diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/centericq.h centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/centericq.h
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/centericq.h	2004-06-12 16:09:27.000000000 +0200
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/centericq.h	2005-02-09 16:31:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
 	void readevents(const imcontact cont);
 
 	void history(const imcontact &cont);
-
+	bool next_chat(bool next = false);
+  
 	bool sendevent(const imevent &ev, icqface::eventviewresult r);
 };
 
diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqconf.cc centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqconf.cc
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqconf.cc	2005-01-27 00:52:47.000000000 +0100
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqconf.cc	2005-02-09 17:07:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@
 	    of << "bind contact\ti\tignore" << endl;
 	    of << "bind contact\t\\as\tquickfind" << endl;
 	    of << "bind contact\t/\tquickfind" << endl << endl;
+	    of << "bind contact\t\\cn\tnext_chat" << endl;
+	    of << "bind contact\t\\cb\tprev_chat" << endl;
 	    of << "bind history\t/\tsearch" << endl;
 	    of << "bind history\ts\tsearch" << endl;
 	    of << "bind history\tn\tsearch_again" << endl;
@@ -246,6 +248,8 @@
 	    of << "bind editor\t<esc>\tquit" << endl;
 	    of << "bind editor\t\\cp\tmultiple_recipients" << endl;
 	    of << "bind editor\t\\co\thistory" << endl;
+	    of << "bind editor\t\\cn\tnext_chat" << endl;
+	    of << "bind editor\t\\cb\tprev_chat" << endl;
 	    of << "bind editor\t\\a?\tinfo" << endl;
 	    of << "bind editor\t<F2>\tshow_urls" << endl;
 	    of << "bind editor\t<F9>\tfullscreen" << endl << endl;
@@ -341,6 +345,8 @@
 	    if(param == "quit") k.action = key_quit; else
 	    if(param == "change_status") k.action = key_change_status; else
 	    if(param == "history") k.action = key_history; else
+	    if(param == "next_chat") k.action = key_next_chat; else
+	    if(param == "prev_chat") k.action = key_prev_chat; else
 	    if(param == "fetch_away_message") k.action = key_fetch_away_message; else
 	    if(param == "user_menu") k.action = key_user_menu; else
 	    if(param == "general_menu") k.action = key_general_menu; else
diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqconf.h centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqconf.h
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqconf.h	2005-01-16 13:59:57.000000000 +0100
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqconf.h	2005-02-09 16:31:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     key_quickfind,
     key_search,
     key_search_again,
+    key_next_chat,
+    key_prev_chat,
     key_show_urls,
     key_rss_check,
     key_multiple_recipients,
diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqcontact.cc centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqcontact.cc
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqcontact.cc	2005-01-27 00:52:48.000000000 +0100
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqcontact.cc	2005-02-09 16:31:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     status = offline;
     finlist = true;
     congratulated = false;
+    openedforchat = false;
 
     for(ie = imevent::message; ie != imevent::imeventtype_size; ie++)
 	sound[ie] = "";
diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqcontact.h centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqcontact.h
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqcontact.h	2005-01-23 14:01:39.000000000 +0100
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqcontact.h	2005-02-09 16:31:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	imstatus status;
 
 	int fupdated, groupid, fhistoffset;
-	bool finlist, congratulated, modified, fhasevents, usepgpkey;
+	bool finlist, congratulated, modified, fhasevents, usepgpkey, openedforchat;
 	time_t lastread, lastseen, lasttyping;
 
 	string sound[imevent::imeventtype_size];
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
 
 	bool hasevents() const { return fhasevents; }
 	void sethasevents(bool n) { fhasevents = n; }
+	bool isopenedforchat() const { return openedforchat; }
+	bool setopenedforchat(bool n) { openedforchat = n; }
+	bool toggleopenedforchat() { openedforchat = !openedforchat; }
 
 	string getnick() const;
 	string getdispnick() const;
diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqface.cc centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqface.cc
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqface.cc	2005-02-03 00:26:11.000000000 +0100
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqface.cc	2005-02-09 17:05:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -447,9 +447,43 @@
     return r;
 }
 
