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Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Swoop on July 08, 2003, 06:30:47 AM
When the dweebs are talking politics or when Shane is being insulted/ing again......

Sometimes it's really bloody hard to pick out the line or two from the guy you just shot down, I miss it quite a lot.  I don't want to squelch ch 1 cos I'd miss all of it but when ch1 is busy it's just too easy to miss stuff.



How about, when anyone types your handle on ch1, your handle is highlighted in the text on your FE only?


Like for example, if someone typed "Swoop were you the F4U or the P51?" then in the grey mass of text that is ch1 the word Swoop would be highlighted in say...white, for me only.  So I'd immediately notice this line of text in amongst all the grey.


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Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: spinsq on July 08, 2003, 08:02:19 AM
This is a very good idea.
I think other will think the same.
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Post by: AcId on July 08, 2003, 08:26:33 AM
Very good catch Swoop....just like irc chat....
While were at it, how bout the option to select the color and maybe even include an option to either highlite just your handle or the entire line of text?


On second thought ferget the 'whole line' idea, not very practical when you consider multiple Channels.
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: hazed- on July 08, 2003, 08:27:37 AM
excellent idea.
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: clouds on July 08, 2003, 10:37:52 AM
That's Good ;)
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Post by: Otto on July 08, 2003, 10:45:43 AM
I never tune channel 1 but you've always had the option to message someone direct with just their callsign.  I've done that on occasion.
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Post by: john9001 on July 08, 2003, 01:02:14 PM
"squelch 1 " is part of my pre-flight check list, so if any of you have called me on chan 1, thats why i didn't answer.

44MAG
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Post by: ramzey on July 08, 2003, 01:18:45 PM
what should i say if people all the time call me "ramsey"?

or if i write to Grunhertz i write "Grun"

huh?
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: WldThing on July 08, 2003, 02:01:02 PM
or WT? :)
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Post by: jjdude on July 08, 2003, 03:20:38 PM
or even JJ?
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: AcId on July 08, 2003, 04:11:38 PM
yer all screwed :D
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: bfreek on July 08, 2003, 11:29:59 PM
I vote to make Swoop the official censor of channel 1.

Oh yeah, Brits and cannucks only think they have free speech when ya really dont so i'm guessing ya wont be very good at censorship.  

I withdraw my nomination.
Title: Re: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Sikboy on July 09, 2003, 07:19:05 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Swoop


Like for example, if someone typed "Swoop were you the F4U or the P51?"


Gang potato.

-Sik




:p
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Sikboy on July 09, 2003, 07:21:45 AM
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Originally posted by bfreek


I withdraw my nomination.


Now if only you could withdraw your head from your ass.

Really, was there a point here, or were you just going after foreigners?

-Sik
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Post by: Swoop on July 09, 2003, 07:31:41 AM
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Originally posted by ramzey
or if i write to Grunhertz i write "Grun"

huh?



Well if the first time he ignores you then try again typing his full handle which will be highlighted for him.  If he still ignores you then he probably just doesnt like you.


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Post by: JoyFul on July 11, 2003, 01:23:05 AM
Once I started a thread about a similar request for AH(1).  The main idea was to highlight words that you locally have in a small text file.  Instead of only having your name highlighted, you could have many alias.

Example, my file would look like that:

Joyful
Joy
JF
Joyflu
jyoful

etc etc

That would be really no big deal since the file/support is local.
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Batz on July 11, 2003, 01:50:34 AM
what about 9990777666?

I just usually type

"hey bunch of numbers change your stupid nic"
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Post by: Karnak on July 11, 2003, 01:53:59 AM
Good idea Swoop.

A additional idea might be to have text with your name in it break through the channel 1 squelch.  That way those of us who squelch channel 1 due to the politics/shane, ect BS could still exchange post fight salutations..  If somebody were misusing this feature it would be easy enough to squelch them personally.
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Post by: ramzey on July 11, 2003, 04:51:23 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Swoop
Well if the first time he ignores you then try again typing his full handle which will be highlighted for him.  If he still ignores you then he probably just doesnt like you.


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is not for that private channels?
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Swoop on July 11, 2003, 06:06:32 AM
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Originally posted by Batz
what about 9990777666?

I just usually type

"hey bunch of numbers change your stupid nic"


Well that's his fault for having a stupid nic :D

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Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Swoop on July 11, 2003, 06:09:20 AM
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Originally posted by ramzey
is not for that private channels?


Why would you want your nic highlighted on a private channel?  Private channels will be either yellow or white text anyway and there won't be a discussion about WMDs or politics or how big someone's dick is going on.



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Post by: hazed- on July 11, 2003, 06:15:39 AM
Quote
Originally posted by bfreek
I vote to make Swoop the official censor of channel 1.

Oh yeah, Brits and cannucks only think they have free speech when ya really dont so i'm guessing ya wont be very good at censorship.  

I withdraw my nomination.



bfreek are you making a rather unfunny joke or are you just another of the multitude of sub-educated American McDonalds 2 star employee of the month wannabe's??
Title: ya know on channel 1 when it gets busy......
Post by: Swoop on July 11, 2003, 08:10:57 AM
Funny, I was just ignoring bfreek as he obviously hasnt understood the idea anyway.  Highlighting your handle has nothing to do with censorship.

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Post by: cajun on July 11, 2003, 10:28:33 AM
This is a very good idea!
And would be extreemly simple to do as well.

PS. I am not dead! Just making my monthly visit to the forums seeing if theres any news on AHII :D
Title: hazed
Post by: bfreek on July 14, 2003, 09:01:03 PM
Mc D doesnt pay 100k a year.
Title: Re: hazed
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 14, 2003, 11:17:50 PM
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Originally posted by bfreek
Mc D doesnt pay 100k a year.



And I doubt your job does.  Last time I heard, welfare doesn't pay that much a year.


Ack-Ack
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Post by: BadRad1 on July 15, 2003, 09:32:26 AM
yes, good idea.
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Post by: Swoop on January 22, 2004, 05:37:48 PM


Cos it's still a good idea.

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Post by: Kaz on January 22, 2004, 07:09:24 PM
I like it.
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Post by: AmRaaM on January 22, 2004, 08:19:45 PM
some can walk and talk at the same time.