diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h
index ec8429629..81fc45bbb 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsplugin.h
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ class ftServer ;
 class ConfigPage ;
 class RsPQIService ;
 class RsAutoUpdatePage ;
-class PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder ;
 class SoundEvents;
 class FeedNotify;
+class ChatWidget;
+class ChatWidgetHolder;
 
 // Plugin API version. Not used yet, but will be in the future the
 // main value that decides for compatibility.
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ class RsPlugin
 		virtual std::string   		 qt_transfers_tab_name()const	{ return "Tab" ; } // Tab name
 		virtual void         		 qt_sound_events(SoundEvents &/*events*/) const	{ } // Sound events
 
-        // provide buttons for the PopupChatDialog
-        virtual PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder    *qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog_widgets() const { return NULL ; }
+		// Provide buttons for the ChatWidget
+		virtual ChatWidgetHolder    *qt_get_chat_widget_holder(ChatWidget */*chatWidget*/) const { return NULL ; }
 
 		virtual QTranslator    *qt_translator(QApplication * /* app */, const QString& /* languageCode */, const QString& /* externalDir */ ) const	{ return NULL ; }
 
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/VOIP.pro b/plugins/VOIP/VOIP.pro
index 0c0596e43..728f42f68 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/VOIP.pro
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/VOIP.pro
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SOURCES = services/p3vors.cc \
 			 gui/SpeexProcessor.cpp \
 			 gui/audiodevicehelper.cpp \
           gui/VoipStatistics.cpp \
-          gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.cpp \
+          gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.cpp \
           gui/PluginGUIHandler.cpp \
           gui/PluginNotifier.cpp \
           VOIPPlugin.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ HEADERS = services/p3vors.h \
 			 gui/SpeexProcessor.h \
 			 gui/audiodevicehelper.h \
           gui/VoipStatistics.h \
-          gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.h \
+          gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.h \
           gui/PluginGUIHandler.h \
           gui/PluginNotifier.h \
 			 interface/rsvoip.h \
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp
index afa36bad1..481c4a9d1 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 
 #include "gui/VoipStatistics.h"
 #include "gui/AudioInputConfig.h"
-#include "gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.h"
+#include "gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.h"
 #include "gui/PluginGUIHandler.h"
 #include "gui/PluginNotifier.h"
 #include "gui/SoundManager.h"
+#include "gui/chat/ChatWidget.h"
 
 #define IMAGE_VOIP ":/images/talking_on.svg"
 
@@ -106,17 +107,25 @@ QDialog *VOIPPlugin::qt_about_page() const
 	return about_dialog ;
 }
 
-PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *VOIPPlugin::qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog_widgets() const
+ChatWidgetHolder *VOIPPlugin::qt_get_chat_widget_holder(ChatWidget *chatWidget) const
 {
-	AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder *ap =	new AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder() ;
+	switch (chatWidget->chatType()) {
+	case ChatWidget::CHATTYPE_PRIVATE:
+		return new AudioChatWidgetHolder(chatWidget);
+	case ChatWidget::CHATTYPE_UNKNOWN:
+	case ChatWidget::CHATTYPE_LOBBY:
+	case ChatWidget::CHATTYPE_DISTANT:
+		break;
+	}
 
-	return ap ;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 std::string VOIPPlugin::qt_transfers_tab_name() const
 {
 	return QObject::tr("RTT Statistics").toUtf8().constData() ;
 }
+
 RsAutoUpdatePage *VOIPPlugin::qt_transfers_tab() const
 {
 	return new VoipStatistics ;
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h
index c3708d62e..465a9f628 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class VOIPPlugin: public RsPlugin
 		virtual QDialog        *qt_about_page()         const ;
 		virtual RsAutoUpdatePage *qt_transfers_tab()    const ;
 		virtual std::string qt_transfers_tab_name()    const ;
-        virtual PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder  *qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog_widgets() const ;
+		virtual ChatWidgetHolder *qt_get_chat_widget_holder(ChatWidget *chatWidget) const ;
 		
 		virtual QIcon *qt_icon() const;
 		virtual QTranslator    *qt_translator(QApplication *app, const QString& languageCode, const QString& externalDir) const;
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.cpp b/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.cpp
similarity index 84%
rename from plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.cpp
rename to plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.cpp
index d8f2f1f7a..26e8bbbec 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #include <QToolButton>
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
 #include <QIcon>
-#include "AudioPopupChatDialog.h"
+
+#include "AudioChatWidgetHolder.h"
+#include <gui/audiodevicehelper.h>
 #include "interface/rsvoip.h"
 #include "gui/SoundManager.h"
 #include "util/HandleRichText.h"
 #include "gui/common/StatusDefs.h"
+#include "gui/chat/ChatWidget.h"
+
 #include <retroshare/rsstatus.h>
 
