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Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by Jimbo on 12-23-2006 at 12:31 PM
Well recently many people have been asking how to use colours etc in their msn display names, this thread should explain it.
BB code ( Plus! 4.xx)
One colour
[b] Bold text [/b]
[c=?] Coloured name, where ? is colour code [/c]
[a=?] Background in name, where ? is colour code again [/a]
[s] Striked through name [/s]
[u] Underlined name[/u]
[i] Italic name [/i]
Gradients
[c=?] Text colour gradient where ? = starting colour and ' = ending colour [/c=']
[a=?] Background colour gradient where ? = starting colour and ' = ending colour [/a=']
IRC style formating ( Plus! 3.xx)
·& = Italic
·$?,~ = Coloured('?' being text colour, and '~' being background colour.
·# = Bold
·@= Underline
·' = Strike-through
·0 = Stop all formatting (used at end of msn names)
Others:
CTRL + U = Underline
CTRL + K = Colours
CTRL + B = Bold
Note:
To find all colour codes, just push ctrl and R in a conversation and then just copy and paste the number where ever you want it(either as text colour or background colour)
A few examples of colours:
![[Image: mirccolorcodes86ff05qo3.png]](http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/6215/mirccolorcodes86ff05qo3.png)
Note2:
Plus! 4.xx can use IRC and BB colours but Plus! 3.xx can only use IRC, or if they use BB code won't be able to view it themselves
Note3:
To customize your msn name from a conversation use /nick then use the Other colour codes i posted above
Sticky request
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by dedi on 12-23-2006 at 12:56 PM
my friend's got plus! 4.0.0.235 but she uses IRC style formating...how is it possible? so she can have a colored message in the banner on the top of window conversation when she's "busy". how can I get the same function?? 
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by Jimbo on 12-23-2006 at 12:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by dedi
my friend's got plus! 4.0.0.235 but she uses IRC style formating...how is it possible?
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbodude
Note
Plus! 4.xx can use IRC and BB colours but Plus! 3.xx can only use IRC, or if they use BB code won't be able to view it themselves
quote:Just put one of the colour codes at the end of you msn name
Originally posted by dedi
so she can have a colored message in the banner on the top of window conversation when she's "busy". how can I get the same function??
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by CookieRevised on 12-23-2006 at 01:00 PM
Jimbodude, such posts have been made several times already though..
Anyways, what you call IRC style formatting, is not IRC style formatting at all. In fact those codes are internal codes and should not be used by the normal user directly.
IRC style means using shortcuts, just like in mIRC, hence the name "IRC Style"...
And even if you put in the ascii codes directly, those (the dot and $ stuff) are not the ascii codes which are put in when you use the IRC style shortcuts.
And what about the (!FC) style and all in Plus3?
If you make such posts, do it properly please 
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by NanaFreak on 12-23-2006 at 01:01 PM
with MP!L you are able to use the old formatting codes
and to make the coloured banner you make you make with the IRC style and the you dont put ·0 (stop all formatting) at the end 
and there you go you should have it
jimbodude i think you should add ·0
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by Jimbo on 12-23-2006 at 01:02 PM
quote:What shorcuts?
Originally posted by CookieRevised
You also forget to mention the proper things todo like using the shortcuts.
quote:I've never seen that before, what is it?
Originally posted by CookieRevised
And what about the (!FC) style and all?
quote:Done
Originally posted by NanaFreak
jimbodude i think you should add ·0
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by NanaFreak on 12-23-2006 at 01:04 PM
quote:like Ctrl + k is to do your colours and Ctrl + U for underline
Originally posted by Jimbodude
quote:What shorcuts?
Originally posted by CookieRevised
You also forget to mention the proper things todo like using the shortcuts.
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by dedi on 12-23-2006 at 01:08 PM
quote:it don't works
Originally posted by Jimbodude
Just put one of the colour codes at the end of you msn name
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by NanaFreak on 12-23-2006 at 01:09 PM
quote:are you putting
Originally posted by dedi
quote:it don't works
Originally posted by Jimbodude
Just put one of the colour codes at the end of you msn name
code:??
·$(number for colour here)
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by CookieRevised on 12-23-2006 at 01:10 PM
quote:and THIS is using IRC style formatting....
Originally posted by NanaFreak
quote:like Ctrl + k is to do your colours and Ctrl + U for underline
Originally posted by Jimbodude
quote:What shorcuts?
