The user list
The user list shows the population of the channel. It is normally placed along
the right side of a channel window, but it can also be moved to the left side
with the preference in the Windows preference panel.
It can also be entirely removed from the channel windows and be shared among all
the channels. In that case it will display the population of the currently selected
channel.
The users in the user list are colored according to their status in the channel.
A channel operator will be displayed in red, a voiced user will be green, an IRC
operator will be purple, and regular users with no special privileges will be
black.
These colors can be changed in the Color preference panel.
The term "voiced user" means that the user has the privilege of speaking
in a moderated channel (channel modes are explained in the chapter on intermediate
IRC commands). Normally the channel members are sorted alphabetically, but you
have the option of sorting them by status as well. This way IRC operators come
first, followed by channel operators, voiced users and normal users.
The user list supports contextual menus. Contextual menus are menus that pop up
if you hold down the control key while clicking on a user in the list.
You can select multiple users and the menu choice will then be applied to all
that are selected.
In the Click preference panel you can control what happens when you double click
on a user in the list. Normally the nickname of user that you double click on
will be added to the input field but you can also specify a command to run upon
the double click. The default command will open a query window which is a special
kind of window, intended for a private conversation with that person.
The user list
