Plugins ALREADY had the ability to use the (pre-defined) colours. This is just giving them more subtle and flexible choices
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of dan > Sent: 11 May 2012 06:32 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory Team Fortress 2 Update Released > > On 11/05/2012 06:12, DarthNinja wrote: > > Or you could just Not Play on servers that do Dumb Shit with chat > colours > > and let server popularity do it's thing. > > I could but it's not really game changing and so doing that would just > reduce the number of servers where you might get a decent game from > time > to time. > > A lot of plugins are already too noisy so current evidence suggests > this > doesn't discourage their use. > > Coloured chat is like trade pop ups or mic spam or sprays - there are > no > good uses for them - the easiest thing is a client option that disables > them. > > Remembering the old adage "programmers who can't program write > plugins", > the sap admin who wants an otherwise reasonable plugin to provide > functionality has to put up with the plugin authors bad taste if he > adds > colours to the output it produces. > > -- > Dan. > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
