Add/Edit Highlight Dialog

Highlight

The word(s) to highlight.

$me can be used to refer to your current nick.

The Highlight trigger will be evaluated and can contain identifiers.

Identifiers like $me must be surrounded by spaces, $+ can be used to combine a identifier with something else, eg. $me $+ + to create Nick+.

This applies to regex as well.

See also $highlight.

Match on

Search the Message and/or the Nickname for matching word(s).

Case sensitive

If enabled, only exact matches will trigger.

Regex

If enabled, the highlight word(s) can be a regular expression

Sound

When highlight word(s) is matched, play a beep, a sound file or nothing.

Color

Color the match using the mIRC colors 0-15.

The first color in the dropdown is the Options -> Colors -> Highlight color.

The last dropdown item allows you to select any color you want.

Flash message [X] times

When highlight word(s) is matched, flashes the main window in the Taskbar [X] times.

Tip message for [X] seconds

When highlight word(s) is matched, shows a Tip message for [X] seconds.

Network or Server address

If filled, will only match the highlight word(s) if the network or server address also matches the current server.

Multiple networks can be added using comma, wildcards is allowed.

Channel(s)

If filled, will only match the highlight word(s) if the message originated on the matched channel name.

Multiple channels can be added using comma, wildcards is allowed.

Nick or Address (nick!user@host)

If filled, will only match messages written by the specified nickname or address.

Multiple nicks can be added using comma, wildcards is allowed.

Message

The Tip message to show when highlight word(s) is matched.

The Tip message will be evaluated and can contain identifiers.

Run command

When highlight word(s) is matched, run a scripting command.

The command will be evaluated and can contain identifiers.