I can't get into Chat - how do I work around this problem?
When you encounter trouble getting into a Delphi Forums Chat room, there
are several things you can do to work around the problem. Here is what
you can try, in order:
Why don't my chats show on the Delphi Forums Chat Listings?
Your chats will not show on the Delphi Forums main listing if you haven't
indexed your Forum, the Forum is private, or it is categorized as adult-oriented.
If you would like to prevent your chats from showing up in the main chat
index, go to your Forum Control Center and select "Forum Chat" from
the "Forum Properties" menu. Next to each room name, you can
check or uncheck the "List/Publish" box. Click on Update.
How can I get more people into my chat room?
Schedule regular chats and invite friends using your message board. Use
catchy chat room names that draw people to your room. When you are in
a chat room, be sure to post a message in the Forum. You can also post
your chat schedule on your Forum start page.
How do I keep my Chat room from disappearing when the last person leaves?
Set up Persistent rooms in your Forum Chat controls. There are two options, "Enabled" which
will allow you to create Persistent rooms, and "Enabled with Dynamic
Rooms", which will allow you to have both Persistent (permanent) and
Dynamic (temporary) rooms. When the last person leaves a Persistent room,
the room stays in place, but disappears from the active chat listing. When
the last person leaves a Dynamic room, the room disappears from all listings,
and from your Chat page.
How do I moderate a chat?
Anyone with a Wizard, Assistant Moderator, or Chat Moderator flag will
see the moderation controls and will be able to moderate a chat. To see
the moderator controls, click on a membername, and a pop up box will
appear. Slide down to the action you want, and click. Text commands
are also available for all commands. The most commonly used text commands
are listed at the bottom of this page.
How can I make someone a Chat moderator?
In your Forum Control Center, select "Set Privileges" from the "Forum
Membership" menu. Then, use the search form to find the membername
of the person you want to make a Chat Moderator. Click on the membername
and check the box next to "Chat Moderator," and click the "Apply" button.
How do I handle troublemakers in my Chat room?
Anyone with a Wizard, Assistant Moderator, or Chat Moderator flag will
see the moderation controls when they click on a user's name. Moderators
will see selections marked "Whois," "Gag," "Ungag," "Kick," and "Kick
and Ban." Use these controls by selecting a user from the chat participant
list to the right of the main chat window and clicking on the name. "Whois" reveals
the true membername of any chatter using a nickname, as well as the last
time they spoke. "Gag" will make a chatter's comments invisible to other
participants in the chat room. The user's name will appear with a line
through it. "Ungag" removes the
"Gag" function from the membername. "Kick" throws a user out of the room
for a limited period of time, "Kick and Ban" throws the user out of the
room, and bans them from re-entering chat until they are unbanned. Issuing
a "Gag" in Chat will not change the member's Forum privileges.
Use the /showrn command when you're in chat. This will show the membername and any nickname being used for all members at all times. You'll be able to spot troublemakers more easily, if you can tell who the member really is.
How can I get a transcript or log of a Delphi Forums Chat?
Logging can be done only in Persistent (permanent) rooms. To start the
log, type /log on. To stop the log, type /log off. W, A, and C
flags can start a log, but only W and A flags can retrieve the chat transcript
from the Control Center. Look in "Forum Chat" at the top, for "View
Chat Transcripts." Logs are kept for 1 week, and are automatically
deleted after that.
Is Delphi Forums Chat compatible with IRC (Internet Relay Chat)?
No, not at this time.
Can I play sound files in a Delphi Forums Chat room?
No, there is no sound capability in Delphi Forums Chat. However, Jabber
users can enable sound notifications of chat room activity. See the Jabber
FAQ pages for more about this special feature for paying members.
Are there Java Chat compatibility issues?
We are aware of compatibility problems with Delphi Forums' Java Chat service
and some browsers. If you're having trouble with the chat loading, the
best solution has been to download a clean copy of Sun's Java from their website.
I can't use Java Chat, where's the HTML version?
HTML chat is no longer used on Delphi, we are now supporting only the Java
Chat version of PChat2, and Jabber, an open source protocol chat for
paying members. To learn more about Jabber, please see our Jabber
FAQ pages.
How can I change the size of the Chat window or the text within the
Chat window?
Grab the sides of the chat window with your cursor, and drag them to the
desired size. To change the text size inside the window, go to any message
board, and at the bottom of the right hand message frame, you'll see controls
for making the text size smaller or larger. This size will carry
over to the chat room, but will affect your text only, not that of your
members. This feature is available to all members.
Can I change the colors of the text in Chat?
Yes, if you're a paid member, you can change
the colors of your chat text using Cascading Style Sheets. Visit the Styles
Center to learn how. This will change the text for your entire Forum. Starter
Forums have no color controls. Jabber users have greater controls over
colors in any chat room. See the Jabber FAQ pages
for more about this special DelphiPlus feature.
How can I keep my chat room from being used except when I want to use
it?
You can leave your Chat room disabled (you'll find this option in your
Control Center), then enable it only when you want to. You can also use
the /close command from inside a room to prevent anyone else from entering,
and once the last person leaves the room, it closes down and is deleted. Caution:
if you use the /close command, any chat logs will be deleted.
Can I set a password for my chat room?
This functionality does not exist, but it may be developed in the future.
Where can I find a list of text commands that can be used in the chat rooms?