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imported>Arkalor: /* Update history */

2013-03-09T00:32:32Z

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	* [[Messaging Commands]]		* [[Messaging Commands]]

	==Update ~~history~~==		==Update History==
			{{Update History\|

	[[Mirror, Mirror]]		[[Mirror, Mirror]]
	* Allegiance chat channel introduced.		* Allegiance chat channel introduced.
	* Color of /tells that you send are now a dull yellow color to distinguish them from the bright yellow /tells you receive.		* Color of /tells that you send are now a dull yellow color to distinguish them from the bright yellow /tells you receive.

	[[Under Cover of Night]]		[[Under Cover of Night]]
	* Global chat channels introduced.		* Global chat channels introduced.
	* Floating windows for different channels added.		* Floating windows for different channels added.

	[[Reprisals]]		[[Reprisals]]
	* "Click to tell" feature added to global chat channels.		* "Click to tell" feature added to global chat channels.
			}}

	[[Category:User Interface]]		[[Category:User Interface]]

imported>Arkalor at 03:05, 11 September 2012

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	{{Related\|User Interface~~\|Messaging Commands\|Common Derethian Abbreviations~~}}		{{Related\|User Interface}}

	This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.		This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.

	=== Local Chat Channel===		==Chat Channels==
			===Local Chat Channel===
	The local chat channel is the original and standard method of communication within the game. It consists messages from players and NPCs near the player's current location. The local chat channel cannot be used with /join or /leave like the other global channels, but it can be turned on or off using the config options.		The local chat channel is the original and standard method of communication within the game. It consists messages from players and NPCs near the player's current location. The local chat channel cannot be used with /join or /leave like the other global channels, but it can be turned on or off using the config options.

	=== Global Chat Channels ===		===Global Chat Channels===
	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	!Channel		!Channel
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	\|}		\|}

	=== Joining and Leaving a Global Channel ===		===Joining and Leaving a Global Channel===
	All global channels can be joined and/or left in one of two ways:		All global channels can be joined and/or left in one of two ways:

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	Players are automatically joined to any channels that they have checked when they login, and they will also see the join messages on login.		Players are automatically joined to any channels that they have checked when they login, and they will also see the join messages on login.

	=== Talking in a Global Channel ===		===Talking in a Global Channel===
	Players can prefix any text they wish to send to the channel with the command symbol (/ or @) and the channel name. For instance, the following will send the message to the trade channel.		Players can prefix any text they wish to send to the channel with the command symbol (/ or @) and the channel name. For instance, the following will send the message to the trade channel.

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	All global channels will display in the same text color: a kind of blue-grey.		All global channels will display in the same text color: a kind of blue-grey.

	=== Squelching ===		==Squelching==
	Squelching rules apply to text in global chat channels in the same way that they apply to text sent in open local chat ("says"). That is, if I have a character is explicitly squelched, I will never see anything that that character says. If I have the character's account squelched, I will not see things that other characters on that account say as well.		Squelching rules apply to text in global chat channels in the same way that they apply to text sent in open local chat ("says"). That is, if I have a character is explicitly squelched, I will never see anything that that character says. If I have the character's account squelched, I will not see things that other characters on that account say as well.

	=== Chat Windows ===		==Chat Windows==
	Clicking the four numbered buttons to the left of the interface will toggle a floating chat window that can be dragged around the 3D area and resized at will. The size and position of each window will be saved for each character. The floating chat windows are translucent; in normal circumstances, items can be selected through the window, and hovering the mouse over the chat window will darken it and cause it to intercept mouse clicks.		Clicking the four numbered buttons to the left of the interface will toggle a floating chat window that can be dragged around the 3D area and resized at will. The size and position of each window will be saved for each character. The floating chat windows are translucent; in normal circumstances, items can be selected through the window, and hovering the mouse over the chat window will darken it and cause it to intercept mouse clicks.

