Whenever I add something to my inventory using commands, Minecraft reports the following in the chat window:
Giving [user name] some [item].
Is there a way to hide this?
You can use the Spoutcraft launcher. You can use it on any server, not just the ones that run specificly Spoutcraft. One of the features of Spoutcraft is the ability to ignore certain messages. To set this up:
Giving * some *
Also while using spout you have the added benefit of all the enhancements bundled with it
(Sidenote: If you want to play your original single-player worlds on Spout, you will need to move them from .minecraft/saves
to .spoutcraft/saves
)
Go to Options, Video Settings, and change GUI Scale to Small.
This won't completely hide the chat window but it will shrink it out of the way. As this makes the entire GUI tiny you might not find it to your preference, but in this case it would still be a decent temporary fix.