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Post by Serene on Feb 5, 2016 20:36:38 GMT
This is a very brief guide for first-time users of Chatropolis.
Chatropolis is made up of two sections, essentially. The main official rooms which use BB Code, and can all be listed here:
chatro31.chatropolis.com/whochat/all.html
Here is some of the official info for BB codes in the official rooms:
www.chatropolis.com/chatrocode.html
The "Underground" is the section of Chatropolis made up of paid-for rooms which are run entirely by users. It uses html coding, and so the avatar codes in the Titty Twister room will not work in the main rooms and would need to be converted to BB Code. Sophie owns our room and together we all make it what it is. The complete list for the Underground can be found here:
www.chatropolis.com/whochat/underground.html
Another place worth checking out with a similar feel made up of many of the same regulars, is "MagnaChat", which also has more of a traditionally chatty conversational side to it on the whole. Here is their userlist:
magnachat.com/whochat.shtml
All the codes we are going to discuss below only work in the Underground rooms, e.g. Titty Twister
So, there you have it!
Trouble entering our chatroom?
These things may help:
1) Add an exception for "http://underground.chatropolis.com" into your anti virus.
2) Select "HTTP:1.0" at the entry/login screen.
3) Enter the cookie creator room first before entering Titty Twister.
4) Under message filtering, select "no images" or "no html".
New to Chatropolis?
The most difficult thing for many chatters in coming to Chatropolis is the prevalence of very large avatars. It makes following the scroll quite difficult when a room gets busy. Don't worry, you will get used to it!
To help you out, you can zoom out in your browser (I set my browser to zoom out at 75%), as well as move the bottom and top frames down and up in order to maximize the middle frame, e.g.:
Also, un-ticking and ticking "Auto Scrolling" at the right times can help. When in Auto Scrolling mode, your scroll will be set at the bottom of the screen and you will automatically be updated with the most recent comment. When un-ticked you are free to control the scroll yourself, ideally using a mouse wheel, the side scroll, or (as I do it) using the keyboard with a combination of the arrow keys and the space bar.
Next, you'll need to know what all the buttons do!
If you look at the top left you can see that there are pull-downs. The default will be "says to" and "All". The only pull-down which is private (e.g. a PM) is the "whispers" one. So you'd need to select whispers, and then select the user who you want to whisper. Normally people pick a user to "says to" in the room in public as well, to make it more clear who they're speaking with. This isn't so essential and might seem a bit difficult at first.
For the other buttons, "Submit" just enters and sends your message (the enter button does the same thing once you've typed something in). "Away" sets you as away should anyone message you (and if you type something in before you press Away, you can set the message that someone gets). "Squelch" ignores the selected user. "Listen" makes it so that you can only see posts made by one person (others can still see yours though as normal). "Who is" gives some basic info on the selected user, such as the amount of time they've been logged in.
"Toolbox" gives you some additional options on the bottom frame, such as the ability to use a few emoticons and something that helps you put images into the chat and a few other bits and bobs.
Now, the "Config" button opens something up on the top frame which gives you other options to customize your font, and change your screen name, add a "Who Is" message that is shown when someone "Who Is"'s you, as well as to change your message filtering which might make it such that you could, for example, you don't see images or don't see any html coding whatsoever. There's some other options too but these are the basics.
How do I wear an avatar?
So! To wear an avatar in the Underground rooms, a really basic code is this:
The "<br>" represents a break, so it'll show your name, and then the image below it. You can alter the size of the image like so:
And thus your image will be set to a height of 350, and you can do the same for its width (just substitute height for width). Usually 300-400 is the typical average height of an avatar in Chatropolis.
If you'd rather your avatar start in the center, you can adjust it as such:
There's a lot more you can do with this, but that's just some basic stuff.
As for getting the images for avatars, we suggest that you make a Photobucket account and upload them yourselves there. Photobucket has a basic editor which will allow you to touch up and personalize your images.
Once you have your code, it's best to think of that code as your chat-name, as that's what it is. So when you are at the entrance to a room, you paste that code into the screen name area. Once in the chatroom, you can press "Config" and then you'll need to put your code into "New Screen Name" and submit.
How do I change my font?
Here's some codes for different font colours:
www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp
To change colour, you will need a code like this:
or
etc
To change font type,
To change font size (size 3 is the default set),
To embolden,
To center it,
So for example, if you wanted Verdana font type, size 3, blue, and centered and bold, you'd get the code:
Again there's more you can do with it but these are the basics.
Once inside chat, press "Config" and go to "Message Prefix". Paste the code there and submit and away you go!
