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- Visual IRC '96 0.92b (25th February 1997)
- =========================================
-
- Unless you got this ZIP directly from my ViRC page
- (http://www.megalith.co.uk/virc), it is probably already out-of-date!! I
- suggest you visit my page immediately to download the latest version.
-
- 0.91a fixes two bugs: a minor bug in the menu and popup editor, which allowed
- ViRCScript code to be entered when no menu item was selected, and a major bug
- preventing it from working properly under Windows NT. No new features have been
- added over 0.91.
-
- 0.92 fixes some bugs in the video conferencing and adds the INTERNALCALL
- mechanism and an improved TSockets control to ObjectViRCScript (see
- OBJECTVS.TXT), and also fixes a bug where sound files beginning with ! were not
- played properly when requested by an incoming /ctcp sound request. Severe
- memory leak bug with NT 4 also fixed. Several new ViRCScript functions,
- commands, and ObjectViRCScript objects added.
-
- 0.92a includes the updated OBJECTVS.TXT for 0.92 ;) and fixes a bug with the
- DDE command and function.
-
- 0.92b fixes the mIRC import function (it works now ;), makes sure the events
- are fired correctly when you do /links, fixes a minor nick completion bug,
- fixes a repaint bug in the event and menu editors, fixes a major script loading
- bug (introduced in 0.92) that prevented scripts using RehashRegistry from
- loading correctly, and speeds up the joining of large channels (with 100+
- people), DNS can now be called as a function to perform a DNS lookup. Fixes a
- minor bug with the GETSETTING, READREGISTRY and WRITEREGISTRY functions. A few
- other minor cosmetic bugs fixed.
-
- ZIP contents
- ------------
-
- VIRC96.EXE The main Visual IRC '96 executable file.
- VIRC96.HLP The help file for ViRC '96.
- README.TXT This file.
- VSCRIPT.TXT ViRCScript scripting language documentation.
- OBJECTVS.TXT ObjectViRCScript object-based extensions documentation.
- VIRCDDE.TXT Documentation on ViRC '96's DDE interface (updated)
- LEGAL.TXT Legal disclaimer.
- DEFAULT.LIB Default event library for ViRC '96, written in ViRCScript.
- GUESS.VSC Sample ViRCScript program (a guess-the-number game).
- GUESSOVS.VSC As above, only uses ObjectViRCScript windows and classes.
- WEBSERV.VSC A simple web server - demonstrates writing socket applications in ViRCScript.
- POLKA.BMP A sample BMP file that could be used as tiled wallpaper in V96.
- V96BACK.BMP Another sample BMP file, ideal for use as tiled wallpaper.
- TILES.BMP A third sample BMP file. I use this one myself.
- DCONV.ZIP A utility for converting Delphi 2.0 DFM forms to ObjectViRCScript code.
-
- Most of the information that used to be in this file has now been moved to
- VIRC96.HLP.
-
- FYI, ViRC '96 is freeware. This means that you will _not_ be possessed by
- demons, should you fail to pay me anything, unlike shareware software, like
- mIRC 4.5. However, feel free to send me a donation if you wish to show some
- appreciation for my efforts. My mailing address is:
-
- Adrian Cable
- 25 Halland Way
- Northwood
- Middlesex
- HA6 2BY
- United Kingdom
-
- In addition, I will try my best to answer any queries I receive about V96, and
- I guarantee a reply wherever possible (unless, for example, something happens
- that's beyond my control, like my mail server crashes, which has happened
- before, or I'm away on vacation), although please read the help file first to
- make sure your question isn't answered there (the most common ones are).
-
- Well, that's enough about me - let's knuckle down to some of the stuff V96 has
- to offer.
-
- Current major features include:
-
- - easy-to-use interface
- - video conferencing (currently black-and-white only)
- - ObjectViRCScript object-based extensions to ViRCScript programming language
- - full logging capabilities
- - new LagScope for measuring how lagged you are from the server
- - ViRCScript Publishing Wizard
- - full integration with the Windows 95/NT shell
- - real-time voice chat
- - full ircII attribute support (bold, italic, and underline)
- - support for the ColourIRC and mIRC colour code standards
- - coloured events for easy viewing and differentiation
- - multiple simultaneous server connections
- - IDENTD server
- - Finger server
- - Finger client
- - port scanner
- - DCC chat
- - DCC send with send-ahead extension
- - web hyperlinks
- - powerful, very easy-to-use userlist support
- - right-click context menus
- - neat graphical touches everywhere (e.g. server transmit/receive lights)
- - change colours and fonts in most screen areas
- - awesome XDCC offer support
- - SOCKS support for accessing external IRC servers through a firewall
- - server hierarchical links view - see how the servers on IRC are linked to
- each other, and find the closest server to you for optimal speed
- - comprehensive WHOIS dialog - displays information on any user on IRC, and
- allows them to easily be added or removed from the userlist, all from one
- dialog
- - channel box
- - ignore list
- - support for all server-side ircII commands
- - comprehensive extended command set (e.g. /wall, redirection commands)
- - support for TDCC file transfer protocol (3x faster than regular DCC)
- - toolbar Magic Dots
- - filtered channel list (supports Undernet-specific server-side filtering)
- - the ability to import mIRC, WSIRC and PIRCH configuration files during setup
- - border flashing when minimized window contents change
- - heuristic nick completion
- - auto-hold when scrolling text back in channel windows
- - separate command-line recall buffer maintained for every window (remembers
- the last 100 lines entered)
- - support for mIRC's /sound command
- - limited speech synthesis (use the /mspeak command)
- - full scripting (events and aliases)
- - support for window wallpaper
- - multi-user support
- - tip-of-the-day dialog
- - query window
- - notify support
- - lots more besides!!
-