diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css
index 1c94a1f9fd..94344386a1 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 --- */
 
 /* Overall element look */
-html, body, #clientwrapper { height: 100% }
+html, body {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+}
 body {
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0;
     background: #000;
     color: #ccc;
     font-size: .9em;
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ body {
     line-height: 1.6em;
     overflow: hidden;
 }
+@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
+  body {
+    font-size: .5rem;
+    line-height: .7rem;
+  }
+}
 
 
 a:link, a:visited { color: inherit; }
@@ -74,93 +81,75 @@ div {margin:0px;}
 }
 
 /* Style specific classes corresponding to formatted, narative text. */
-
+.wrapper {
+  height: 100%;
+}
 
 /* Container surrounding entire client */
-#wrapper {
-    position: relative;
-    height: 100%
+#clientwrapper {
+  height: 100%;
 }
 
 /* Main scrolling message area */
+
 #messagewindow {
-    position: absolute;
-    overflow: auto;
-    padding: 1em;
-    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 70px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
-/* Input area containing input field and button */
-#inputform {
-    position: absolute;
-    width: 100%;
-    padding: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    margin: 0;
-    padding-bottom: 10px;
-    border-top: 1px solid #555;
-}
-
-#inputcontrol {
-    width: 100%;
-    padding: 0;
+#messagewindow {
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
 /* Input field */
-#inputfield, #inputsend, #inputsizer {
-    display: block;
-    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    height: 50px;
+#inputfield, #inputsizer {
+    height: 100%;
     background: #000;
     color: #fff;
-    padding: 0 .45em;
-    font-size: 1.1em;
+    padding: 0 .45rem;
+    font-size: 1.1rem;
     font-family: 'DejaVu Sans Mono', Consolas, Inconsolata, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
-}
-
-#inputfield, #inputsizer {
-    float: left;
-    width: 95%;
-    border: 0;
     resize: none;
-    line-height: normal;
+}
+#inputsend {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+#inputcontrol {
+  height: 100%;
 }
 
 #inputfield:focus {
-    outline: 0;
-}
-
-#inputsizer {
-    margin-left: -9999px;
-}
-
-/* Input 'send' button */
-#inputsend {
-    float: right;
-    width: 3%;
-    max-width: 25px;
-    margin-right: 10px;
-    border: 0;
-    background: #555;
 }
 
 /* prompt area above input field */
-#prompt {
-    margin-top: 10px;
-    padding: 0 .45em;
+.prompt {
+  max-height: 3rem;
+}
+
+.splitbutton {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 1%;
+    top: 1%;
+    z-index: 1;
+    width: 2rem;
+    height: 2rem;
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    color: #a6a6a6;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    border: 0px;
+}
+
+.splitbutton:hover {
+    color: white;
+    cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 #optionsbutton {
-    width: 40px;
-    font-size: 20px;
+    width: 2rem;
+    font-size: 2rem;
     color: #a6a6a6;
     background-color: transparent;
     border: 0px;
@@ -173,8 +162,8 @@ div {margin:0px;}
 
 #toolbar {
     position: fixed;
-    top: 0;
-    right: 5px;
+    top: .5rem;
+    right: .5rem;
     z-index: 1;
 }
 
@@ -248,6 +237,48 @@ div {margin:0px;}
     text-decoration: none;
     cursor: pointer;
 }
+.gutter.gutter-vertical {
+    cursor: row-resize;
+    background-image:  url('data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAB4AAAAFAQMAAABo7865AAAABlBMVEVHcEzMzMzyAv2sAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABBJREFUeF5jOAMEEAIEEFwAn3kMwcB6I2AAAAAASUVORK5CYII=')
+}
+
+.gutter.gutter-horizontal {
+    cursor: col-resize;
+    background-image:  url('data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAeCAYAAADkftS9AAAAIklEQVQoU2M4c+bMfxAGAgYYmwGrIIiDjrELjpo5aiZeMwF+yNnOs5KSvgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==')
+}
+
+.split {
+    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
+    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+.content {
+    border: 1px solid #C0C0C0;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px #e4e4e4;
+    background-color: black;
+    padding: 1rem;
+}
+@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
+  .content {
+    padding: .5rem;
+  }
+}
+
+.gutter {
+    background-color: grey;
+
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: 50%;
+}
+
+.split.split-horizontal, .gutter.gutter-horizontal {
+    height: 100%;
+    float: left;
+}
 
