Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/chat-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/chat-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.19 -r1.19.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/chat-procs.tcl	16 Jun 2015 19:49:20 -0000	1.19
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/chat-procs.tcl	1 Nov 2016 18:54:06 -0000	1.19.2.1
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         error "mode $mode unknown, valid are: polling, streaming and scripted-streaming"
       }
     }
-    set send_url  ${path}ajax/chat?m=add_msg&$context&msg=
+    set send_url ${path}ajax/chat?m=add_msg&$context&msg=
 
     if { ![file exists [acs_root_dir]/$jspath] } {
       return -code error "File [acs_root_dir]/$jspath does not exist"
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
       overflow:auto;
     }
 
+    template::add_body_script -script [subst {document.getElementById('chatMsg').focus();}]
+
     switch $mode {
       polling {return "\
       <script type='text/javascript' language='javascript'>
@@ -180,10 +182,11 @@
       $js
       var send_url = \"$send_url\";
       </script>
-      <div id='messages' style='$style'></style>
+      <div id='messages' style='$style'>
       <iframe name='ichat' id='ichat' frameborder='0' src='[ns_quotehtml $subscribe_url]' 
               style='width:0px; height:0px; border: 0px'>
       </iframe>
+      </div>
       <form action='#' onsubmit='chatSendMsg(); return false;'>
       <input type='text' size='40' name='msg' id='chatMsg'>
       </form>"