Chat and IM overview
Camfrog is not only a videoconferencing application but it also has instant messaging, a contact list, and the ability to show your online status.
Camfrog is not only a videoconferencing application but it also has instant messaging, a contact list, and the ability to show your online status.
Send a message
To send a message to another Camfrog user go under the "Actions" menu in the main application window and choose "Send an instant message." Next type in the nickname of the person you want to message and press enter. If you don’t know anyone to video chat with try our user directory to find a live list of users. Click on "User directory" in the main application window.
Chat in a video chat room (Camfrog server)
To join a video chat room and chat click on "video chat rooms" in the main application window then click on one of the rooms under "Nicknames" to connect. You can then type text and enter it to communicate with the other users via text. To ignore a user right click on their name in the user list and choose "ignore". To unignore a user right click on their name again and choose "unignore".
Saving messages
To save a video chat room or instant message conversation go under the file menu and choose "save".
IM Catcher
To catch unwanted IM's from users who are not on your contact list go to your contact list and press "IM Catcher". Please note the IM Catcher is for Pro users only. Now the IM's will be stored in the IM Catcher so they will not fill up your taskbar. You can still respond to any new IM's you get by clicking their pop-up window when they appear.
Karma
If someone sends you a rude message press the sad face next to where it says "karma" in the IM window. If the user's karma level goes negative he will be unable to IM anyone for 15 minutes. Your karma will always go back to +3 and will change one point towards +3 every 15 minutes.
Snapshot
Click the "snapshot" button in the IM window to send a still webcam photo to another user. Do not accept snapshots from users you do not know.
Status
Camfrog free users can not change their status, but if they are away from their computer for more than 5 minutes their status will change to "away". Pro users can change their status by clicking on their status at the top of the main application window. If you change your status to invisible nobody can see you are online unless you add them to the visible list. To add them to the visible list then go to your contact list then actions/settings/visible list.
Contacts
To add a contact to your contact list go under the "Actions" menu in the main application window and choose "add a contact" then type in their nickname. To remove a contact right click on their name and choose "delete". You can also add Camfrog Video Chat Room servers to this list. Right click "online contacts" in your contact list window and choose "Add Video Chat Room".
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