add:  if (is_ie) {  typeArea.focus(); }  Messaging.chat(); 
context: 	populateChatBox : function(chatBox, msg) {		var typeArea = document.getElementsByClassName("msg-type-area", chatBox)[0];		var chatArea = document.getElementsByClassName("msg-chat-area", chatBox)[0];		if (msg.body != null) {			var name = msg.toName.split(/[ ,.-]/);			var initials = "";			for (var i = 0; i < name.length; i++) {				initials += name[i].charAt(0);			}			chatArea.innerHTML += "<span style='color: #FF0000'>" + initials + ": </span>" + msg.body + "<br/>";		}		this.saveCookie();		chatArea.scrollTop = chatArea.scrollHeight;		typeArea.focus();	},
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