Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.js
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--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.js
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Informations about players presences and messages
+ */
+let g_Players = {};
+
+/**
  * Called after the XmppConnection succeeded and when returning from a game.
  *
  * @param {Object} attribs
@@ -363,6 +368,27 @@
 
 	updateToggleBuddy();
 	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("chatInput").tooltip = colorizeAutocompleteHotkey();
+
+	// test pings put your username in
+
+	addChatMessage({
+		"from": escapeText("your username"),
+		"text": escapeText("PING"),
+		"time": 0
+	});
+
+	addChatMessage({
+		"from": escapeText("your username"),
+		"text": escapeText("PING2"),
+		"time": 0
+	});
+
+	addChatMessage({
+		"from": escapeText("your username"),
+		"text": escapeText("PING3"),
+		"time": 0
+	});
+	// after try go lobby type  /away and /back to see switching
 }
 
 function updateLobbyColumns()
@@ -608,6 +634,8 @@
 		return 0;
 	});
 
+    let presencesUpdated = false;
+
 	// Colorize list entries
 	for (let player of cleanPlayerList)
 	{
@@ -618,6 +646,8 @@
 		let presence = g_PlayerStatuses[player.presence] ? player.presence : "unknown";
 		if (presence == "unknown")
 			warn("Unknown presence:" + player.presence);
+		if (updatePlayerPresence(player.name, player.presence))
+			presencesUpdated = true;
 
 		let statusColor = g_PlayerStatuses[presence].color;
 		let coloredName = colorPlayerName((player.role == "moderator" ? g_ModeratorPrefix : "") + player.name);
@@ -638,6 +668,32 @@
 	playersBox.list = nickList;
 
 	playersBox.selected = playersBox.list.indexOf(g_SelectedPlayer);
+
+	if (presencesUpdated)
+		updateChat();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Update player's presence in g_Players
+ * return:
+ * 		true - presence changed
+ * 		false - presence up-to-date
+ */
+function updatePlayerPresence(name, presence)
+{
+	if (!g_Players[name])
+		g_Players[name] = { "presence": presence };
+	else
+		if (g_Players[name].presence != presence)
+		{
+			g_Players[name].presence = presence;
+			if (g_Players[name].messages)
+				for (let msg of g_Players[name].messages)
+					ircFormat(msg);
+		}
+		else
+			return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1229,22 +1285,32 @@
 {
 	if (msg.from)
 	{
-		if (Engine.LobbyGetPlayerRole(msg.from) == "moderator")
-			msg.from = g_ModeratorPrefix + msg.from;
-
 		// Highlight local user's nick
 		if (g_Username != msg.from)
 		{
 			msg.text = msg.text.replace(g_Username, colorPlayerName(g_Username));
 			notifyUser(g_Username, msg.text);
 		}
+
+		if (!g_Players[msg.from] || g_Players[msg.from]["presence"] == undefined)
+			g_Players[msg.from] = { "presence": "unknown" };
+
+		if (g_Players[msg.from].messages == undefined)
+			g_Players[msg.from].messages = [];
 	}
 
-	let formatted = ircFormat(msg);
-	if (!formatted)
+	ircFormat(msg);
+	if (!msg.formatted)
 		return;
 
-	g_ChatMessages.push(formatted);
+	if (msg.from)
+		g_Players[msg.from].messages.push(msg);
+	g_ChatMessages.push(msg);
+	updateChat();
+}
+
+function updateChat()
+{
 	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("chatText").caption = g_ChatMessages.join("\n");
 }
 
@@ -1272,6 +1338,14 @@
 	let formattedMessage = "";
 	let coloredFrom = msg.from && colorPlayerName(msg.from);
 
+	if (msg.from)
+	{
+		coloredFrom = '[color="' + g_PlayerStatuses[g_Players[msg.from].presence].color +
+			'"] ' + g_BuddySymbol + ' [/color]' +
+			colorPlayerName((Engine.LobbyGetPlayerRole(msg.from) == "moderator" ? g_ModeratorPrefix : "")
+			+ msg.from);
+	}
+
 	// Handle commands allowed past handleChatCommand.
 	if (msg.text[0] == '/')
 	{
@@ -1353,9 +1427,12 @@
 		});
 	}
 
+	msg.formatted = formattedMessage;
+	msg.toString = () => { return msg.formatted; };
+
 	// Add chat message timestamp
 	if (Engine.ConfigDB_GetValue("user", "chat.timestamp") != "true")
-		return formattedMessage;
+		return;
 
 	// Translation: Time as shown in the multiplayer lobby (when you enable it in the options page).
 	// For a list of symbols that you can use, see:
@@ -1368,7 +1445,7 @@
 	});
 
 	// Translation: IRC message format when there is a time prefix.
-	return sprintf(translate("%(time)s %(message)s"), {
+	msg.formatted =  sprintf(translate("%(time)s %(message)s"), {
 		"time": senderFont(timePrefixString),
 		"message": formattedMessage
 	});