#!/usr/bin/tclsh # OpenVerse Help File. # proc mindex {} { global MV set MV(url.-1.-1.what) "mailto:documentation@openverse.com" set MV(url.-2.-2.what) "http://www.openverse.com/" set MV(url.-3.-3.what) "http://www.openverse.com/plugins" set MV(url.-4.-4.what) "mailto:sketch@openverse.com" openHelp "OpenVerse Help" {

OpenVerse Help

This help section should point you in the right direction for all of The OpenVerse features. If you can think of something which is not here, please send me some email at documentation@openverse.com 0. About OpenVerse 1. Setting Up OpenVerse 2. How to chat 3. The TextChat Window 4. Connecting to other Servers 5. Creating and Editing Avatars 6. Turning Animation On or Off 7. OpenVerse Sounds 8. Users And Nametags 9. Exiting OpenVerse 10. /COMMANDS you can use 11. Moving Around 12. URLs From Other Users 13. Calling Other Users 14. Download Status Bar 15. Quick Keys 16. Coloring Your Text 17. Plugins (Extended Features!)

Other Help

1. Personal Server Help 2. Technical Documentation 3. OpenVerse FAQ Visit the Web Site! Current Maintainer is Sketch }} proc HLP_TechDocs {} { global MV source "$MV(helpdir)/Technical.ohlp" } proc HLP_PersonalServer {} { global MV source "$MV(helpdir)/PServ.ohlp" } proc HLP_FAQ {} { global MV source "$MV(helpdir)/FAQ.ohlp" } proc HLP_About {} { global MV source "$MV(helpdir)/About.ohlp" } # ------------------------------------------------------------------- # Setup Section # ------------------------------------------------------------------- proc HLP_Setup {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup" {

OpenVerse Setup

The Setup button will bring up the Setup Window From here you can change the configuration settings of OpenVerse. You will find help on each portion below. 0. Setting Your Language 1. Setting your Nick Name 2. Setting the default Avatar 3. Setting the URL Timeout 4. Setting the Balloon Speed 5. Setting the Move Speed 6. Turning Off/On Tool Tips 7. Turning Off/On sound 8. Turning Off/On Nametags 9. Coloring The Buttons 10. Avatar Downloading Option 11. Show Timestamps in Text Chat 12. Honoring Avatar Effects 13. Honoring Calls 14. Honoring Server Exits 15. Setting Up Your Web Browser 16. Setting Up The Default Server 17. Setting Up Your Panel Style 18. Setting Up Your Personal Info [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_Nick {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Nick" {

OpenVerse Setup Nick Name

The Nick Name setting is the name you will use in the OpenVerse You can choose anything you like here. There are some restrictions on the name you choose. It cannot be "*" It cannot be "." It cannot begin with "-" It must be 12 characters or less You cannot have any spaces in your name. TIP If you put underscores in your name they will show up as spaces in your nametag! [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_Language {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Language" {

OpenVerse Setup Langauge

The Language setting is the language which all of the OpenVerse buttons and messages will appear in. You will want to set this to the language whcih you are most comfortable with If you would like to be involved in a translation to your language, please email sketch@openverse.com for information on how to help! YOU MUST RESTART OPENVERSE FOR THE LANGUAGE CHANGE TO TAKE EFFECT!!!!!! [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_personal {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Personal Information" {

OpenVerse Setup Personal Information

This is where you setup your personal information and decide how this information will be made available to other users. Choose how you would like the information to be available with the Availability button. Always Send This will send your info without asking you anytime anyone requests it. Never Send Never Send your personal information Ask Me To Send This will aks you if you want to send your personal information when another user requests it, this option allows you to decide who you want to see your personal information. As for the rest of the screen, enter any information you like! [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_timestamps {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Show Timestamps" {

OpenVerse Setup Show Timestamps

The Show Timestamps setting is will enable or disable the displaying of timestamps in the TextChat window. This is useful if you plan to be away from a discussion for a long time and would like to know later when things were said. TIP This is only good while the window is open! if you close it and re-open it, you will loose the time stamps. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_Avatar {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Avatar" {

OpenVerse Setup Avatar

This is where you set which avatar your will use when you first start the program. Clicking the button will bring up a list of all of your avatars. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_bell {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Sounds" {

