closes #209

public/src/app.js

@@ -314,6 +314,18 @@ var socket,
 		});
 	}
 
+	app.openChat = function(username, touid) {
+		require(['chat'], function(chat) {
+			var chatModal;
+			if(!chat.modalExists(touid)) {
+				chatModal = chat.createModal(username, touid);
+			} else {
+				chatModal = chat.getModal(touid);
+			}
+			chat.load(chatModal.attr('UUID'));
+		});
+	}
+
 	app.createNewPosts = function(data) {
 		data.posts[0].display_moderator_tools = 'none';
 		var html = templates.prepare(templates['topic'].blocks['posts']).parse(data),

public/src/forum/topic.js

@@ -288,15 +288,7 @@
 		if(username === app.username || !app.username)
 			return;
 
-		require(['chat'], function(chat) {
+		app.openChat(username, touid);
-			var chatModal;
-			if(!chat.modalExists(touid)) {
-				chatModal = chat.createModal(username, touid);
-			} else {
-				chatModal = chat.getModal(touid);
-			}
-			chat.load(chatModal.attr('UUID'));
-		});
 	});
 
 	ajaxify.register_events([

src/websockets.js

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 					notifText = 'New message from <strong>' + username + '</strong>';
 
 				if(!isUserOnline(touid)) {
-					notifications.create(notifText, 5, '#', 'notification_' + uid + '_' + touid, function(nid) {
+					notifications.create(notifText, 5, 'javascript:app.openChat(&apos;'+username+'&apos;, '+uid+');', 'notification_' + uid + '_' + touid, function(nid) {
 						notifications.push(nid, [touid], function(success) {
 
 						});