--- a/QTfrontend/net/proto.cpp	Sun Oct 16 13:14:16 2022 +0300
+++ b/QTfrontend/net/proto.cpp	Sun Oct 16 20:15:57 2022 +0300
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
         return QString("\x01%1: %2").arg(nick).arg(msg);
 }
 
+QString HWProto::formatDirectMsg(const QString & myNick, const QString & nick,
+                                 const QString & msg, bool isEcho)
+{
+    if (isEcho)
+        return QString("\x04[msg] %1: /msg [%2] %3").arg(myNick).arg(nick).arg(msg);
+    else
+        return QString("\x04[msg] %1: %2").arg(nick).arg(msg);
+}
+
 QString HWProto::chatStringToAction(const QString & string)
 {
     if(string.left(4) == "/me ")