 #define CALL_START ":/images/call-start-22.png"
@@ -13,7 +17,8 @@
 #define CALL_HOLD  ":/images/call-hold-22.png"
 
 
-AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder()
+AudioChatWidgetHolder::AudioChatWidgetHolder(ChatWidget *chatWidget)
+	: QObject(), ChatWidgetHolder(chatWidget)
 {
 	audioListenToggleButton = new QToolButton ;
 	audioListenToggleButton->setMinimumSize(QSize(28,28)) ;
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder()
 	audioListenToggleButton->setText(QString()) ;
 	audioListenToggleButton->setToolTip(tr("Mute yourself"));
 
-	std::cerr << "****** VOIPLugin: Creating new AudioPopupChatDialog !!" << std::endl;
+	std::cerr << "****** VOIPLugin: Creating new AudioChatWidgetHolder !!" << std::endl;
 
 	QIcon icon ;
 	icon.addPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/audio-volume-muted-22.png")) ;
@@ -67,28 +72,23 @@ AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder()
 	connect(audioMuteCaptureToggleButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this , SLOT(toggleAudioMuteCapture()));
 	connect(hangupButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this , SLOT(hangupCall()));
 
+	mChatWidget->addChatBarWidget(audioListenToggleButton) ;
+	mChatWidget->addChatBarWidget(audioMuteCaptureToggleButton) ;
+	mChatWidget->addChatBarWidget(hangupButton) ;
+
 	outputProcessor = NULL ;
 	outputDevice = NULL ;
 	inputProcessor = NULL ;
 	inputDevice = NULL ;
 }
 
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title, ChatWidget* chatWidget)
+AudioChatWidgetHolder::~AudioChatWidgetHolder()
 {
-    this->peerId = peerId;
-    this->chatWidget = chatWidget;
+	if(inputDevice != NULL)
+		inputDevice->stop() ;
 }
 
-std::vector<QWidget*> AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::getWidgets()
-{
-    std::vector<QWidget*> v;
-    v.push_back(audioListenToggleButton);
-    v.push_back(audioMuteCaptureToggleButton);
-    v.push_back(hangupButton);
-    return v;
-}
-
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::toggleAudioListen()
+void AudioChatWidgetHolder::toggleAudioListen()
 {
 	std::cerr << "******** VOIPLugin: Toggling audio listen!" << std::endl;
     if (audioListenToggleButton->isChecked()) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::toggleAudioListen()
     }
 }
 
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::hangupCall()
+void AudioChatWidgetHolder::hangupCall()
 {
 	std::cerr << "******** VOIPLugin: Hangup call!" << std::endl;
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::hangupCall()
         audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->setChecked(false);
 }
 
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::toggleAudioMuteCapture()
+void AudioChatWidgetHolder::toggleAudioMuteCapture()
 {
 	std::cerr << "******** VOIPLugin: Toggling audio mute capture!" << std::endl;
     if (audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->isChecked()) {
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::toggleAudioMuteCapture()
         connect(inputProcessor, SIGNAL(networkPacketReady()), this, SLOT(sendAudioData()));
         inputDevice->start(inputProcessor);
         
-        if (chatWidget) {
-         chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("VoIP Status"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("Outgoing Call is started..."), ChatWidget::TYPE_SYSTEM);
+        if (mChatWidget) {
+         mChatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("VoIP Status"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("Outgoing Call is started..."), ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_SYSTEM);
         }
         
     } else {
@@ -149,13 +149,10 @@ void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::toggleAudioMuteCapture()
             inputDevice->stop();
         }
         audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->setToolTip(tr("Resume Call"));
-        
-
     }
-
 }
 
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::addAudioData(const QString name, QByteArray* array)
+void AudioChatWidgetHolder::addAudioData(const QString name, QByteArray* array)
 {
     if (!audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->isChecked()) {
         //launch an animation. Don't launch it if already animating
@@ -214,28 +211,28 @@ void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::addAudioData(const QString name, QByteAr
     }
 }
 
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::sendAudioData() {
+void AudioChatWidgetHolder::sendAudioData()
+{
     while(inputProcessor && inputProcessor->hasPendingPackets()) {
         QByteArray qbarray = inputProcessor->getNetworkPacket();
         RsVoipDataChunk chunk;
         chunk.size = qbarray.size();
         chunk.data = (void*)qbarray.constData();
-        rsVoip->sendVoipData(peerId,chunk);
+        rsVoip->sendVoipData(mChatWidget->getPeerId(),chunk);
     }
 }
 
