Chat features
The chat in Fancy Mumble is more than a plain text box. This page walks every feature you will use day to day.
Example community conversation
Section titled “Example community conversation”This capture of the current client shows five sample members with different avatars and a community conversation. The interactive sample scene below demonstrates their banners, statuses, and bios.
The sample profiles include downloadable avatars and a distinct banner for each person. Open the illustration at full size, or try the interactive community scene to select members and see their profiles.
Formatting
Section titled “Formatting”Use the toolbar above the composer or markdown shortcuts:
| Effect | Markdown | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | **bold** | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | *italic* | Ctrl+I |
Inline code | `code` | Ctrl+E |
~~text~~ | ||
| Link | [label](url) | |
| Block quote | > quote | |
| Bulleted list | - item | |
| Numbered list | 1. item | |
| Code block | lang ``` | |
| Heading | # H1, ## H2 |
Code blocks support syntax highlighting if you put the language after
the opening fence, like ```python.
Mentions
Section titled “Mentions”Type @ to open a picker with users and roles. Arrow keys to
navigate, Enter to insert.
@usernamementions one user. They get a highlight in their chat and (optionally) a notification.@rolementions everyone in a server role.@herementions everyone currently online in this channel.@everyonementions every member of the channel (needs permission).
Emoji and custom emotes
Section titled “Emoji and custom emotes”Type : to open the emoji picker. It contains:
- Standard emoji (Unicode).
- Custom server emotes uploaded by your admin. Use them with
shortcodes like
:partyparrot:.
Click the GIF button in the toolbar to open the GIF browser. Search by keyword or pick from trending. Click a GIF to insert it as an attachment.
GIFs are served from the Klipy network. The app does not ship with a shared key, so you need to provide your own Klipy API key before searching works. Configure it under Advanced settings, Klipy API key. Server-side GIF search (one key for everyone) is on the roadmap, see Fancy-Mumble/FancyMumble#82.
Click the poll button in the toolbar:
- Type the question.
- Add 2 to 10 options. The dialog will not let you send fewer than two non-empty options.
- Tick Multiple choice if voters should be able to pick more than one option.
- Click Send.
Voters click an option to cast their vote. Results are visible live to everyone in the channel.
Reactions
Section titled “Reactions”Hover a message and click the smiley button to attach a reaction. Click an existing reaction to add yours to the count. Click it again to remove yours.
Replies and quotes
Section titled “Replies and quotes”Right-click any message and pick Reply. The selected message is quoted above the composer. Recipients see a small “in reply to” header above your new message.
To quote without replying, pick Quote instead. The quoted text
goes into the composer prefixed with > so you can edit it.
Pinned messages
Section titled “Pinned messages”If you have permission, you can pin important messages to the top of the channel:
- Right-click a message, pick Pin.
- The message is added to the Pinned messages tray at the top of the chat.
- Click the tray to expand and jump to any pinned message.
- Pick Unpin from the context menu to remove it.
Read receipts
Section titled “Read receipts”If the server has read receipts enabled, each of your messages shows a small indicator on the right:
- One tick: delivered to the server.
- Two ticks (grey): everyone in the channel has it loaded.
- Two ticks (filled): everyone has scrolled past it (read).
Hover the ticks to see exactly who has read the message.
Multi-select and bulk actions
Section titled “Multi-select and bulk actions”- Shift-click a range of messages, or long-press on mobile, to enter multi-select mode.
- A toolbar appears with Copy, Delete, and Forward.
- Press Esc to leave multi-select.
Mentions and notifications
Section titled “Mentions and notifications”You can control which mention types make your phone or desktop notify, see Notifications.
Markdown preview
Section titled “Markdown preview”The composer shows a live preview of formatting as you type, so you can see what the message will look like before sending.
Drafts and persistence
Section titled “Drafts and persistence”- Your drafts are kept per channel, switching channels and back keeps what you were typing.
- Persistent chat (server feature) means your sent messages are still there after you reconnect, see Persistent chat.
Etiquette and limits
Section titled “Etiquette and limits”| Limit | Default |
|---|---|
| Message length | 5 MB of formatted text |
| Inline image | up to 1 MB |
| Mentions per message | 50 |
| Emoji per message | 50 |
| Polls per channel per hour | unlimited |
Your admin can change these, see Configuration reference.
Next step
Section titled “Next step”Continue with Notifications to set what should ping you, when, and how.