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- Global Chat 2.0 README File
-
-
- Contents:
-
- Section 1 - Introduction and Requirements
- Section 2 - New Features in Global Chat 2.0.06 (Final Release)
- Section 3 - New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4
- Section 4 - Important New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 3
- Section 5 - Managing Multiple Server and Room Connections
- Section 6 - Global Chat Menus
- Section 7 - Right Mouse Button Support
- Section 8 - Contacting Quarterdeck
-
- ========================================================================
- 1. Introduction and Requirements
-
- This file contains information on the new features available in
- Global Chat 2.0.06 (Final Release), as well as the differences between
- Beta 4, Beta 3 and version 1.2. Global Chat 2.0 includes a new Help
- file. The help file explains basic IRC terms and operations. This
- document describes the new functionality which is not described in
- the help file.
-
- 1.1 New terminology
- In Global Chat 2.0, Channels are now called Rooms. These terms are often
- used interchangeably.
-
- 1.2 Requirements for using Global Chat
-
- 1. A working WINSOCK.DLL.
- a) If operating on a TCP/IP stack you will need a network card which
- is connected to a network.
- b) If you're using QWINSOCK (Quarterdeck's WINSOCK.DLL) or another
- WINSOCK and are not on a network you will need a modem and an Internet
- provider in order to connect to the Internet.
- 2. Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher.
- 3. One megabyte free disk space.
- 4. A web browser is highly recommended.
-
-
- ========================================================================
- 2. New Features in Global Chat 2.0 (Final Release)
-
- 2.1 New 32-bit version
-
- Global Chat is now available as a 32-bit version, designed for Windows
- 95. Global Chat for Windows 95 takes advantage of many of the features
- of 32-bit programs including better performance, stability and improved
- multitasking.
-
- The 32-bit version can also be used under Windows NT. The 16-bit
- version, Global Chat for Windows, is still available for users of
- Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups.
-
-
- 2.2 Improved Installation Program
-
- Global Chat now uses the industry install-standard, InstallShield. The
- installation program supports reinstall and uninstall.
-
-
- 2.2 Bundled WebTalk
-
- Both Global Chat for Windows and Global Chat for Windows 95 are now
- bundled with Quarterdeck WebTalk, the award winning Internet Telephone
- application. Simply select the "Install WebTalk" option during
- installation and you can soon be speaking with your favorite chat
- friends.
-
- See section 4.5 below for more information about using WebTalk with
- Global Chat.
-
-
- 2.4 Automatic version update
-
- Global Chat now includes automatic program update notification. There
- is no need to keep checking for the latest version of Global Chat -
- we'll tell you as soon as it's available. There's no options to
- configure or settings to make, automatic update notification is
- built-in. When a new version is released, a message will appear the
- next time Global Chat is started. You can choose to simply read more
- information or use your favorite web browser to download the release.
-
-
- 2.5 Improved Rooms List Window
-
- The Global Chat List Rooms window can now be left open after retrieving
- the list of rooms from the server. This makes it much quicker to see
- the room list the next time you need it or to join multiple chat rooms
- from the list. The window can also be minimized - just a click away
- for frequent room surfers.
-
- Remember that the information on the list is not automatically updated.
- Instead click Refresh anytime to get the latest room list information.
-
-
- 2.6 Improved Online Help
-
- The online help file has been updated to reflect all the Global 2.0
- features and offers assistance for both the beginner or IRC chat
- veteran.
-
-
- ========================================================================
- 3. New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4
-
- 3.1 Better Browser Integration
-
- Global Chat Beta 4 is now able to talk to some beta web browsers (like
- Internet Explorer 3.0) which Global Chat 2.0 Beta 3 had difficulty
- controlling or launching.
-
- 3.2 Smarter External Control
- Now, if you already have a copy of Global Chat open and request a chat
- link while browsing a website, the chat file will instruct your current
- copy of Global Chat to go to the chat server specified. Previously, a
- new instance of Global Chat would be started.