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	In addition, players can also adjust the active and inactive opacity of the floating chat windows in the new Chat options tab (although note that this slider controls all four floating windows at once; it is not a window-by-window control).		In addition, players can also adjust the active and inactive opacity of the floating chat windows in the new Chat options tab (although note that this slider controls all four floating windows at once; it is not a window-by-window control).

	=== Click Name to Tell ===		==Click Name to Tell==
	You can click on the name of another player when that name appears in the chat window as the originator of communication, and the following will happen:		You can click on the name of another player when that name appears in the chat window as the originator of communication, and the following will happen:

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	The cursor will be at the end of this text, so that the clicking player can immediately continue with a private message to the clicked character.		The cursor will be at the end of this text, so that the clicking player can immediately continue with a private message to the clicked character.

	== Images ==		==Images==
	Click image for full size.		Click image for full size.
	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>		<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Notes~~ ==		==See also==
	* In [[Mirror, Mirror]]~~, the allegiance~~ chat channel ~~was~~ introduced ~~and the color~~ of /tells that you send are now a dull yellow color to distinguish them from the bright yellow /tells you receive.		* [[Common Derethian Abbreviations]]
	* In [[Under Cover of Night]]~~, global~~ chat channels ~~were~~ introduced ~~along with the ability to open floating~~ windows for different ~~configured~~ channels.		* [[Messaging Commands]]
	* In [[Reprisals]]~~, click~~ to tell ~~was~~ added to ~~the~~ global chat channels.
			==Update history==
			[[Mirror, Mirror]]
			* Allegiance chat channel introduced.
			* Color of /tells that you send are now a dull yellow color to distinguish them from the bright yellow /tells you receive.
			[[Under Cover of Night]]
			* Global chat channels introduced.
			* Floating windows for different channels added.
			[[Reprisals]]
			* "Click to tell" feature added to global chat channels.

	[[Category:User Interface]]		[[Category:User Interface]]

imported>Arkalor at 14:40, 15 May 2012

2012-05-15T14:40:11Z

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	{{Related\|User Interface\|Common Derethian Abbreviations}}		{{Related\|User Interface\|Messaging Commands\|Common Derethian Abbreviations}}

	This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.		This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.

imported>Arkalor at 17:52, 6 May 2012

2012-05-06T17:52:56Z

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	=== Global Chat Channels ===		=== Global Chat Channels ===
	~~Global chat channels were introduced in the [[Under Cover of Night]] patch in 2005.~~

	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	!Channel		!Channel
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	[[Category:User Interface]]		[[Category:User Interface]]
	~~[[Category:In Progress]]~~

imported>Darkmurkrow at 15:10, 16 April 2012

2012-04-16T15:10:20Z

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	{{Related\|User Interface}}		{{Related\|User Interface\|Common Derethian Abbreviations}}

	This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.		This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.

imported>Darkmurkrow: info on local chat, reformatting a bit

2012-04-13T18:40:53Z

info on local chat, reformatting a bit

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	{{Related\|User Interface}}		{{Related\|User Interface}}

	~~== Chat Interface ==~~
	This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.		This is a general guide to chat in AC and the commands used. For a full list of all possible commands that can be entered into the interface, see the [[Commands]] section.

	=== Chat Channels ===		=== Local Chat Channel===
			The local chat channel is the original and standard method of communication within the game. It consists messages from players and NPCs near the player's current location. The local chat channel cannot be used with /join or /leave like the other global channels, but it can be turned on or off using the config options.

			=== Global Chat Channels ===
			Global chat channels were introduced in the [[Under Cover of Night]] patch in 2005.

	~~==== Global Chat Channel Summary ====~~
	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	!Channel		!Channel
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	\|}		\|}

	==== Joining and Leaving ~~the~~ Channel ====		=== Joining and Leaving a Global Channel ===
			All global channels can be joined and/or left in one of two ways:
	All channels can be joined and/or left in one of two ways:

	Through a checkbox in the Character Settings tab of the Options UI Panel. Note that this change takes effect as soon as the checkbox is used; the Apply button does not need to be pressed before this change takes effect.		Through a checkbox in the Character Settings tab of the Options UI Panel. Note that this change takes effect as soon as the checkbox is used; the Apply button does not need to be pressed before this change takes effect.
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	Players are automatically joined to any channels that they have checked when they login, and they will also see the join messages on login.		Players are automatically joined to any channels that they have checked when they login, and they will also see the join messages on login.

