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Arrange the Live Chat canvas and message stack

Choose where cards accumulate, how large they appear and when they disappear.

Before you start

Open the intended collection and rehearse before changing a live production. Controls depend on your installed version and selection.

Where to find it

Live Chat source Properties > Canvas and stacking.

Use it

  1. Select Stack direction: up, down, left or right.
  2. Set Canvas width and height for the intended layout.
  3. Set Card width; the template card’s aspect ratio is preserved.
  4. Adjust Space between cards.
  5. Set Message lifetime in seconds and Maximum visible messages.
  6. Preview with sample and real messages, then Save and Close.

Helpful information

Canvas dimensions are bounded by the current layout. Card width is 16–8192 and card gap is 0–256. Set Message lifetime to For a set duration (1–3600 seconds) or Until replaced by new messages. For capacity choose Fit to canvas, which keeps the newest complete cards that fit, or set a limit of 1–100 cards. Preview with long messages to check wrapping and space.

An already saved canvas can be larger than the current layout. Its notice explains that opening or closing Properties keeps it unchanged, while Save fits it to this layout. Cancel preserves the saved settings and placements. Check other layouts sharing the source before saving.

Layout/broadcast filters combine with the free/paid checkboxes. Turning both message categories off intentionally produces no messages. Demo messages defaults off and supplies local examples for design checks; disabling it resumes the real feed. It does not send sample messages to viewers’ chat.

Source-local message filters

Choose platform, layout and broadcast, search usernames/messages, and use Unique messages only, Not yet broadcast or Reset filters. Paid and membership events remain eligible under the uniqueness filter. Pause updates holds this source’s displayed cards and their timer without pausing chat collection or other sources. Resume shows the latest matching cards. Viewer mentions are excluded from the regular rolling feed. Membership badges may read M (member), NM (new member) or MG (gift).

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