Using Neowin's Chat Feature


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The first step to using the chat room is: ENTER IT! You can get there from the link just above the rules on the top right, I think you can get there from the bottom of the forums page, and now there's a link on the main page.

Or for the hard of seeing:

HERE

Also make sure you have Java installed. I recommend: http://java.sun.com/getjava/

Your name in the room will be the same as your user profile on the Neowin forums.

I know what you're thinking, we all know how to use chatrooms, but there are a couple of extra nice features you should know about.

1) Upon entry, type "/Beepall" (without the speechmarks, of course). This will cause the chat room to emit a beep everytime a new message is posted. Recommended if you have other windows open whilst chatting. (Y)

Also make sure to tick "Time Stamp" on the left, and "Audio"

2) Emoticons are a little different to the forums, to quote the help file for the chatroom:

Happy :.).

Happy 8.).

Tongue :.p.

Sad :.(.

Angry :.<.

Closed Eyes Kiss ;.(.).

Fear :.0.

Kiss :.(.).

Laugh l.o.l.

Smirk :./.

Smug :.|.

Surprised :.O.

Wink ;.).

(Make sure not to use the dots...they're just to prevent them showing up HERE as emoticons)

3) A nice feature, Audio Emoticons. Also quoted from the help file:

*beep*

*belch* (this one doesn't seem to work for me)

*bird*

*bleep*

*burp*

*choochoo*

*evil*

*grr*

*harp*

*meow*

*slap*

*welcome*

*whip*

Just type it in as it appears above. May I recommend *evil*, and *whip* :)

4) Text Colour: It is possible to customise the colour of your messages (on everyone's screen, too). Just hit the colours button to the left of the main chat window (or right click inside the window and select colour).

Do try to keep to darker colours. Remember everyone's eyes!!!

5) URL's. All sent URL's will accumulate in the URL drop-down box at the bottom of the screen, for your viewing pleasure ;)

6) To private message people, right click their name on the right and click "Send Message". This will create a new window.

7) To ignore a person, right click their name on the right and click "Ignore". Unignore them the exact same way.

8) To reinforce them, here are Neowin's chat rules:

Please abide by our Rules, we encourage you to use the chat as a forum to debate topics, but please use proper adjectives to express yourself.

For clarity we show zero tolerance for spam, advertising, warez (links) & cracks and aiding this; requests or discussing circumvention of protection mechanisms, racism, threatening (citing), victimization or hateful remarks that incite flaming or similar.

All chats are logged, and members will be blocked from the chat if the above is disregarded. Forum Moderators are OP's.

That should be more than enough for even a n00b to get going inside Neowin Chat. Visit often, and do it now!!!!! :devil:

*Chode*

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i know you're there but you might as well not be if you're just idling lol

hence the /beepall command. You don't need the chat window in front to know if someone's talking in there ;)

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What about Michael? How can you write the book on the chatroom without mentioning Michael?

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I don't get how he can be in the chat 24/7, but not on the list of users online...? :huh:

Unless he signs in as anonymous.

I think it only shows you as online if you're active in the forums. Or hes signed in as anonymous. One or the other.

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Actually, I read an old thread that he posted in, he just connects to the chat directly from his IRC client. Meh...not so exciting anymore.

That sneaky devil :p

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