Merge branch 'ryzom/ui/improvements' into atys

code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ extern bool CharNameValidArrived;
 extern bool CharNameValid;
 bool IsInRingSession = false;
 TSessionId HighestMainlandSessionId; // highest in the position stack
+ucstring lastUniversMessage;
 
 extern const char *CDBBankNames[INVALID_CDB_BANK+1];
 
@@ -770,7 +771,11 @@ void CInterfaceChatDisplayer::displayChat(TDataSetIndex compressedSenderIndex, c
 		}
 		else if (mode == CChatGroup::universe)
 		{
-			PeopleInterraction.ChatInput.Universe.displayMessage(finalString, col, 2, &windowVisible);
+			if (lastUniversMessage != finalString)
+			{
+				PeopleInterraction.ChatInput.Universe.displayMessage(finalString, col, 2, &windowVisible);
+				lastUniversMessage = finalString;
+			}
 		}
 		else if (mode == CChatGroup::dyn_chat)
 		{

code/ryzom/client/src/string_manager_client.cpp

@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ restartLoop:
 						// if the string contains a special rename of creature, remove it
 						if (str.size() > 2 && str[0] == '<' && str[1] == '#')
 						{
-							str = str.substr(2);
+							str = toUpper(str[2])+str.substr(3);
 						}
 
 						// append this string