-void AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder::updateStatus(int status)
+void AudioChatWidgetHolder::updateStatus(int status)
 {
 	audioListenToggleButton->setEnabled(true);
 	audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->setEnabled(true);
-	hangupButton->setEnabled(true);	
+	hangupButton->setEnabled(true);
 	
 	switch (status) {
-		case RS_STATUS_OFFLINE:
-			audioListenToggleButton->setEnabled(false);
-      audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->setEnabled(false);	
-      hangupButton->setEnabled(false);	
+	case RS_STATUS_OFFLINE:
+		audioListenToggleButton->setEnabled(false);
+		audioMuteCaptureToggleButton->setEnabled(false);
+		hangupButton->setEnabled(false);
 		break;
-		}
+	}
 }
-
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.h b/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63c1e08af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QGraphicsEffect>
+#include <gui/SpeexProcessor.h>
+#include <gui/chat/ChatWidget.h>
+
+class QToolButton;
+class QAudioInput;
+class QAudioOutput;
+
+#define VOIP_SOUND_INCOMING_CALL "VOIP_incoming_call"
+
+class AudioChatWidgetHolder : public QObject, public ChatWidgetHolder
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	AudioChatWidgetHolder(ChatWidget *chatWidget);
+	virtual ~AudioChatWidgetHolder();
+
+	virtual void updateStatus(int status);
+
+	void addAudioData(const QString name, QByteArray* array) ;
+
+private slots:
+	void toggleAudioListen();
+	void toggleAudioMuteCapture();
+	void hangupCall() ;
+
+public slots:
+	void sendAudioData();
+
+protected:
+	QAudioInput* inputDevice;
+	QAudioOutput* outputDevice;
+	QtSpeex::SpeexInputProcessor* inputProcessor;
+	QtSpeex::SpeexOutputProcessor* outputProcessor;
+
+	QToolButton *audioListenToggleButton ;
+	QToolButton *audioMuteCaptureToggleButton ;
+	QToolButton *hangupButton ;
+};
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.h b/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.h
deleted file mode 100644
index faf5385d9..000000000
--- a/plugins/VOIP/gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QGraphicsEffect>
-#include <gui/SpeexProcessor.h>
-#include <gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h>
-#include <gui/audiodevicehelper.h>
-
-class QToolButton;
-
-#define VOIP_SOUND_INCOMING_CALL "VOIP_incoming_call"
-
-class AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder: public QObject, public PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder
-{
-	Q_OBJECT
-
-	public:
-        AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder();
-
-        virtual void init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title, ChatWidget* chatWidget);
-        virtual std::vector<QWidget*> getWidgets();
-        virtual void updateStatus(int status);
-
-        virtual ~AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder()
-		{
-			if(inputDevice != NULL)
-				inputDevice->stop() ;
-		}
-
-		void addAudioData(const QString name, QByteArray* array) ;
-	private slots:
-		void toggleAudioListen();
-		void toggleAudioMuteCapture();
-    void hangupCall() ;
-
-
-	public slots:
-		void sendAudioData();
-
-	protected:
-		QAudioInput* inputDevice;
-		QAudioOutput* outputDevice;
-		QtSpeex::SpeexInputProcessor* inputProcessor;
-		QtSpeex::SpeexOutputProcessor* outputProcessor;
-
-        std::string peerId;
-        ChatWidget* chatWidget;
-
-		QToolButton *audioListenToggleButton ;
-		QToolButton *audioMuteCaptureToggleButton ;
-		QToolButton *hangupButton ;
-
-};
-
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/gui/PluginGUIHandler.cpp b/plugins/VOIP/gui/PluginGUIHandler.cpp
index 2ac9a3c76..8d721164a 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/gui/PluginGUIHandler.cpp
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/gui/PluginGUIHandler.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #include <interface/rsvoip.h>
 #include "PluginGUIHandler.h"
 #include <gui/chat/ChatDialog.h>
-#include <gui/AudioPopupChatDialog.h>
+#include <gui/AudioChatWidgetHolder.h>
+#include "gui/chat/ChatWidget.h"
 
 void PluginGUIHandler::ReceivedInvitation(const QString& /*peer_id*/)
 {
@@ -33,31 +34,32 @@ void PluginGUIHandler::ReceivedVoipData(const QString& peer_id)
 		return ;
 	}
 
-    ChatDialog *cd = ChatDialog::getExistingChat(peer_id.toStdString()) ;
+	ChatDialog *di = ChatDialog::getExistingChat(peer_id.toStdString()) ;
+	if (di) {
+		ChatWidget *cw = di->getChatWidget();
+		if (cw) {
+			const QList<ChatWidgetHolder*> &chatWidgetHolderList = cw->chatWidgetHolderList();
 
