TrueChat Commands & Shortcuts

Try typing these shortcuts in the chat box:

Changing your avatar character:
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/nickname nickname
Change your nickname.

/fg color
Changes the color the balloon text. Example Colors: blue, red, lightblue, lightgreen etc.

/bg color
Changes the background color of the balloons.

/nickcolor color
Changes the color of your nickname.

/flip
Flips your avatar from left to right. Lets you face the person you're talking to -)

/noanim
Turns off avatar and room background animation.
To stop a slideshow, use the VCR type controls in the "More box"

/anim
Turns avatar and background animation back on (this is the default behavior)

/shout or /s
ex: /shout hello
will make a shout balloon with "hello"

/think or /t
ex: /think am thinking
will make a thinking ballon with "am thinking"



In whisper mode:
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/ignore
Whisper to the user you want to ignore. Then type /ignore. The user will be ignored.

/a sentence
If you are in whisper mode, typing ex: /a sentence, will make you speak to all for just that sentence. This is great for switching between whisper and talking to the whole room.



Sharing Links
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/throw
Allows you to throw a temporary link to the room. Useful for showing people a website or a room. For example:

/throw

or to throw a website:
/throw http://www.truechat.com

or to throw a truechat community:
/throw username

/private
Type /private to make the room invisible to the popular rooms list. Everyone in the room must do so in order to make this work. Useful if a few people want to share a private room without showing up in popular rooms. Remember everyone must type /private shortly after they enter the room.