Available in-room options for all ROOM LEADERS:
Upon logging in you will notice that you see your current Room Stats, showing your Average Post Count over the course of how many days on this current report. This is the number of posts PER DAY and is an easy way to see if you're on target for the 15 average we are looking for in determining room activity.
ROOM INFORMATION:
- PULLDOWNS:
--- do NOT make any changes to the first one, the 'says to' pulldown. Note that it ends in a '1' Note that it MUST also be and remain the FIRST pulldown. It CANNOT be moved.
--- If making changes to the Privately Whispers pulldown, note that it MUST end in a '2'
--- All other pulldowns should not have a number at the end of them**.
--- Coding Broken Down:
------ All words before the first | is what shows in the pulldown dropdown menu/list inside the room.
------ $MOOD$ command allows the mood the chatter selects to use be displayed with their posts.
------ $USER$ command allows the person typing the post to be displayed (IE - the character that is posting is the 'user')
------ $WHOTO$ command allows the post to display who the user is talking to (IE - the other person selected, that the post is being directed to, from those in the dropdown menu of users playing in the room)
------ $SAYS$ command allows what is typed into the Message box inside the room as the post, to be posted in the room (IE - this is what shows the posts we make)
------ The final | tells the programming that is the end of this pulldown.
------ All normal HTML coding can be used in creating pulldowns such as font colors, font sizes, font faces, centering, italics, bold and line breaks. **NOTE** ALL commands MUST be closed off or they will carry over into the user's posts in the room. (IE - if you use an italics command < i > and do not use an end to the italics command < /i >, then when using that pulldown, everyone's posts will be in italics).
--- Make any additions/changes/deletions and then click on 'Update PDs'
- ENCOUNTERS:
--- These are random messages that will display in the room every 40 posts. That is a set number of post counts that cannot be changed.
--- Code them in normal HTML but ensure that you close out every command. (IE - if you use an italics command < i > and do not use an end to the italics command < /i >, then when that posts in the room it has a chance to affect the next poster's post).
--- Make any additions/changes/deletions and then click on 'Update Encounters'
- MOODS:
--- Rooms come with pre-set moods that users may select to display with their posts in the room.
--- Make any additions/changes/deletions and then click on 'Update Moods'
- POST FRAME (This is the middle of the 3 frames in rooms, where you see your screen name and the message box and config and dice buttons, etc.)
--- You have FULL control to change the look and atmosphere of your room by making changes here.
------ bgcolor: You can leave it at black (#000000) or put another color in for the background of this frame.
------ Background File: You can insert a graphic here that will display in the place of a color for the background of this frame. Note that it will repeat the graphic if not large enough (width) and with so many small resolutions nowadays, this can look as bad or as good as you make it on every monitor. LEAVE THIS BLANK if you just want a solid color and filled out that color for bgcolor!
------- Room Name Color, User Name Color, and Msg Text Color: Inside the room, these are defaulted to pink, blue and lime green, in that order. You can insert any colors you wish for these three lines to be displayed in.
------ Three button Background, Quick Button Background, Dice Button Background: Inside the room, these 3 areas are currently set in a yellow to brown color scheme and may be changed to any colors you wish, matching or alternating as the defaults are.
------ Auto Scroll Text color: This is set to white at default, making it clearly visible on top of the Orange chosen for the Quick Button Background default color. If you change that button area color, you may need to adjust this color so that the Auto Scrolling text is easily visible inside the room.
--- Preview Button: This allows you to look at the changes right here! Make changes to colors and play with them, and click on 'Preview' to see what it will look like before you actually change the room!
--- Once you have determined you like what you see, click on 'Save to Room' and then give it a few seconds for the room to change over with all the new and fun colors!
- FULL CONFIG
--- You have FULL control to change the look and atmosphere of the Full Config zone of your room by making changes here.
------ Background color: You can leave it at black (#000000) or change it to liven it up to another color.
------ Background File: You can insert a graphic here that will display in the place of a color for the background of Full Config. Note that it will repeat the graphic if not large enough and with so many small resolutions nowadays, this can look as bad or as good as you make it on every monitor. LEAVE THIS BLANK if you just want a solid color and filled out that color for bgcolor!