-    PopupChatDialog *pcd = dynamic_cast<PopupChatDialog*>(cd);
+			foreach (ChatWidgetHolder *chatWidgetHolder, chatWidgetHolderList) {
+				AudioChatWidgetHolder *acwh = dynamic_cast<AudioChatWidgetHolder*>(chatWidgetHolder) ;
 
-    if(pcd != NULL)
-    {
-        std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*> whs = pcd->getWidgets();
-        for(unsigned int whIndex=0; whIndex<whs.size(); whIndex++)
-        {
-            AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder* apcdwh;
-            if((apcdwh = dynamic_cast<AudioPopupChatDialogWidgetsHolder*>(whs[whIndex])))
-            {
-                for(unsigned int chunkIndex=0; chunkIndex<chunks.size(); chunkIndex++){
-                    QByteArray qb(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(chunks[chunkIndex].data),chunks[chunkIndex].size);
-                    apcdwh->addAudioData(peer_id,&qb);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        std::cerr << "Error: received audio data for a chat dialog that does not stand Audio (Peer id = " << peer_id.toStdString() << "!" << std::endl;
-    }
-    for(unsigned int chunkIndex=0; chunkIndex<chunks.size(); chunkIndex++){
-        free(chunks[chunkIndex].data);
-    }
+				if (acwh) {
+					for (unsigned int i = 0; i < chunks.size(); ++i) {
+						for (unsigned int chunkIndex=0; chunkIndex<chunks.size(); chunkIndex++){
+							QByteArray qb(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(chunks[chunkIndex].data),chunks[chunkIndex].size);
+							acwh->addAudioData(peer_id,&qb);
+						}
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		std::cerr << "Error: received audio data for a chat dialog that does not stand Audio (Peer id = " << peer_id.toStdString() << "!" << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	for(unsigned int chunkIndex=0; chunkIndex<chunks.size(); chunkIndex++){
+		free(chunks[chunkIndex].data);
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
index 1617258cd..5377c03c7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <retroshare/rsiface.h>
 #include <retroshare/rsnotify.h>
 #include <retroshare/rspeers.h>
-#include <retroshare/rsplugin.h>
 
 static std::map<std::string, ChatDialog*> chatDialogs;
 
@@ -125,14 +124,8 @@ void ChatDialog::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 			} else {
 				RsPeerDetails sslDetails;
 				if (rsPeers->getPeerDetails(peerId, sslDetails)) {
-                    PopupChatDialog* pcd = new PopupChatDialog();
-                    PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *wh = NULL;
-                    for(int i=0;i<rsPlugins->nbPlugins();++i){
-                        if(rsPlugins->plugin(i) != NULL && (wh = rsPlugins->plugin(i)->qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog_widgets()) != NULL){
-                            pcd->addWidgets(wh);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    cd = pcd;
+					cd = new PopupChatDialog();
+
 					chatDialogs[peerId] = cd;
 					cd->init(peerId, PeerDefs::nameWithLocation(sslDetails));
 				}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
index 74fc5d76c..c0ae8a7bd 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void ChatLobbyDialog::addIncomingChatMsg(const ChatInfo& info)
 	//std::cerr << "message from rsid " << info.rsid.c_str() << std::endl;
 	
 	if(!isParticipantMuted(name)) {
-	  ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::TYPE_NORMAL);
+	  ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_NORMAL);
 		emit messageReceived(id()) ;
 	}
 	
@@ -520,12 +520,12 @@ void ChatLobbyDialog::displayLobbyEvent(int event_type, const QString& nickname,
 	switch (event_type) {
 	case RS_CHAT_LOBBY_EVENT_PEER_LEFT:
         qsParticipant=str;
-		ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("Lobby management"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("%1 has left the lobby.").arg(RsHtml::plainText(str)), ChatWidget::TYPE_SYSTEM);
+		ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("Lobby management"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("%1 has left the lobby.").arg(RsHtml::plainText(str)), ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_SYSTEM);
 		emit peerLeft(id()) ;
 		break;
 	case RS_CHAT_LOBBY_EVENT_PEER_JOINED:
         qsParticipant=str;
-		ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("Lobby management"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("%1 joined the lobby.").arg(RsHtml::plainText(str)), ChatWidget::TYPE_SYSTEM);
+		ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("Lobby management"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("%1 joined the lobby.").arg(RsHtml::plainText(str)), ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_SYSTEM);
 		emit peerJoined(id()) ;
 		break;
 	case RS_CHAT_LOBBY_EVENT_PEER_STATUS:
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ void ChatLobbyDialog::displayLobbyEvent(int event_type, const QString& nickname,
 		break;
 	case RS_CHAT_LOBBY_EVENT_PEER_CHANGE_NICKNAME:
         qsParticipant=str;
-		ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("Lobby management"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("%1 changed his name to: %2").arg(RsHtml::plainText(nickname), RsHtml::plainText(str)), ChatWidget::TYPE_SYSTEM);
+		ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(true, tr("Lobby management"), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), QDateTime::currentDateTime(), tr("%1 changed his name to: %2").arg(RsHtml::plainText(nickname), RsHtml::plainText(str)), ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_SYSTEM);
 		
