Tweak: Specifiying console commands

[Eiii]

Okay, this one actually needs explanation. I really think there should be a character that will cause lines entered into the console to be treated as commands only- probably '/'. Just so someone doesn't type 'loyin password' and let everyone in the server know what the password is. Typing '/loyin password' would result in an 'Unknown Command' message, instead of broadcasting the mistyped command to everyone.

[Cobo]

Hm, I thoght this was there already.
The '/' thing... Im too lazy to verify

[Eiii]

Adding a slash to the beginning of a console command is exactly the same as not adding the slash, as far as I can tell. Typing '/bleh' still makes you say 'bleh'.

[jitspoe]

This may be difficult to implement without some major changes in the command system (or disabling chat at the console completely).  I know I never use the / for commands, so if I made a typo, it would still go through.

Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, what you're saying is impossible without disabling console chat.  Perhaps a better vote would be to have a separate chat console and command console.

[Eiii]

Removing console-chat is another way to do this, but I chat via the console too much when I'm dead, so that's not an ideal solution.

[webhead]

Perhaps a better vote would be to have a separate chat console and command console.

that could be good.

[Eiii]

A console dedicated to chat seems like overkill to me. Disabling console chat is the way to go, then.

[jitspoe]

Actually, this is something I'd like to have at some point, so you could see just the chat without eliminations and other crap getting in the way.

[lekky]

Disabling console chat is the way to go, then.

Nooooooooo thankyou!

A console dedicated to chat seems like overkill to me.

2 consoles???

[Cobo]

I am sooo gonna try to add a second console to DP now
Well, not a console per se, but a bufer that displays in a window.

[jitspoe]

What would be cool is to have a more window-oriented GUI, or maybe something like MMORPG games have, with different tabs.  In one tab, you can type commands and see game events.  In another, you can chat.

[DaRkNeSS]

I think it's perfect the way it is.

[sk89q]

If you're going to change it, I think the chat should stay where it is and the other messages should appear at the bottom.

[jitspoe]

I'd probably leave the messages alone, just split them up when you bring the console down.

But anyway, that's a different topic.