Whisper snooping for ghosts

Todo: Fix the double message when observing the character directly.

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/whisper.dm

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	if(say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		usr << "\red Speech is currently admin-disabled."
 		return
-	
+
 	log_whisper("[src.name]/[src.key] : [message]")
 
 	if (src.client)
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@
 
 	if (src.stat)
 		return
-	
+
 	message =  trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))	//made consistent with say
 
 	if(name != GetVoice())
 		alt_name = "(as [get_id_name("Unknown")])"
-	
+
 	//parse the language code and consume it
 	var/datum/language/speaking = parse_language(message)
 	if (speaking)
 		message = copytext(message,3)
-	
+
 	whisper_say(message, speaking, alt_name)
 
 
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@
 	var/watching_range = 5
 	var/italics = 1
 
+	if(speaking && speaking.flags & SIGNLANG) // You can't whisper sign language yet that's silly
+		return
+
 	if (speaking)
 		verb = speaking.speech_verb + pick(" quietly", " softly")
-	
+
 	message = capitalize(trim(message))
-	
+
 	//TODO: handle_speech_problems for silent
 	if (!message || silent || miming)
 		return
-	
+
 	// Mute disability
 	//TODO: handle_speech_problems
 	if (src.sdisabilities & MUTE)
@@ -86,20 +89,23 @@
 
 	var/list/listening = hearers(message_range, src)
 	listening |= src
-	
+
 	//ghosts
-	for (var/mob/M in dead_mob_list)	//does this include players who joined as observers as well?
+	for (var/mob/M in player_list)	//does this include players who joined as observers as well? No it doesn't.
+		if(istype(M, /mob/new_player))
+			continue
 		if (!(M.client))
 			continue
 		if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && (M.client.prefs.toggles & CHAT_GHOSTEARS))
-			listening |= M
-	
+			//listening |= M
+			M.hear_say(message, verb, speaking, alt_name, italics, src)
+
 	//Pass whispers on to anything inside the immediate listeners.
 	for(var/mob/L in listening)
 		for(var/mob/C in L.contents)
 			if(istype(C,/mob/living))
 				listening += C
-	
+
 	//pass on the message to objects that can hear us.
 	for (var/obj/O in view(message_range, src))
 		spawn (0)
@@ -119,17 +125,17 @@
 	var/speech_bubble_test = say_test(message)
 	var/image/speech_bubble = image('icons/mob/talk.dmi',src,"h[speech_bubble_test]")
 	spawn(30) del(speech_bubble)
-	
+
 	for(var/mob/M in listening)
 		M << speech_bubble
 		M.hear_say(message, verb, speaking, alt_name, italics, src)
-	
+
 	if (eavesdropping.len)
 		var/new_message = stars(message)	//hopefully passing the message twice through stars() won't hurt... I guess if you already don't understand the language, when they speak it too quietly to hear normally you would be able to catch even less.
 		for(var/mob/M in eavesdropping)
 			M << speech_bubble
 			M.hear_say(new_message, verb, speaking, alt_name, italics, src)
-	
+
 	if (watching.len)
 		var/rendered = "<span class='game say'><span class='name'>[src.name]</span> whispers something.</span>"
 		for (var/mob/M in watching)