Interface Customization - Guild Wars Forums

Uyla · May 06, 2005, 05:33 PM // 17:33

Hi.

I'm wondering if there is a way to make multiple chat windows. Does anyone know?

It would make life easier when you could have for example 2 chat windows. One for local, emotes and trade channels and one for guild and team channels.

Thanks!

Uyla · May 06, 2005, 09:24 PM // 21:24

bump bump

Davin Kabak · May 06, 2005, 09:46 PM // 21:46

While you cannot have multiple windows open for chat, you can filter both who you are talking to, and who you are viewing.

Use the checkboxes at the top of the open chat window to control which "channels" you are veiwing. Uncheck any that you do not wish to see.

The tabs above the textbox you type in, will control who you speak to. If you wish to only speak to your guild, use the Guild tab, or start your text with @. (Each tab has a special character you use, to automatically send that text to the proper channel, without having to click that tab.)

The different channels are color coded, so you should have no trouble distinguishing different channels even if you are viewing all of them at once.

Also, you can use the Customize button on the main menu, to customize the size and position of nearly every element of the Guild Wars interface. You could, for instance, increase how tall your chat window is, so that you can view more text, etc. I encourage you to play around with this feature, as it can even help with your gameplay, keeping all those GUI interfaces up so you can see them, and out of your way while playing.

Beta Ray Bill · May 06, 2005, 10:15 PM // 22:15

This IS a question for this topic, so I'll post it here:

During one of the BWEs a few months ago, the interface graphics were considerably different. Is there a way to revert to those graphics rather than the shiny chrome-ish widgets that are the standard now? Will ArenaNet offer that functionality later on (patch, update, expansion)?

Here's to hoping...

May 06, 2005, 05:33 PM // 17:33	#1
Uyla Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Interface Customization Hi. I'm wondering if there is a way to make multiple chat windows. Does anyone know? It would make life easier when you could have for example 2 chat windows. One for local, emotes and trade channels and one for guild and team channels. Thanks!

May 06, 2005, 09:24 PM // 21:24	#2
Uyla Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	bump bump

May 06, 2005, 09:46 PM // 21:46	#3
Davin Kabak Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri, USA	While you cannot have multiple windows open for chat, you can filter both who you are talking to, and who you are viewing. Use the checkboxes at the top of the open chat window to control which "channels" you are veiwing. Uncheck any that you do not wish to see. The tabs above the textbox you type in, will control who you speak to. If you wish to only speak to your guild, use the Guild tab, or start your text with @. (Each tab has a special character you use, to automatically send that text to the proper channel, without having to click that tab.) The different channels are color coded, so you should have no trouble distinguishing different channels even if you are viewing all of them at once. Also, you can use the Customize button on the main menu, to customize the size and position of nearly every element of the Guild Wars interface. You could, for instance, increase how tall your chat window is, so that you can view more text, etc. I encourage you to play around with this feature, as it can even help with your gameplay, keeping all those GUI interfaces up so you can see them, and out of your way while playing.

May 06, 2005, 10:15 PM // 22:15	#4
Beta Ray Bill Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Frozen North	This IS a question for this topic, so I'll post it here: During one of the BWEs a few months ago, the interface graphics were considerably different. Is there a way to revert to those graphics rather than the shiny chrome-ish widgets that are the standard now? Will ArenaNet offer that functionality later on (patch, update, expansion)? Here's to hoping...