-
- 3.3 New Handling of Banners
- In Global Chat 2.0, if a banner is sent throughout the server you are
- connected to, it will appear in your Server window and also in your
- foreground channel window (assuming, of course, you are in a channel).
-
- 3.4 Status Change of Minimized Windows
- If you have any of your open windows in a minimized state and new
- information appears in a window, the title bar will switch between
- "active" and "inactive" colors as the information appears. This way,
- you can tell if anything has changed while keeping track of your open
- windows.
-
- 3.5 Ignore Indication
- When a user has been set to Ignore Public Messages, if that user is in
- the same channel as you are his or her nickname will appear in the
- Members list with strikethrough text (that is, the nickname will appear
- to be crossed off of the Members list).
-
- ========================================================================
-
- 4. Important New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 3
-
- 4.1 Connecting to Multiple IRC servers
-
- Global Chat enables you to connect to multiple IRC servers at a time,
- including IRC and Global Stage servers. Each time you connect to a server,
- a new server console window appears. Once connected to a server, you can
- join/list all the available rooms on a server. When you join a room, a new
- window is opened displaying the contents of that room.
-
- 4.2 Joining Multiple Rooms
- With Global Chat 2.0 you can be in multiple rooms at a time. Each time you
- join a room, a new window is created. You can use the Windows menu to switch
- between open rooms, or click on the room with the mouse.
-
- 4.3 DCC Support - Sending/Receiving Files and Private Chat
- Global Chat now supports the DCC protocol. This is used to transfer files
- between two chat users, and to send private messages between two users without
- going through the IRC Server. Global Chat supports both of these.
-
- 4.4 Right Mouse Button Support
- Global Chat now supports right mouse actions within the client. The menus are
- context-sensitive, depending upon the location of the mouse pointer when the
- right mouse button is clicked.
-
- 4.5 WebTalk Integration
- Users of Global Chat that also have Quarterdeck's Internet phone product,
- WebTalk, can now configure Global Chat to use WebTalk to speak via voice with
- other Global Chat and WebTalk users. Once the software is properly configured,
- when a Global Chat user enters a chat room with Global Chat, all the other
- Global Chat 2.0 users with WebTalk will have a telephone icon next to
- their nick name in the User List for that Room. A voice call can be placed
- with a simple right mouse button click.
-
- 4.6 Logging of Room Messages
- With Global Chat 2.0 it is now possible to save a log of the chat room
- messages to a file on disk.
-
- ========================================================================
-
- 5. Managing Multiple Server and Room Connections
-
- Global Chat 2.0 enables users to connect to multiple IRC servers, and open
- multiple rooms at one time. Each time a connection to an IRC server is
- established, a separate Window is created for that server. The connection
- statistics and Message of the Day for that server are displayed in that window.
- When a room is joined, a separate window is opened for each room.
-
- If for example a user had connected to two IRC servers, and joined two
- rooms on each server, there would be a total of six windows, two for the
- servers and four for the rooms.
-
- 5.1 Requesting List of Rooms
-
- If the user is connected to just one IRC server, and selects the List All
- Rooms or Find Room command, the list of rooms for that server is displayed.
-
- If the user is connected to two IRC servers, and selects the List All Rooms
- or Find Room command, the list of rooms that is displayed is determined by
- which server the Currently Selected Window is connected to.
-
- For example, assume the user is connected to two servers and the following
- rooms:
-
- Server Rooms Joined on that Server
- irc.quarterdeck1.com Friendly
- Unfriendly
-
- irc.quarterdeck2.com SportsTalk
- Stockchat
-
- If the currently selected window is irc.quarterdeck1.com, Friendly or
- Unfriendly, then the rooms on irc.quarterdeck1.com will be listed when
- the Select or Find Rooms command is selected.
-
- If the currently selected window is irc.quarterdeck2.com, SportsTalk or
- Stockchat, then the rooms on irc.quarterdeck2.com will be listed when
- the List or Find Rooms command is selected.
-
- Switch between rooms via the Windows menu.
