Textchat.dat file for legends 1.108

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:44 pm

I am trying to change the color of my chat from the grey look now to a reddish. I put a chattext.dat file in my HUD folder. It has the 11 lines but the color won't change. Is it the first three? red,green,blue at 0-225 values? Or is this an old way to change the colors?

Post by **Vice** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:48 pm

chattext.dat file details (5 lines):
first value is red color (0-255, default 200)
second is for green (0-255, default 200)
third is for blue (0-255, default 200)
fourth is X position (default 10)
fifth is Y position (default 40)

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:47 pm

Got it. I had first created a file chattext.dat and it showed as a txt file in my HUD. I created a new one in notpad and when I saved it as a .dat file it shows in my Hud as a "Video CD Movie and works fine when I change the numbers now.

:)

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:42 am

You mean the non-working file was called chattext.dat.txt. Always be careful when saving non-txt notepad files to save as 'All files (*.*)' instead of as 'text file (*.txt)'.

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:38 am

first thing a do with windows is go to folder options and unselect "hide file type for known files" - in the words of yoda "Only pain will you find there"

I once spent a week with an issue on the renegades dedicated server when developing the first verbsleagues pages because of this

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:50 am

Indeed....I always set my windows to show me hidden files and all extensions as soon as I install it.

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:59 pm

Sneaky windows (lol). Thanks, I changed the folder settings.