As much as it's gonna suck to have everyone now with different colours, it sucks even more when no one wants to tell you a neat feature that's part of the game, so here it goes:
/bind enter "beginchat <color XXX> <bgcolor XXX> <border XXX>"
Type this in game as you would anything else. Now please note that XXX is the colour you would pick, so if you wanted green text on a back background with a gray border (like my Conduit 2.0 character on Champion) you'd do:
/bind enter "beginchat <color green> <bgcolor black> <border gray>"
So there you have it, the secret has been revealed.
Thanks Metallica. that is something I was curious about as well. 
When I choose a dark background and lighter font, it's hard to read. Is there a way to make the dialog font and border for the dialog box bold?
So instead of 'this' ----> this ?
Thanks much Metallica_Dan!!
One more question... Say you don't like it. How do you take it off?
2 ways....use the Default Keybindings button in your options, or redo the bind to this:
/bind enter "beginchat"
I'll tell you the ultra-secret way to change the size of your text too. 
It's <scale #>, where # is the size of the text. '1' being default.
You can do something like <scale .75> to make it smaller or <scale 4> to make it bigger.
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2 ways....use the Default Keybindings button in your options, or redo the bind to this:
/bind enter "beginchat"
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actually have to use -- /bind enter "startchat" beginchat requires a parameter to be sent in when used.
Does anyone have a list of the available color names for color, bgcolor, and border? I can't seem to find one.
By the way, you can integrate colors into your bindings without using the beginchat command...
for example:
/bind i "local <bgcolor brown> I'm afraid that sometime during that battle, I may have soiled myself."
OK I think I am too dimwitted to do this. I have typed in these commands exactly as described:
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/bind enter "beginchat <color green> <bgcolor black> <border gray>"
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I even went as far as to copy the lines and paste them in but nothing happens except it tells me I have entered three arguments and it will only allow two. Nothing I have tried will make this work. I am obviously missing something fundamental here. This is put in the chat window correct? Can someone please tell me what I am overlooking?? Thanks.
I'm also having problems getting this to work. The best results I've had are having one line of speech come out in color, and then the rest following it being normal black and white. It doesn't seem to save itself when it does happen.
/bind enter beginchat <color blue><bgcolor black><border silver>
no spaces or parenthesis between the ><
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/bind enter beginchat <color blue><bgcolor black><border silver>
no spaces or parenthesis between the ><
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I copy pasted that right there, and made sure there weren't any spaces after the silver> and it didn't even change the speech bubble's color.
Silly thought, but are you hitting the enter key before you begin typing? After a bind change, if you CLICK your curser into the chatbox after where it says team: for example, it won't work and will be plain. (I remember doing that once or twice in beta before I got used to the interface, the enter key is vital)
Also try just typing while in local channel only one change, like /bind enter beginchat <color blue> then hit enter to see if just a single change is working for you. If it is, add your second and test. Make sure no other partial strings are visible after the Local: so the bind is fresh by backspacing up to it. Once the bind is correct you will always see those 3 color changes upon entering. Good luck.
Yup, left that part out, sorry. When using that binding string, you are telling it to begin chat with the string everytime you hit enter. This makes no difference what chat channel you are in. For example, if done correctly, when you hit enter, this will appear in the chat line.
You are in the local channel.
Hit the enter button.
You will now see this in the chat line.
Local:<color blue><bgcolor black><border silver>
Then type your message as normal after you see the string in the chat and hit enter when done.
Hope this helps
So, does anyone know the full list of colors that can be used?
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So, does anyone know the full list of colors that can be used?
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No, but just try different colors and see if they work. Lime works for a bright green. I use that over a purple background. It's pretty sick, but still readable. I like it.
Just began researching this myself...
You can use hex values for colors. The only format difference is <color #xxxxxx>. Notice the number sign preceding the 6 digit color value.
What are some values, you ask? I found a color chart at http://www.lynda.com/hexpalette/images/nhue2.gif
There are other places I'm sure.
Happy color chatting all!
"With everything that I do, I hope that they see people struggling to live decent, moral lives in a completely chaotic world. They see how hard it is, how often they fail, and how they get up and keep trying. That, to me, is the most important message I'm ever going to tell." - Joss Whedon
I've noticed that people are creating a bubble much like the "AFK" bubble you get from /afk, but they are putting different messages into it. Any ideas how to do this? I've been browsing for it, but cannot find it anywhere.
Thanks.
/afk <afk message you wish displayed>
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Just began researching this myself...
You can use hex values for colors. The only format difference is <color #xxxxxx>. Notice the number sign preceding the 6 digit color value.
What are some values, you ask? I found a color chart at http://www.lynda.com/hexpalette/images/nhue2.gif
There are other places I'm sure.
Happy color chatting all!
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Furthermore, there also seems to be an alpha/transparency value on the end.
I.e., <bgcolor #ff0000aa> will give you a semi-transparent red bubble. (Which you can get antibiotics to treat, should you be experiencing in real life.)
<border xxx> doesn't change the extension of the chat bubble, makes it look goofy.
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<border xxx> doesn't change the extension of the chat bubble, makes it look goofy.
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Agreed.
I don't understand why it would change the "extension" (dont really know what that means) of the chat bubble. It just changes the color of the border line around the bubble.
And i see a lot of people saying they put in "EXACTLY this" but what they put in is exactly wrong.
After this paragraph is the bind (again)...you can change the colors to any HTML color code OR name...and you can change the key to any key you wish. I have my b key for broadcasts, L key for locals, t key for tells, g key for groups, and k key for away from keyboard meesage - and each of them has the colors. This is so I do not always have to click those little-*ss buttons above the chat bar.
Begin typing this when youre chat bar IS NOT green, in other words your chat bar isnt highlighted yet - it will be once you type the slash:
/bind enter "beginchat <color green><bgcolor grey><border $OOFFOO>"
This will make your enter key highlight the chat bar on whatever channel is selected in the chat bar. You will see the "color codes" appear in the chat bar - DO NOT ERASE THEM, just begin typing your message.
How do you change the color of your chat bubble? I keep seeing people with different colors and no one wants to share their "secret" with me.
Please help!