Originally posted by CookieRevised
You also forget to mention the proper things todo like using the shortcuts.
not ·$...
something else you forgot, instead of the index number to define colors, the RGB style of defining colors.
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by dedi on 12-23-2006 at 01:11 PM
yes
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by NanaFreak on 12-23-2006 at 01:13 PM
quote:also cookie when you do it with BBCode formatting enabled it makes
Originally posted by CookieRevised
quote:and THIS is using IRC style formatting....
Originally posted by NanaFreak
quote:like Ctrl + k is to do your colours and Ctrl + U for underline
Originally posted by Jimbodude
quote:What shorcuts?
Originally posted by CookieRevised
You also forget to mention the proper things todo like using the shortcuts.
not ·$...
something else you forgot, instead of the index number to define colors, the RGB style of defining colors.
code:( | = where your writing thingy is
[c=|] [/c]
)umm cokie what do you mean by RGB style... like 100,255,100?? or something else??
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by dedi on 12-23-2006 at 01:15 PM
°ŠτЄ° this is my nick...does someone want format it for me, please? then I'll add the number for the colours... THANK YOU ALL
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by NanaFreak on 12-23-2006 at 01:16 PM
ok i will
code:
·$<colour>°ŠτЄ°·$<colour for changing banner>
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by CookieRevised on 12-23-2006 at 01:19 PM
quote:format it yourself in the proper way:
Originally posted by dedi
°ŠτЄ° this is my nick...does someone want format it for me, please? then I'll add the number for the colours... THANK YOU ALL
Go to a conversation and use the command "/nick":
/nick type you name and where you want a color press CTRL+K and select or type the color index
eg:
/nick Hello <CTRL+K>4World
will become:
Hello World
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by dedi on 12-23-2006 at 01:20 PM
i love you!!!!!!!!!!!!
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by Menthix on 12-23-2006 at 01:21 PM
quote:Indeed... bas things happen when you tell people to use dodgy characters. This is translated from #msgplus.nl:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
what you call IRC style formatting, is not IRC style formatting at all. In fact those codes are internal codes and should not be used by the normal user directly.
quote:
<ITSME> ey
<ITSME> does anybody know which stripe i need for those colors just like - but a little smaller
<ITSME> well???
<ITSME> can somebody give it to me please
<ITSME> ?
<ITSME> MEnthis
<ITSME> Menthix please give me that stripe
<ITSME> #msgplus
Don't tell people to use such characters... tell the the proper keyboard shortcuts.
RE: Msg plus colours in 2 formats explained by CookieRevised on 12-23-2006 at 01:38 PM
quote:If you mean by banner the personal message. Then you can properly color it like this:
Originally posted by dedi
so she can have a colored message in the banner on the top of window conversation when she's "busy". how can I get the same function??
Method 1
Within the Windows Live Messenger Preferences, change your screen name and/or personal message and add the color codes you want. You can type them manually, or use the formatting panel (though, the formatting panel will only work on your total screen name).
Note1: Using the IRC style shortcuts here doesn't work.
Note2: You yourself will not see the colors in your personal message in the user's information bar on top of the contact list. Your contacts will though.
Method 2
Go into a conversation and use the /nick and/or /psm command to color parts of your screen name and/or personal message.
With this you can use IRC Style shortcuts like CTRL+K, CTRL+U, etc. eg:
With IRC Style shortcuts:
/nick Cookie<CTRL+K>46Revised
/psm <CTRL+B>my <CTRL+O><CTRL+K>4colored<CTRL+O> personal<CTRL+K>12message
With manually entering BBCode Style codes:
/nick Cookie[c=46]Revised[/c]
/psm [b]my[/b] [c=4]colored[/c] personal [c=12]message[/c]
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Now there is also a command /nick2.
The difference between /nick and /nick2 is explained in detail here:
"CookieRevised's reply to What is the difference between /nick and /nick2?"
So you can color anything which goes after your nickname because the /nick2 command leaves out the format reset code (<CTRL+O>) at the end of the name. In contrast to /nick which will always put it there. As a result, you can color the "says:" text and the information text tooltip in a conversation if you use the command /nick2.
Note that this will only work when you use IRC Style code formatting, because BBCode style formatting always encapsulates text; they need to have an opening tag and a closing tag... IRC Style codes do not:
/nick2 Cookie<CTRL+K>46Revised