Command Usage ---------- ---------------------------------------------------- /aved Loads the AvEd avatar editor. It was put here for convienence. /call Sends a ringing sound to the user you've named or all users if you use * /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 message with a little frown in the chat balloon /idea Sends a public chat message with a little lightbulb placed into the balloon. /love Sends a public chat message with little hearts placed into the balloon. /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 thing 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. /quit Quit Openverse! You will be prompted to be sure you really wanted to exit. /reconnect Used to reconnect to the server you were just connected to. If you were connected, it will first Disconnect. /rerot This command will Rot13 encode all data 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. /sing Sends a public chat message which will contain a set of musical notes in the chat balloon (as if you were singing) /smile Sends a public chat message with a little smile in the chat balloon /steam Sends a public chat message which will contain a fizzle looking thing in the chat balloon (as if you were steaming mad) /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://example.com:port (an OpenVerse link) file://example.com:port/filename:size (a file url)