diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 71f78a498..2ab1f0e15 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -107,7 +107,17 @@ import {
     setPoeOnlineStatus,
 } from "./scripts/poe.js";
 
-import { debounce, delay, restoreCaretPosition, saveCaretPosition, end_trim_to_sentence, countOccurrences, isOdd } from "./scripts/utils.js";
+import {
+    debounce,
+    delay,
+    restoreCaretPosition,
+    saveCaretPosition,
+    end_trim_to_sentence,
+    countOccurrences,
+    isOdd,
+    isElementInViewport,
+} from "./scripts/utils.js";
+
 import { extension_settings, loadExtensionSettings, runGenerationInterceptors } from "./scripts/extensions.js";
 import { executeSlashCommands, getSlashCommandsHelp, registerSlashCommand } from "./scripts/slash-commands.js";
 import {
@@ -195,6 +205,7 @@ export {
     talkativeness_default,
     default_ch_mes,
     extension_prompt_types,
+    setCharListVisible,
 }
 
 // API OBJECT FOR EXTERNAL WIRING
@@ -801,6 +812,7 @@ function printCharacters() {
     printGroups();
     sortCharactersList();
     favsToHotswap();
+    setCharListVisible();
 }
 
 async function getCharacters() {
@@ -2967,7 +2979,9 @@ function extractNameFromMessage(getMessage, force_name2, isImpersonate) {
     // Like OAI, Poe is very unlikely to send you an incomplete message.
     // But it doesn't send "name:" either, so we assume that we always have a name
     // prepend to have clearer logs when building up a prompt context.
-    if (force_name2 || main_api == 'poe')
+    // Instruct mode needs to have it on to make sure you won't have names lost
+    // if disable in a middle of a solo chat.
+    if (force_name2 || main_api == 'poe' || power_user.instruct.enabled)
         this_mes_is_name = true;
 
     if (isImpersonate) {
@@ -4767,6 +4781,33 @@ const swipe_right = () => {
     }
 }
 
+function setCharListVisible() {
+    const $children = $("#rm_print_characters_block").children();
+    $children.each(function () {
+        if (isElementInViewport($(this))) {
+            $(this)
+                //.css('opacity', 1);
+                //.css('display', 'flex');
+                .stop(true, false).animate({ opacity: 1 }, { duration: 50, queue: false });
+        }
+
+        if (!isElementInViewport($(this)) &&
+            ($(this).css('opacity') === '1' || $(this).css('opacity') === undefined)) {
+            //.css('opacity', 0);
+
+            $(this)
+                //.css('opacity', 0);
+                //.css('display', 'none');
+                .stop(true, false).animate({ opacity: 0 }, { duration: 50, queue: false });
+        };
+        /* console.log(`chid ${$(elem).find('.ch_name').text()}
+      inview? ${isElementInViewport($(elem))}
+      opacity? ${$(elem).css('opacity')}`
+
+    ); */
+    })
+}
+
 $(document).ready(function () {
 
 
@@ -5688,13 +5729,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                         duration: 250,
                         easing: animation_easing,
                     });
-                    console.log('displayed AN panel');
 
                     if ($("#ANBlockToggle")
                         .siblings('.inline-drawer-content')
                         .css('display') !== 'block') {
                         $("#ANBlockToggle").click();
-                        console.log('opened AN box');
                     }
                 } else {
                     $("#floatingPrompt").transition({
@@ -5704,7 +5743,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     });
                     setTimeout(function () {
                         $("#floatingPrompt").hide();
-                        console.log('hid AN panel');
                     }, 250);
 
                 }
@@ -6165,6 +6203,24 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         showSwipeButtons();
     });
 
+    setTimeout(function () {
+        const $children = $("#rm_print_characters_block").children();
+        const originalHeight = $children.length * $children.first().outerHeight();
+        $("#rm_print_characters_block").css('height', originalHeight);
+        //show and hide charlist divs on pageload (causes load lag)
+        //$children.each(function () { setCharListVisible($(this)) });
+
+        $("#rm_print_characters_block").on('scroll', debounce(function () {
+            const containerHeight = $children.length * $children.first().outerHeight();
+            $("#rm_print_characters_block").css('height', containerHeight);
+            //show and hide on scroll
+            setCharListVisible();
+        }, 1));
+        //delay timer to allow for charlist to populate, 
+        //should be set to an onload for rm_print_characters or windows?
+    }, 1000);
+
+
     $(document).on("click", ".mes_edit_delete", function () {
         if (!confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this message?")) {
             return;
diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index 871b14bd2..80c93f6cb 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -502,9 +502,10 @@ function tryParseStreamingError(str) {
 }
 