-
- ========================================================================
-
- 6. Global Chat Menus
-
- This section describes the new menu items found in Global Chat 2.0 that
- were not in Global Chat 1.2, and their functionality.
-
- 6.1 Sign-In Menu
- Select sign-in to sign-in to a server. The sign-in dialog box is presented.
- The required options are:
- - server
- - user name
- - nick name
-
- All other fields are optional (except port, which is pre-filled for you).
-
- 6.2 Edit Menu
-
- LOG TO FILE
- This option saves all the messages in the chat room to a file on disk.
- The user can select the name of the file. To append to an existing file,
- select APPEND TO FILE. To save the current contents of the chat room
- window, check the SAVE PRESENT WINDOWS CONTENTS box. To have it start at
- that point, make sure the SAVE PRESENT WINDOWS CONTENTS box is unchecked.
-
- 6.3 Room Menu
-
- CREATE ROOM
- When creating a room, in addition to naming the room you can make the room
- unlisted, or moderated. You can also make the topic changeable by non-
- operators.
-
- ABOUT ROOM
- Used to display information about the room, and if the user is the
- Room Operator, to change various properties of the room, including
- whether or not the room should be unlisted, moderated or the
- topic changeable by anyone.
-
- LIST ALL ROOMS
- Will list all the rooms on the server. A progress bar indicates the
- progress in downloading the room names from the server.
-
- FIND ROOMS
- The find rooms option lets you more specifically define the rooms
- to be listed. To display only those rooms which contain a specific
- text string in the room name, enter the text in the FIND ROOM NAMES THAT
- CONTAIN textbox. In addition, Global Chat can display only those rooms
- with a certain number of people in them. To use this option, put the
- number in the WITH AT LEAST box. If you would like to limit to a
- number on the high side as well, put a number in the BUT NO MORE THAN box.
-
- 6.4 People Menu
-
- SHOW PEOPLE IN ROOM
- Will show a list of all the people in the room
-
- ABOUT USER
- Will show information about a user including nick name, full name, rooms
- the user is in, e-mail address and more. It will also enable blocking of
- public and private messages from that user.
-
- IGNORE USER
- Selecting this option blocks public messages, private messages and file
- transfers from the selected user.
-
- PRIVATE CHAT
- Opens a separate chat window to private chat with a user. Private chat
- messages are routed through the server chat server.
-
- DIRECT CHAT
- Opens a separate window to private chat with a user. Messages are sent
- directly between the two users, they do not go through the server.
- (Requires that the other user's chat client support DCC.)
-
- SEND FILE
- Send a file to a user using DCC (requires that the other user's chat
- client support DCC). Select the file to be sent from a standard dialogue
- box.
-
- CALL USER
- Place a voice call to another user, provided both you and the other user
- have WebTalk installed on your systems. All users that have WebTalk installed
- and configured to work with Global Chat will have a telephone icon next to
- their name in the Users list for each room.
-
- 6.5 Websurfer Menu
-
- BROWSE WEB PAGE
- Highlight a URL in the chat output window and then select this option
- to have Global Chat start your web browser and send the URL to the browser.
- The specific browser to use can be configured. See the PREFERENCES section
- below.
-
- INTERNET CHAT GUIDE
- Selecting this option launches a web browser and takes you to Quarterdeck's
- Internet Chat Guide Page, http://www.quarterdeck.com/chat/schedule.html
-
- 6.6 Preferences Menu
-
- USER SETTINGS
- Using this options, you can define the default options for the following:
- - Nick Name
- - Full Name
- - eMail address
- - Home Page
- - Age
- - Description
-
- OPTIONS
- This contains four tabs for defining: Sort Rooms, Sort People, Browser
- and WebTalk
-
- - Sort Rooms List
- Specify how the list of rooms is sorted, by Name, Number of People in
- the Room, and Unsorted. (Alphabetically, by number of chatters, or
- as they come in.)
-
- - Sort People
- Define the order by which names are sorted in the Users list:
- By Room Entry - listed by order in which they joined the room
- By Person Nick Name - listed alphabetically by Nick Name
-
- - Browser
- Specify the default World Wide Web browser to be used with Global Chat.
