I hear people in my school asking other people how to do color with Messenger Plus!. Then they tell them "type /nick then a space, then I'll send you a 'special' dot, put a number after that, then your name and press enter"

That's just a rearly long way of doing it!? It seems so complicated to do a simple task and that's one of the main reasons why people download Messenger Plus!, to get a colored MSN name. But some people don't know how to do it and when I try to tell them it sounds so complicated.

Anyone agree?

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Originally posted by Chris4
I hear people in my school asking other people how to do colour with Messenger Plus!. Then they tell them "type /nick then a space, then I'll send you a 'special' dot, put a number after that, then your name and press enter"

That's just a rearly long way of doing it!? It seems so complicated to do a simple task and that's one of the main reasons why people download Messenger Plus!, to get a coloured MSN name. But some people don't know how to do it and when I try to tell them it sounds so complicated.

Anyone agree?

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Originally posted by Plik
How would you suggest improving it (Smilie)
imo, typing /nick (which should be explained as a command to change your nickname) then pressing Ctrl+k, picking the colour i want, then typing my name is the simplest way (Smilie)

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Originally posted by Chris4
...and when I try to tell them it sounds so complicated.

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Originally posted by Sunshine

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Originally posted by Chris4
...and when I try to tell them it sounds so complicated.

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Shortest, very clear (imo) instruction:
Open a conversation window, type:/nick<space><ctrl+k><typenewnickhere><enter>

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Originally posted by BlackCat

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Originally posted by Sunshine

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Originally posted by Chris4
...and when I try to tell them it sounds so complicated.

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Shortest, very clear (imo) instruction:
Open a conversation window, type:/nick<space><ctrl+k><typenewnickhere><enter>

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Still sounds too complicated for some people, but this is indeed the simplest way, imo aswell.

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Originally posted by BlackCat

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Originally posted by Sunshine

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Originally posted by Chris4
...and when I try to tell them it sounds so complicated.

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Shortest, very clear (imo) instruction:
Open a conversation window, type:/nick<space><ctrl+k><typenewnickhere><enter>

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Still sounds too complicated for some people, but this is indeed the simplest way, imo aswell.

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I no alot of people who wouldn't understand that but would understand my idea

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Originally posted by BlackCat
Well, maybe if Ctrl + K would also work when pressing your name in the main screen and by options, that that would be a good idea...

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I agree. It's very hard for those who don't understand much about computers.

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Shortest, very clear (imo) instruction:
Open a conversation window, type:/nick<space><ctrl+k><typenewnickhere><enter>

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Originally posted by Chris4

Something like this. Either like that or integrated into Messenger Plus! (preferences?) You just highlight what you want as colour, then click 'colour' and select the colour you want. Simple.

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i found the ctrl + k way very simple and easy to remember

works well, i made a programme once that did this for you and you could use html colours and stuff

·$ type those two signs followed by a number from 1-9.
the number is each time a different colour

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Originally posted by supersam [REBELLE
]·$ type those two signs followed by a number from 1-9.
the number is each time a different colour

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I am a very computer literate person. I know a lot about messenger plus! but i gotta say, the one thing i have never been able to understand is colours in names!! I found a website with numbers for each colour like this $35 etc i bookmarked it and i use that site to make a one colour name! i juts type $45 (myname) in the box and OK it! i dunno how to use the silly commands on messenger plus very well

http://www.msgplus.net/help_tutorials.php?tut=mul...at-colors#mfc-name

can our nickname br BOLD or ITALIC

How can I put colors and text style in my name?

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Originally posted by Chris4

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Originally posted by Plik
How would you suggest improving it (Smilie)
imo, typing /nick (which should be explained as a command to change your nickname) then pressing Ctrl+k, picking the colour i want, then typing my name is the simplest way (Smilie)

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Something like this. Either like that or integrated into Messenger Plus! (preferences?) You just highlight what you want as colour, then click 'colour' and select the colour you want. Simple.

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Originally posted by BigGunner
In my msn (7.5 with MsgPlus version 3.62) there is no colour link next to my nickname spot as identified in your picture.

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Yer but obviosly if we were going to do it we wouldt have "colour" in text maybe in a button?
Nice idea

ok.. so i did what you said.

/nick <space> <control + K> blah blha blah

but the control+K didnt' work. It didn't come up with the colour selction thingy. I know i've dont nothing wrong.

Is the colour nickname a plug-in to Plus! ?
~ Heather

Open the plus preferences
Go to the message helpers panel
then click Commands and keys and make sure this option is checked:

see thats the point. it is checked. I use it all the time in my converstations. But it simply wont work when i am in "personal settings"

~Heather

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Originally posted by hlebeau
see thats the point. it is checked. I use it all the time in my converstations. But it simply wont work when i am in "personal settings"

~Heather

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does that mean to have a colourful nick that i have to do that everytime i start anew converstation??

no, all ya cnov's wil have a coloured nick


i really think that colour thing should be done yes. it takes the piss explaining it to ppl turst me, i dont tell em no more, i jus go "dunno, my mate dun it" haha

OK. Let me explain

1. Coloring your nickname is NOT offcially supported by Plus!. Lets make that clear

If you want a easier way to do it, download the ColorNickv2 plugin. Its been translated in different languages so you wont have to worry about not understanding.

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Originally posted by riahc4
OK. Let me explain

1. Coloring your nickname is NOT offcially supported by Plus!. Lets make that clear

If you want a easier way to do it, download the ColorNickv2 plugin. Its been translated in different languages so you wont have to worry about not understanding.

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i think it was /nick, then press ctrl K it, pick color, then type what u wana say, then send it in instant message, NOT IN PERSONAL SETTING. PRETEND UR TALKING TO SOME1. SEND IT LIKE THAT

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Originally posted by shadowdevil
i think it was /nick, then press ctrl K it, pick color, then type what u wana say, then send it in instant message, NOT IN PERSONAL SETTING. PRETEND UR TALKING TO SOME1. SEND IT LIKE THAT

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Originally posted by riahc4
If you want a easier way to do it, download the ColorNickv2 plugin. Its been translated in different languages so you wont have to worry about not understanding.

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tbh, (and also from the POV of a noob) you're making it much harder than it actually is...

The only thing new people should be learning is that /nick is a command and that Plus! commands are given in a conversation window.

After that it is self-explaining...

And for those who even don't understand that I would suggest to train a bit in handling a computer. Because, if this isn't understood I really wonder what they are doing with a computer. It is basic computer knowledge.

And for those people, the suggestion of Chris4 will not help either as they would be clicking like hell on the "color" button and nothing will happen as they, of course, forget to first select the part they wish to color...

Not to mention, what are you going to do when they want to color the background instead of the foreground? What if they want it bold, or italic or underlined? etc... etc... are you going to implement a whole series of buttons for that? It will make thing far more complicated (not to mention messy GUI) in the end than it really is...

If people don't understand how to use a command (and that a command is always followed by a space...  every command in whatever program, OS or environment), they wouldn't also understand how to use 75% of all the stuff in Plus!.

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Nevertheless, the option to use IRC style shortcuts directly in the preferences of the nickname textbox Messenger is a good suggestion (although not easy to implement).

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Originally posted by riahc4
OK. Let me explain

1. Coloring your nickname is NOT offcially supported by Plus!. Lets make that clear

If you want a easier way to do it, download the ColorNickv2 plugin. Its been translated in different languages so you wont have to worry about not understanding.

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Wtf are you on about, of course colouring your nick is supported by plus, its one of plus' features ffs. Where did you get the impression that its not officially supported

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