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Contacts can't see colors by icefall5 on 07-17-2006 at 06:59 PM
Whenever i use the BBCode in a chat, on my name, or in my message, my contacts see the BBCode instead of the effect of it (i.e. the color, bold, strikethrough, etc.) What do I need to do? I don't have any patches installed. This is not a problem with me seeing their colors, but with them seeing mine.
RE: Contacts can't see colors by ins4ne on 07-17-2006 at 07:06 PM
its probably because your contacts dont have plus installed... ask them if they have, when not you have an answer for your problem 
RE: Contacts can't see colors by icefall5 on 07-17-2006 at 07:07 PM
They have to have plus installed to see colors? I'm not using ColorNick or anything, just using it right through Plus.
RE: Contacts can't see colors by ins4ne on 07-17-2006 at 07:12 PM
yeah they need plus installed
RE: Contacts can't see colors by icefall5 on 07-17-2006 at 07:14 PM
Ok. Thanks.
RE: Contacts can't see colors by ins4ne on 07-17-2006 at 07:21 PM
you're welcome 
RE: Contacts can't see colors by CookieRevised on 07-17-2006 at 07:35 PM
quote:To be more precise, they need Plus! Live to be installed. This also means they need to have Windows Live Messenger and thus Windows XP.
Originally posted by hardc0re
its probably because your contacts dont have plus installed... ask them if they have, when not you have an answer for your problem
The BBCodes aren't interpreted by Plus!3, only by Plus!Live.
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If you want your contacts, which use Plus!3, to see your colors you need to change the color format to IRC-style:
Plus! Preferences > Customize! > Main > Enable text formatting shortcuts
and choose:
Plus! Preferences > Customize! > Main > Use IRC style format codes
Now you can use the IRC-style color format codes by using the shortcuts (CTRL+K, CTRL+B, etc)
RE: Contacts can't see colors by kmcbest on 07-18-2006 at 01:03 PM
I think it's WLM(Microsoft)team's job to make it compatible but I know it's not possible in the near future.
RE: Contacts can't see colors by RaceProUK on 07-18-2006 at 01:43 PM
quote:No it isn't: the colour codes are a Plus! feature.
Originally posted by kmcbest
I think it's WLM(Microsoft)team's job to make it compatible but I know it's not possible in the near future.
RE: Contacts can't see colors by davidb92 on 07-18-2006 at 03:19 PM
So people who use the old plus cant see new plus colours? Can new plus people see old plus colours?
RE: Contacts can't see colors by RaceProUK on 07-18-2006 at 03:50 PM
quote:Aye cap'n, Plus! Live be compa'ibul wiv them thar IRC does, yarr!
Originally posted by davidb92
So people who use the old plus cant see new plus colours? Can new plus people see old plus colours?
RE: Contacts can't see colors by kmcbest on 07-19-2006 at 09:05 AM
quote:
Originally posted by RaceProUK
quote:No it isn't: the colour codes are a Plus! feature.
Originally posted by kmcbest
I think it's WLM(Microsoft)team's job to make it compatible but I know it's not possible in the near future.
It should be, though
At least for colored nickname
RE: Contacts can't see colors by RaceProUK on 07-19-2006 at 10:40 AM
The thing is, coloured names is, always has been, and seemingly always will be a Plus! feature. Also, if MS did implement it, it wouldn't be anywhere near as good. Just look at the Nicknames feature as an example.