+/* called to prepare the next chat contact, returns true if it found one, false otherwise
+   parameter is true if its next chat contact or false if is the previous
+ */
+bool icqface::next_chat(bool next) {
+  find_next_action = (next ? 1:-1);
+  if (last_selected) last_selected->setopenedforchat(false);
+  return true;
+}
+
+icqcontact *icqface::find_next_chat() {
+  if (find_next_action == 0) return 0;
+  int i;
+  if (last_selected){
+    for(i = 0; i < clist.count && clist.at(i) != last_selected; i++)
+      ;
+    i += find_next_action;
+    if (i <= 0) i = clist.count -1;
+    else if (i >= clist.count) i = 0;
+  }
+  else i = find_next_action == 1 ? 0 : clist.count -1;
+
+  icqcontact *c;
+  for (; i < clist.count && i >= 0; i += find_next_action){
+    c = (icqcontact *) clist.at(i);
+    if (c->isopenedforchat() || c->hasevents()) {
+      find_next_action = 0;
+      return c;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  find_next_action = 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 icqcontact *icqface::mainloop(int &action) {
     int i, curid;
-    icqcontact *c = 0; icqgroup *g;
+    icqcontact *c = 0, *c1 = 0; icqgroup *g;
     bool fin;
 
     for(fin = false; !fin; ) {
@@ -457,8 +491,12 @@
 
 	/* Obtain the (icqcontact *) from the treeview. If a node is
 	   selected, throw out the contact and obtain the correct (icqgroup *). */
-
-	c = (icqcontact *) mcontacts->open(&i);
+	c = find_next_chat(); //check if next_chat was called from inside a chat window
+	if (!c){
+          last_selected = 0;
+	  c = (icqcontact *) mcontacts->open(&i);
+          if (c1 = find_next_chat()) c = c1; //check if next_chat was called from contacts menu
+        }
 
 	if(mcontacts->isnode(i) && c) {
 	    c = 0;
@@ -529,7 +567,7 @@
 	    break;
 	}
     }
-
+    if (c) last_selected = c;
     return c;
 }
 
@@ -2192,12 +2230,13 @@
 void icqface::showeventbottom(const imcontact &ic) {
     const char *text = ischannel(ic) ?
 	_("%s send, %s multi, %s history, %s URLs, %s expand, %s members, %s close") :
-	_("%s send, %s multi, %s history, %s URLs, %s expand, %s details, %s cancel");
+	_("%s send, %s multi, %s history, %s next chat, %s URLs, %s expand, %s details, %s cancel");
 
     status(text,
 	getstatkey(key_send_message, section_editor).c_str(),
 	getstatkey(key_multiple_recipients, section_editor).c_str(),
 	getstatkey(key_history, section_editor).c_str(),
+	getstatkey(key_next_chat, section_editor).c_str(),
 	getstatkey(key_show_urls, section_editor).c_str(),
 	getstatkey(key_fullscreen, section_editor).c_str(),
 	getstatkey(key_info, section_editor).c_str(),
@@ -2620,6 +2659,7 @@
     chatlastread = 0;
     inchat = true;
     passinfo = ic;
+    c->setopenedforchat(true);
 
     muins.clear();
     muins.push_back(passinfo);
@@ -2666,6 +2706,7 @@
 	c->setpostponed(editdone ? "" : p.get());
     }
 
+    c->toggleopenedforchat();
     c->save();
     restoreworkarea();
     status("@");
@@ -3196,6 +3237,16 @@
 	    face.extk = ACT_HISTORY;
 	    break;
 
+	case key_next_chat:
+	    face.extk = ACT_MSG;
+	    face.next_chat(true);
+	    break;
+            
+	case key_prev_chat:
+	    face.extk = ACT_MSG;
+	    face.next_chat(false);
+	    break;
+
 	case key_add: face.extk = ACT_ADD; break;
 
 	case key_send_contact:
@@ -3323,6 +3374,14 @@
 	case key_history:
 	    cicq.history(face.passinfo);
 	    break;
+	case key_prev_chat:
+	    face.editdone = false;
+	    face.next_chat(false);
+	    return -1;
+	case key_next_chat:
+	    face.editdone = false;
+	    face.next_chat(true);
+	    return -1;
 	case key_info:
 	    cicq.userinfo(face.passinfo);
 	    break;
diff -ru --exclude-from=exclude centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqface.h centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqface.h
--- centericq-4.20.0-orig/src/icqface.h	2005-02-03 00:30:25.000000000 +0100
+++ centericq-4.20.0-patched/src/icqface.h	2005-02-09 16:31:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
 
 	imcontact passinfo;
 	const imevent *passevent;
+  
+	icqcontact *last_selected;
+	int find_next_action;
 
 	struct filetransferitem {
 	    string fname;
@@ -202,6 +205,10 @@
 	void relaxedupdate();
 	bool updaterequested();
 
+  
+	icqcontact *find_next_chat();
+	bool next_chat(bool next = true);
+  
 	icqcontact *mainloop(int &action);
 	void fillcontactlist();