Vin Diesel Chat ------------- Help Page

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WELCOME TO VIN DIESEL CHAT

In order to use this chat room you will need Java. You can get it here Click Here for the Java Website

You don't need a password to use the chatroom. If you would like to guarantee nobody else uses your specific user name/handle. Please Register it. Its quick and easy.
NOTE: Once a user name is taken it can not be used by anybody else but you. If you forget your Password Email Me contact@vindieselchat.com and It will be reset.

All User Accounts are activated within a few hours.

The Main Chatroom is PG13 this is the room you will be in unless you choose otherwise from the dropdown menu.
If you don't choose a room and log in you can use the dropdown menu in chat to change rooms or type
/join chatroomname and you will be taken to the room you like.

BUTTONS

	Color Button. This button allows you to change your current text color.
	Emoticons Button. This button allows you to select an emoticon from the emoticon popup window.
	Audio Emoticons Button. This button allows you to select an audio emoticon from the emoticon popup window.
	Timestamp Button. This button allows you to enable or disable timestamps.
	Audio Button. This button allows you to enable or disable audio within the chat room.
	Copy Content Button. This button allows you to copy content from the chat room.
	Font Zoom In Button. This button allows you to increase the current font size.
	Font Zoom Out Button. This button allows you to decrease the current font size.
	Clear Screen. This button allows you to clear the contents of the chat screen.
	Float/Dock Button. This button allows you to float or dock the chat room.
	Help Button. This button allows you access to the chat room help file.
	Logout Button. This button will log you out of the chat room.

SMILEY'S

Smile	:)
Grin	:D
Blink	*)
Tongue	:p
Sad	:(
Angry	:<
Unsure	:?
Laugh	lol
Smug	:/
Surprised	:o
Wink	;)

COMMANDS

SigmaChat recognizes various text commands. A complete list of commands presently recognized by SigmaChat are shown below. You will notice that these commands are IRC-like in nature. Command Macros allow you to quickly perform some of these functions by reducing keystrokes.

Do not use brackets. Brackets are shown to differentiate commands from parameters.

Private messages displayed within the main content area may appear in a unique color to be easily differentiated from messages intended for the (public) chat room.

Command	Macros	Description
/a [verb/action]	/me	Perform an action
/beepall		Beep on all messages, audio notification.
/clign		Clear Ignore List
/cls		Clear Screen
/create [subroom] [password]		Create Subroom
/ignore	/i	Show Ignore List
/ignore [username]	/i	Ignore User
/info		SigmaChat Product Information
/join [subroom] [password]		Join Subroom
/leave		Leave Subroom
/listen [username]		Do not Ignore User
/msg [username] [message]	/m, /p	Send Private Message
/nick [alias] [password]	/n	Change Alias/Handle (Password Optional)
/visual		Toggle Visual Notifications
/whereis [username]		What Room is [username] in? [English]
/whoami		Who Are You?

SUBROOMS

This chat application is capable of hosting multiple subrooms. Subrooms are shown in the pulldown menu on the lower right hand side of the applet, just below the user list. Depending upon how your chat room has been configured by it's owner; you may create, join, and leave subrooms. Subrooms may be password protected as well for privacy. There is no limit on the amount of subrooms that may be created, however; user created subrooms are automatically removed when they are empty.

Some systems may automatically place you in your own unique subroom. The subroom will have the same name as your username. Often times this is used for technical-support solutions.

To create a new subroom, type /create [subroom_name]. Subroom names are subject to the same limitations as usernames. They should be between 2 and 32 characters in length, and may not contain spaces. You will automatically be placed in a subroom that you create. If you wish to password protect the subroom you have created, type /create [subroom_name] [subroom_password]. All users wishing to join your subroom will be required to enter the password you have chosen. Passwords are subject to the same limitations as subroom names.

To leave a subroom, type /leave or select a different subroom from the subroom pulldown menu. You will then be brought back to the main chat room. If the subroom you leave is empty, it may be removed from the subroom list.

To join an existing subroom, type /join [subroom_name]. If the subroom is password protected, you will need to supply the password (not neccesary for system operators) by typing: /join [subroom_name] [subroom_password].

Some chat rooms indicate users that are in the current subroom by listing them first (below administrators) or by indicating users in another subroom by displaying their name with a different color in the user list. To determine where another user is (what subroom he/she is in) simply double click on that users name in the user list, or type /whereis [username].

PRIVATE MESSAGES

To send private messages, use the /msg command. I.e., to send the private message Hello, there to the user Timmy, you would type:

/msg Timmy Hello, there

Private messages are shown in a seperate color within the display to be easily differentiated.

You may also initiate a private message session with another user by double clicking on his/her name, or by right clicking on a username and selecting "Send Message". Once doing so, a popup dialog will appear for you to communicate with the other user in privately. The recipient may receive all messages in the main content area until he/she also double clicks on your name. To close a private message session, simply click the X in the upper-right hand portion of the window. Audio emoticons are not available within private message sessions.

CONNECTION DIFFICULTIES

If you are having difficulties getting online one of our chat clients, this check-list may help you determine exactly what the problem is, and how to resolve it. The majority of our users have no trouble at all connecting.

Secondly, ensure that your computer is capable of running our software. Chances are most likely that your computer can run our chat software. Often times; however; users may disable a specific feature on their web browser that may cause problems. Ensure the following features are enabled on your computer's web browser:

Java™

If you are running a version of a Microsoft Windows, or a BSD/*NIX variant ™ and see only a broken link icon, you will need to download a copy of the Java™ Virtual Machine in order to run our application. You may download Java™ Support for your browser from the link below:

Sun Java™ Plugin (for Netscape, Opera, MSIE, etc..)

We strongly recommend upgrading using the most modern version of your web browser available today. Certain browsers (esp. Netscape 5 and below) running on Macintosh platforms are not capable of running our software due to issues outside of our control. We recommend that Macintosh users use Netscape 7.0, or MSIE 5.x. As WebTV does not support Java™, WebTV users will not be able to access our chat rooms.

Users behind firewalls may need to inform their local IT/network administrator to allow TCP connections on the port in use by SigmaChat. Contact your chat room owner (webmaster) to determine which server and port number this chat room has been allocated. Your chat room owner can find this information in the Help section of their chat room's control panel. SigmaChat generally uses ports 8000-8009 at client#.sigmachat.com, where # may be any integer.

AOL Members: Some users have reported that the built-in AOL browser has difficulty connecting to our service, or does not load colors/emoticons properly. To resolve this, minimize your AOL connection, and use the Internet Explorer browser that came with your operating system to access our chat rooms.

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