Chatropolis is made up of two sections, essentially. The main official rooms which use BB Code, and can all be listed here:
chatro31.chatropolis.com/whochat/all.html
Here is some of the official info for BB codes in the official rooms:
www.chatropolis.com/chatrocode.html
The "Underground" is the section of Chatropolis made up of paid-for rooms which are run entirely by users. It uses html coding, and so the avatar codes in the Titty Twister room will not work in the main rooms and would need to be converted to BB Code. Sophie owns our room and together we all make it what it is. The complete list for the Underground can be found here:
www.chatropolis.com/whochat/underground.html
Another place worth checking out with a similar feel made up of many of the same regulars, is "MagnaChat", which also has more of a traditionally chatty conversational side to it on the whole. Here is their userlist:
magnachat.com/whochat.shtml
All the codes we are going to discuss below only work in the Underground rooms, e.g. Titty Twister
So, there you have it!
Trouble entering our chatroom?
These things may help:
1) Add an exception for "http://underground.chatropolis.com" into your anti virus.
2) Select "HTTP:1.0" at the entry/login screen.
3) Enter the cookie creator room first before entering Titty Twister.
4) Under message filtering, select "no images" or "no html".
New to Chatropolis?
The most difficult thing for many chatters in coming to Chatropolis is the prevalence of very large avatars. It makes following the scroll quite difficult when a room gets busy. Don't worry, you will get used to it!
To help you out, you can zoom out in your browser (I set my browser to zoom out at 75%), as well as move the bottom and top frames down and up in order to maximize the middle frame, e.g.:
Also, un-ticking and ticking "Auto Scrolling" at the right times can help. When in Auto Scrolling mode, your scroll will be set at the bottom of the screen and you will automatically be updated with the most recent comment. When un-ticked you are free to control the scroll yourself, ideally using a mouse wheel, the side scroll, or (as I do it) using the keyboard with a combination of the arrow keys and the space bar.
Next, you'll need to know what all the buttons do!
If you look at the top left you can see that there are pull-downs. The default will be "says to" and "All". The only pull-down which is private (e.g. a PM) is the "whispers" one. So you'd need to select whispers, and then select the user who you want to whisper. Normally people pick a user to "says to" in the room in public as well, to make it more clear who they're speaking with. This isn't so essential and might seem a bit difficult at first.
For the other buttons, "Submit" just enters and sends your message (the enter button does the same thing once you've typed something in). "Away" sets you as away should anyone message you (and if you type something in before you press Away, you can set the message that someone gets). "Squelch" ignores the selected user. "Listen" makes it so that you can only see posts made by one person (others can still see yours though as normal). "Who is" gives some basic info on the selected user, such as the amount of time they've been logged in.
"Toolbox" gives you some additional options on the bottom frame, such as the ability to use a few emoticons and something that helps you put images into the chat and a few other bits and bobs.
Now, the "Config" button opens something up on the top frame which gives you other options to customize your font, and change your screen name, add a "Who Is" message that is shown when someone "Who Is"'s you, as well as to change your message filtering which might make it such that you could, for example, you don't see images or don't see any html coding whatsoever. There's some other options too but these are the basics.
How do I wear an avatar?
So! To wear an avatar in the Underground rooms, a really basic code is this:
YOUR NAME<br><img src="imageurladdresshere">The "<br>" represents a break, so it'll show your name, and then the image below it. You can alter the size of the image like so:
YOUR NAME<br><img src="imageurladdresshereg" height=350>And thus your image will be set to a height of 350, and you can do the same for its width (just substitute height for width). Usually 300-400 is the typical average height of an avatar in Chatropolis.
If you'd rather your avatar start in the center, you can adjust it as such:
<center>YOUR NAME<br><img src="imageurladdresshere" height=350></center>There's a lot more you can do with this, but that's just some basic stuff.
As for getting the images for avatars, we suggest that you make a Photobucket account and upload them yourselves there. Photobucket has a basic editor which will allow you to touch up and personalize your images.
Once you have your code, it's best to think of that code as your chat-name, as that's what it is. So when you are at the entrance to a room, you paste that code into the screen name area. Once in the chatroom, you can press "Config" and then you'll need to put your code into "New Screen Name" and submit.
How do I change my font?
Here's some codes for different font colours:
www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp
To change colour, you will need a code like this:
<FONT COLOR="#ff0000">or
<FONT COLOR="red"> etc
To change font type,
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> To change font size (size 3 is the default set),
<FONT SIZE=4>To embolden,
<b>, to italicize, <i>To center it,
<center>. So for example, if you wanted Verdana font type, size 3, blue, and centered and bold, you'd get the code:
<FONT FACE="Verdana"><FONT SIZE=3><FONT COLOR="blue"><center><b> Again there's more you can do with it but these are the basics.
Once inside chat, press "Config" and go to "Message Prefix". Paste the code there and submit and away you go!
