Forums Feature Suggestions Suggest that /highlight be added as a command

Responding to qwerty's advice my post on another forum, I suggest
that /cnick needs a complementary command I shall tentatively call
'/highlight'.

/cnick enables us to colour nicks from within scripts and from the command line

/highlight would allow text highlighting the same way, instead of using the Addressbook dialog.

cheers. lerpicus

theres $color and /color
write your own script

Having read this specific topic, and the related topic in the Scripts & Popups section (I believe it was), it appears to me that the OP is actually looking for a command to be able to change any part of the section in the Address Book that relates to highlighting, not just color.

Examples (and to the OP, please correct me if I'm mistaken)
/highlight add <nick/address>
/highlight match <nick/message/both>
/highlight Case <on/off>
/highlight Regex <on/off>
/highlight Color <mIRC color code>
/highlight Sound <sound file>
/highlight Flash <number of times, 0 for off>
/highlight Tip <time, 0 for off>
/highlight messsage <message>

and, in my opinion, a method of being able to combine the various switches and their respective settings, something like how /filter is configured.

I propose the addition of being able to initiate highlight tips, flashes, messages, etc via /highlight. Providing scripters with the ability to extend the highlight feature to other areas of interest, e.g RAW numerics, channel joins, topics, etc. Along with the other suggested idea of being able to add/change/remove settings and/or entries.