Channel Windows
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- Part button
- Leaves the channel.
- Cycle button
- Leaves the channel and immediately tries to rejoin. This can be useful if everyone else has left the channel but you aren't a channel operator.
- Channel info button
- Opens the channel control window, where you can see the channel's topic, modes, and bans (and edit them if you're a channel operator).
- Timestamp on/off button
- Shows or hides timestamps in the output pane.
- Log on/off button
- Enables or disables logging. When logging is enabled, all text sent to the output pane will also be stored in a file. The filename can be configured on the logging configuration page.
- Mode
- Channel options are controlled by the mode. Each letter in the mode stands for an option:
- i - invite only
- k - key is set (the key appears after the mode)
- l - limit is set (the limit appears after the mode)
- m - moderated
- n - no messages from outside the channel
- t - only ops can set the topic
- p - private (obsolete, use secret instead)
- s - secret, doesn't show up in /list or /whois unless you're on the channel
Some servers and networks may have different modes available.
- Topic
- A short piece of text associated with the channel. Usually it describes the purpose of the channel, the conversation, or the channel's homepage. The topic shows up in channel lists and appears when you join the channel.
- Output pane
- Displays chat and events from the channel, as well as private messages and other general events that occur while the channel window is active. You can right-click the output pane for a popup menu, or double-click to open the channel control window.
- Nick list box
- Shows the nicknames of everyone in the channel. Channel operators have a @ before their nicks, users with voice have +, and half-ops have % (on some networks). You can right-click the nick list for a popup menu, or double-click a nick to see user information.
- Input line
- Type a line of text here to send it to the channel. You can use /me to perform an "action" in the channel; for example, /me waves to everybody. You can also use any other command here by prefixing it with a /. The up and down arrow keys scroll through your command history.
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