 /* XTERM256 colors */
 
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/splithandler.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/splithandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56890009e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/splithandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Use split.js to create a basic ui
+var SplitHandler = (function () {
+  var num_splits = 0;
+  var split_panes = {};
+
+  var set_pane_types = function(splitpane, types) {
+    split_panes[splitpane]['types'] = types;
+  }
+
+  var dynamic_split = function(splitpane, direction, update_method1, update_method2) {
+    var first  = ++num_splits;
+    var second = ++num_splits;
+
+    var first_div  = $( '<div id="split_'+first +'" class="split split-'+direction+'" />' )
+    var first_sub  = $( '<div id="split_'+first +'-sub"/>' )
+    var second_div = $( '<div id="split_'+second+'" class="split split-'+direction+'" />' )
+    var second_sub = $( '<div id="split_'+second+'-sub"/>' )
+
+    // check to see if this pane contains the primary message window.
+    contents = $('#'+splitpane).contents();
+    if( contents ) {
+      // it does, so move it to the first new div (TODO -- selectable between first/second?)
+      contents.appendTo(first_sub);
+    }
+
+    first_div.append( first_sub );
+    second_div.append( second_sub );
+
+    // update the split_panes array to remove this split
+    delete( split_panes[splitpane] );
+
+    // now vaporize the current split_N-sub placeholder and create two new panes.
+    $('#'+splitpane).parent().append(first_div);
+    $('#'+splitpane).parent().append(second_div);
+    $('#'+splitpane).remove();
+
+    // And split
+    Split(['#split_'+first,'#split_'+second], {
+      direction: direction,
+      sizes: [50,50],
+      gutterSize: 4,
+      minSize: [50,50],
+    });
+
+    // store our new splits for future splits/uses by the main UI.
+    split_panes['split_'+first +'-sub'] = { 'types': [], 'update_method': update_method1 };
+    split_panes['split_'+second+'-sub'] = { 'types': [], 'update_method': update_method2 };
+  }
+
+
+  var init = function(settings) {
+    //change Mustache tags to ruby-style (Django gets mad otherwise)
+    var customTags = [ '<%', '%>' ];
+    Mustache.tags = customTags;
+
+    var input_template = $('#input-template').html();
+    Mustache.parse(input_template);
+
+    Split(['#main','#input'], {
+      direction: 'vertical',
+      sizes: [90,10],
+      gutterSize: 4,
+      minSize: [50,50],
+    });
+
+    var input_render = Mustache.render(input_template);
+    $('[data-role-input]').html(input_render);
+    console.log("SplitHandler initialized");
+  }
+
+  return {
+    init: init,
+    set_pane_types: set_pane_types,
+    dynamic_split: dynamic_split,
+    split_panes: split_panes,
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
index 57d9b0b7c0..b4e5168769 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 
 var options = {};
+
+var known_types = new Array();
+    known_types.push('help');
+
 //
 // GUI Elements
 //
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ function togglePopup(dialogname, content) {
 
 // Grab text from inputline and send to Evennia
 function doSendText() {
+  console.log("sending text");
     if (!Evennia.isConnected()) {
         var reconnect = confirm("Not currently connected. Reconnect?");
         if (reconnect) {
@@ -158,6 +163,10 @@ function onKeydown (event) {
     var code = event.which;
     var history_entry = null;
     var inputfield = $("#inputfield");
+    if (code === 9) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     inputfield.focus();
 
     if (code === 13) { // Enter key sends text
@@ -205,64 +214,68 @@ function onKeyPress (event) {
 }
 
 var resizeInputField = function () {
-    var min_height = 50;
-    var max_height = 300;
-    var prev_text_len = 0;
+    return function() {
+      var wrapper = $("#inputform")
+      var input = $("#inputcontrol")
+      var prompt = $("#prompt")
 
