Basic Features
If your FLATCAST-Viewer is running, usually (depends on broadcaster) there are several ways to interact with other FLATCAST-users like chats, multiple choice test etc.
Login
In general a login name is not required. In that case your temporary Nickname will be composed by 'Guest' + number eg. Guest7654321 . In addition you may select your individual temporary or permenant (
http://www.flatcast.com/FcForum.aspx?forum=4506#4529) nickname.
Login with temporary loginname:
Right-click anywhere in the chatarea, a small popup menu opens. Now select
[Login], enter your name, then click at
[Guest]. If the nickname is not yet registered in FLATCAST-nickname-database the login will succeed.
Login with permanent Nickname:
For selecting a temporary loginname right-click anywhere in the chatarea, a small popup menu opens. Now select
[Login], enter your username ans password, then click
[Login].
Fullscreen
You can switch a running stream to fullscreen mode. Rightclick the stream´s
window an select
[Fullscreen].
Switch on/off audio
To switch on/off the audio during a stream, rightclick the stream´s window and select
[Sound].
Stream Info
Rightclick the stream´s window and select
[Steam Info] to get the stream info window. The information you get is:
- "receive bandwidth" If you see a green bar, everything is fine. If the bar is yellow or even red, the bandwidth is currently to small. If such a period is to long, you might get holes in audio.
- "time" tells you, how much time you spent already receiving this stream.
- "clients" tells you how many other viewers get their data directly from you. Each viewer a green dot.
- "received" tells you how much data you received already.
- "sent" tells you, how much data have been sent
Chat-Log
The chat log is stored in HTML format on your PC, with smileys and active links.
To start the chat log:
1. right-click with the mouse -> Chat -> "Enable HTML Chat Log"
2. read the chat license terms and accept them
3. a browser window will open, where the chat is displayed.
Previous chat logs can also be viewed by selecting them in the list.
The chat log is stored locally on your PC in the window temp folder (typically "C:\Windows\Temp").
You can delete the files from the chat log menu, or by deleting all files in the temp folder which start with "flatcast-".
Smileys
Smileys can be added to a chat entry. You can use the graphical smiley bar to add them, or one of the shortcuts:
The producer (sender) can block out guests from the chat completely. Please log in with your Flatcast-User account, then you can participate in the chat again.
Have fun!