YahELite On-line Status: Your Away State
- To change your status while on-line, open your buddy list by using any of the following three methods:
- Click the tab labled Buds in the tab bar.
- Hold the ALT key down and press b
- Click the menu item ToolKit and choose Buddies/Away
Click the down arrow to see the list of Away State Choices. Choose the away state you want your friends to see.
Clicking the "New Custom Message" option in the drop down list brings up the "Away" dialog box.
If you have used a custom message previously, it will be displayed in the top box. You can click the down arrow to display previously used messages. Selecting one of them will load it into the bottom box, to be used as the current away message.
If you want a new message, type it into the bottom box, Choose which state you want to be in: Online, Busy, or Idle and YahELite will display the icon to the left of your name in the user's list in chat and also in your friend's buddy list if they are using YahELite.
Note about the Display RoomName in AwayMsg button: Yahoo no longer allows users to use the GOTO or FOLLOW commands, but if you want to allow your friends to join you in the room you are in, push in the button labeled RoomName in AwayMsg The name of the room will be displayed in your away message using the format /join RoomName. Your friends can click the /join in your status message to easily enter the room you are in.
Put a check in the box labeled "Let my buddies know when I am in chat" which is located at the bottom of the right side of the login window to enter chat with your status set as Available.
Uncheck the box if you want to log in as Invisible.
NOTE: If you log in and enter chat with Invisible as your status, your buddies will not get notified that you are on-line or in chat, but your roommates will be able to see your name in the userlist and will see the text you post in the room.
- For an indepth look at the Buddy List options please visit the www.customcodes.com/tutorial/buddylist.php page
- Learn to add a chatter to your friends list by following the directions here www.customcodes.com/tutorial/buddyadd.php
- Take your name off someone else's list by following the directions here www.customcodes.com/tutorial/unbud.php
- Commands can be typed into the text input line using a slash followed by the command. Click Here to learn about the useful /join room command.
