• Legacy Features
  • Features
    • Link Previews
    • Character Previews
    • Smarter Ads
    • Improved Search
    • UI Tweaks
  • Key Differences from the original F-Chat client
  • Features

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Legacy Features

This page outlines differences from vanilla F-Chat. This page mostly contains information related to the defunct F-Chat Rising and may not be updated with the latest changes.

Features

Link Previews

Hover your mouse on any link to see a preview image.

Character Previews

See how characters match up with you.

Smarter Ads

Characters who match your preferences get highlighted ads.

Improved Search

See immediately who is a good match for you.

UI Tweaks

Dozens of useful improvements all around!

Key Differences from the original F-Chat client

1. Profile matching automatically compares your profile with others to determine with whom you are compatible.
2. Automatic ad posting repeatedly posts and rotates ads on selected channels.
3. Link previews popup shows a preview of an image / video when you hover your mouse over a link.
4. Caching speeds up profile loads and other actions.
5. Smart filters let you choose what kind of ads and posts you see in the chat.

Features

• Channel Conversations
  • Highlight ads from characters most interesting to you
  • Hide clearly unmatched ads
• Ad Auto-Posting
  • Manage channel ad settings via “Tab Settings”
  • Automatically re-post ads every 11-18 minutes (randomized) for up to 180 minutes
  • Rotate multiple ads on a single channel by entering multiple ads in “Ad Settings”
  • Channel owners can set a minimum time between ads by adding [ads: 30min] to the channel description
• Ad Ratings
  • LFP ads are automatically rated (great/good/maybe/no) and matched against your profile
• Private Conversations
  • View a characters’ recent ads
  • Quick prof
• Link Previews
  • Hover cursor over any [url] to see a preview of it
  • Hover cursor over any character name to see a preview of the character
  • Middle click any [url] to turn the preview into a sticky / interactive mode
  • Link preview has an ad-blocker to minimize page load times and protect against unfriendly scripts
  • Use alt/option key + mouse click to pin the link preview
• Profile
  • Kinks are auto-compared when viewing character profile
  • Custom kink explanations can be expanded inline
  • Custom kinks are highlighted
  • Gender, anthro/human preference, age, sexual preference, and sub/dom preference are highlighted if compatible or incompatible
  • Guestbook, friend, and group counts are visible on tab titles
  • Character images are expanded inline
  • Cleaner presentation for the side bar details (age, etc.), sorted in most relevant order
  • Less informative side bar details (views, contact) are separated and shown in a less prominent way
  • Cleaner guestbook view
  • Profiles, images, guestbook posts, and groups are cached for faster view
  • Character view tabs (overview, images, etc.) stick to the top
  • Show/hide current profile with Ctrl+P or Command+P
  • Navigate back and forward in character profile view history
  • Profile Analyzer guides you to adjust your profile to maximize matches
• Character Search
  • Search results are sorted based on match scores
  • Best matching profiles get a ‘unicorn’ tag
  • Display match score in search results
  • Current search filters are listed in the search dialog
  • Search filters can be reset
  • Search results can be filtered by species
  • Search results can be filtered by body type
  • Last 15 searches are stored and can be accessed from the ‘Character search’ dialog
• Smart Filters
  • Filter out ads, channel posts, and PMs from characters based on filters such as age or kink preferences
  • Auto-respond to PMs with a ‘no thanks’ when character profile matches with your smart filters
• Character Status Message
  • Last 10 status messages are stored and can be accessed from the ‘Set status’ dialog
• General
  • Character profiles, guestbooks, friend lists, and image lists are cached for faster access
  • Conversation dialog can be opened by typing in a character name
  • Message search matches character names
  • PM list shows characters’ online status as a colored icon
  • Use Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Ctrl+PgDown, and Ctrl+PgUp to switch between character tabs
  • Show number of unread notes and messages in the bottom right corner
  • Colorblind mode
  • Option to disable Windows high contrast mode
  • Right click any word and select ‘Look up…’ to see its dictionary definition
• Technical Details for Nerds
  • Upgraded to Electron 17.x
  • Replaced node-spellchecker with the built-in spellchecker that ships with Electron 8+
  • Multi-language support for spell checking (Windows only – language is autodetected on MacOS)

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