 		// TODO if a user was muted and changed his name, update mute list, but only, when the muted peer, dont change his name to a other peer in your chat lobby
 		if (isParticipantMuted(nickname) && !isNicknameInLobby(str)) {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 20b1efb22..5fb802abb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <retroshare/rspeers.h>
 #include <retroshare/rshistory.h>
 #include <retroshare/rsmsgs.h>
+#include <retroshare/rsplugin.h>
 
 #include <time.h>
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ ChatWidget::ChatWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 	newMessages = false;
 	typing = false;
 	peerStatus = 0;
-	isChatLobby = false;
+	mChatType = CHATTYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	firstShow = true;
 	inChatCharFormatChanged = false;
 	completer = NULL;
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ ChatWidget::~ChatWidget()
 {
 	processSettings(false);
 
+	/* Cleanup plugin functions */
+	foreach (ChatWidgetHolder *chatWidgetHolder, mChatWidgetHolder) {
+		delete(chatWidgetHolder);
+	}
+
 	delete ui;
 }
 
@@ -178,10 +184,26 @@ void ChatWidget::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 
 	ChatLobbyId lid;
 	if (rsMsgs->isLobbyId(peerId, lid)) {
-		isChatLobby = true;
-		chatStyle.setStyleFromSettings(ChatStyle::TYPE_PUBLIC);
+		mChatType = CHATTYPE_LOBBY;
 	} else {
+		uint32_t status;
+		std::string pgp_id;
+		if (rsMsgs->getDistantChatStatus(peerId, status, pgp_id)) {
+			mChatType = CHATTYPE_DISTANT;
+		} else {
+			mChatType = CHATTYPE_PRIVATE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch (mChatType) {
+	case CHATTYPE_UNKNOWN:
+	case CHATTYPE_PRIVATE:
+	case CHATTYPE_DISTANT:
 		chatStyle.setStyleFromSettings(ChatStyle::TYPE_PRIVATE);
+		break;
+	case CHATTYPE_LOBBY:
+		chatStyle.setStyleFromSettings(ChatStyle::TYPE_PUBLIC);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	currentColor.setNamedColor(PeerSettings->getPrivateChatColor(peerId));
@@ -194,7 +216,30 @@ void ChatWidget::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 	// load style
 	PeerSettings->getStyle(peerId, "ChatWidget", style);
 
-	if (!isChatLobby) {
+	/* Add plugin functions */
+	int pluginCount = rsPlugins->nbPlugins();
+	for (int i = 0; i < pluginCount; ++i) {
+		RsPlugin *plugin = rsPlugins->plugin(i);
+		if (plugin) {
+			ChatWidgetHolder *chatWidgetHolder = plugin->qt_get_chat_widget_holder(this);
+			if (chatWidgetHolder) {
+				mChatWidgetHolder.push_back(chatWidgetHolder);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	uint32_t hist_chat_type;
+	int messageCount;
+
+	if (chatType() == CHATTYPE_LOBBY) {
+		hist_chat_type = RS_HISTORY_TYPE_LOBBY;
+		messageCount = Settings->getLobbyChatHistoryCount();
+
+		updateTitle();
+	} else {
+		hist_chat_type = RS_HISTORY_TYPE_PRIVATE ;
+		messageCount = Settings->getPrivateChatHistoryCount();
+
 		// initialize first status
 		StatusInfo peerStatusInfo;
 		// No check of return value. Non existing status info is handled as offline.
@@ -204,12 +249,8 @@ void ChatWidget::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 		// initialize first custom state string
 		QString customStateString = QString::fromUtf8(rsMsgs->getCustomStateString(peerId).c_str());
 		updatePeersCustomStateString(QString::fromStdString(peerId), customStateString);
-	} else {
-		updateTitle();
 	}
 
