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- AtarICQ -TIPS AND TRICKS
-
-
- This textfile contains a bunch of settings that most users might want
- to be able to tweak, but that can only be set through the config.
- Therefore I added these tips and tricks so anyone can use these
- features even at this point. I hope to add more and more of these
- things to preferences in time..
-
-
- Fling open contact list
- -----------------------
-
- Set this line if you want contact list to be opened every time
- someone on your contact list goes online:
-
- fling_clist_open=-1
-
- The contact list will only be affected if it is not opened.
-
- NOTE: Will be dependant on the way "alert_modes=x" is set!
-
-
-
- Tweak the auto-topping functions
- --------------------------------
-
- If you have set AtarICQ to fling open the message window when messages
- arrive, you can mask what online modes except "online" it will work for.
-
-
- Away = 1
- DND = 2
- N/A = 4
- Occupied = 16
- Invisible = 256
-
- You can manually change the line "alert_modes=x" in the config file.
-
-
- If you for example want it to work for "Away" and "Occupied" you just
- add 1 to 16 and change line in config to "alert_modes=17"
-
- Setting it to "alert_modes=-1" should trigger the function always
-
-
-
- Tweak the way AtarICQ puts you in "away" mode
- ---------------------------------------------
-
- Like the above feature for auto topping, you can use the line
- "away_mask" to tell aICQ what status can be turned into "away"
- automatically. Online mode can always be turned into "away".
-
- If you want to disable "auto away" feature completely, there is a line in
- config saying "auto_away=<x>". Change the x value to zero.
-
-
-
- Decide what windows are opened at startup
- -----------------------------------------
-
- "auto_icq_window=<x>" is the entry where AtarICQ stores info on windows
- that should be opened at startup.
-
- Bit 0 = Main Window (Contact List)
- Bit 1 = Message Window
- Bit 2 = Connection Info Window
-
-
- Example: Value "0" will not open any window
- Value "5" will open Main Window and Connection Info Window
-
-
-
- aICQ <--> aIRC Message exchange
- --------------------------------
-
- By default these messages are not echoed when auto topping is enabled
- or Message Window is opened. (echo_mode=0)
-
- echo_mode=<x>
-
- Bit 0 = Do not allow incoming messages
- Bit 1 = Do not send when Message Window is iconified/closed/shaded
-
- Bit 2 = Send even if Message Window is opened
- Bit 3 = Send even if auto topping is set "on"
-
- Bit 4 = Auto top setting will be checked for incoming aIRC messages
- (Will make aICQ fling its msg-window open, if msg is coming in
- from aIRC)
-
-
- Example: To always send and recieve messages, "echo_mode=12"
- To never send or recieve messages, "echo_mode=3"
- Always send, never recieve, "echo_mode=13"
-
-
- Set path for saving all log files
- ---------------------------------
-
- log_path=<path> ; path can be either absolute or relative
-
-
- Example: "log_path=\LOGFILES\" will save logs in subdir "LOGFILES",
- found in the aICQ workdir
-
- "log_path=C:\AICQ\LOGFILES\" saves to the specified DIR
-
-
- NOTE: AV_PATH_UPDATE is sent when saving log, and it is case sensitive!
- Therefore make sure to name path correctly.
-
-
-
- Ignore certain UINs
- -------------------
-
- This line in ataricq.inf would cause aICQ to ignore all messages from
- these three UINs:
-
-
- ignore_uin=<UIN1>,<UIN2>,<UIN3>
-
-
- TIP: UIN 10 is often used by spammers, so that might perhaps be the
- first UIN to add to the "ignore list"
-
-
- View ICQ-status on WWW
- ----------------------
-
- It is possible to add a little indicator on your webpage, showing what
- your current status on the ICQ-server is. However, it will only work
- if you have set aICQ to allow this. (default=ON)
-
- Tweak the following line in ataricq.inf:
-
- status_webaware=x ; (0=disabled, -1=enabled)
-
-
- Toggle setting of av_path_update
- --------------------------------
-
- Whenever aICQ has written to a file on a disk, it sends va_path_update
- to the AVSERVER. If you wish to disable this feature then let a line
- in config read like this:
-
- av_path_update=0
-
-
- Change number of rows in edit field in message window
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- edit_rows=4
-
- This line in config will result in edit field having 4 lines instead
- of the standard 3
-
-
- Force aICQ to reconnect if Keep_alive2 fails
- --------------------------------------------
-
- I am told this is not important, but some users get in trouble when a
- keep_alive2 message is not acked by server. Therefore set this value
- in config file to enable reconnection:
-
- keepalive2_reconnect=-1
-
- (Keep_alive2 is always sent out together with normal keep_alive call)
-
-
- Increase space between contact list entry and status icon
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- status_icon_offset=7
-
- (4 is the default value)
-
-
- Change the marker type and look
- -------------------------------
-
- You can tweak how aICQ should indicate in contact list which is the
- currently selected nick
-
- marker_type=0 ; marker will be a dotted rectangle, same colour as text
-
- marker_type=1 ; marker will be a dotted rectangle, colour is entered in:
- marker_colour=x
-
- marker_type=2 ; marker will invert the current nicks entry in list
-
-
- marker_type=3 ; marker will view text in same colour as list
- background, and the area around it in colour:
- marker_background=x