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Thread: SL macros and the \ key
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Roxxstar
Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:44 am
#1
I need to sue the \ key in game to set my macros in colour but it wont let me type it? Is is my keyboard/a bug/something to do with me having an English version I dunno?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Any help greatly appreciated.
JustanOobie
Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:36 am
#2
Roxxstar wrote:I need to sue the \ key in game to set my macros in colour but it wont let me type it? Is is my keyboard/a bug/something to do with me having an English version I dunno?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Unfortunatly SWG client doesnt let you use the \key at all, what you need to do is copy it from notepad and just use paste from in game.
Curehead
Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:49 am
#3
No you are right you cant use UK keyboard to type \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ but on french keyboard you can look \\\\\\\\\\\
and ingame too...
Roxxstar
Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:41 am
#4
Ah I see...but Im not sure how to paste into SWg LOL...am I a noobie or are these problems lots of people have 
irott
Sun Mar 28, 2004 11:07 am
#5
When typing in the macro box... the backslash will not show up, but it can still be used.
Here is how you fix it:
Type out your macro without trying to change any of the colors. When its finished place your cursor in front of the word or sentance you want colored. Type out your color code, ie. \#FFCCCC\ using the backslashes. The word next to the cursor will dissapear on the first backslash but as you type in the hex code it will reapear. After the final backslash it should change the color of the word in the macro box, yet show no code.
Example macro to set the name of a harvester using color codes (not SL related but its the only time I use color in macros):
/name \#FF0000\irott's Mining
which shows up in the edit box as:
/name irott's Mining
I prefer to use aliases for anything SL related so Im not hunting for the right macro in my toolbar. Anyway... Hope this helped.
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