User Guide

Colors
The color of text in the Chat Window varies as follows:
White Text that you type, or a message from wingman or cockpit
crewmate (pilot or CP/G you’re flying with)
Blue Message from friendly
Red Message from enemy
You can change any of the above colors by adjusting the RGB (red, green, blue)
values in
CHATMACROS.TXT. 0,0,0 represents black, and 255,255,255 white.
Changing any of the three numbers will change the color of your text. If all values
are equal (such as 183,183,183), you’ll define a shade of gray.
Detailed instructions for changing colors appear in the file.
Message Macros
You can store up to 48 text messages and send them using the function keys at
the top of the keyboard. You can send these messages in flight by using your Chat
Window. The s, c and a keys control who receives the message.
l Activate Chat Window
1 through = Send macro message to all
s + function key Send macro message to team (all friendly flights)
c + function key Send macro message to wingman / cockpit crewmate
a + function key Send macro message to all enemy flights
Custom Messages
The messages are pre-defined (see below), but you can change them by editing a
text file. (Do so before running
Longbow 2 .)
1. From the
Windows 95 desktop, left-click START, then select
Programs/Accessories/Notepad .
2. Select
File , then Open .
3. Select the game folder (
C:\JANES\LONGBOW2 is the default).
4. Double-left-click on
CHATMACROS.TXT.
5. Now, follow the instructions in the file to edit the message text.
6. Select
File , then Save .
7. Close the program (select
File , then Exit ) and start Longbow 2 to use your
new messages.
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