Editing Chat Interface (section)

==Chat Channels==
===Local Chat Channel===
The local chat channel is the original and standard method of communication within the game.  It consists messages from players and NPCs near the player's current location.  The local chat channel cannot be used with /join or /leave like the other global channels, but it can be turned on or off using the config options.

===Global Chat Channels===
{|class="wikitable"
!Channel
!Default
![[Options Panel#Chat|Checkbox Text]]
!Tool Tip
!Chat Prefixes
!Tag
|-
| General || On || Listen to General Chat. || When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global General chat channel. This channel is for general discussions about Asheron's Call. || general, cg || [General]
|-
| Trade || On || Listen to Trade Chat. || When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global Trade chat channel. This channel is for arranging in-game trades with other players. || trade, ct || [Trade]
|-
| LFG || On || Listen to LFG Chat. || When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global Looking For Group chat channel. This channel helps you find other players to adventure with. || lfg, clfg || [LFG]
|-
| Roleplay || Off || Listen to Roleplay Chat. || When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global Roleplay chat channel. This channel is for in-character roleplaying and for discussions about roleplaying in Asheron's Call. || roleplay, crp || [Roleplay]
|-
| Society || Off || Listen to Society Chat. || When this option is enabled, you can hear and speak on the global [[Societies of Dereth|Society]] chat channel. This channel is for coordination Society based quests and for discussions about your Society affiliation in Asheron's Call. || society, soc || [Society]
|}

===Joining and Leaving a Global Channel===
All global channels can be joined and/or left in one of two ways:

Through a checkbox in the Character Settings tab of the Options UI Panel. Note that this change takes effect as soon as the checkbox is used; the Apply button does not need to be pressed before this change takes effect.

Through a text command:

* /join [channel name]
* /leave [channel name]

The text command is just a shortcut to the UI checkbox, and it sets the checkbox as appropriate. The player will see a confirmation message (the society channel does not have a confirmation message) in their chat area when they have entered or left a channel using either text commands or the interface checkboxes:

For example ''/join general'' will result in the following text message appearing:
:<font color=green>You have entered the General channel.</font>

And typing ''/leave general'' will result in the following message:
:<font color=green>You have left the General channel.</font>
See the Global Chat Channel Summary above for channel names and tags.

Players are automatically joined to any channels that they have checked when they login, and they will also see the join messages on login.

===Talking in a Global Channel===
Players can prefix any text they wish to send to the channel with the command symbol (/ or @) and the channel name. For instance, the following will send the message to the trade channel.

@ct I have Elysa's Crystal that I'm willing to trade for 4 MMDs!

In addition, players can also set their Chat Bar menu so that everything they type without a prefix automatically goes to the selected channel.

You may also join or leave a channel by selecting it from your [[Options Panel#Character Options|Character Options panel]], under Chat.

Note that players can only send text to a channel if they are currently listening to it. Players who attempt to send text to a channel that they are not listening to will see the message:

:<font color=green>You are not listening to the Trade channel!</font>

When a player receives text from a global channel, that text will be prefixed by a channel tag (detailed below) and the name of the character who sent the text. For instance, other players listening to the trade channel when I sent the text above will see:

[Trade] Mor'gan says, "I have Elysa's Crystal that I'm willing to trade for 4 MMDs!"

All global channels will display in the same text color: a kind of blue-grey.