src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp

@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ void mainWindowImpl::startNewLocalGame(newGameDialogImpl *v) {
 	Tools::getRandNumber(0, gameData.numberOfPlayers-1, 1, &tmpDealerPos, 0);
 	startData.startDealerPlayerId = static_cast<unsigned>(tmpDealerPos);
 
-	//remove ChatWindow
-	tab_Chat->hide();
+	//some gui modifications
+	localGameModification();
 
 	//Start Game!!!
 	mySession->startLocalGame(gameData, startData);
@@ -720,7 +720,11 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callCreateNetworkGameDialog() {
 
 
 		if (myStartNetworkGameDialog->result() == QDialog::Accepted ) {
+			
+			//some gui modifications
+			networkGameModification();
 			myServerGuiInterface->getSession().initiateNetworkServerGame();
+			
 		}
 		else {
 			mySession->terminateNetworkClient();
@@ -731,7 +735,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callCreateNetworkGameDialog() {
 }
 
 void mainWindowImpl::callJoinNetworkGameDialog() {
-	
+
 	myJoinNetworkGameDialog->exec();
 
 	if (myJoinNetworkGameDialog->result() == QDialog::Accepted ) {
@@ -761,6 +765,10 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callJoinNetworkGameDialog() {
 			if (myWaitingForServerGameDialog->result() == QDialog::Rejected) {
 				mySession->terminateNetworkClient();
 			}
+			else {
+				//some gui modifications
+				networkGameModification();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2535,3 +2543,19 @@ void mainWindowImpl::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) {
 	event->accept();
 
 }
+
+void mainWindowImpl::localGameModification() {
+	
+	tabWidget_Left->setCurrentIndex(0);
+	tabWidget_Left->disableTab(1, TRUE);
+	
+}
+
+void mainWindowImpl::networkGameModification() {
+	
+	tabWidget_Left->disableTab(1, FALSE);	
+	tabWidget_Left->setCurrentIndex(1);
+	textBrowser_Chat->clear();
+
+}
+

src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h

@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ public slots:
 	void networkStart(boost::shared_ptr<Game> game);
 
 	void closeEvent(QCloseEvent*);
+	
+	void localGameModification();
+	void networkGameModification();
 
 private: 
 

src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mylefttabwidget.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ MyLeftTabWidget::~MyLeftTabWidget()
 void MyLeftTabWidget::startBlinkChatTab() { chatBlinkTimer->start(500); }
 void MyLeftTabWidget::stopBlinkChatTab() { chatBlinkTimer->stop(); }
 void MyLeftTabWidget::showDefaultChatTab() { myTabBar->setTabTextColor(1, QColor(240,240,240)); }
+void MyLeftTabWidget::disableTab(int tabIndex, bool yesNo) { myTabBar->setTabEnabled(tabIndex, !yesNo); }
 
 void MyLeftTabWidget::blinkChatTab() {
 

src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mylefttabwidget.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 	void startBlinkChatTab();
 	void stopBlinkChatTab();
 	void showDefaultChatTab();
+	void disableTab(int tabIndex, bool yesNO);
 
 public slots: