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Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4 README File
Contents:
Section 1 - Introduction and Requirements
Section 2 - New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4
Section 3 - Important New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 3
Section 4 - Managing Multiple Server and Room Connections
Section 5 - Global Chat Menus
Section 6 - Right Mouse Button Support
Section 7 - Contacting Quarterdeck
========================================================================
1. Introduction and Requirements
This file contains information on the new features available in
Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4, as well as the differences between Beta 3 and
version 1.2. Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4 includes the Help file from Global
Chat 1.2. The help file explains basic IRC terms and operations.
This document describes the new functionality which is not described in
the help file.
1.1 New terminology
In Global Chat 2.0, Channels are now called Rooms. These terms are often
used interchangeably.
1.2 Requirements for using Global Chat
1. A working WINSOCK.DLL.
a) If operating on a TCP/IP stack you will need a network card which
is connected to a network.
b) If you're using QWINSOCK (Quarterdeck's WINSOCK.DLL) or another
WINSOCK and are not on a network you will need a modem and an Internet
provider in order to connect to the Internet.
2. Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher.
3. One megabyte free disk space.
4. A web browser is highly recommended.
========================================================================
2. New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 4
2.1 Better Browser Integration
Global Chat Beta 4 is now able to talk to some beta web browsers (like
Internet Explorer 3.0) which Global Chat 2.0 Beta 3 had difficulty
controlling or launching.
2.2 Smarter External Control
Now, if you already have a copy of Global Chat open and request a chat
link while browsing a website, the chat file will instruct your current
copy of Global Chat to go to the chat server specified. Previously, a
new instance of Global Chat would be started.
2.3 New Handling of Banners
In Global Chat 2.0, if a banner is sent throughout the server you are
connected to, it will appear in your Server window and also in your
foreground channel window (assuming, of course, you are in a channel).
2.4 Status Change of Minimized Windows
If you have any of your open windows in a minimized state and new
information appears in a window, the title bar will switch between
"active" and "inactive" colors as the information appears. This way,
you can tell if anything has changed while keeping track of your open
windows.
2.5 Ignore Indication
When a user has been set to Ignore Public Messages, if that user is in
the same channel as you are his or her nickname will appear in the
Members list with strikethrough text (that is, the nickname will appear
to be crossed off of the Members list).
========================================================================
3. Important New Features in Global Chat 2.0 Beta 3
3.1 Connecting to Multiple IRC servers
Global Chat enables you to connect to multiple IRC servers at a time,
including IRC and Global Stage servers. Each time you connect to a server,
a new server console window appears. Once connected to a server, you can
join/list all the available rooms on a server. When you join a room, a new
window is opened displaying the contents of that room.
3.2 Joining Multiple Rooms
With Global Chat 2.0 you can be in multiple rooms at a time. Each time you
join a room, a new window is created. You can use the Windows menu to switch
between open rooms, or click on the room with the mouse.
3.3 DCC Support - Sending/Receiving Files and Private Chat
Global Chat now supports the DCC protocol. This is used to transfer files
between two chat users, and to send private messages between two users without
going through the IRC Server. Global Chat supports both of these.
3.4 Right Mouse Button Support
Global Chat now supports right mouse actions within the client. The menus are
context-sensitive, depending upon the location of the mouse pointer when the
right mouse button is clicked.
3.5 WebTalk Integration
Users of Global Chat that also have Quarterdeck's Internet phone product,
WebTalk, can now configure Global Chat to use WebTalk to speak via voice with
other Global Chat and WebTalk users. Once the software is properly configured,
when a Global Chat user enters a chat room with Global Chat, all the other
Global Chat 2.0 users with WebTalk will have a telephone icon next to
their nick name in the User List for that Room. A voice call can be placed
with a simple right mouse button click.
3.6 Logging of Room Messages
With Global Chat 2.0 it is now possible to save a log of the chat room
messages to a file on disk.
========================================================================
4. Managing Multiple Server and Room Connections
Global Chat 2.0 enables users to connect to multiple IRC servers, and open
multiple rooms at one time. Each time a connection to an IRC server is
established, a separate Window is created for that server. The connection
statistics and Message of the Day for that server are displayed in that window.