- When click on URL's in Global Chat, Global Chat will launch the browser
- and send the URL to it.
-
- - WebTalk
- Configure WebTalk for use with Global Chat so you can place voice
- calls to other WebTalk users that are in chat rooms.
-
- Enable WebTalk box - Check the box to enable Global Chat's support for
- WebTalk. Uncheck to disable.
-
- Location - Specify the location of the WebTalk.exe file.
-
- Close WebTalk when exiting - Check the box to have Global Chat
- shut down WebTalk when exiting the
- application. Uncheck to have
- Global Chat leave WebTalk running.
-
- SET CHAT FONT
- Specify the font to be used in the Global Chat client.
-
- SHOW TOOLBAR
- When checked the toolbar is displayed. When unchecked, the toolbar is
- not displayed.
-
- SHOW STATUS BAR
- When checked the status bar is displayed. When unchecked, the status bar is
- not displayed.
-
- 6.7 Help Menu
-
- ABOUT GLOBAL CHAT
- Contains information about this version of Global Chat, including Quarterdeck
- contact information.
-
- ========================================================================
-
- 7. Right Mouse Button Support
-
- Global Chat 2.0 supports use of the right mouse button. When the right
- mouse button is clicked, a menu will be displayed. The menu is context
- sensitive, which means that it is different depending upon where the
- mouse was pointing when the button was clicked. Most of the options
- on the right mouse button menus correspond to similar options on
- the Global Chat Menus which are described above in Section 3. Please
- review Section 3 for details. The right-click menu items not corresponding
- to regular menu items are:
-
- - Action (available via right-click in the Say: field)
- This automatically fills /me into the Say: field, to perform an
- action in a channel rather than "speaking".
-
- - Grant / Revoke Operator (available via right-click on a Member of a Room)
- This corresponds to the /mode command (+o or -o) to grant or revoke
- operator status to a person in a room, and can only be performed if you
- are an operator yourself.
-
- - Grant / Revoke Voice (available via right-click on a Member of a Room)
- This corresponds to the /mode command (+v or -v) to allow or deny
- speaking privileges on a moderated channel. Like Operator, this can
- only be done by an operator (and will be greyed out otherwise).
-
- - Kick (available via right-click on a Member of a Room)
- This corresponds to the /kick command, which allows operators to force
- unruly Members to leave a Room (effectively kicking them out).
-
- ========================================================================
-
- 8. Contacting Quarterdeck
-
- To report bugs in this beta version of Global Chat, request features,
- or contact us in any way about Global Chat, please send e-mail to:
-
- globalchat@quarterdeck.com
-
-
- Quarterdeck Corporation relocated to Marina Del Rey, California in
- October 1995. The following contact information is correct as of
- October 1, 1995.
-
- Complete instructions on contacting Quarterdeck Corporation
- can be found in the Quarterdeck Passport which is included with
- every copy of Quarterdeck software.
-
- Quarterdeck Corporation
- 13160 Mindanao Way
- 3rd Floor
- Marina del Rey, CA 90292
-
- Product Information:
- Phone: 310-309-3700
- Fax: 310-309-4219
- e-mail: info@quarterdeck.com
-
- Additional Internet Resources:
- World Wide Web: http://www.quarterdeck.com/
- FTP Site: quarterdeck.com
-
- CompuServe:
- If you are already a member of CompuServe, just type GO QUARTERDECK at
- any ! prompt to access our forum. Private e-mail is accepted at
- 76004,2310.
-
- Quarterdeck BBS:
- The Quarterdeck Bulletin Board System (BBS) is available 24 hours a day,
- 7 days a week. Our BBS has 8 nodes on rotary lines, which support
- communications up to 14,400 bps. The recommended modem settings are 8
- bit word length, no parity, and 1 stop bit. Our BBS is also a SmartNet
- node. You can reach the Quarterdeck BBS at (310) 309-3227.
-
-