-	uint32_t hist_chat_type = isChatLobby?RS_HISTORY_TYPE_LOBBY:RS_HISTORY_TYPE_PRIVATE ;
-	int messageCount = isChatLobby?(Settings->getLobbyChatHistoryCount()):(Settings->getPrivateChatHistoryCount());
 
 	if (rsHistory->getEnable(hist_chat_type)) 
 	{
@@ -222,7 +263,7 @@ void ChatWidget::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 
 			std::list<HistoryMsg>::iterator historyIt;
 			for (historyIt = historyMsgs.begin(); historyIt != historyMsgs.end(); historyIt++) 
-				addChatMsg(historyIt->incoming, QString::fromUtf8(historyIt->peerName.c_str()), QDateTime::fromTime_t(historyIt->sendTime), QDateTime::fromTime_t(historyIt->recvTime), QString::fromUtf8(historyIt->message.c_str()), TYPE_HISTORY);
+				addChatMsg(historyIt->incoming, QString::fromUtf8(historyIt->peerName.c_str()), QDateTime::fromTime_t(historyIt->sendTime), QDateTime::fromTime_t(historyIt->recvTime), QString::fromUtf8(historyIt->message.c_str()), MSGTYPE_HISTORY);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -272,7 +313,7 @@ bool ChatWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
 					updateStatusTyping();
 				}
 
-				if (isChatLobby) {
+				if (chatType() == CHATTYPE_LOBBY) {
 					if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Tab) {
 						completeNickname((bool)(keyEvent->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier));
 						return true; // eat event
@@ -524,7 +565,7 @@ void ChatWidget::setWelcomeMessage(QString &text)
 	ui->textBrowser->setText(text);
 }
 
-void ChatWidget::addChatMsg(bool incoming, const QString &name, const QDateTime &sendTime, const QDateTime &recvTime, const QString &message, enumChatType chatType)
+void ChatWidget::addChatMsg(bool incoming, const QString &name, const QDateTime &sendTime, const QDateTime &recvTime, const QString &message, MsgType chatType)
 {
 #ifdef CHAT_DEBUG
 	std::cout << "ChatWidget::addChatMsg message : " << message.toStdString() << std::endl;
@@ -564,18 +605,18 @@ void ChatWidget::addChatMsg(bool incoming, const QString &name, const QDateTime
 	}
 
 	ChatStyle::enumFormatMessage type;
-	if (chatType == TYPE_OFFLINE) {
+	if (chatType == MSGTYPE_OFFLINE) {
 		type = ChatStyle::FORMATMSG_OOUTGOING;
-	} else if (chatType == TYPE_SYSTEM) {
+	} else if (chatType == MSGTYPE_SYSTEM) {
 		type = ChatStyle::FORMATMSG_SYSTEM;
-    } else if (chatType == TYPE_HISTORY || addDate) {
+    } else if (chatType == MSGTYPE_HISTORY || addDate) {
         lastMsgDate=QDate::currentDate();
 		type = incoming ? ChatStyle::FORMATMSG_HINCOMING : ChatStyle::FORMATMSG_HOUTGOING;
 	} else {
 		type = incoming ? ChatStyle::FORMATMSG_INCOMING : ChatStyle::FORMATMSG_OUTGOING;
 	}
 
-	if (chatType == TYPE_SYSTEM) {
+	if (chatType == MSGTYPE_SYSTEM) {
 		formatFlag |= CHAT_FORMATMSG_SYSTEM;
 	}
 
@@ -587,7 +628,7 @@ void ChatWidget::addChatMsg(bool incoming, const QString &name, const QDateTime
 
 	resetStatusBar();
 
-	if (incoming && chatType == TYPE_NORMAL) {
+	if (incoming && chatType == MSGTYPE_NORMAL) {
 		emit newMessage(this);
 
 		if (!isActive()) {
@@ -697,7 +738,7 @@ void ChatWidget::sendChat()
 
 	if (rsMsgs->sendPrivateChat(peerId, msg)) {
 		QDateTime currentTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
-		addChatMsg(false, name, currentTime, currentTime, QString::fromStdWString(msg), TYPE_NORMAL);
+		addChatMsg(false, name, currentTime, currentTime, QString::fromStdWString(msg), MSGTYPE_NORMAL);
 	}
 
 	chatWidget->clear();
@@ -900,7 +941,7 @@ void ChatWidget::setCurrentFileName(const QString &fileName)
 
 void ChatWidget::updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status)
 {
-	if (isChatLobby) {
+	if (chatType() == CHATTYPE_LOBBY) {
 		// updateTitle is used
 		return;
 	}
@@ -961,6 +1002,11 @@ void ChatWidget::updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status)
 		emit infoChanged(this);
 		emit statusChanged(status);
 
