There are several areas of the ChatSpace Lite Java Client that you can interact with:

• Chat Area
  The main area shows the messages you have sent and received. The current topic for this room, if any, is shown in the title bar. If a message appears in blue, then clicking it will take you to the Web Address or email address mentioned on that line.

• User List
  The right list displays people currently in this chat room. Your nick is displayed as bold. You may double-click a name in the list to get more information about that user, as well as start a Person-to-Person Chat with him/her.

  There are two special colors that identify names:

  blue indicates an Room Moderator that can issue commands to control the room.

  green indicates a user with "voice", only users with voice can speak in a strictly-moderated room.

  
  

• Input Area
  At the bottom is the input line. You can send a message by typing it on this line. You can also change how the message is interpreted by using the Message Routing Control at the right-hand side of the Input Area. A message can be interpreted as:
  • A message intended for everyone in the room to hear
  • An action you wish to appear to take (as opposed to a statement). For example:
    *Guest1 rolls his eyes

  You can also issue a few basic commands through the Input area:

  /nick newname	Change your nickname
  /quit	Leave the chat and disconnect from the server

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