Chat window shortcut key

[greenling]

In simutrans Standart work some developer on the idea, to build in a chatwindows, there the player without icq can talk
over idea how to build a network or how gives jam.

[jamespetts]

The chat function works in Experimental, too.

[greenling]

OK the chatwindows work in simutrans exp, but what for buttons on the keybord must i press to open it?

[jamespetts]

There is no keyboard shortcut - you need to click on the message centre icon.

[Vonjo]

OK the chatwindows work in simutrans exp, but what for buttons on the keybord must i press to open it?

There is no keyboard shortcut - you need to click on the message centre icon.

Does shift+b still work?

[jamespetts]

No - SHIFT+b brings up a non-editable version of the block reservation mode.

[greenling]

Day Jamespetts
i need a botton there i can open the chatwindow in networkgames please.

[jamespetts]

Hmm - Greenling, you do have a point: it would be helpful to have such a key. Looking at menuconf.tab, it would appear that the key "B" (that is, SHIFT+B) has been mistakenly re-used for the read-only block reservation tool.

Query - which key should be reassigned - the message dialogue key (which has historically been at "B", and has that in its buttons - the buttons would need re-doing if it were reassigned, though that is a fairly easy task), or the read only block reservation key, which makes sense to have as "B" as the editable block reservation key is "b"? There are not a great many keys free, but "N" is free, as is "E", "Y", "Z", "o" and "y".