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# KSirc does Colours!

Contents:

1. mIrc
2. kSirc
3. Colours
4. Sending
5. Examples

KSirc follows the colour scheme used by mIrc and a slight modification for more powerfull in house use. <fg> == foreground
<bg> == background
[] == optional

### mIrc compatibility

Format:

0x03<fg>[,<bg>]
  sets the foreground and background
0x03
  resets to defaults for THAT line

### KSirc native

Format:

~<fg>[,<bg>]
  sets the foreground and background
~c
  resets tp defaults
~b
  sets bold font
~u
  sets underline
~i
  sets italics
~r
  sets underline

Why did I change ksirc to use ~ instead of 0x03 (^C)? Well, it's hard to use 0x03 in scripts and not all C functions seem to like it. ~<letter> also alows more commands while not stomping on mirc's future changes.

### Colour Numbers

0. white
1. black
2. blue
3. green
4. red
5. brown
6. purple
7. orange
8. yellow
9. lightGreen
10. cyan
11. lightCyan
12. lightBlue
13. pink
14. gray
15. lightGray

### Sending Bold, Underline, Reverse, and Colour

You can use the following key combinations to insert control codes in text:

- Control-B for bold text
- Control-U for underlined text
- Control-R for reverse text
- Control-K for coloured text
- Control-O for plain text

### Examples

To underline a single word in a sentence:

1. Type Control-U
2. Type in the word
3. Type Control-U again

Only the text that is enclosed by the start and end codes will be affected. You can use this method with all of the other control codes.

The Control-K control code is slightly different because it allows you to specify a colour number. To colour a single word in a sentence:

1. Type Control-K
2. Type a number between 0 and 15
3. Type the word
4. Type Control-K again

If you also want to change the background colour of a word, you would need to type two numbers separated by a comma instead of just one number. The first number is the text colour, the second number is the background colour. The colours range from 0 to 15, the index is in the previous section.

You can enclose text in multiple control codes, so for example you could have a bold, underlined, and coloured word.

Last modified: Mon Jan 12 21:07:38 MST 1998