-    // Check to see if we should change the height of the input area
-    return function () {
-        var inputfield = $("#inputfield");
-        var scrollh = inputfield.prop("scrollHeight");
-        var clienth = inputfield.prop("clientHeight");
-        var newh = 0;
-        var curr_text_len = inputfield.val().length;
-
-        if (scrollh > clienth && scrollh <= max_height) {
-            // Need to make it bigger
-            newh = scrollh;
-        }
-        else if (curr_text_len < prev_text_len) {
-            // There is less text in the field; try to make it smaller
-            // To avoid repaints, we draw the text in an offscreen element and
-            // determine its dimensions.
-            var sizer = $('#inputsizer')
-                .css("width", inputfield.prop("clientWidth"))
-                .text(inputfield.val());
-            newh = sizer.prop("scrollHeight");
-        }
-
-        if (newh != 0) {
-            newh = Math.min(newh, max_height);
-            if (clienth != newh) {
-                inputfield.css("height", newh + "px");
-                doWindowResize();
-            }
-        }
-        prev_text_len = curr_text_len;
+      input.height(wrapper.height() - (input.offset().top - wrapper.offset().top));
     }
 }();
 
 // Handle resizing of client
 function doWindowResize() {
-    var formh = $('#inputform').outerHeight(true);
-    var message_scrollh = $("#messagewindow").prop("scrollHeight");
-    $("#messagewindow")
-        .css({"bottom": formh}) // leave space for the input form
-        .scrollTop(message_scrollh); // keep the output window scrolled to the bottom
+      resizeInputField();
+      var resizable = $("[data-update-append]");
+      var parents = resizable.closest(".split")
+      parents.animate({
+          scrollTop: parents.prop("scrollHeight")
+      }, 0);
 }
 
 // Handle text coming from the server
 function onText(args, kwargs) {
-    // append message to previous ones, then scroll so latest is at
-    // the bottom. Send 'cls' kwarg to modify the output class.
-    var renderto = "main";
-    if (kwargs["type"] == "help") {
-        if (("helppopup" in options) && (options["helppopup"])) {
-            renderto = "#helpdialog";
+    var use_default_pane = true;
+
+    if ( kwargs && 'type' in kwargs ) {
+        var msgtype = kwargs['type'];
+        if ( ! known_types.includes(msgtype) ) {
+            // this is a new output type that can be mapped to panes
+            console.log('detected new output type: ' + msgtype)
+            known_types.push(msgtype);
+        }
+
+        if ( msgtype == 'help' ) {
+            if (("helppopup" in options) && (options["helppopup"])) {
+                openPopup("#helpdialog", args[0]);
+                return;
+            }
+            // fall through to the default output
+
+        } else {
+            // pass this message to each pane that has this msgtype mapped
+            if( SplitHandler ) {
+                for ( var key in SplitHandler.split_panes) {
+                    var pane = SplitHandler.split_panes[key];
+		    console.log(pane);
+                    // is this message type mapped to this pane?
+                    if ( (pane['types'].length > 0) && pane['types'].includes(msgtype) ) {
+                        // yes, so append/replace this pane's inner div with this message
+                        if ( pane['update_method'] == 'replace' ) {
+                            $('#'+key).html(args[0])
+                        } else {
+                            $('#'+key).append(args[0]).animate({ scrollTop: document.getElementById("#"+key).scrollHeight }, 0);
+                        }
+                        // record sending this message to a pane, no need to update the default div
+                        use_default_pane = false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    if (renderto == "main") {
+    // append message to default pane, then scroll so latest is at the bottom.
+    if(use_default_pane) {
         var mwin = $("#messagewindow");
         var cls = kwargs == null ? 'out' : kwargs['cls'];
         mwin.append("<div class='" + cls + "'>" + args[0] + "</div>");
@@ -271,8 +284,6 @@ function onText(args, kwargs) {
         }, 0);
 
