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EntropiaForum Chatroom Info

Content (Chat) Display Region

The main chat display region is where messages appear have been sent to the chat room. All users in the room will see the same messages.

You may copy and paste content from the display by selecting the text with your mouse. Right click anywhere in the display region to view a menu allowing you to copy text, clear the display, set font size & style, and much more. Explanations for items whose functions aren't apparent are provided below:

Ignore IM's: Ignore all incoming instant messages Font Face & Size: Here you may set the font style and size used in the main display. Other users will not see the setting you have chosen.
Show Markup: Enable or disable special markup, including text colors, HTML markup, and BBCode.
Show Time: When selected, every public message will indicate the time it was received.
Audio: Enable or disable sounds from being played.
Audio Notify: Play a short message when a public message is received.
Popup Notify: Popup a small window indicating when someone has entered a new message.

User Status Setting

You may change your status to Away to let other chat users know that you are not at the keyboard. Users who are currently away will show a small hourglass next to their name in the userlist.

The User List

The User List provides a list of all users logged into the chat system, including a list of all available chat rooms. Chat rooms are indicated by a gold door icon, and users are indicated by a pawn icon.

You may double click on a room name to enter that room, or click the + sign.

Blue icons indicate a user with normal privileges. Green icons indicate a Guest Speaker or Celebrity. Yellow icons are reserved for Moderators. Finally, red icons are used to denote administrators. Double click on a username to open up an private message session with that user. A user function menu is displayed when right-clicking on a user's name, providing links to their EF profile page, recent posts, and more.

The Toolbar

Turn on/off Bold text in your input field.

Turn on/off Italic text in your input field.

Turn on/off Underline text in your input field.

Show Emoticon Popup Selection Tool

Show Audio Audicon Popup Selection Tool

Show Avatar Popup Selection Tool

Increase Font Size

Decrease Font Size

Clear Screen

Enable/Disable Timestamps

Enable/Disable All Sounds

Float the chat room in a popup window

Request Help

Logout

Create new Room

Input Field

Use the input field to enter and send messages to the chat room. After typing a message press Enter, or click the Send button to send the message to other users.

You may also right-click your mouse in the text input field for additional features. The Emoticons and Audicons submenu allow you to quickly select an emoticon without using a popup emoticon window. The Markup window allows you to customize your message by inserting BBCode or HTML code. You can use the Up arrow key on your keyboard to cycle through your previous entries.

The following commands may also be available to you in the chat room. To enter a command, enure the text input field is blank, and begin the command with a forward slash (/) followed immediately by one of the commands listed below. E.g., to clear the chat display, type /cls and press Enter.

/a "action" : Send Action Message
/clign : Clear Ignore List
/cls : Clear Screen
/create "room" "password" : Create Room (Password optional)
/help : Help & Command List
/ignore "username" : Ignore User
/join "room" "password" : Join Room
/listen "username" : Un-ignore User
/me "action" : Action message
/msg "username" "message" : Send Private Message
/ping : Check server Ping response time
/whereis "username" : Locate user
/whoami : Your username

Emoticons

Emoticons are image representations of emotion, used to convey thoughts or feelings with an image that replaces a single word (trigger). The emoticon window will display emoticons available in your chat room.

Click on any emoticon to add its corresponding trigger to the input field. When you send your message to the chat room, the emoticon image will display instead of the trigger. You can also type the trigger manually.

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Audicons (Audio Emoticons)

Audicons, or audio emoticons, are audible representations of emotion, used to convey thoughts or feelings with a sound that replaces a single word (trigger). The audicon window will display audio emoticons available in your chat room.

Click on any audicon to add its corresponding trigger to the input field. When you send your message to the chat room, the trigger will display and the corresponding sound will be heard by all users who have audio enabled. You can also type the trigger manually.

Avatars

The EntropiaForum chatroom is equipped with Entropia Universe themed chat avatars, which are displayed next to any text you enter in the public chat. You may select any single avatar, or click the 'Do not use an avatar' button to cancel the avatar.