OpenVerse Setup Sounds

The Sounds checkbox will turn on or off the sounds which OpenVerse makes when receiving text messages from other users. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_names {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - NameTags" {

OpenVerse Setup NameTags

The Names checkbox will turn on or off the displaying of user's name tags. Having them off uses lots less screen space, try it out.. it really looks nice!!! [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_tooltips {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - ToolTips" {

OpenVerse Setup ToolTips

The ToolTips checkbox turns on or off the use of ToolTips with your panels. When changing this option you must restart OpenVerse for it to take effect. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_server {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Default Server" {

OpenVerse Setup DefaultServer

The Default Server section is where you set the hostname and port of the server you will connect to on startup. This is defaulted to openverse.com. You must restart for this setting to take effect. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_panel {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Panels" {

OpenVerse Setup Panels

OpenVerse allows you to have a different panel styles. Any number of pannels can be stored and you can switch to them at will using the setup screen. Use the Panel Style list to select the style you like best. When you save your options, it will switch to the panel you chose. Please keep in mind! These directions are geared towards the default panel style named Fun If you switch to another panel style, some things in the documentation might not seem correct. Also! When you change panels, your plugins may not be loaded and the connect button's state may be wrong. The panel is designed to be changed to what you like and left alone. You should restart after changing the panel if your plugins are not loaded. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_urltime {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - URL Timeout" {

OpenVerse Setup URL Timeout

The URL Timeout setting is used when displaying URL and File offers. The icons will stay on the screen for this length of time. The setting is in seconds. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_baltime {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Balloon Timeout" {

OpenVerse Setup Balloon Timeout

The Balloon Timeout setting is used when displaying Ballons on the screen. The Baloon will stay on the screen for this many seconds. If you need more time to read the balloons increase this number. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_move {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Move Speed" {

OpenVerse Setup Move Speed

The Move Speed setting is used to determine the speed at which your avatar moves. A higher setting will make you move faster. Obviously, the reverse is true for lower speeds. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_color {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Color Buttons" {

OpenVerse Setup Color Buttons

The Color Buttons checkbox turns on or off the coloring of the OpenVerse buttons. When off, it will use the system colors. You must restart OpenVerse for this change to take effect. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_dlav {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Downloading Avatars" {

OpenVerse Setup Downloading Avatars

The Download Avatars checkbox turns on or off the downloading of avatars. If you wish to conserve bandwidth then this option is for you, You will still see the people but they will use the default avatar for your system. You still see all the chat baloons and avatar effects if you have them enabled. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_honorcall {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Honor Calls" {

OpenVerse Setup Honor Calls

The Honor Calls checkbox turns on or off the acceptance of user calls. When it is off, you will get no notices when someone sends a CALL to you. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_honorfx {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Honor Effects" {

OpenVerse Setup Honor Effects

The Honor Effects checkbox turns on or off the acceptance of user's avatar effects like jump or shiver. When it is off, you will not see the jumping style effects users can do. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_honorexit {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Honor Exits" {

OpenVerse Setup Honor Exits

The Honor Exits checkbox turns on or off the acceptance of EXIT command from the server. When you click on a "link" to another OpenVerse server, the server sends an EXIT command to you. This can be ignored (as it is while you are downloading a room image). This option is for the idler which is constantly being pushed into another room. This will not ignore the EXIT_OBJ type exits. These types of exits require you to click on them to exit and if you are pushed into one of these, you will not activate it. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Setup_browser {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Setup - Browser Command" {

OpenVerse Setup Browser Command

The Browser Command entry is where you enter the command which will be executed to load URLs with. The default setting is netscape but you can use any browser you like. You may need to put the full path to your web browser to make it work, Windows users especially! If your browser of choice requires options to be passed on the command line you'll need to create a shell script with these options, OpenVerse will pass a single argument to this shell script which is the location of a file on the local system containing the URL offered by the remote user. [Setup Index] [Main Index] }} # ------------------------------------------------------------------- # AvEd Section # ------------------------------------------------------------------- proc HLP_AvEd {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Avatar Editor" {