------ Bar Color: This is the bar across the top that displays the name of your room in configuration and the Change Screen Name option.
------ Room Name Color and Screen Name Color: This is set to white by default against the default purple background of the BAR. You can change these by inserting other color codes in place of the #ffffff.
------ General Text Color: This is set to white by default against the black background of the Full Config page. If you change the background, you may wish to change this by inserting another color in place of the #ffffff to be clearly visible against your chosen background color or graphic.
--- Preview Button: This allows you to look at the changes right here! Make changes to colors and play with them, and click on 'Preview' to see what it will look like before you actually change the room!
--- Once you have determined you like what you see, click on 'Save to Room' and then give it a few seconds for the room to change over with all the new and fun colors!
- WHOCHAT INFO:
--- This displays on the whochat when someone hovers their mouse over the name of your room.
--- It is limited to 100 characters.
--- There is NO CODING allowed. Just straight up words.
--- There are NO APOSTROPHES and NO QUOTATION marks allowed. It will not take if you have either of those in your description. Change contractions to the full words (IE - can't becomes cannot)
- FILES:
--- This is where you can load and store your entry page. Select Browse and then the graphics or css files you wish to load, and click on 'Update'.
--- This is storage that comes FREE with every room, to be used to safeguard and safekeep your entry pages in lieu of memberships that can expire and other hosting sites that can remove your areas at their own will. This insures that while you have a room hosted on PoD, your entry will always be safe and secure.
- ENTRY PAGE:
--- This is where you put the actual HTML coding of your entry page.
--- Once you have the coding for your page, you MUST add the $roomEntry$ command and insert our PoD entry box. Copying this code by source or any other method other than using the $roomEntry$ command will disable certain member functions such as their ability to use preset Profiles. *NOTE* that the r is NOT capitalized but the E is!
--- Make any changes, additions or deletions to your entry page here and then click on 'Update Entry'
- SCREEN NAME:
--- This is where you decide the default name for people to enter your room with (IE - 'Visitor' or 'Nameless Idiot')
--- Do not use more than a 20 or so characters and no quotation marks!
--- Type in your chosen default name for people entering the room anonymously and click on 'Update'
- SINGLE ENTRY:
--- This is where you put in a default entry message for your room (IE - Enters into the area... )
--- This is the option you choose if you want the 'Enter Msg' box on your entry page to remain open to change by the chatters entering your room.
--- Do not use quotation marks.
--- Type in your chosen message to be displayed by people entering the room and click on 'Update Single'
- MULTIPLE ENTRY:
--- This is where you insert information for having more than one entry. Its often referred to as 'Forced Entries' into rooms, and displays as a drop down menu on your entry page where people will select which entry to use upon coming into the room.
--- This is the option you choose if you want to FORCE an entry to be displayed of your choosing, not allowing the chatter to type in their own entry post when coming into a room.
--- 'Words in the pull down'
------ This is what will be displayed in the dropdown menu from your entry page for chatters to choose from. (IE - usually it will be similar to these options: Visitor, Member, Slave, Free,)
------ No coding or quotation marks and this should be 20 characters or less.
--- 'Message that is sent to the room'
------ This is the entry message that will post in the room when selected. (IE - if this is for a Visitor option, it might say... Is coming in to see what this place is about.... If this is for a Member option, it might say.... Is somewhere in their home... )
------ No coding or quotation marks.
--- You make these FORCED entries one at a time, and then click on 'Create'. It will put each one you create in the proper format in the box and once you have 2 or more that you are satisfied with, click on 'Update Multiple' and in a few moments you will be able to see and utilize the dropdown menu for different entries into your room.
EVENT:
- If you put ANYthing into this box, you will automatically get the Calendar Icon next to your room on the whochat after you have updated this page -
- When that icon is clicked on from the whochat, what you insert here will be displayed.
- You MAY use html coding such as font colors, sizes, faces and centering, italics and bold commands.
- You MAY display graphics.
- Leave this box blank or remove everything from it when done with an event if you have none to advertise!
- Enter all info and then click on 'Update Event' to display this for your room.
FRIENDLY:
- Checkmark the box if you wish your room to display the Friendly icon next to it on the whochat.
- Uncheckmark it if you don't want it any more!
- Click on 'Update Friendly' each time you make a change.