I originally made a fake based ona menu displaying the Chat Options in a nice orderly form, along with a few extras. Now I'm turning it into a useful suggestion for the game:

 

 

 

 

It is laid out quite simply, the colors at the top (all of which are already in game), text effects below them (all of which are also already in game), and three styles, common when typing anywhere except RS.

 

 

 

Here is how I picture these styles looking:

 

 

 

 

I have no idea what spoken italics would look like, hence it not being shown there...

 

 

 

How it works:

 

Quite basically, you select what color/effects you wish to have applied, and it applies them. No need to type out "glow3:scroll:blah blah", instead just press the two buttons and type your message. The buttons stay selected until you de-select them or select another which conflicts with it (colors and glow/flash effects conflict with each other). Each button clearly shows what it does, both in name and how the word is laid out (colors of the word and placement of the letters). And that's it, if you wish to criticize, please make it at least mildly constructive :)

 

 

 

Edit: Forgot to add that this also cuts down on people putting the options in the wrong order, such as "shake:glow3:blah blah", which would show up ingame as "Glow3:blah blah" shaking.

its a good idea, but i doubt Jagex would want to spend time implementing it

Good idea, would save a bit of time typing :P

 

 

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

white:buyin whip 2.55---night

 

etc.. \

I think some would just be a pain to see used multiple of times. Bold would be used a lot; and there's not really any point..

 

 

 

I think a guide in the KB would be usefull. Is there one o.o

yeh that looks good.. would save me alot of typing

Bold just makes letters wider, meaning that bolded messages would have to be shorter than normal. I believe there already is a guide in the knowledge base, but this ingame menu would allow the people who don't wish to look it up ( :wall: ) to actually get it right. (As a note, I am one of the people who actually look things up when I need to :D )

It'd be nice if you could set a default color for your typing as well, like any of the other default setting systems (combat method, autocasts, etc).