         onNewLine(args[0], null);
-    } else {
-        openPopup(renderto, args[0]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -377,7 +388,10 @@ function onNewLine(text, originator) {
     document.title = "(" + unread + ") " + originalTitle;
     if ("Notification" in window){
       if (("notification_popup" in options) && (options["notification_popup"])) {
-          Notification.requestPermission().then(function(result) {
+          // There is a Promise-based API for this, but it’s not supported
+          // in Safari and some older browsers:
+          // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Notification/requestPermission#Browser_compatibility
+          Notification.requestPermission(function(result) {
               if(result === "granted") {
               var title = originalTitle === "" ? "Evennia" : originalTitle;
               var options = {
@@ -427,6 +441,81 @@ function doStartDragDialog(event) {
     $(document).bind("mouseup", undrag);
 }
 
+
+function onSplitDialogClose() {
+    var pane      = $("input[name=pane]:checked").attr("value");
+    var direction = $("input[name=direction]:checked").attr("value");
+    var flow1     = $("input[name=flow1]:checked").attr("value");
+    var flow2     = $("input[name=flow2]:checked").attr("value");
+
+    SplitHandler.dynamic_split( pane, direction, flow1, flow2 );
+
+    closePopup("#splitdialog");
+}
+
+
+function onSplitDialog() {
+    var dialog = $("#splitdialogcontent");
+    dialog.empty();
+
+    dialog.append("<h3>Split?</h3>");
+    dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="direction" value="vertical" checked> top/bottom<br />');
+    dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="direction" value="horizontal"> side-by-side<br />');
+
+    dialog.append("<h3>Split Which Pane?</h3>");
+    for ( var pane in SplitHandler.split_panes ) {
+        dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="pane" value="'+ pane +'">'+ pane +'<br />');
+    }
+
+    dialog.append("<h3>New First Pane Flow</h3>");
+    dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="flow1" value="append" checked>append<br />');
+    dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="flow1" value="replace">replace<br />');
+
+    dialog.append("<h3>New Second Pane Flow</h3>");
+    dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="flow2" value="append" checked>append<br />');
+    dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="flow2" value="replace">replace<br />');
+
+    dialog.append('<div id="splitclose" class="button">Split It</div>');
+
+    $("#splitclose").bind("click", onSplitDialogClose);
+
+    openPopup("#splitdialog");
+}
+
+function onPaneControlDialogClose() {
+    var pane = $("input[name=pane]:checked").attr("value");
+
+    var types = new Array; 
+    $('#splitdialogcontent input[type=checkbox]:checked').each(function() {
+        types.push( $(this).attr('value') );
+    });
+
+    SplitHandler.set_pane_types( pane, types );
+
+    closePopup("#splitdialog");
+}
+
+function onPaneControlDialog() {
+    var dialog = $("#splitdialogcontent");
+    dialog.empty();
+
+    dialog.append("<h3>Set Which Pane?</h3>");
+    for ( var pane in SplitHandler.split_panes ) {
+        dialog.append('<input type="radio" name="pane" value="'+ pane +'">'+ pane +'<br />');
+    }
+
+    dialog.append("<h3>Which content types?</h3>");
+    for ( var type in known_types ) {
+        dialog.append('<input type="checkbox" value="'+ known_types[type] +'">'+ known_types[type] +'<br />');
+    }
+
+    dialog.append('<div id="paneclose" class="button">Make It So</div>');
+
+    $("#paneclose").bind("click", onPaneControlDialogClose);
+
+    openPopup("#splitdialog");
+}
+
 //
 // Register Events
 //
@@ -434,6 +523,16 @@ function doStartDragDialog(event) {
 // Event when client finishes loading
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
+    if( SplitHandler ) {
+      SplitHandler.init();
+      SplitHandler.split_panes['main-sub'] = {'types': ['help'], 'update_method': 'replace'};
+      $("#splitbutton").bind("click", onSplitDialog);
+      $("#panebutton").bind("click", onPaneControlDialog);
+    } else {
+      $("#splitbutton").hide();
+      $("#panebutton").hide();
+    }
+
     if ("Notification" in window) {
       Notification.requestPermission();
     }
@@ -450,7 +549,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
     //$(document).on("visibilitychange", onVisibilityChange);
 
