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how to modify output look #25171 20/05/03 06:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9 V Vandalite OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Vandalite Nutrimatic drinks dispenser V Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9	what i want to do is change the way text you enter is displayed in the channel window. i already know how to change text that is sent TO your computer (a *^:text: remote) but this doesn't work on text YOU write. basically i wanna change is to mirc displays text instead of this way: <Vandalite> text... to something like this [2:03am]�! Vandalite� text... where in the code can i do that?

Re: how to modify output look #25172 20/05/03 06:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,138 London, UK C Collective Hoopy frood
Collective Hoopy frood C Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,138 London, UK	Use on *^:INPUT

Re: how to modify output look #25173 20/05/03 06:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9 V Vandalite OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Vandalite Nutrimatic drinks dispenser V Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9	does the ^*:input: remote trigger if a script outputs something to the channel?

Re: how to modify output look #25174 20/05/03 06:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,012 New Hampshire, USA KingTomato Hoopy frood
KingTomato Hoopy frood Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,012 New Hampshire, USA	the "halting default text" carrot ( ^ ) doesn't work on input... It already prefixed dafult text >:D -KingTomato

Re: how to modify output look #25175 20/05/03 06:49 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,138 London, UK C Collective Hoopy frood
Collective Hoopy frood C Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,138 London, UK	Vandalite: No, you could use a /msg alias to do that perhaps.. KingTomato: Bah!

Re: how to modify output look #25176 20/05/03 07:39 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,012 New Hampshire, USA KingTomato Hoopy frood
KingTomato Hoopy frood Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,012 New Hampshire, USA	Was it something i said? >:D -KingTomato

Re: how to modify output look #25177 20/05/03 06:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9 V Vandalite OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Vandalite Nutrimatic drinks dispenser V Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9	what did you mean by "It['s] already prefixed dafult text"? its just that when i DON'T put the carrot there, the text is displayed twice. one formatted the way it was, and one formatted the way i want it.

Re: how to modify output look #25178 20/05/03 06:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9 V Vandalite OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Vandalite Nutrimatic drinks dispenser V Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9	oh, and i think i might have found a workaround. if the .say command is used in the script, nothing goes to your window. you can then use your own echo command to replace the stock text. this is gonna need some work...

Re: how to modify output look #25179 25/05/03 02:09 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 11 R rw_grim Pikka bird
rw_grim Pikka bird R Joined: May 2003 Posts: 11	easist work around is at the end of you on *:input: { is to use halfdef. that tells mirc not to process its default handling, getting rid of the default output.