OpenVerse Avatar Editor

The AvEd button will bring up the Avatar Editor. This tool is used to create and edit avatars in your collection. Select the topic below which you need help with. 1. Image files, what type and where do they go 2. Starting AvEd 3. The AvEd ViewScreen 4. Loading An Image 5. Loading An Existing Avatar 6. Setting Your NameTag position 7. Setting Your Balloon Position 8. Saving Your Creation Animating Your Avatar 1. Basic Concepts 2. Adding Images To An Animation 3. Setting Delay Times 4. Playing Your Animation [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_images {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - images" {

OpenVerse Images

The OpenVerse currently supports one type of image file. You must use GIF images when creating avatars. Here is a general breakdown on where to put images, and where to find images other people are using. images/ The images directory is where all images which are used by OpenVerse go. When you select Load Image from AvEd it will built a list from the files in this directory. On a windows machine, this is the images subdirectory in your OpenVerse directory. On a UNIX-like box, this will be in your personal OpenVerse directory (~/.OpenVerse/images) rimages This is where all of the images other people are wearing go. If you would like to wear it too, just copy it over into your images directory and build an avatar from it. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_start {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Starting" {

OpenVerse Starting

To start AbEd just click on the AvEd button from the main window or type /aved in any chat window. This will load up the Avatar Editor [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_play {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Animation Playing" {

OpenVerse Animation Playing

There are two buttons which allow you to test your animations in AvEd. The Play button will start your animation in action. The Stop button will stop it. When an animation is playing, it will look just like it would look when using it in the OpenVerse rooms. Be thoughtful of others, do not use heavy animation in rooms which are not designed for this. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_delay {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Amimation Delays" {

OpenVerse Animation Delays

There are two delay sliders. One marked Sequence Delay and one marked Final Delay. These settings determine how fast and how ofter your avatar will be displayed. Sequence Delay This is the delay between each image in the sequence. This setting is in milliseconds. Final Delay This is the delay between sequence loops. This setting is in milliseconds. Testing Delays To test how your delays will look, check out the Playing Animations section. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_add {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Animations Adding Images" {

OpenVerse Animations Adding Images

An animation consists of a series of images. You need to know what the ordering of these images is. Also, the first image is the one that will be used when your avatar is "idle" or between animations or stopped. The Animate Button must be clicked ON for the Add Image button to work! Just click the Add Image button and select the different parts of the animation in the order that they should be played. Once you are done, you'll want to see the Delay Section next to learn how to time your sequence correctly. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_anim_concepts {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Animation Concepts" {

OpenVerse Animation Concepts

OpenVerse does not currently support animated gifs. Because of this, we fake it. We cause our clients to change avatars in time and in sequence with our little animation. Read the Add Image section for more help on this feature. What you will need... a. A series of images that when "played" in series produce an animated sequence. b. Morality. I say you need morality, because animations can use up a lot of bandwidth. Servers may limit your ability to use animations which change frames too frequently or contains too many different frames. Some rooms may be heavy animation rooms with people who want to see this sort of stuff. Server administrators may consider your animation to be abuse of their systems if it is too taxing on clients. It's never a good idea to upset an administrator :) So please keep this in mind when visiting public areas, not everyone has as much bandwidth or as powerful a machine as you have. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_save {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Saving" {

OpenVerse Saving

To save what you have made, just click on the Save button. A dialog will pop up. If you are editing an avatar it will contain the name of the file you are working on. If it is a new one, it will be blank. You can enter a new name in this box or keep the old name. You do not need to put a .av extension on the filename. If the file name exists when you try to save, it will warn you and give you a chance to go back and change the name or overwrite the existing file. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_ntset {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Setting your NameTag" {

OpenVerse Setting Your NameTag Position

To set your NameTag position, click on the Name button and then use the UP DN L and R buttons to move the NameTag where you want it to be. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_loadex {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Load Existing" {

OpenVerse Loading Existing Avatars

To edit an avatar which you have already created, use the Load Existing button. Just select the avatar which you want to edit and from there continue as if it were a new avatar. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_bset {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Setting your Balloon" {

OpenVerse Setting Your Balloon Position

To set your Balloon position, click on the Balloon button and then use the UP DN L and R buttons to move the Balloon where you want it to be. Keep in mind that when your baloon would go to the left, the point on it's tail will be 35 pixels to the left. This allows for movement around a "mouth" when switching left and right. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_loadimg {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - Select Image" {