-    $("#inputfield").bind("resize", doWindowResize)
+    $("[data-role-input]").bind("resize", doWindowResize)
         .keypress(onKeyPress)
         .bind("paste", resizeInputField)
         .bind("cut", resizeInputField);
@@ -503,6 +602,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     },
     60000*3
     );
+    console.log("Completed GUI setup");
 
 
 });
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/base.html b/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/base.html
index f5f47b230f..f31e4c89f1 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/base.html
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/base.html
@@ -14,55 +14,16 @@ JQuery available.
     <meta name="author" content="Evennia" />
     <meta name="generator" content="Evennia" />
 
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+
+    <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-/Y6pD6FV/Vv2HJnA6t+vslU6fwYXjCFtcEpHbNJ0lyAFsXTsjBbfaDjzALeQsN6M" crossorigin="anonymous">
+
     <link rel='stylesheet' type="text/css" media="screen" href={% static "webclient/css/webclient.css" %}>
 
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/static/website/images/evennia_logo.png" />
-
-    <!-- Import JQuery and warn if there is a problem -->
-    {% block jquery_import %}
-        <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.1.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
-    {% endblock %}
-
-    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
-        if(!window.jQuery) {
-            document.write("<div class='err'>jQuery library not found or the online version could not be reached. Check so Javascript is not blocked in your browser.</div>");
-        }
-    </script>
-
-    <!-- Set up Websocket url and load the evennia.js library-->
-    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
-        {% if websocket_enabled %}
-            var wsactive = true;
-        {% else %}
-            var wsactive = false;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if browser_sessid %}
-           var csessid = "{{browser_sessid}}";
-        {% else %}
-           var csessid = false;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if websocket_url %}
-            var wsurl = "{{websocket_url}}:{{websocket_port}}";
-        {% else %}
-            var wsurl = "ws://" + this.location.hostname + ":{{websocket_port}}";
-        {% endif %}
-    </script>
-    <script src={% static "webclient/js/evennia.js" %} language="javascript" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"/></script>
-
-    <!-- Load gui library -->
-    {% block guilib_import %}
-        <script src={% static "webclient/js/webclient_gui.js" %} language="javascript" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
-    {% endblock %}
-
     <script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/ejci/favico.js/master/favico-0.3.10.min.js" language="javascript" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
-        if(!window.Favico) {
-            document.write("<div class='err'>Favico.js library not found or the online version could not be reached. Check so Javascript is not blocked in your browser.</div>");
-        }
-    </script>
 
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/static/website/images/evennia_logo.png" />
 
   </head>
   <body>
@@ -79,17 +40,69 @@ JQuery available.
             web browser supporting javascript. <p>
             This error could also be due to not being able to access
             the online jQuery javascript library.</p>
-        <!-- This is will only fire if javascript is actually active -->
-        <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
-            $('#noscript').remove();
-        </script>
     </div>
 
     <!-- main client -->
-    <div id=clientwrapper>
+    <div id=clientwrapper class="d-none">
         {% block client %}
         {% endblock %}
     </div>
 
