diff --git a/doPlayback.go b/doPlayback.go
index f47a6c5..019db68 100644
--- a/doPlayback.go
+++ b/doPlayback.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/chatpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -23,8 +22,8 @@ func showChat(uuid string) {
 		log.Info("unknown uuid", uuid)
 		return
 	}
-	// Call the new listEntries function for a summary view.
-	listEntries(chat)
+	// Call the new, dedicated formatting function.
+	prettyFormatChat(chat)
 }
 
 func listChats(chats *chatpb.Chats) {
@@ -47,37 +46,13 @@ func listChats(chats *chatpb.Chats) {
 			formattedTime,
 			chat.GetUuid(),
 		)
+		if argv.Playback.Long != nil {
+			listEntries(chat)
+		}
 	}
 	fmt.Println("-------------------------------------------------")
 }
 
 // print out one line for each chat entry
 func listEntries(chat *chatpb.Chat) {
-	fmt.Printf("\n--- Entries for Topic: %s ---\%n", chat.GetChatName())
-	for i, entry := range chat.GetEntries() {
-		author := entry.GetFrom().String()
-		var formattedTime string
-		if ctime := entry.GetCtime(); ctime != nil {
-			t := ctime.AsTime()
-			formattedTime = t.Format("15:04:05") // Just the time for entry summary
-		} else {
-			formattedTime = "No Time"
-		}
-
-		// Create a short preview of the content
-		contentPreview := strings.TrimSpace(entry.GetContent())
-		if len(contentPreview) > 60 {
-			contentPreview = contentPreview[:57] + "..."
-		}
-		// Replace newlines with spaces for a clean one-line view
-		contentPreview = strings.ReplaceAll(contentPreview, "\n", " ")
-
-		fmt.Printf("  %%2d. [%%s] (%%s): %%s\n",
-			i+1,
-			author,
-			formattedTime,
-			contentPreview,
-		)
-	}
-	fmt.Println("-------------------------------------------------")
 }