 
   showNewMessageModal: ->
 
-    @open 'public'  unless @tabs.getActivePane()
+    @open 'topic', 'public'  unless @tabs.getActivePane()
 
     bounds = @sidebar.sections.messages.options.headerLink.getBounds()
 

    @sidebar.selectItemByRouteOptions type, slug
    item = @sidebar.selectedItem

    if type is 'public'
      item = @sidebar.public
      kallback item.getData()

    else if not item
      type_ = switch type
        when 'message' then 'privatemessage'
        when 'post'    then 'activity'


  showAllTopicsModal: ->

    @open 'topic', 'public'  unless @tabs.getActivePane()

    return new YourTopicsModal delegate : this


  showAllConversationsModal: ->

    @open 'topic', 'public'  unless @tabs.getActivePane()

    return new ConversationsModal delegate : this