When a room is joined, a separate window is opened for each room.
If for example a user had connected to two IRC servers, and joined two
rooms on each server, there would be a total of six windows, two for the
servers and four for the rooms.
4.1 Requesting List of Rooms
If the user is connected to just one IRC server, and selects the List All
Rooms or Find Room command, the list of rooms for that server is displayed.
If the user is connected to two IRC servers, and selects the List All Rooms
or Find Room command, the list of rooms that is displayed is determined by
which server the Currently Selected Window is connected to.
For example, assume the user is connected to two servers and the following
rooms:
Server Rooms Joined on that Server
irc.quarterdeck1.com Friendly
Unfriendly
irc.quarterdeck2.com SportsTalk
Stockchat
If the currently selected window is irc.quarterdeck1.com, Friendly or
Unfriendly, then the rooms on irc.quarterdeck1.com will be listed when
the Select or Find Rooms command is selected.
If the currently selected window is irc.quarterdeck2.com, SportsTalk or
Stockchat, then the rooms on irc.quarterdeck2.com will be listed when
the List or Find Rooms command is selected.
Switch between rooms via the Windows menu.
========================================================================
5. Global Chat Menus
This section describes the new menu items found in Global Chat 2.0 that
were not in Global Chat 1.2, and their functionality.
5.1 Sign-In Menu
Select sign-in to sign-in to a server. The sign-in dialog box is presented.
The required options are:
- server
- user name
- nick name
All other fields are optional (except port, which is pre-filled for you).
5.2 Edit Menu
LOG TO FILE
This option saves all the messages in the chat room to a file on disk.
The user can select the name of the file. To append to an existing file,
select APPEND TO FILE. To save the current contents of the chat room
window, check the SAVE PRESENT WINDOWS CONTENTS box. To have it start at
that point, make sure the SAVE PRESENT WINDOWS CONTENTS box is unchecked.
5.3 Room Menu
CREATE ROOM
When creating a room, in addition to naming the room you can make the room
unlisted, or moderated. You can also make the topic changeable by non-
operators.
ABOUT ROOM
Used to display information about the room, and if the user is the
Room Operator, to change various properties of the room, including
whether or not the room should be unlisted, moderated or the
topic changeable by anyone.
LIST ALL ROOMS
Will list all the rooms on the server. A progress bar indicates the
progress in downloading the room names from the server.
FIND ROOMS
The find rooms option lets you more specifically define the rooms
to be listed. To display only those rooms which contain a specific
text string in the room name, enter the text in the FIND ROOM NAMES THAT
CONTAIN textbox. In addition, Global Chat can display only those rooms
with a certain number of people in them. To use this option, put the
number in the WITH AT LEAST box. If you would like to limit to a
number on the high side as well, put a number in the BUT NO MORE THAN box.
5.4 People Menu
SHOW PEOPLE IN ROOM
Will show a list of all the people in the room
ABOUT USER
Will show information about a user including nick name, full name, rooms
the user is in, e-mail address and more. It will also enable blocking of
public and private messages from that user.
IGNORE USER
Selecting this option blocks public messages, private messages and file
transfers from the selected user.
PRIVATE CHAT
Opens a separate chat window to private chat with a user. Private chat
messages are routed through the server chat server.
DIRECT CHAT
Opens a separate window to private chat with a user. Messages are sent
directly between the two users, they do not go through the server.
(Requires that the other user's chat client support DCC.)
SEND FILE
Send a file to a user using DCC (requires that the other user's chat
client support DCC). Select the file to be sent from a standard dialogue
box.
CALL USER
Place a voice call to another user, provided both you and the other user
have WebTalk installed on your systems. All users that have WebTalk installed
and configured to work with Global Chat will have a telephone icon next to
their name in the Users list for each room.
5.5 Websurfer Menu
BROWSE WEB PAGE
Highlight a URL in the chat output window and then select this option
to have Global Chat start your web browser and send the URL to the browser.
The specific browser to use can be configured. See the PREFERENCES section
below.
