quote:
Originally posted by EllieGirl
No where seems to say how you put colours in your name. With the old version i used a dot and a $ then a number but i can't get the number can someone talk me through the way please?
For starters it was never recommended to directly use those internal color codes (the dot and $). To apply colors to text or your nick you use either the shortcut keys CTRL+K or use the color tags like (!FC12).
The old color codes still work btw. But on top of that you can also use the new bbcode system (which is what is shown in this thread).
quote:
Originally posted by markee
code:
[c=0][[/c][c=12]k[/c][c=0]][[/c][c=12]r[/c](......)
I think this is what you want.
EDIT: This is shorter than Zahid's because he has made 2 consecutive symbols the one colour individually and not put them both in the same tag.
Note that bbcode style color format codes can be nested. So in other words, it is rather useless to individually color each and every square bracket in that nickname.
Simply color the whole name in 1 color, and then individually colorize each letter:
code:
[c=0][[c=12]k[/c]][[c=12]r[/c]][[c=12]i[/c]][[c=12]s[/c]][[c=12]s[/c]][[c=12]y[/c]][/c]
which will be showed as "[k][r][i][s][s][y]". And thus is waaaaaaaaaay shorter.
to make more visible and clear the scheme being used:
[c=0] [c=12]H
[/c]ello
[c=12]W
[/c]orld
[/c]
As you can see, the blue color (index 12) is nested within the white overall color (index 0). Result is that everything will be in white, except for the uppercase letters.
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EDIT1: But also note that the bbcodes can not be seen by people using MSN Messenger 7.x with Plus! 3.x. They are not downwards compatible! To have a colored nick (and text for that matter) which people with Plus!3 also can see, use the old style color codes (thus IRC shortcuts).
Note that old style color codes can not be nested as with bbcode style codes.
Thus to have "
[k][r][i][s][s][y]" you need to enter:
code:
·$0[·$12k·$0][·$12r·$0][·$12i·$0][·$12s·$0][·$12s·$0][·$12y·$0]
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EDIT2 (not that I have the time after replying to those other posts which shouldn't have been posted
): The complete nick "
[K][r][i][s][s][ ][T][a][y][l][o][r]" in old style is:
code:
·$0[·$12K·$0][·$12r·$0][·$12i·$0][·$12s·$0][·$12s·$0][ ][·$12T·$0][·$12a·$0][·$12y·$0][·$12l·$0][·$12o·$0][·$12r·$0]
this is just short enough to set as a nickname (and thus also compatible with Plus!3).
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