OpenVerse Select Image

To load an image which you wish to work on, click the Load Image This will bring up a list of all the files in your images/ directory. The image will be displayed on the ViewScreen If you select Load Image while an image is already loaded it will switch to the new image. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} proc HLP_AvEd_screen {} { openHelp "OpenVerse AvEd - ViewScreen" {

OpenVerse ViewScreen

The AvEd ViewScreen will display the avatar which you are working on exactly as it would be shown when you are chatting. Most servers have a size limit on avatars and this view screen is about the size which is allowed on many servers. You can change the background color on this screen by selecting the buttons at the top of it. Black, White and Blue are offered as backgrounds and should allow you to get things setup regardless of the color of the avatar you are working on. [AvEd Index] [Main Index] }} # ------------------------------------------------------------------- # Buttons Section # ------------------------------------------------------------------- proc HLP_Quit {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Quit Button" {

OpenVerse Quit Button

The Quit button will exit the program. It will not ask you if you really wanted to quit, it will just quit. No more OpenVerse for you today! [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Call {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Calling Other Users" {

OpenVerse Call Users

The Call Option From the Names menu will allow you to send a bell to another user to try and get their attention. Some users ignore this so if it's not getting their attention, it probably never will. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Plugins {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Plugins" {

OpenVerse Plugins

Plugins extend the functionality of OpenVerse Because of the cross-platform nature of OpenVerse, the core client may be "lacking" features which could easily have been added if it were writeen for only one operating system. In order to promote extended funtionality without breaking any one platform, the plugin system was created. Many plugins are available on the Plugin Website! At some point in the future, this section will contain technical doccumentation on creating plugins. For the time being, check out the example plugin (Query) and the plugins on the Plugin Website [Main Index] }} proc HLP_QuickKeys {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Quick Keys" {

OpenVerse Quick Keys

There are several Quick Keys which can be used to do some things in the OpenVerse Here is a list of all the available keys. Alt-a Start/Stop Your Avatar Animation Alt-d Togle Debug Alt-e Load AvEd Alt-h Load Help Window Alt-n Show/Don't Show NameTags Alt-s Start/Stop Sound Alt-t Load/Unload TextChat Window Ctrl-k Insert a color escape character into the current window. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Downloads {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Downloads" {

OpenVerse Downloads

When you are downloading a file, a status bar will appear in the upper portion of the screen. When changing rooms you will download a room image, you will also download avatar images which other people are using. These downloads happen automatically and you will see download status bars come and go quite often. You will also see Upload Status bars. These will pop up whenver you are using an avatar the server does not have and when you are sending a file to another user. You can click on the status bar to get some information about what is downloading, how fast it is going, who it came from, etc. You can even cancel the download as well. All downloaded files have a place. The list below will help you understand what is downloading and where it is going. It is important to understand where your home directory is when viewing this list. For windows users, your home directory is the OpenVerse/ directory. For UNIX-Like systems, your home directory is unique for each user. you will find yours in ~/.OpenVerse/ downloads/ This is where all files which were send to you by other users will go. rimages/ This is where all avatars which you see other people wearing go. rooms This is where all room images are downloaded to. The following are directories where file are automatically uploaded from. images/ Files which you are using as avatars are uploaded to the server automatically when the server does not have an image. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_URL {} { openHelp "OpenVerse URLs" {

OpenVerse URLs

From time to time you may see a file folder pop up on the screen. These are links to files or web pages or email address or other types of things even other servers! Click on these links with the left or right mouse buttons to get more information on who is offering it and what is being offered. You should always examine the contents of a url link before you select Open/Save. Most links are "safe" but you should be wary of file type links. Always be sure you are downloading from someone you can trust! If you don't feel you can trust then, just click the reject button! For more information on downloading, visit the Download Help section. Lost of useful information about downloads here. The buttons on the info window are as follows... Open/Save This will Open a web page or Save a file. Ignore This will close the info window leaving the icon on the screen Reject This will close the info window and remove the icon from the screen. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Movement {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Moving Around" {

