Away

Version: 1.0.0
Author: Martyn Gilbertson (2004)

Introduction

Away is a palace server plugin that sets you away and whispers your message to users entering the room.

Usage

To use this command, simply type `away then your preferred away message. This plugin will also automatically sets you to away when you use a sticky message.

Command Key: The Param column indicates the command parameter. There must be a space between the command and the command parameter. The whispered column indicates rather the command should be whispered to the user or not.

Command Param Whispered Description
`away message - Set your self to away with message
`away back - Lists the currently jailed users.

Advantages

  1. Allows for users who just entered the room to know the user is away or idle on palace32.

Disadvantages

  1. Users may possibly want to use a sticky message for other purposes other than being away.
  2. Does not announce the idle time of the person like some new clients may.

Bugs

  1. Does not allow a user to have just a space as an away massage when using the `away command.
  2. Frequently, `away back doe's not know when you are actually away.