ok

code/modules/keybindings/bindings_mob.dm

@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 // Or we can have NPC's send actual keypresses and detect that by seeing no client
 
 /mob/key_down(_key, client/user)
-	to_chat(world, "DEBUG: key_down [_key]")
 	if(SSinput.typing_indicator_binds[_key])
 		var/macroset = winget(user, "mainwindow", "macro")
 		var/list/L = SSinput.macro_set_reverse_lookups[macroset]
-		to_chat(world, "DEBUG: Looking up list [macroset] = [english_list(L)]")
-		to_chat(world, "DEBUG: Client.keys_held = [english_list(client.keys_held)]")
 		var/valid = FALSE
 		for(var/the_verb in L)
 			if(the_verb in SSinput.typing_indicator_verbs)
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/key_up(_key, client/user)
-	to_chat(world, "DEBUG: key_up [_key]")
 	switch(_key)
 		if("Alt")
 			toggle_move_intent()

code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	hud_possible = list(HEALTH_HUD,STATUS_HUD,ANTAG_HUD,NANITE_HUD,DIAG_NANITE_FULL_HUD,RAD_HUD)
 	pressure_resistance = 10
 
+	typing_indicator_enabled = TRUE
+
 	var/resize = 1 //Badminnery resize
 	var/lastattacker = null
 	var/lastattackerckey = null

code/modules/mob/say.dm

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /mob/verb/say_verb(message as text)
 	set name = "Say"
 	set category = "IC"
+	clear_typing_indicator()		// clear it immediately!
 	if(GLOB.say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>Speech is currently admin-disabled.</span>")
 		return
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 /mob/verb/whisper_verb(message as text)
 	set name = "Whisper"
 	set category = "IC"
+	clear_typing_indicator()		// clear it immediately!
 	if(GLOB.say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>Speech is currently admin-disabled.</span>")
 		return
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
 /mob/verb/me_verb(message as message)
 	set name = "Me"
 	set category = "IC"
-
+	clear_typing_indicator()		// clear it immediately!
 	if(GLOB.say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>Speech is currently admin-disabled.</span>")
 		return

code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ proc/get_top_level_mob(var/mob/S)
 	message = null
 	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list(/mob/living/brain)
 
-
 /datum/emote/living/subtle/proc/check_invalid(mob/user, input)
 	if(stop_bad_mime.Find(input, 1, 1))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>Invalid emote.</span>")