INTERNET CHAT GUIDE
Selecting this option launches a web browser and takes you to Quarterdeck's
Internet Chat Guide Page, http://www.quarterdeck.com/chat/schedule.html
5.6 Preferences Menu
USER SETTINGS
Using this options, you can define the default options for the following:
- Nick Name
- Full Name
- eMail address
- Home Page
- Age
- Description
OPTIONS
This contains four tabs for defining: Sort Rooms, Sort People, Browser
and WebTalk
- Sort Rooms List
Specify how the list of rooms is sorted, by Name, Number of People in
the Room, and Unsorted. (Alphabetically, by number of chatters, or
as they come in.)
- Sort People
Define the order by which names are sorted in the Users list:
By Room Entry - listed by order in which they joined the room
By Person Nick Name - listed alphabetically by Nick Name
- Browser
Specify the default World Wide Web browser to be used with Global Chat.
When click on URL's in Global Chat, Global Chat will launch the browser
and send the URL to it.
- WebTalk
Configure WebTalk for use with Global Chat so you can place voice
calls to other WebTalk users that are in chat rooms.
Enable WebTalk box - Check the box to enable Global Chat's support for
WebTalk. Uncheck to disable.
Location - Specify the location of the WebTalk.exe file.
Close WebTalk when exiting - Check the box to have Global Chat
shut down WebTalk when exiting the
application. Uncheck to have
Global Chat leave WebTalk running.
SET CHAT FONT
Specify the font to be used in the Global Chat client.
SHOW TOOLBAR
When checked the toolbar is displayed. When unchecked, the toolbar is
not displayed.
SHOW STATUS BAR
When checked the status bar is displayed. When unchecked, the status bar is
not displayed.
5.7 Help Menu
ABOUT GLOBAL CHAT
Contains information about this version of Global Chat, including Quarterdeck
contact information.
========================================================================
6. Right Mouse Button Support
Global Chat 2.0 supports use of the right mouse button. When the right
mouse button is clicked, a menu will be displayed. The menu is context
sensitive, which means that it is different depending upon where the
mouse was pointing when the button was clicked. Most of the options
on the right mouse button menus correspond to similar options on
the Global Chat Menus which are described above in Section 3. Please
review Section 3 for details. The right-click menu items not corresponding
to regular menu items are:
- Action (available via right-click in the Say: field)
This automatically fills /me into the Say: field, to perform an
action in a channel rather than "speaking".
- Grant / Revoke Operator (available via right-click on a Member of a Room)
This corresponds to the /mode command (+o or -o) to grant or revoke
operator status to a person in a room, and can only be performed if you
are an operator yourself.
- Grant / Revoke Voice (available via right-click on a Member of a Room)
This corresponds to the /mode command (+v or -v) to allow or deny
speaking privileges on a moderated channel. Like Operator, this can
only be done by an operator (and will be greyed out otherwise).
- Kick (available via right-click on a Member of a Room)
This corresponds to the /kick command, which allows operators to force
unruly Members to leave a Room (effectively kicking them out).
========================================================================
7. Contacting Quarterdeck
To report bugs in this beta version of Global Chat, request features,
or contact us in any way about Global Chat, please send e-mail to:
globalchat@quarterdeck.com
Quarterdeck Corporation relocated to Marina Del Rey, California in
October 1995. The following contact information is correct as of
October 1, 1995.
Complete instructions on contacting Quarterdeck Corporation
can be found in the Quarterdeck Passport which is included with
every copy of Quarterdeck software.
Quarterdeck Corporation
13160 Mindanao Way
3rd Floor
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Product Information:
Phone: 310-309-3700
Fax: 310-309-4219
e-mail: info@quarterdeck.com
Additional Internet Resources:
World Wide Web: http://www.quarterdeck.com/
FTP Site: quarterdeck.com
CompuServe:
If you are already a member of CompuServe, just type GO QUARTERDECK at
any ! prompt to access our forum. Private e-mail is accepted at
76004,2310.
Quarterdeck BBS:
The Quarterdeck Bulletin Board System (BBS) is available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. Our BBS has 8 nodes on rotary lines, which support
communications up to 14,400 bps. The recommended modem settings are 8
bit word length, no parity, and 1 stop bit. Our BBS is also a SmartNet
node. You can reach the Quarterdeck BBS at (310) 309-3227.