	==== Talking in ~~the~~ Channel ====		=== Talking in a Global Channel ===

	Players can prefix any text they wish to send to the channel with the command symbol (/ or @) and the channel name. For instance, the following will send the message to the trade channel.		Players can prefix any text they wish to send to the channel with the command symbol (/ or @) and the channel name. For instance, the following will send the message to the trade channel.

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	All global channels will display in the same text color: a kind of blue-grey.		All global channels will display in the same text color: a kind of blue-grey.

	==== Squelching ====		=== Squelching ===

	Squelching rules apply to text in global chat channels in the same way that they apply to text sent in open local chat ("says"). That is, if I have a character is explicitly squelched, I will never see anything that that character says. If I have the character's account squelched, I will not see things that other characters on that account say as well.		Squelching rules apply to text in global chat channels in the same way that they apply to text sent in open local chat ("says"). That is, if I have a character is explicitly squelched, I will never see anything that that character says. If I have the character's account squelched, I will not see things that other characters on that account say as well.

imported>Arkalor: /* Joining and Leaving the Channel */

2012-04-12T03:08:00Z

Joining and Leaving the Channel

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	Through a text command:		Through a text command:

	* /join [channel ~~tag~~]		* /join [channel name]
	* /leave [channel ~~tag~~]		* /leave [channel name]

	The text command is just a shortcut to the UI checkbox, and it sets the checkbox as appropriate. The player will see a confirmation message (the society channel does not have a confirmation message) in their chat area when they have entered or left a channel using either text commands or the interface checkboxes:		The text command is just a shortcut to the UI checkbox, and it sets the checkbox as appropriate. The player will see a confirmation message (the society channel does not have a confirmation message) in their chat area when they have entered or left a channel using either text commands or the interface checkboxes:

imported>Arkalor: /* Global Chat Channel Summary */

2012-04-12T02:59:30Z

Global Chat Channel Summary

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	\| Roleplay \|\| Off \|\| Listen to Roleplay Chat. \|\| When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global Roleplay chat channel. This channel is for in-character roleplaying and for discussions about roleplaying in Asheron's Call. \|\| roleplay, crp \|\| [Roleplay]		\| Roleplay \|\| Off \|\| Listen to Roleplay Chat. \|\| When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global Roleplay chat channel. This channel is for in-character roleplaying and for discussions about roleplaying in Asheron's Call. \|\| roleplay, crp \|\| [Roleplay]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Society \|\| Off \|\| Listen to Society Chat. \|\| When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global Society chat channel. This channel is for discussions ~~with other players within~~ your ~~[[Societies of Dereth\|faction]]~~. \|\| society, soc \|\| [Society]		\| Society \|\| Off \|\| Listen to Society Chat. \|\| When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global [[Societies of Dereth\|Society]] chat channel. This channel is for coordination Society based quests and for discussions about your Society affiliation in Asheron's Call. \|\| society, soc \|\| [Society]
	\|}		\|}

imported>Arkalor: /* Joining and Leaving the Channel */

2012-04-12T02:57:35Z

Joining and Leaving the Channel

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	* /leave [channel tag]		* /leave [channel tag]

	The text command is just a shortcut to the UI checkbox, and it sets the checkbox as appropriate. The player will see a confirmation message in their chat area when they have entered or left a channel ~~that looks like this~~:		The text command is just a shortcut to the UI checkbox, and it sets the checkbox as appropriate. The player will see a confirmation message (the society channel does not have a confirmation message) in their chat area when they have entered or left a channel using either text commands or the interface checkboxes:

	For example ''/join general'' will result in the following text message appearing:		For example ''/join general'' will result in the following text message appearing: