Special Keys and Commands

Shortcut Keys
Displaying Special Balloons
Playing Sounds
Special Commands


Shortcut Keys

TAB
Toggles focus between the Input Box and the Viewing Area.
Up Arrow
Pages back through your previously typed statements.
Down Arrow
Pages forward through your previously typed statements.
Esc
Clears the Input Box .
Control + Alt (PC)
Command + Option (Mac)
Shows the names of all the people in the current room.
Control + Shift (PC)
Control (Mac)
Causes outlines of all the doors in the current room to become visible.


Displaying Special Balloons

You can change the way your words appear on the screen by typing the following special characters in front of your text:

: my message
Displays text in a thought balloon.
! my message
Displays text in an excited-looking "spiky" balloon.
^ my message
Displays text in a rectangular "sign" balloon that stays up until you move or say something else. Sign balloons are useful for saying things like BRB (Be Right Back) or "On the Phone."
@x,y my message
Displays your text balloon wherever you want on the screen. X and Y are the numeric coordinates of the location. The View Screen is 512 pixels wide (X) by 384 pixels high (Y). This feature doesn't work for Guests.
; my message
Displays your message only in the Log Window.


Playing Sounds

The following sounds are available to all Palace clients. Individual Palace sites may make other sounds available. To play the sounds, type the following:

)amen
)applause
)belch
)boom
)crunch
)debut
)fazein
)guffaw
)kiss
)no
)ow
)pop
)teehee
)wet1
)wind
)yes


Special Commands

Special commands can vary from Palace server to Palace server. These are the ones available to members while in the Mansion.

`help
Displays (in the log window only) all the special commands available to you on this server.
`mute <name>
Prevents all messages from user <name> from displaying on your screen.
`hidefrom <name>
Prevents your avatar from being seen by user <name>.
`hide on|off
Prevents your avatar from being seen by all other users.
`rejectesp on|off
Prevents ESP messages from appearing on your screen.
`rejectprivate on|off
Prevents private messages from appearing on your screen.
`page <message>
Sends the message <message> to all wizards. Often used to summon help.
`re <message>
Replies to the most-recent ESP message.