Introduction
![[Textwindows]](./textwindows.png)
Communication takes place in the two text windows. In fact, these windows report more than just what has been said, but that is dealt with elsewhere in Smacky's Guides.
Here, suffice to say, the top window is for global messages and communication between players, and the bottom window is for local messages and communication between players and with NPCs.
![[NOTE]](../note.png)
You can scroll either textwindow with the meta commands"?M_PAGEUP_TOP" / "?M_PAGEDOWN_TOP" for the top window and "?M_PAGEUP" / "?M_PAGEDOWN" for the bottom window (INSERT / DELETE and PAGEUP / PAGEDOWN by default).
Speakingmorequickly
The meta command"?M_MCON" can be used to send a partial game command to the console, leaving the console active so you can complete the text.
An example should make it clear: bind a key to the macro "?M_MCON/shout ". Now when you press that key you will enter the console and the text "/shout " appears automatically. The console remains open so you can type in the message.
You can do this with any game command but it makes most sense to do it with the communication commands.