diff --git a/Client/Forms/FrmChat.Designer.cs b/Client/Forms/FrmChat.Designer.cs
index e6f4bf4..5bc7c96 100644
--- a/Client/Forms/FrmChat.Designer.cs
+++ b/Client/Forms/FrmChat.Designer.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.lblChannelIndicator = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.LogoTopRight = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
             this.btnDisconnect = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.btnShadowTest = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.menuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
             this.tabControl1.SuspendLayout();
             this.tabWho.SuspendLayout();
@@ -708,6 +709,16 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.btnDisconnect.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(this.btnDisconnect_MouseEnter);
             this.btnDisconnect.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.btnDisconnect_MouseLeave);
             // 
+            // btnShadowTest
+            // 
+            this.btnShadowTest.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(409, 42);
+            this.btnShadowTest.Name = "btnShadowTest";
+            this.btnShadowTest.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(85, 45);
+            this.btnShadowTest.TabIndex = 27;
+            this.btnShadowTest.Text = "TEST RTB SHADOW";
+            this.btnShadowTest.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.btnShadowTest.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnShadowTest_Click);
+            // 
             // FrmChat
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
@@ -715,6 +726,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
             this.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.None;
             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(1032, 541);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.btnShadowTest);
             this.Controls.Add(this.btnDisconnect);
             this.Controls.Add(this.tabControl1);
             this.Controls.Add(this.cBStatusFlag);
@@ -822,5 +834,6 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
         private PictureBox LogoTopRight;
         private ListView listWho;
         private Button btnDisconnect;
+        private Button btnShadowTest;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Client/Forms/FrmChat.cs b/Client/Forms/FrmChat.cs
index 07f0226..ac2689a 100644
--- a/Client/Forms/FrmChat.cs
+++ b/Client/Forms/FrmChat.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ public struct CHARFORMAT2
         const int CFM_LCID = 0x2000000;
         const int CFM_REVAUTHOR = 0x8000;
         const int EM_SETCHARFORMAT = 0x444;
+
+        private const Int32 SCF_SELECTION2 = 0x0001;
+        private const UInt32 WM_USER = 0x0400;
+        private const UInt32 EM_GETCHARFORMAT = (WM_USER + 58);
+        const UInt32 CFE_BOLD = 0x0001;
+        const UInt32 CFM_BOLD = 0x00000001;
+        const UInt32 CFM_SHADOW = 0x0400;     
+
         const int SCF_SELECTION = 0x1;
         const int SCF_WORD = 0x2;
 
@@ -277,7 +285,8 @@ private void AppendText(RichTextBox box, string text, Color color, bool bold = f
             else
             {
                 box.SelectionColor = color;
-            }          
+            }
+            
             box.AppendText(text);
             box.SelectionColor = box.ForeColor;
             box.ScrollToCaret();
@@ -359,6 +368,29 @@ private void clickableUserName(string username, string fullmsg)
             Marshal.StructureToPtr(myFormat, lParam, false);
             SendMessage(ChatWindow.Handle, (UInt32)EM_SETCHARFORMAT, (IntPtr)(SCF_SELECTION + SCF_WORD), lParam);
         }
+     
+        private void SetEffectTest(UInt32 mask, UInt32 effect, bool valid)
+        {
+            CHARFORMAT2 fmt = new CHARFORMAT2();
+            fmt.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(fmt);
+            fmt.dwMask = (int)mask;
+            fmt.dwEffects = valid ? (int)effect : 0;
+            IntPtr lParam = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(Marshal.SizeOf(fmt));
+            Marshal.StructureToPtr(fmt, lParam, false);
+            SendMessage(ChatWindow.Handle, EM_SETCHARFORMAT, (IntPtr)SCF_SELECTION2, lParam);
+        }
+
+        //did not got this working, but its a solution to the chatwindow color.
+        //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1268009/reset-rtf-in-richtextbox
+        private void btnShadowTest_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            CHARFORMAT2 _charFormat = new CHARFORMAT2();
+            _charFormat.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(_charFormat);
+            IntPtr lParam = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(Marshal.SizeOf(_charFormat));
+            Marshal.StructureToPtr(_charFormat, lParam, false);
+            SendMessage(ChatWindow.Handle, EM_GETCHARFORMAT, (IntPtr)SCF_SELECTION, lParam);
+            SetEffectTest(CFM_SHADOW, CFM_SHADOW, true);
+        }
 
         private void FrmChat_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {