coloured text messages

[Chris]

I was just wondering how you add colour to your in game text messages.

 

[DM Cross]

With color codes:
http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/colors.php

 

[chris]

i have no idea what that means

Sorry i've looked over it but i don't know what that means. Is there a way I can changed the colour of the text without having to download additional programs?

 

[DM Cross]

Wha...?

There is no downloading needed. Basically, you need the "hex codes", which are like commands the game program reads to turn the text the color the hex codes say to turn it.

Example: |cff32cd32Text|r <- The word "Text" would be green, since this is the hex code for green text.

 

[chris]

one more question

Oh! stupid me i read something wrong. I got it now, but I have one more question. On the tutorial page, there's a link that brings u to a site where there are alot of custom colours. it has 2 codes on the right side. for example, for blue there is 0 0 255 and #0000FF. How would i apply this to my text messages?

 

[DM Cross]

Like I said, you just put the hex code |cff32cd32with the text you want a different color here|r

 

[Chris]

sorry for bothering you so much, but one last question

Have a look at this site http://users.rcn.com/giant.interport//COLOR/1ColorSpecifier.html


It doesn't show the hex codes for the colour, just some numbers and some words... how would I changed this into a hex code or apply it into the game?

 

[DM Cross]

Oh, basically they want you to create the Hex Code from the letters and numbers, I believe...

I can't do that The site I originally showed you, the tutorial site didn't show Blue as an example?

I know for a fact it gave you Light Blue.

 

[Laika.]

Quick note on hex color codes:

#RRGGBB

Where each set of two digits control one color. Either red, green, or blue. Each one is from 0-255 in hexadecimal (base 16), or 00-FF.

Hope that helps.

 

[sqrage]

here i found this, is should convert the 6digit ones to the ones WC3 uses for you, hope it works out good.

http://www.321webmaster.com/colorconverter.php

 

[Laika.]

here i found this, is should convert the 6digit ones to the ones WC3 uses for you...

What do you mean? WC3 does use the 6 digit ones:

|cffRRGGBB[TEXT HERE]|r

The "|c" means 'this is the start of a color code', like the html tag <color>. The first "ff" is for transparency, which is always 100%, FF or 255; In percent, hex and decimal, respectively. Then you have the SIX DIGIT hex color code. Then the text to change, and finally the "|r" which is like the closing tag </color>.

 

[Heptameron]

Oh! stupid me i read something wrong. I got it now, but I have one more question. On the tutorial page, there's a link that brings u to a site where there are alot of custom colours. it has 2 codes on the right side. for example, for blue there is 0 0 255 and #0000FF. How would i apply this to my text messages?

As you say, for blue there's #0000FF. Take off the # sign, then put |cff before that, the text after, and |r at the very end. For example:

|cff0000FFThis text will be blue.|r​

 

[sqrage]

What do you mean? WC3 does use the 6 digit ones:

|cffRRGGBB[TEXT HERE]|r

The "|c" means 'this is the start of a color code', like the html tag <color>. The first "ff" is for transparency, which is always 100%, FF or 255; In percent, hex and decimal, respectively. Then you have the SIX DIGIT hex color code. Then the text to change, and finally the "|r" which is like the closing tag </color>.

oh, wow that simple thats for that!!