Console filtering by log's type name (`sys`)

[gerdoe-jr]

I often do use client's console just to see what's happening in chat, but it becomes uncomfortable to use if I enter server that exploits broadcast messages as HUD. So, personally, I want to exclude broadcast log messages or to see only chat.

[ghost]

You can disable server broadcasts printing with cl_print_broadcasts 0

[Robyt3]

I often do use client's console just to see what's happening in chat

Better solution would maybe be to make chat scrollable.

but it becomes uncomfortable to use if I enter server that exploits broadcast messages as HUD

We should add better mod support so this shouldn't be necessary (#2875).

So, personally, I want to exclude broadcast log messages or to see only chat.

cl_print_broadcasts 0 should be enough to exclude broadcasts. Also, you can search the console with Ctrl+F for I chat to find chat messages.

[gerdoe-jr]

This is not about this use-case only though, some kind of servers can spam out rcon and filtering output would make less work just to check some kind of log

[Robyt3]

The added complexity doesn't really seem worth it to me with Ctrl+F searching already existing. If another maintainer wants to support this, feel free to reopen.