ok the .ow_chat_message_block .ow_chat_message textarea was actually in my theme and its where i made changes last night which is why its probably showing better than it was.
i use macabre so here is that css
.ow_chat_message_block .ow_chat_message textarea {
height:50px; /* was 30px */
line-height: 20px;
width:243px; /* was 203 */
background-color: #fff;
color: #333;
font-size: 11px;
position:relative;
overflow:auto;
background-image:none;
padding:12px 36px 4px 6px; /* was 4px */
margin-bottom:30px; /* added */
}
.ow_chat_message .ow_attachment_icons is not in either of the themes, it actually resides in ow_static/plugins/base/css/ow.css
here is that css
.ow_chat_message .ow_attachment_icons {
float: right;
position: absolute;
top: 50px; /* was 10 */
right: 0px;
z-index: 2;
}
now it looks like i need to adjust mlt_file_input or make the attachment area smaller