code/datums/chatmessage.dm

CHAT_MESSAGE_SPAWN_TIME	How long the chat message's spawn-in animation will occur for
CHAT_MESSAGE_LIFESPAN	How long the chat message will exist prior to any exponential decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_EOL_FADE	How long the chat message's end of life fading animation will occur for
CHAT_MESSAGE_EXP_DECAY	Factor of how much the message index (number of messages) will account to exponential decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_HEIGHT_DECAY	Factor of how much height will account to exponential decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_APPROX_LHEIGHT	Approximate height in pixels of an 'average' line, used for height decay
CHAT_MESSAGE_WIDTH	Max width of chat message in pixels
CHAT_MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH	Max length of chat message in characters
CHAT_LAYER_Z_STEP	Maximum precision of float before rounding errors occur (in this context)
CHAT_LAYER_MAX_Z	The number of z-layer 'slices' usable by the chat message layering
WXH_TO_HEIGHT	Macro from Lummox used to get height from a MeasureText proc
/datum/chatmessage	Datum for generating a message overlay on the map

Define Details

The number of z-layer 'slices' usable by the chat message layering

Maximum precision of float before rounding errors occur (in this context)

Approximate height in pixels of an 'average' line, used for height decay

How long the chat message's end of life fading animation will occur for

Factor of how much the message index (number of messages) will account to exponential decay

Factor of how much height will account to exponential decay

How long the chat message will exist prior to any exponential decay

Max length of chat message in characters

How long the chat message's spawn-in animation will occur for

Max width of chat message in pixels

Macro from Lummox used to get height from a MeasureText proc