How do you make "binds"?

[DinkOneZero]

How would I go about making binds? Reason I ask is I want to be able to bind certain sentences such as: "Please watch your language. Thank you." to one key, thereby saving me time from having to type the whole thing out if and when I encounter someone who doesn't feel like abiding by eGO rules.

Thanks.

 

[a pet rock]

Hate to say it, but we frown on that kind of use of binds. Having you type out the message is preferable mostly because you can add the person's name to it to get their attention.

That being said, the "bind" command is what is typically used for binds.

bind [key] [command]

bind f5 condump

That's a quick little template for making binds. Just be sure that you aren't re-mapping important keys. As far as I know it erases all previous binds to that same key. So if you did this:

bind w condump

You would have a rather hard time moving forward. Well, even if it didn't erase it, you'd have a hell of a time moving forward.

 

[The Grand Inn]

do you use quotes or brackets when the bind is more than one word

 

[mr.dude]

do you use quotes or brackets when the bind is more than one word

use quotes.

 

[extremelyhotsauce]

examples i find more useful

for one thing

bind j "say <message>"

for two things

bind j " <command>;<command>"


also in ins /me makes it yellow

 

[Gorilla]

?

 

[mr.dude]

?

.... *facepalm*

 

[gen-ig]

bind f9 "Make me happy"