Looks interesting.

You can increase the font size through your browser (in Firefox, press Ctrl and + together to zoom in; press Ctrl and - together to zoom out.)

The source code is customizable, so as long as people don't hate the new chat entirely, it's possible changes can be made (for instance, regarding logging, font size, etc.).

If you want the toolbar to disappear entirely (not even the bubble), you can get a browser add-on that blocks JavaScript, although if you're not technologically-inclined, that might cause more problems than it solves. Maybe there could be an option in the User Control Panel to disable chat?

The link to a standalone chat would be http://forums.psychcentral.com/chats...ooms/index.php

One thing to take note of is that if you use tabs in your browser, the toolbar doesn't keep track of what you've opened in one tab. If, say, I open one of the chatrooms in one tab, the other tab doesn't even know I've done that. I could see it being a problem if you close the main tab by mistake.

Also, is it only possible to PM friends to chat? Or can you PM anyone in the chatroom?