OpenVerse Moving Around

To move around in the OpenVerse all you have to do is click. Just click where you want to go. Some portions of the screen may take you to other areas or have some sort of effect on your avatar.. Experiment, click around on things that look interesting and see what happens. The Newbie Dance(tm) Go ahead, you know you want to do it! The newbie dance is something all new users do. No one really knows why they do it, they just do. The Newbie Dance(tm) is sweeping the verse so be sure to take center stage, newbie, and DANCE [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Cmds {} { openHelp "OpenVerse /COMMANDS" {

OpenVerse /COMMANDS

Here is a list of the /COMMANDS Which are available to you in OpenVerse /avatar Usage: /avatar file.av - Loads an avatar file. /aved Loads the AvEd avatar editor. It was put here for convienence. /call Sends a ringing sound to the user named or all users if you used * for a name. /clear Clears the text chat window. /cls is an abbreviation of this command and does the same thing. /connect Used to connect to a specific server. it requires a hostname and port in the format /connect example.com 1234 /dccsend Send a file URL to another user. You must provide the path to the file. It can either be relative to the current directory or it can be the full path to the file. The user will be send a URL which they can click on and accept. /effect Performs some sort of effect on your avatar. the format for this command is /effect type Currently supported types are... * shiver Will make your avatar shiver. * jump Your avatar jumps up and down. /frown Sends a public chat with a little frown face in the balloon. /idea Sends a public chat to the channel which will contain a lightbulb in your chat bubble. /love Sends a public chat to the channel which will contain a set of hearts in your chat bubble. /msg Send a private message to a user. the format for this command is /msg UserName stuff stuff stuff. you can replace username with a * to message everyone. /nick Change your nickname to something else. the syntax for use is /nick NewName /wink Sends a happy winking smile in your chat balloon. /whois Request whois information from the server. the format for this command is /whois UserName /push Pushes in all directions. People, things. it's fun. try it. /reconnect Used to reconnect to the server you were just connected to. If you were connected, it will first Disconnect. /sing Sends a public chat to the channel which will contain a set of music notes in your chat bubble. /quit Quit Openverse! You will be prompted to be sure you really wanted to exit. /rerot This command will re-encode/decode all text in the TextChat Window. /rot13 Begin / End encoding/decoding all inbound and outbound text with Rot13 encryption PLEASE NOTE: Rot13 encryption is NOT intended to secure your conversations with other users! It is not at all secure encryption. It is inteded to be used to scramble potentially offensive information so that only users wishing to descramble it will get your message. /smile Sends a public chat with a little smiley face in the balloon. /steam Sends a public chat to the channel which will contain a steaming fizzle in your chat bubble. /sub Send on the sub channel. this is provided mostly for testing. The sub channel which is inteded for use by OpenVerse plugins. /url Used to send URLs to other people. You can send all types of URLs! Ones that are handled internally by OpenVerse are... OpenVerse Link OpenVerse://hostname:port File Links file://example.com:port/filename:size Email Links mailto:user@example.com Web Links http://www.example.com FTP Links ftp://ftp.example.com The format for this command is... /url who urlinfo who can be replaced with * to send it to everyone. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Names {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Names Button And Name Tags" {

OpenVerse Names Button

The Names button is a two-part button. The Button portion will allow you to list the names of all of the people in the room. The checkbutton part of it will allow you to turn on or off the display of user nametags. When user nametags are turned on, You can Right-Click on the tag to get the same options you get from the names menu. This allows quick access to all options for a user with only a click of the mouse! The standard options available from the Names button are as follows. Whois Will send a whois request for the selected user. Message Will pop up a window allowing you to send text privatly to this user. Send File Will pop up a window allowing you to choose a file to send to the user. You can also use /dccsend for this. Call Sends a ringing sound to the user. If they are listening, you may be able to get their attention this way. Personal Info This will request the user's personal information. You may not receive a reply depending on the user's settings. Ignore Avatar Selecting this option will switch the user's avatar to the default avatar and will ignore any changes. Ignore Effects This option will ignore any avatar effects this user may try to use. Ignore Move If someone is being just a bit too busy on the screen for you, this will ignore their movement. Ignore Speech This is the one you will use when you do not like what someone is saying. Ignore Sub Will ignore all messages on the sub channel from this user. Ignore URL Will ignore any URLs from this user. Ignore ALL Ignores everything about this user. The user will be "dead to you" Query this will put you in Query mode with the selected user. Any text you type will be sent to them as a private message. Select again to UnQuery the user. Click your own nametag to cancel all Queries. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Sounds {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Sound Button" {

