NOTE: THIS BID REQUEST IS FOR A VERY SIMPLE DEMO OF HOW TO CREATE A TEXT BOX SIMILAR TO WHAT SKYPE CHAT USES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST TO RECREATE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT SKYPE. Attached is a screen shot of Skype's chat application. I want someone to write a VB6 application that shows how to create the same type of chat window. I suspect you will have to use DHTML, but anything is acceptable if it works. You only need to replicate the area of the user interface shown inside the red rectangle. In the example program, I should be able to type messages into a text box at the bottom of the chat window, press a button and each additional message is added to the end of the chat window, scrolling the chat window, with the color bar at the top of each message (as shown in the Skype window), including a sender name in bold and the time. (NOTE THE APPLICATION DOES NOT ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO ANY COMMUNICATION - JUST SHOW ME HOW TO PROGRAM THE TEXT BOX). In addition, I should be able to add small icons (see the icon of the dancing person) or emoticons, and an example of how to add those as well should be included. If you have any questions, ask, or look at Skype. Note that in the screenshot, I have used black dots to obscure the actual chat that was taking place when the screen shot was made, but that those black dots should be ignored and not included in the program you write. You must provide functioning demo program that uses the code you've written and explain any references or component dependencies.
## Deliverables
1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done.
2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables):
a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment.
b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request.
3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).
## Platform
VB6 (NOT VB.NET!!) Win 98, 2k, XP