Beginning of a show chat history function

static/css/pad.css

@@ -1086,3 +1086,11 @@ width:27px !important;
   opacity:0.01;
   display:none;
 }
+
+#showhistorylabel{
+  position:absolute;
+  left:58px;
+  top:4px;
+  cursor: hand;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}

static/js/chat.js

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ var chat = (function()
         });
       });
     },
+    showHistory: function()
+    {
+      // this is a placeholder for the showHistory function
+      // load the messages from the server
+      // append them to the UI using addMessage
+      self.scrollDown(); // scroll down to the bottom of the chat
+    },
     hide: function () 
     {
       $("#chatcounter").text("0");

static/pad.html

@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ Use this link to share a read-only version of your pad:<input id="readonlyInput"
 </div>
 
 <div id="chatbox">
-  <div id="titlebar"><span id ="titlelabel">Chat</span><a id="titlecross" onClick="chat.hide();return false;">-&nbsp;</a></div>
+  <div id="titlebar"><span id="titlelabel">Chat |</span>
+    <a id="showhistorylabel" onClick="chat.showHistory();return false;">Show History</a>
+    <a id="titlecross" onClick="chat.hide();return false;">-&nbsp;</a>
+  </div>
   <div id="chattext" class="authorColors"></div>
   <div id="chatinputbox">
     <form>