so that's why dialogs are so fashionable these days? because kiddies can't remember their own aliases and commands?

I would think that reaching for the mouse and having to click click click around would be more hassle than typing a slash [/] command wherever you are chatting. If memory is a problem, you can create a reference list dialog, or print a reference list on paper, so you can look up what commands are available.

menu channel,menubar,query,status {
Command List: {
  echo 4 -a Available Commands are: /a, /b, /c
  echo 4 -a Type /info <cmd> for usage information.
} }