+		// Notify all ChatWidgetHolder
+		foreach (ChatWidgetHolder *chatWidgetHolder, mChatWidgetHolder) {
+			chatWidgetHolder->updateStatus(status);
+		}
+
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -969,7 +1015,7 @@ void ChatWidget::updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status)
 
 void ChatWidget::updateTitle()
 {
-	if (!isChatLobby) {
+	if (!chatType() != CHATTYPE_LOBBY) {
 		// updateStatus is used
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
index 99d367104..4d2a1620a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.h
@@ -35,22 +35,41 @@
 class QAction;
 class QTextEdit;
 class QPushButton;
+class ChatWidget;
 
 namespace Ui {
 class ChatWidget;
 }
 
+// a Container for the logic behind buttons in a PopupChatDialog
+// Plugins can implement this interface to provide their own buttons
+class ChatWidgetHolder
+{
+public:
+	ChatWidgetHolder(ChatWidget *chatWidget) : mChatWidget(chatWidget) {}
+	virtual ~ChatWidgetHolder() {}
+
+	// status comes from notifyPeerStatusChanged
+	// see rststaus.h for possible values
+	virtual void updateStatus(int /*status*/) {}
+
+protected:
+	ChatWidget *mChatWidget;
+};
+
 class ChatWidget : public QWidget
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	enum enumChatType { TYPE_NORMAL, TYPE_HISTORY, TYPE_OFFLINE, TYPE_SYSTEM };
+	enum MsgType { MSGTYPE_NORMAL, MSGTYPE_HISTORY, MSGTYPE_OFFLINE, MSGTYPE_SYSTEM };
+	enum ChatType { CHATTYPE_UNKNOWN, CHATTYPE_PRIVATE, CHATTYPE_LOBBY, CHATTYPE_DISTANT };
 
 	explicit ChatWidget(QWidget *parent = 0);
 	~ChatWidget();
 
 	void init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title);
+	ChatType chatType() { return mChatType; }
 
 	bool hasNewMessages() { return newMessages; }
 	bool isTyping() { return typing; }
@@ -60,7 +79,7 @@ public:
 	void removeFromParent(QWidget *oldParent);
 
 	void setWelcomeMessage(QString &text);
-	void addChatMsg(bool incoming, const QString &name, const QDateTime &sendTime, const QDateTime &recvTime, const QString &message, enumChatType chatType);
+	void addChatMsg(bool incoming, const QString &name, const QDateTime &sendTime, const QDateTime &recvTime, const QString &message, MsgType chatType);
 	void updateStatusString(const QString &statusMask, const QString &statusString);
 
 	void addToolsAction(QAction *action);
@@ -79,6 +98,8 @@ public:
 	void setDefaultExtraFileFlags(TransferRequestFlags f) ;
 	void pasteText(const QString&);
 
+	const QList<ChatWidgetHolder*> &chatWidgetHolderList() { return mChatWidgetHolder; }
+
 public slots:
 	void updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status);
 
@@ -151,7 +172,7 @@ private:
 	bool newMessages;
 	bool typing;
 	int peerStatus;
-	bool isChatLobby;
+	ChatType mChatType;
 
 	time_t lastStatusSendTime;
 
@@ -166,6 +187,8 @@ private:
 
     QCompleter *completer;
 
+	QList<ChatWidgetHolder*> mChatWidgetHolder;
+
 	Ui::ChatWidget *ui;
 };
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
index 0f0bbbdc8..14deb0dd1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
@@ -51,18 +51,8 @@ PopupChatDialog::PopupChatDialog(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
 	connect(NotifyQt::getInstance(), SIGNAL(chatStatusChanged(const QString&, const QString&, bool)), this, SLOT(chatStatusChanged(const QString&, const QString&, bool)));
 }
 
-void PopupChatDialog::addWidgets(PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *wh){
-    widgetsHolders.push_back(wh);
-}
-
-std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*> PopupChatDialog::getWidgets(){
-    return widgetsHolders;
-}
-
 void PopupChatDialog::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 {
-	connect(ui.chatWidget, SIGNAL(statusChanged(int)), this, SLOT(statusChanged(int)));
-
 	ChatDialog::init(peerId, title);
 
 	/* Hide or show the avatar frames */
@@ -85,20 +75,8 @@ void PopupChatDialog::init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title)
 		window->addDialog(this);
 	}
 
-    // load settings
-    processSettings(true);
-
-    // Add ChatBarWidgets from Plugins
-    std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*>::iterator it;
-    for(it = widgetsHolders.begin(); it != widgetsHolders.end(); ++it){
-        PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *wh = *it;
-        wh->init(peerId, title, ui.chatWidget);
-        std::vector<QWidget*> widgetsVector = wh->getWidgets();
-        std::vector<QWidget*>::iterator it2;
-        for(it2 = widgetsVector.begin(); it2 != widgetsVector.end(); ++it2){
-            addChatBarWidget(*it2);
-        }
-    }
+	// load settings
+	processSettings(true);
 }
 
