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mIRC4Dummies is probably one of the only help channels that will tolerate colored text and popups. Popups are a part of the mIRC experience and we are more than happy to get the newbie started with a file or two (usually newbyall.mrc) and even let them try a few in the channel. After we are sure that they know how to install them and run them please ask them to make their own channel by typing (/join #nickname) to practice. You can also send them to #popinn so they can play there too.
Loading Popups:
The basic load command for popups is :
For Mirc 5.3+ /load -rs c:\mirc\download\filename.mrc
For Mirc 5.11 /load -rs filename.mrc
You can also load a file from anywhere in mIRC with :
//load -a $findfile($mircdir,filename.ini,1)
//load -rs $findfile($mircdir,filename.mrc,1)
They can also be loaded from tools, remote, file, load, script and at that point they have to follow the path to where the popup file is saved. Once they find the file they have to click on the file and hit OK. Then hit OK again. At this point the file is loaded and saved.
For older versions of mIRC they have to go to tools, popups, nicknames and copy and paste the file in there under the SLAP.
The best thing to suggest though is to go to http://www.mirc.co.uk and download the newest version of mIRC (which is 5.31 right now)
You may need to explain to them how to do the popup:
Left click on one of the names on the list at the right of your screen, then right click for a menu, then scroll down to the popup you want to play and left click it to make it work...
The Basic Popup:
The basic popup looks like this:
.Hello Nick:/say 4::::2 H 4::::: 12E4 ::::: 2L4 ::::: 12 L4 :::::2 O 12"4 $$1 12"
As you can see I did this popup on my own nick.
The /say command puts my name
Adding Sound to Popups:
Again the basic popup:
.Hello Nick:/say 4::::2 H 4::::: 12E4 ::::: 2L4 ::::: 12 L4 :::::2 O 12"4 $$1 12"
To add sound it looks like this:
.Hello Nick:/sound welcome.wav | /say 4::::2 H 4::::: 12E4 ::::: 2L4 ::::: 12 L4 :::::2 O 12"4 $$1 12"
The /sound welcome.wav | (make | by holding down the shift key and the backslash key) is added before the /say command. The person has to have the wave on their computer to hear the sound or they will get an error message and the popup will not work. If they don't have that wave or wish to change the one that is in there they can simply rename the wave.
They have to go to File, Remote, View, and find the .mrc file where the popup is located. Once they locate the popup all they have to do is put the cursor in front of the wave name and delete the name then type in the name of the wave they wish to have in the popup.
Popup/Alias Combination:
You can incorporate aliases with popups.
If you have an alias called KT you can make it do the first two popups above. It would look like this: The alias command takes the place of the /say command.
.justhello:/kt Hello $$1
.BigHUGkt:/kt huggggggggggggggsssssssssssssss $$1 !!!!!!!!!!
The third one is done with the f alias.
.BigHUGf:/f hugggggggggggggggggggsssssssssssssssss $$1 !!!!!!!!!!
Creating an .mrc file:
To start the file for nicknames, open notepad on your computer. Then use this graphic as a sample to make your own.
make sure you put a } at the very end of the file. Then you can also make new .mrc files for channel (menu channel { ), chat (menu query{ ). To load these go to Tools, Popups, View, and click on the place where you want to load them. Then to use them just click on the channel and there they are. The query ones will work in a chat session. Each file will hold 30,000 bytes so load them up. The count shows up in the lower right hand corner of the open popup screen.
Popup Submenus:
Ever wonder how to manage those .mrc files? You have sooooooo many you can't see them all when you open the file to do a popup. Well, submenus is the way to go.
Notice in the above graphic the . periods. Some have one . Some have two.. and some have three... Each one will open another drop down menu from the same popup file. Then you have smaller lists that come up on the screen and you can organize things better in the submenu system.
$rtime
Ever have someone ask you how to change the time in a popup to regular time and not military time.
The first thing you have to do is send them this file (copy it from here then open notepad, paste it and save it as a text file. They have to open it and copy it then paste it in their alias.ini.)
/rtime {
set %realtime $time
set %hour $token(1,58,%realtime)
set %type AM
if (%hour > 12) { /set %hour %hour - 12 | /set %type PM }
if (%hour = 12) /set %type PM
if (%hour = 0) /set %hour 12
set %min $token(2,58,%realtime)
set %realtime %hour $+ : $+ %min %type
if (%online = on) /set %online %realtime
unset %hour | /unset %min | /unset %type | /return %realtime
}
Then they have to go to the time popup and find the one that has $time. They then have to replace the $time with $rtime. That is all there is too it. The popup will read the real time from the alias file and post it in the popup. No more military time.
