Feature Request: Support for adding custom buttons to BetterChat window

[jorranMLGN]

I’d like to request the ability to add extra buttons directly to the BetterChat window UI.

Currently, I can register commands for my plugin, but I haven’t found a way to add a physical button in the BetterChat interface that users could click to open or trigger plugin functionality.

Use Case:

Allows plugins to provide more intuitive and accessible UI interactions (e.g., open a plugin window, toggle settings, or trigger specific plugin actions without typing commands).

Makes plugin features easier to discover for new users.

Proposed Feature:

Provide a way for plugin developers to register a custom button in the BetterChat window.

Allow binding of button click events to plugin commands or callbacks.

Questions:

Is there already a way to achieve this that I might have missed?

If not, could this be considered as a feature for future versions?

Thanks!

[codecat]

Can you expand on your use case? You basically say it can "do stuff", which yeah, of course 😅

I'm not convinced yet that we really need something like this, but perhaps your idea will.

[jorranMLGN]

Can you expand on your use case? You basically say it can "do stuff", which yeah, of course 😅

I'm not convinced yet that we really need something like this, but perhaps your idea will.

It's like a custom action short key integration to open other plugins windows or maybe toggle a custom openplanet plugin setting as example. This will give other plugin makers the ability to add a nice touch custom touch to it which they can build other stuff on top.

I for example want to add a feature (extra button in betterchat ) that's opens a window with helper commands and the possibility that sends a message in chat for new players with tips and tricks on how to get better at the game.

For example "nosliding is better at $value certain speed"

[codecat]

Okay, but I was specifically asking for what you would do with this, specifically. What's your plugin do?

[jorranMLGN]

Okay, but I was specifically asking for what you would do with this, specifically. What's your plugin do?

It's to help the new players with a helper like tool, like a little wiki for track mania driving guides, but also the possibility to send smaller snippets in chat for other players who don't have club access.