ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

How do one talk in in-game chat? I only see other ppl talk, but any attempt to type seems don't affect chat window.
PS now I seems can not switch to game log - I still see the talking in channel even after ctrl-space
So - how can I turn off in-game chat? It really distracting.

Click on the chat icon and press spacebar to talk. Click on the game log icon to get back to game log. Unfortunately, I don't see how you can disable the chat, unless you play offline.

Should be a way to disable this.

shooth