var html,
      bullet = '<span class="bullet">&bull;</span> ',
      bullet_join = '<span class="arrow">&rarr;</span> ',
      bullet_part = '<span class="arrow">&larr;</span> ',
      time = args.time ? '<span class="time">[${time}] </span>' : '',
      parens = args.description ? ' (' + args.description + ')' : '',
      nick = '<span class="userhost" data-userhost="${nick_userhost}">${nick}</span>',
      context = args.context ? '<span class="context" title="View this message in its original context">${context}</span>' : '',
      star_title = CHATMODE === 'stars' ? 'Unstar this message' : 'Star or unstar this message',
      star = '<span class="star"><span class="button"></span><span class="hit" title="' + star_title + '"></span></span>',
      unencrypted = args.unencrypted ? '<img src="images/lock-open.png" class="unencrypted" title="Encryption was expected, but this message was sent in plain text."/>' : '',
      userhost = userhost_on_jpq && args.nick_userhost ? ' (${nick_userhost})' : '',
      messages = {
        msgMessage: '<span class="description">' + unencrypted + '<span class="nick"><' + nick + '></span> ${description}</span>',
        msgAction: '<span class="description">' + unencrypted + '<span class="nick">' + bullet + nick + '</span> ${description}</span>',
        msgRaw: '<span class="description">${description}</span>',
        msgJoin: '<span class="description">' + bullet_join + '<span class="nick">' + nick + '</span>' + userhost + ' joined the channel.</span>',
        msgPart: '<span class="description">' + bullet_part + '<span class="nick">' + nick + '</span>' + userhost + ' left the channel.' + parens + '</span>',
        msgQuit: '<span class="description">' + bullet_part + '<span class="nick">' + nick + '</span>' + userhost + ' left IRC.' + parens + '</span>',
        msgQuitReason: '<span class="description">' + bullet_part + 'You left IRC.' + parens + '</span>',
        msgKick: '<span class="description">' + bullet_part + '<span class="nick">' + nick + '</span> kicked <span class="nick2">${extra}</span> from the channel. ' + parens + '</span>',
        msgModeChange: '<span class="description"><span class="nick">' + nick + '</span> sets mode <span class="mode">${description}</span></span>',
        msgModeReply: '<span class="description">Mode is <span class="mode">${description}</span></span>',
        msgNick: '<span class="description">' + bullet + '<span class="nick2">' + nick + '</span> is now known as <span class="nick">' + nick.replace( '${nick}', '${description}' ) + '</span>.</span>',
        msgTopicChange: '<span class="description"><span class="nick">' + nick + '</span> changed the topic to <span class="topic">${description}</span></span>',
        msgTopicReply: '<span class="description">Topic is <span class="topic">${description}</span></span>',
        msgTopicDetailsReply: '<span class="description"> Set by <span class="nick">' + nick + '</span> on <span class="date">${extra}</span></span>',
        msgNotice: '<span class="description"><span class="nick">-' + nick + '-</span> ${description}</span>',
        msgNoticeAuth: '<span class="description">${description}</span>',
      };