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What is the differance...??? by Hussain36 on 12-07-2004 at 07:57 PM

Hi...

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


AND THANKS...


RE: What is the differance...??? by WDZ on 12-07-2004 at 08:13 PM

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

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

RE: What is the differance...??? by Abz2k4 on 12-07-2004 at 09:52 PM

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


RE: What is the differance...??? by Hussain36 on 12-08-2004 at 06:41 AM

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

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

Hussain36


RE: What is the differance...??? by CookieRevised on 12-08-2004 at 07:05 AM

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
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RE: What is the differance...??? by Hussain36 on 12-08-2004 at 07:13 AM

I see...

Thanks a lot...

Hussain36...
Admin of Arab Center


RE: What is the differance...??? by evilkosmoz on 04-26-2007 at 12:09 PM

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.


RE: What is the differance...??? by ahmetgns on 04-26-2007 at 03:36 PM

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.


RE: What is the differance...??? by evilkosmoz on 04-27-2007 at 04:56 AM

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


RE: What is the differance...??? by ahmetgns on 04-27-2007 at 06:46 AM

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.


RE: What is the differance...??? by CookieRevised on 04-28-2007 at 01:06 AM

quote:
Originally posted by evilkosmoz
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.
follow the instructions given in this post:
CookieRevised's reply to What is the differance...???

Make sure you follow the instructions literally and carefully.

For example, this means a space between the /nick2 command and the parameters of that command (which is your (new) screenname):
/nick2 ThisIsMyScreenname <CTRL+K>4
note the space after /nick2
<CTRL+K> is a keycombination you need todo, which is pressing and holding the 'CTRL' key, while pressing the 'K' key.


And since you must use a command in a conversation window for what you want (you can not do it in any other way), you must make sure commands are enabled in Messenger Plus!. Though, they should be as they are enabled by default. But make sure they are:
Plus! > Preferences > Conversations > Main > Enable commands

And although this doesn't have something todo with the error message you're getting, make also sure IRC Style format codes are enabled:
Plus! > Preferences > Customize > Main > Enable text formatting shortcuts > Use IRC style format codes.






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ahmetgns, please don't suggest things when you didn't tested things or don't understand the problem.

The command /name has got nothing todo with this. Also WLM's options screen has got absolutely nothing todo with this, neither will it be a solution. Also suggesting to use the internal format codes of plus (dot $ 4) is wrong; people should never use those internal codes, they should use either BBCode formatting codes or the IRC style codes.