 function checkQuotaError(data) {
-    const errorText = `<h3>You have no credits left to use with this API key.<br>
-    Check your billing details on the
-    <a href="https://platform.openai.com/account/usage" target="_blank">OpenAI website.</a></h3>`;
+    const errorText = `<h3>Encountered an error while processing your request.<br>
+    Check you have credits available on your
+    <a href="https://platform.openai.com/account/usage" target="_blank">OpenAI account</a>.<br>
+    If you have sufficient credits, please try again later.</h3>`;
 
     if (!data) {
         return;
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index b67bc1afd..6e9d9d6d0 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
     reloadCurrentChat,
     getRequestHeaders,
     substituteParams,
+    setCharListVisible,
 } from "../script.js";
 import { favsToHotswap } from "./RossAscends-mods.js";
 import {
@@ -643,8 +644,8 @@ function loadInstructMode() {
 export function formatInstructModeChat(name, mes, isUser, isNarrator, forceAvatar) {
     const includeNames = isNarrator ? false : (power_user.instruct.names || !!selected_group || !!forceAvatar);
     const sequence = (isUser || isNarrator) ? power_user.instruct.input_sequence : power_user.instruct.output_sequence;
-    const separator =  power_user.instruct.wrap ? '\n' : '';
-    const separatorSequence =  power_user.instruct.separator_sequence && !isUser 
+    const separator = power_user.instruct.wrap ? '\n' : '';
+    const separatorSequence = power_user.instruct.separator_sequence && !isUser
         ? power_user.instruct.separator_sequence
         : (power_user.instruct.wrap ? '\n' : '');
     const textArray = includeNames ? [sequence, `${name}: ${mes}`, separatorSequence] : [sequence, mes, separatorSequence];
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ export function formatInstructModePrompt(name, isImpersonate, promptBias) {
     let text = includeNames ? (separator + sequence + separator + `${name}:`) : (separator + sequence);
 
     if (!isImpersonate && promptBias) {
-        text += (includeNames ?  promptBias : (separator + promptBias));
+        text += (includeNames ? promptBias : (separator + promptBias));
     }
 
     return text.trimEnd();
@@ -718,6 +719,7 @@ function sortCharactersList() {
     for (const item of array) {
         $(`${item.selector}[${item.attribute}="${item.id}"]`).css({ 'order': orderedList.indexOf(item) });
     }
+    setCharListVisible();
 }
 
 function sortGroupMembers(selector) {
@@ -882,7 +884,7 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
     // include newline is the child of trim sentences
     // if include newline is checked, trim sentences must be checked
     // if trim sentences is unchecked, include newline must be unchecked
-    $("#trim_sentences_checkbox").change(function() {
+    $("#trim_sentences_checkbox").change(function () {
         power_user.trim_sentences = !!$(this).prop("checked");
         if (!$(this).prop("checked")) {
             $("#include_newline_checkbox").prop("checked", false);
@@ -891,7 +893,7 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });
 
-    $("#include_newline_checkbox").change(function() {
+    $("#include_newline_checkbox").change(function () {
         power_user.include_newline = !!$(this).prop("checked");
         if ($(this).prop("checked")) {
             $("#trim_sentences_checkbox").prop("checked", true);
diff --git a/public/scripts/utils.js b/public/scripts/utils.js
index 915c60096..1bf9a15ff 100644
--- a/public/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/public/scripts/utils.js
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ export function debounce(func, timeout = 300) {
     };
 }
 
+export function isElementInViewport(el) {
+    if (typeof jQuery === "function" && el instanceof jQuery) {
+        el = el[0];
+    }
+    var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return (
+        rect.top >= 0 &&
+        rect.left >= 0 &&
+        rect.bottom <= (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) && /* or $(window).height() */
+        rect.right <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth) /* or $(window).width() */
+    );
+}
+
 export function getUniqueName(name, exists) {
     let i = 1;
     let baseName = name;
@@ -218,15 +231,15 @@ export function end_trim_to_sentence(input, include_newline = false) {
 }
 
 export function countOccurrences(string, character) {
-  let count = 0;
-  
-  for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
-    if (string[i] === character) {
-      count++;
+    let count = 0;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
+        if (string[i] === character) {
+            count++;
+        }
     }
-  }
-  
-  return count;
+
+    return count;
 }
 
 export function isOdd(number) {