Cool stuff about the "beta" Chat app...
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:53 pm
You can do a few things with the new chat app. It's an IRC core, so you can use any regular IRC program to get to it. Here's what you need to know:
The server is "masquerade.endogaming.net" on port 6667. You can access this from Trillian, Pidgin, mIRC, or other IRC compliant applications.
Commands (FYI, you can type "/help" to get this information on the chat)
Commands begin with / and should be familiar to anyone who has used IRC before - here is a quick summary of the most useful commands.
/me - This turns the text after /me into an action, eg: /me looks around.
/join - Joins the specified channel. eg: /join #cgiirc
/list - Lists all the channels on the network (this outputs a lot of information).
/part - Leaves the current channel (same as clicking the X while in the channel).
/quit - Quits IRC totally (same as clicking X in Status window).
/msg - Sends a private message to a user. eg: /msg someone Hi
/whois - Gives some information about a user.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Tab Will autocomplete a nickname or channel.
Ctrl+number / Alt+number Will go to that number window if you number the windows from the left (Status = 1 and so on).
Ctrl+B Write "%B" for bold text.
Ctrl+C Write "%C" for colored text.
Cursor Up/Down Move in the command history.
The server is "masquerade.endogaming.net" on port 6667. You can access this from Trillian, Pidgin, mIRC, or other IRC compliant applications.
Commands (FYI, you can type "/help" to get this information on the chat)
Commands begin with / and should be familiar to anyone who has used IRC before - here is a quick summary of the most useful commands.
/me - This turns the text after /me into an action, eg: /me looks around.
/join - Joins the specified channel. eg: /join #cgiirc
/list - Lists all the channels on the network (this outputs a lot of information).
/part - Leaves the current channel (same as clicking the X while in the channel).
/quit - Quits IRC totally (same as clicking X in Status window).
/msg - Sends a private message to a user. eg: /msg someone Hi
/whois - Gives some information about a user.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Tab Will autocomplete a nickname or channel.
Ctrl+number / Alt+number Will go to that number window if you number the windows from the left (Status = 1 and so on).
Ctrl+B Write "%B" for bold text.
Ctrl+C Write "%C" for colored text.
Cursor Up/Down Move in the command history.