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- A Command Macro Program For Internet Relay Chat
-
-
-
- Author :
-
- David Robinson,
- 6 St James Road,
- Torpoint,
- Cornwall.
- PL11 2BQ
-
- E-Mail: software@zephryus.demon.co.uk
-
-
-
-
- CONTENTS
- --------
-
- 1. About QuickIRC
- 2. Requirements
- 3. Legal Stuff
- 4. Setting up QuickIRC
- 5. Editing Nicknames,Channels,User Names and Countries
- 6. Using QuickIRC in an IRC session
- 7. Bugs and Problems including 'file not found'
-
-
-
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- 1. About !QuickIRC
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- QuickIRC is a shareware IRC Command program. It is intended to make the
- entry of irc commands easier and quicker, especially if you connect to
- an irc server via telnet.
-
- Its features include...
-
- • One click entry of commands including nicknames and channels if
- necessary.
-
- • User definable lists of most frequently used nicknames and channels.
-
- • Support for advanced CTCP irc commands such as finger and version.
-
- • Operator commands such as Ops, Private, Secret etc
-
- • Sends output to the currently selected irc window or icon.
-
- • Makes issuing commands simple for even first time irc users.
-
- • Full interactive help, often including examples.
-
- • User definable selections of /Away reasons and /Me actions.
-
-
-
- 2.Requirements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- QuickIRC requires RiscOS 3.1 or later. Ideally it should be installed
- on a hard drive since it accesses data files from time to time whilst
- in use.
-
- It will work on any system where an irc connection can be established.
- It can be used with irc client programs such as IRClient, or with Telnet
- sessions ( the only option available if you connect to the internet using
- DoggySoft's Termite software.) It has been tested on Efnet, Undernet,
- Dalnet and via Telnet to irc.demon.co.uk :port 23
-
-
- 3.Legal Stuff
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- QuickIRC is Shareware, not Public Domain. This means that you can
- freely use, copy or distribute the program, subject to the rules
- below, but I retain copyright on the program.
-
- "Freely use, copy or distribute the program" means...
-
- You can have as many copies as you want.
- You do not have to pay for the software until you've tried it.
- You may give it away to whomsoever you like.
-
- BUT....
-
- You may NOT alter it then redistribute it, except for changing the
- user definable text files, or adding foreign language message files.
-
- The first people to send me foreign language files that I don't yet
- have, get a free registered copy.
-
- You may neither charge for it as an individual item nor as part
- of a compilation of software, unless you have first obtained my
- written permission.
-
- If you intend placing a copy in a publically accessible archive, BBS
- or internet location, you must first contact me to ascertain whether
- you have the most recent version.
-
- These restrictions are simply to ensure that anyone using QuickIRC
- gets it for little or no cost and has access to the most recent
- version.
-
- If you have used !QuickIRC for a while and decide you want to keep it
- you should consider sending me 5 uk pounds as a registration fee. I'm
- not going to force you to send me any money, but if you think it's
- worth it I could certainly do with the cash, and it will help to
- ensure that I keep writing applications :)
-
-
-
-
- Setting Up QuickIRC
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Essentially QuickIRC needs almost no setting up. It can be happily run
- in it's original state. However, to get most benefit from using it,
- you should edit the nickname and channel name files to contain the
- names and channels you use most frequently.
-
-
- Editing Nicknames, Channels, User Names and Countries
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Method 1:
- After loading !QuickIRC open a menu and select the last entry; 'New
- Channel' or 'New Nickname'. A dialogue window will appear into which
- you can enter new names. Any number of new names can be entered, just
- click on the 'Add' button after each entry. Entries can only be
- added, not deleted using this method.
-
- Method 2:
-
- With !QuickIRC loaded on the icon bar, load a text editor such as !Edit
- or !Zap
-
- Click the mouse menu button over the QuickIRC iconbar icon, then
- select from:
-
- NickNames
- Channels
- User Names
- Countries
- Away Reasons
- Actions
-
-
- QuickIRC will open an editor window containing the contents of the choosen
- file.
-
- You can now add to, delete from, or alter the contents of the file.
- Closing the window and saving the file makes the alterations take effect
- immediately.
-
- All entries should be on seperate lines terminated with a <RETURN>.
- Channel names should begin with either a & or a #.
-
-
- Method 3:
-
- Whilst holding down <SHIFT> double click on !QuickIRC to open the
- application. Go into the directory names Resources and load the
- desired file into a text editor such as !Edit or !Zap.
-
-
- 6. Using QuickIRC in an IRC session
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- a. IRC Commands:
-
- Using QuickIRC is the same whether you have connected via a client
- program or via Telnet.
-
- Load QuickIRC and it's icon will appear on the icon bar. A window
- containing 30 command buttons and two display icons will appear across
- the top of the screen.
-
- Ensure that the irc client program / telnet terminal has the current
- input, that the caret is in the irc program window. Clicking on
- any of QuickIRC's buttons will now cause the choosen command to be
- entered in the irc window. Commands which require a nickname or
- channel name will use the names currently displayed in the Nickname
- and Channel display icons. Many buttons allow the use of the ADJUST
- button to bring up a menu of available names or options.
-
- The Nicknames and Channel names can be changed by clicking on the menu
- buttons and choosing a new entry from the menu. See "Editing
- Nicknames,Channels etc" for details of how to add new entries.
-
- b. Actions:
-
- By clicking ADJUST over the /Me button you can open the Actions
- Window.
- This contains ten user definable messages. These are 'action' messages
- which you can send by just clicking on your choosen message.
-
- Where you see <nick> in a message, QuickIRC will substitute the
- currently selected nickname.
-
- For example, if you have "Charlie" in the Nickname display and click
- on "waves to <nick>", the message entered in your irc program will be...
-
- /me waves at Charlie
-
- Assuming that your irc nickname is Camilla, all other users on your irc
- channel will receive a message saying...
-
- Camilla waves at Charlie.
-
- Action messages can be edited by selecting "Actions" from the Icon Bar
- Menu.
-
- c. Away Reasons
-
- By clicking ADJUST over the /Away button you can open the Away Reasons
- Window.
- This contains ten user definable messages. These are messages
- which explain why you are not currently looking at the computer
- screen.
-
- They can be edited by selecting "Away Reasons" from the Icon Bar Menu.
-
-
- Bugs and Problems
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Well... I've tried to remove as many of the bugs as possible but
- somebody is bound to find some more. Please let me know what they are
- and try to let me have as much info as possible about what you were
- doing, what QuickIRC did and what type of computer you were using.
-
- As for problems, you will find that some of the commands are not supported
- by the current version of Matthew Godbolt's !IRClient program, but this may
- change with future releases. ALL commands will work via Telnet to
- Demon's irc server on irc.demon.co.uk : port 23
-
-
- If you accidently delete or otherwise render useless either the
- nicknames or channels list files, QuickIRC will try to tell you
- politely about it.
-
- To re-create the files open up QuickIRC and enter the Resources
- directory. Copy a default version from the directory called Backup.
- Now add your favourite channels and names to the files, one entry per
- line.
-
-
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-
-
- Acknowledgements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This program was written using !Zap, an excellent editor by Dominic
- Symes.
-
- In a twisted way, thanks to Doggysoft, for if they'd provided an irc
- client for Termite I would never have written this application ;->
-
-
-
- Blatent Plug
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- For this and other Acorn programs, as well as various educational
- resources for teachers and students, try a visit to the Educational
- Resources Site at http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/home.html
-
- Comments and contributions welcome :)