--- a/nnchat.c	Thu May 24 04:59:49 2012 +0300
+++ b/nnchat.c	Thu May 24 05:00:32 2012 +0300
@@ -221,6 +221,17 @@
 }
 
 
+char * str_trim_left(char *buf)
+{
+    while (*buf != 0 && th_isspace(*buf)) buf++;
+    return buf;
+}
+
+int compareUsername(const void *s1, const void *s2)
+{
+    return th_strcasecmp((char *) s1, (char *) s2);
+}
+
 nn_window_t *findWindow(const char *id)
 {
     int i;
@@ -915,7 +926,7 @@
     {
         /* Change color */
         int tmpInt;
-        if ((tmpInt = th_get_hex_triplet(trimLeft(buf + 7))) < 0)
+        if ((tmpInt = th_get_hex_triplet(str_trim_left(buf + 7))) < 0)
         {
             printMsgQ(currWin, "Invalid color value '%s'\n", buf+7);
             return 1;
@@ -927,7 +938,7 @@
     }
     else if (!th_strncasecmp(buf, "/ignore", 7))
     {
-        char *name = trimLeft(buf + 7);
+        char *name = str_trim_left(buf + 7);
         if (strlen(name) > 0)
         {
             /* Add or remove someone to/from ignore */
@@ -966,7 +977,7 @@
     }
     else if (!th_strncasecmp(buf, "/query", 6))
     {
-        char *name = trimLeft(buf + 6);
+        char *name = str_trim_left(buf + 6);
         if (strlen(name) > 0)
         {
             nn_user_t *user = nn_user_find(nnUsers, nn_username_encode(name));
@@ -990,7 +1001,7 @@
     else if (!th_strncasecmp(buf, "/win", 4))
     {
         /* Change color */
-        char *tmp = trimLeft(buf + 4);
+        char *tmp = str_trim_left(buf + 4);
         if (strlen(tmp) > 0)
         {
             int val = atoi(tmp);
@@ -1014,7 +1025,7 @@
     }
     else if (!th_strncasecmp(buf, "/close", 6))
     {
-        char *name = trimLeft(buf + 6);
+        char *name = str_trim_left(buf + 6);
         if (strlen(name) > 0)
         {
             nn_window_t *win = findWindow(name);
@@ -1058,7 +1069,7 @@
     else if (!th_strncasecmp(buf, "/w ", 3))
     {
         /* Open given username's profile via firefox in a new tab */
-        char *name = trimLeft(buf + 3);
+        char *name = str_trim_left(buf + 3);
 
         printMsg(currWin, "Opening profile for: '%s'\n", name);
 
@@ -1383,7 +1394,7 @@
     for (pos = strlen(tmpBuf) - 1; pos > 0 && (tmpBuf[pos] == '\n' || tmpBuf[pos] == '\r' || th_isspace(tmpBuf[pos])); pos--)
         tmpBuf[pos] = 0;
 
-    ptr = trimLeft(tmpBuf);
+    ptr = str_trim_left(tmpBuf);
 
     if (allowEmpty || strlen(ptr) > 0)
         return th_strdup(ptr);