Channel
The Channel panel controls the defaults that are used when you join a channel
the first time.
Snak makes a record that contain these current settings and keeps it in the preference
file so that it can set the channel up the same way the next time you join it.
If you have channels open, they will not reflect changes that you make in this
panel. The settings only affect new channels you open from then on, but you can
use the "Apply to existing" button to apply the settings to all channels
that Snak knows about.
You may not care to see a message every time someone changes the topic, or enters
or leaves a channel and this can be controlled from this panel by checking and
unchecking the boxes.
The visible activity can subsequently be modified for each individual channel
by using the Channel Settings in the Edit menu..