OpenVerse Sound Button

The Sound check button will allow you to enable or disable the beep sound you hear when people speak. This button will also enable or disable sounds which are used by a plugin (or I would hope the plugin author would key on this variable anyway) [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Animate {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Animate Button" {

OpenVerse Animate Button

The Animate button will start or stop your avatar from displaying an Animation. This button is only useful for avatars which actually have more than one image associated with them. See the Avatar Editor For more information on creating animated avatars. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Passageways {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Connecting To Servers" {

OpenVerse Connecting To Other Servers

To connect to the Current (or default) server. Click on the large button marked Connect. When you are connected, it will change to Disconnect. The /CONNECT command will allow you to connect to a specific OpenVerse server. The format for this command is... /CONNECT example.com port Where example.com is the hostname or IP address of the server you want to connect to and port is the numeric port which this server is running on. There is also the Passageways button which will allow you to save "links" to other OpenVerse servers. To connect to a server you have saved in this list.. just click on it. To add a room to the Passageways list, just click the Passageways button and select Add Current Room A list of the servers you've visited is kept in the History list. Click the History entry under the Passageways menu to view your room history. OpenVerse keeps track of when you visit each room in your History and Passageways lists. In parentheses after each room name, you are told how long it has been since you visited that room. You can use the Refresh List option from the Passageways to query all of the servers in your lists to see how many people are on each one. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Help {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Help System" {

OpenVerse Help System

The Help System uses TK OpenHelp by Juan J. Martinez Siguenza Click on the OHlp button on the bottom right of this window for more information on this freely available embedable help system. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Send {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Chatting" {

OpenVerse Chatting

Chatting in the OpenVerse is very easy, All you have to do is type and hit enter. There is also the Send button which will send any text you have typed into the window next to it. Once your text is sent to the server, it will be displayed to all users in a small balloon next to your avatar. You will see it as well. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_Colors {} { openHelp "OpenVerse Coloring Text" {

OpenVerse Coloring Text

It is possible to add pretty colors to your text which is displayed in the Text Chat section To do this, you need a little knowledge of the color codes. to people famaliar with IRC color codes as used in mIRC, EPIC, BitchX and others you'll find the info below nearly identical. Each color code consists of an escape character, a foreground color code and an optional background color code. the format looks much like this... \x034,0this text would be green on white hte text \x03 is the escape character for the color codes. This is not typed literally, it is entered by hitting Ctrl-K (which should also be familiar to mIRC users) The color codes for foreground and background are as follows. 0=White 9=Bright Green 1=Black 10=Bluish-Green 2=Navy Blue 11=Cyan 3=Dark Green 12=Blue 4=Bright Red 13=Hot Pink 5=Brown 14=Dark Grey 6=Magenta 15=Light Gray 7=Orange 16=White 8=Yellow 99=normal (no color attribute) Notes: Colors below 10 can be entered as a single digit or as a double digit (9 is the same as 09). Colors are stripped off of the text which is displayed in the chat bubbles. Perhaps a later version will also color this text. [Main Index] }} proc HLP_TextChat {} { openHelp "OpenVerse TextChat Window" {

OpenVerse TextChat Window

The TextChat window displays and retains text which was sent to the channel. It will hold up to the last 200 things said. Any time you open this window, it will be filled again with the past 200 things said. Chatting in the TextChat window is very easy, All you have to do is type and hit enter. There is also the Send button which will send any text you have typed into the window next to it. There is a Scroll Lock button so that you can scroll through the things people said while you weren't looking and not have it jump to the bottom everytime something new comes into the window. The Eraser Button will allow you to clear the screen. This is handy when you've just finished or are in the middle of a conversation about something sinister and someone walks in the room. There is also a Log Button This will start or stop logging of the text people are saying. It will also log file transfers and private messages and SCHAT type messages (special chat, such as singing). The log file will be saved to your personal OpenVerse dir as LogFile.txt. For windows users, this is the OpenVerse dir... for *NIX users, this is ~/.OpenVerse/ Once your text is sent to the server, it will be displayed to all users in a small balloon next to your avatar. You will see it as well. [Main Index] }} # ------------------------------------------------------------------- mindex