 	end
 
-	if not IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.input) then
+	if not IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.input) or not IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.tabs) then
 		-- attempt to reinit
 		if IsValid(frame) then
 			frame:Remove()
@@ -381,8 +403,8 @@ function cbox.chatbox.Open(alt)
 		Init()
 	end
 
-	if not IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.input) then
+	if not IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.input) or not IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.tabs) then
-		cbox.utils.RealmError("Input isn't valid, chat tab failed to load, bailing!")
+		cbox.utils.RealmError("Input or tabs aren't valid, chat tab failed to load, bailing!")
 		if IsValid(frame) then
 			frame:Remove()
 		end
@@ -390,6 +412,12 @@ function cbox.chatbox.Open(alt)
 		return
 	end
 
+	for _, tab in ipairs(cbox.chatbox.panels.tabs:GetItems()) do
+		if tab.Panel.cbox_id == "\1chat" and cbox.chatbox.panels.tabs:GetActiveTab() ~= tab.Tab then
+			cbox.chatbox.panels.tabs:SetActiveTab(tab.Tab)
+		end
+	end
+
 	cbox.chatbox.panels.input:RequestFocus()
 
 	if IsValid(cbox.chatbox.panels.mode_switch) then
@@ -407,10 +435,11 @@ end
 function cbox.chatbox.Close()
 	local frame = cbox.chatbox.panels.frame
 
-	if frame.animFade and CHATBOX_FADE:GetBool() then
+	if frame.animFade ~= nil and CHATBOX_FADE:GetBool() then
 		frame.animFade:Start(0.1, true)
 	else
 		frame:Close()
+		frame:SetVisible(false)
 	end
 
 	hook.Run("FinishChat")
@@ -419,6 +448,13 @@ function cbox.chatbox.Close()
 	hook.Run("ChatTextChanged", "")
 end
 
+---Gets if the chatbox is open
+---@return boolean
+function cbox.chatbox.IsOpen()
+	local frame = cbox.chatbox.panels.frame
+	return IsValid(frame) and frame:IsVisible() == true and frame:GetAlpha() == 255
+end
+
 hook.Add("Initialize", "cbox.chatbox", Init)
 
 concommand.Add("cbox_chatbox_reload", function()

lua/cbox/sh_utils.lua

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local tonumber = tonumber
 local tostring = tostring
 
 local color_white = Color(255, 255, 255)
+local color_black = Color(0, 0, 0)
 
 local utils = {}
 utils.colors = {
@@ -131,4 +132,11 @@ function utils.SharedError(...)
 	MsgC(utils.colors.ERROR, table.concat(args, " "), "\n")
 end
 
+---Gets a readable foreground color for a background color based on W3C standards
+---@param col Color
+---@return Color
+function utils.GetReadableColor(col)
+	return (col.r * 0.299 + col.g * 0.587 + col.b * 0.114) > 186 and color_black or color_white
+end
+
 cbox.utils = utils

lua/cbox/tabs/chat.lua

@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ cbox.chatbox.AddTab("\1chat", "Chat", "icon16/comments.png", function()
 	end
 
 	function input:OnKeyCodeTyped(key)
-		if key == KEY_ESCAPE then
+		--[[if key == KEY_ESCAPE then
 			cbox.chatbox.Close()
 			gui.HideGameUI()
-		elseif key == KEY_BACKQUOTE then
+		else--]]
+		if key == KEY_BACKQUOTE then
 			gui.HideGameUI()
 		elseif key == KEY_ENTER then
 			local text = self:GetText():Trim()