+
+    <!-- Import JQuery and warn if there is a problem -->
+    {% block jquery_import %}
+    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
+    {% endblock %}
+
+    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+      if(!window.jQuery) {
+        document.write("<div class='err'>jQuery library not found or the online version could not be reached.</div>");
+      }
+    </script>
+
+    <!-- This is will only fire if javascript is actually active -->
+    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
+      $(document).ready(function() {
+        $('#noscript').remove();
+        $('#clientwrapper').removeClass('d-none');
+      })
+    </script>
+
+    <!-- Set up Websocket url and load the evennia.js library-->
+    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
+      {% if websocket_enabled %}
+        var wsactive = true;
+      {% else %}
+        var wsactive = false;
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if browser_sessid %}
+        var csessid = "{{browser_sessid}}";
+      {% else %}
+        var csessid = false;
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if websocket_url %}
+        var wsurl = "{{websocket_url}}";
+      {% else %}
+        var wsurl = "ws://" + this.location.hostname + ":{{websocket_port}}";
+      {% endif %}
+    </script>
+
+    <script src={% static "webclient/js/evennia.js" %} language="javascript" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"/></script>
+
+    <!-- set up splits before loading the GUI -->
+    <script src="https://unpkg.com/split.js/split.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mustache.js/2.3.0/mustache.min.js"></script>
+    <script src={% static "webclient/js/splithandler.js" %} language="javascript"></script>
+
+    <!-- Load gui library -->
+    {% block guilib_import %}
+    <script src={% static "webclient/js/webclient_gui.js" %} language="javascript" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
+    {% endblock %}
+
+    <!-- jQuery first, then Tether, then Bootstrap JS. -->
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.11.0/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-b/U6ypiBEHpOf/4+1nzFpr53nxSS+GLCkfwBdFNTxtclqqenISfwAzpKaMNFNmj4" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-h0AbiXch4ZDo7tp9hKZ4TsHbi047NrKGLO3SEJAg45jXxnGIfYzk4Si90RDIqNm1" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    {% block scripts %}
+    {% endblock %}
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/webclient.html b/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/webclient.html
index 1c641bffb0..2b138cb8bd 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/webclient.html
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/templates/webclient/webclient.html
@@ -8,20 +8,30 @@
 
 
 {% block client %}
+<div id="toolbar">
+  <button id="optionsbutton" type="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="#optionsdialog">&#x2699;<span class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">Settings</span></button>
+  <button id="splitbutton" type="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="#optionsdialog">&#x21f9;<span class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">Splits</span></button>
+  <button id="panebutton" type="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="#optionsdialog">&#x2699;<span class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">Splits</span></button>
+</div>
 
-<div id="wrapper">
-    <div id="toolbar">
-        <button id="optionsbutton" type="button" class="hidden">&#x2699;</button>
-    </div>
-    <div id="messagewindow" role="log"></div>
-    <div id="inputform">
-        <div id="prompt"></div>
-        <div id="inputcontrol">
-            <textarea id="inputfield" type="text"></textarea>
-            <input id="inputsend" type="button" value="&gt;"/>
+<!-- The "Main" Content -->
+<div id="main"  class="split split-vertical" data-role-default>
+  <div id="main-sub">
+    <div id="messagewindow"></div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- The "Input" Pane -->
+<div id="input" class="split split-vertical" data-role-input data-update-append>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Basic UI Components -->
+<div id="splitdialog" class="dialog">
+    <div class="dialogtitle">Split Pane<span class="dialogclose">&times;</span></div>
+    <div class="dialogcontentparent">
+        <div id="splitdialogcontent" class="dialogcontent">
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div id="inputsizer"></div>
 </div>
 
 <div id="optionsdialog" class="dialog">
@@ -47,4 +57,29 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+<script type="text/html" id="split-template">
+  <div class="split content<%#horizontal%> split-horizontal<%/horizontal%>" id='<%id%>'>
+
+  </div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/html" id="output-template">
+  <div id="<%id%>" role="log" data-role-output data-update-append data-tags='[<%#tags%>"<%.%>", <%/tags%>]'></div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/html" id="input-template">
+  <div id="inputform" class="wrapper">
+    <div id="prompt" class="prompt">
+    </div>
+    <div id="inputcontrol" class="input-group">
+      <textarea id="inputfield" type="text" class="form-control"></textarea>
+      <span class="input-group-btn">
+        <button class="btn btn-large btn-outline-primary" id="inputsend" type="button" value="">&gt;</button>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</script>
+
+{% endblock %}
+{% block scripts %}
 {% endblock %}