 /** Destructor. */
@@ -106,12 +84,6 @@ PopupChatDialog::~PopupChatDialog()
 {
 	// save settings
 	processSettings(false);
-
-    std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*>::iterator it;
-    for(it = widgetsHolders.begin(); it != widgetsHolders.end(); ++it){
-        PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *wh = *it;
-        delete wh;
-    }
 }
 
 ChatWidget *PopupChatDialog::getChatWidget()
@@ -163,15 +135,10 @@ void PopupChatDialog::addIncomingChatMsg(const ChatInfo& info)
 		QString message = QString::fromStdWString(info.msg);
 		QString name = getPeerName(info.rsid) ;
 
-		cw->addChatMsg(true, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::TYPE_NORMAL);
+		cw->addChatMsg(true, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_NORMAL);
 	}
 }
 
-void PopupChatDialog::addChatBarWidget(QWidget *w)
-{
-	getChatWidget()->addChatBarWidget(w) ;
-}
-
 void PopupChatDialog::onChatChanged(int list, int type)
 {
 	if (list == NOTIFY_LIST_PRIVATE_OUTGOING_CHAT) {
@@ -204,7 +171,7 @@ void PopupChatDialog::onChatChanged(int list, int type)
 						QDateTime recvTime = QDateTime::fromTime_t(it->recvTime);
 						QString message = QString::fromStdWString(it->msg);
 
-						ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(false, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::TYPE_OFFLINE);
+						ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(false, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_OFFLINE);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -223,7 +190,7 @@ void PopupChatDialog::onChatChanged(int list, int type)
 						QDateTime recvTime = QDateTime::fromTime_t(it->recvTime);
 						QString message = QString::fromStdWString(it->msg);
 
-						ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(false, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::TYPE_NORMAL);
+						ui.chatWidget->addChatMsg(false, name, sendTime, recvTime, message, ChatWidget::MSGTYPE_NORMAL);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -261,15 +228,3 @@ void PopupChatDialog::clearOfflineMessages()
 	rsMsgs->clearPrivateChatQueue(false, peerId);
 	manualDelete = false;
 }
-
-void PopupChatDialog::statusChanged(int status)
-{
-	updateStatus(status);
-
-    // Notify Plugins
-    std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*>::iterator it;
-    for(it = widgetsHolders.begin(); it != widgetsHolders.end(); ++it){
-        PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *wh = *it;
-        wh->updateStatus(status);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h
index 6295c5dfe..ae482e023 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.h
@@ -28,34 +28,16 @@
 
 #include <retroshare/rsmsgs.h>
 
-// a Container for the logic behind buttons in a PopupChatDialog
-// Plugins can implement this interface to provide their own buttons
-class PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder{
-public:
-    virtual ~PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder(){}
-    virtual void init(const std::string &peerId, const QString &title, ChatWidget* chatWidget) = 0;
-    virtual std::vector<QWidget*> getWidgets() = 0;
-
-    // status comes from notifyPeerStatusChanged
-    // see rststaus.h for possible values
-    virtual void updateStatus(int status) = 0;
-};
-
 class PopupChatDialog : public ChatDialog
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 	friend class ChatDialog;
 
-public:
-    virtual void addWidgets(PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder *wh);
-    virtual std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*> getWidgets();
-
 private slots:
 	void showAvatarFrame(bool show);
 	void clearOfflineMessages();
 	void chatStatusChanged(const QString &peerId, const QString &statusString, bool isPrivateChat);
-	void statusChanged(int);
 
 protected:
 	/** Default constructor */
@@ -73,9 +55,6 @@ protected:
 
 	void processSettings(bool load);
 
-	// used by plugins 
-	void addChatBarWidget(QWidget *w) ;
-
 protected:
 	virtual void addIncomingChatMsg(const ChatInfo& info);
 	virtual void onChatChanged(int list, int type);
@@ -83,7 +62,6 @@ protected:
 private:
 	bool manualDelete;
 	std::list<ChatInfo> savedOfflineChat;
-    std::vector<PopupChatDialog_WidgetsHolder*> widgetsHolders;
 
 	/** Qt Designer generated object */
 	Ui::PopupChatDialog ui;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
index 134a23398..2a7bca8da 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PopupDistantChatDialog::PopupDistantChatDialog(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags
 
 	_update_timer->start() ;
 
-	addChatBarWidget(_status_label) ;
+	getChatWidget()->addChatBarWidget(_status_label) ;
 	updateDisplay() ;
 }
 
@@ -146,11 +146,3 @@ QString PopupDistantChatDialog::getPeerName(const std::string& id) const
 	else
 		return ChatDialog::getPeerName(id) ;
 }
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-