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Hi...

What is the differance between "/nick" and "/nick2" ???


AND THANKS...

http://www.msgplus.net/help_cmdtag.php

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/nick2 doesn't add a Ctrl+O tag when using multi-format tags. Use it at your own risk.

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/nick2 enables you to change the "says" part at the end of your name.

Thanks for your post...
but i test both of them i didn't see any defferance...!!!

and why we use (Ctrl+O) ????

Hussain36

You don't see the difference in your nickname itself; you will see the difference in a conversation window...

<CTRL+O> is called an IRC-style shortcut (because they are also used in many IRC applications, like mIRC) which you can use to reset all the formatting tags that you've used in text and/or nicknames.

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You can use keyboard shortcuts to make something bold (using <CTRL+B>), something italic (using <CTRL+I>), something underlined (using <CTRL+U>)...

A special shortcut is <CTRL+K>, with that you can make colors. And it is that which you use in the nick command to make colors. eg:
/nick this is black and <CTRL+K>4this is red

When you enter that command (don't enter <CTRL+K> of course, that's a key stroke you need todo ), Messsenger Plus! will change your nick to "this is black and this is red".

But it automatically puts a "<CTRL+O>"-code (or format reset code) behind it so that every text following the nick is back to normal. So in a conversation it will look like:
this is black and this is red says:

When you use the "/nick2" command it will not automatically put the "<CTRL+O>"-code behind your nick and in a conversation it then will look like:
this is black and this is red says:

This means you can actually color the "says:" when you use the /nick2 command like so:
/nick2 this is black and and the says is blue<CTRL+K>12
will result in:
this is black and and the says is blue says:


For more info on the shortcuts:
http://old.msgplus.net/help_tutorials.php?tut=multi-format (last paragraph)
also see:
http://old.msgplus.net/help_tutorials.php?tut=multi-format-colors

I also suggest to read:
http://old.msgplus.net/help_tutorials.php
http://old.msgplus.net/help_faq.php
http://old.msgplus.net/help_cmdtag.php


EDIT: updated links to new locations
EDIT: all links are gone

I see...

Thanks a lot...

Hussain36...
Admin of Arab Center

can any one ecplain exactly what i have to do for changing the colour of "says" using"/nick2"
when i put that command with my nick some error message box appear.

Open a conversation window.
Write; /nick2 evilkosmoz
Press Ctrl+K
write; 4
Press Send

Now test it, send any message like `hello` in that conversation window. Check whether says is in red color or not.

now even same error box appear in that box was written like this"the command you enteredwas not recognized.
if the message was not mean to be a command, insert a double'//" at its beginning"
all the time this error apply

Are you sure you are using the latest Messenger Plus! Live version (4.20.262).
Try doing these:
Open a conversation window
Write: /name
Press Ctrl+K
Write: 4evilkosmoz
Send that message
Go WLM's Options where you change your display name
Highlight "dot, $, 4" and press Ctrl+X
Paste that text at the end of your name by pressing Ctrl+V
Press OK on Options window
Write anything to a contact and check whether it is like this:
evilkosmoz says:
anything

If still you can't, paste the following text where you change your display name
evilkosmoz·$4

4 is the red color code.
But you should get the logic how those color codes are working.
CookieRevised reply on this thread is very useful.