Changing the chat colors?

I have tried doing a search, and looking in any files that seem to be link to the MP chat window. And been very unsuccessful.

Does any one know or can suggest what files, that the chat colors are located. I trying to change the color of the blue side chat. The dark blue is very hard to see against a dark background, such as a overcast sky or at night.

I suspect it is hard coded, but if you find a way to change it I'm interested too. Blue text is very difficult to read.

Nate

Maybe someone from ED can give me a hint, I now looking in the Theme LUA file. Could the chat text color be designate to something such as, setMEScrollthemeColor ?

I've shown default values.

Hope you can figure out the meaning of variables yourself.

For anyone wondering what they mean: http://html-color-codes.com/

Anything after the 0x are hexadecimal color codes, specifying red, green and blue in hexadecimal numbers running from 0 (00) to 255 (FF). So red is FF0000, green is 00FF00 and blue is 0000FF.

cOFF Thanks for the info, and Case for the link. I'll play around with the values during the next few days, and I'll let you know how it work.

Great. Thanks a lot c0ff!

Perhaps move this to the Mod Section? The blue definitely needs tweaking.

Gooood, this what I've been waiting since LO1!

I rarely could read blue text... it was too darky.

Ok, I was thrown a curve, I copy and paste the section that had the hexadecimal color codes. but when I open the file they were change to a run of numbers. After playing around I found that after inserting the hexadecimal color code, it would change to a run of numbers. ( not being a computer guy, I do not know the how or the whys for the change).

The hard part was choosing a color. Being a ground pounder green, brown, tan was out. Sunrise or sunsets ruled out yellow, and light blue was a no-no. White is used by the servers. I settle on a bright pink. It also catches my eye if I studying the ground. (looking for targets).

Chat Mode Colour

Wondering if there is any way to change the received chat colour? Dark Blue at present and I miss a lot of what is being typed. I need it to stick out more. Preferably white.

Yes it is possible. Search is your friend :)

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=917182&postcount=4

Colour Codes -> http://www.nthelp.com/colorcodes.htm

Nate

I still don't get how to do this. As per the instructions, I found the main.lua file in the Scripst/Net folder and added the line. But I can't find the network.cfg file in the Config folder.

I'm thinking that the files structure may have changed since final.

This mod also works in A-10C, the only thing is that network.cfg is located in $HOME\Saved Games\DCS Warthog\Config\network.cfg

Thanks to c0ff for pointing this out.

It's possible to change message colors, but it requires a minor tweak:

in Scripts/net/main.lua line 62:

-- bind config
server.config = config.server
client.config = config.client

 

add a line:

-- bind config
server.config = config.server
client.config = config.client
ui = config.ui  -- <--THIS LINE

 

Now, you can add a section to your Config/network.cfg:

ui = {
local_player_color = 0xE8C500,
other_player_color = 0xFFFFFF,
log_msg_color = 0xFF9000,
side_none_color = 0xFFFFFF,
side_red_color = 0xFF0000,
side_blue_color = 0x0000FF,
}

I've shown default values.

Hope you can figure out the meaning of variables yourself.

A great thanks to you coff.:thumbup:

i have tried this for 1.2.7. it does not appear to work. can some one confirm?

Thats ok, its work !

In script/net/main.lua

Have you done exactly this:

-- bind config

server.config = config.server

client.config = config.client

ui = config.ui

ui = {

local_player_color = 0xE8C500,

other_player_color = 0x0099FF,

log_msg_color = 0xFF9000,

side_none_color = 0x0099FF,

side_red_color = 0xFF0000,

side_blue_color = 0xFFFF00,

}

For me that work ok

Have a good day

thank you. it worked great. but i went back to change the color again, as i had changed it to a hex green color. so now when i opened the network.cfg file in notepad++, i get this

ui = {
local_player_color = 15254784,
other_player_color = 16777215,
side_red_color = 16711680,
side_none_color = 16777215,
log_msg_color = 16748544,
side_blue_color = 3394560,

let me say it DOES work and the new color i put in is being displayed, but now im reluctant to change the color again because it not in hex form. did it re-write itself? do i insert a hex code or something else?

Well, i open main.lua with PSPad, its free and véry nice, try with, please !

And if you could speak french, that would be better for me .

let me say it DOES work and the new color i put in is being displayed, but now im reluctant to change the color again because it not in hex form. did it re-write itself? do i insert a hex code or something else?

I stumbled on this site that seems to have the conversions you may be looking for.

http://www.colorhexa.com/44faf8

Dont work anymore , i tryed to put those lines in that files but nothing, the chat text reamain blue

Dont work anymore , i tryed to put those lines in that files but nothing, the chat text reamain blue

Hello Tritatuito, look at my main.lua :http://www.mediafire.com/download/7fnxzsu31z2p3nj/main.zip and try whith it.

Enjoy.

Hello Tritatuito, look at my main.lua :http://www.mediafire.com/download/7fnxzsu31z2p3nj/main.zip and try whith it.

Enjoy.

Thank you dude it works now i can change the colour, + rep !