How tos for Java IRC client (FAQs)
Copy and paste
To copy text from this IRC client, use the mouse to select the text in the
message box. When the mouse button is released, the selected text is put
into the clipboard automatically. To paste from clipboard, use mouse to focus
the entry field and then click the right mouse button. You might not be able
to select more than one page of text from this IRC client. To select more
text, you need to either enlarge the chat window or do it multiple times.
Popup menu
To use the popup menu in the Audience list, select one or more users in the
list and then click the right mouse button. The popup menu should show up.
To use the popup menu in the message box, select a text string, typically
a user nick name (tip: you can double click to select a word). The program
will also strip out < and > at the beginning or the end of a word, such as
<mynick> will be treated as mynick to make selection convenient.
Talk privately
Select the nick name(s) that you want to talk privately on the left side of the window and then talk normally. You messages will only be sent to those selected nick name(s). To toggle between private and public talk, press the Esc key when the message en
try field (the box you type message in) has the focus.
Post ads and news to a room
This function is only available to a site administrator (for apparent reasons).
If you are a site administrator, click here to find
more help.
Control a room
You can control a room only if you are a room host (or channel operator).
Click here to get more help on host functions.
Repeat a message
When the message entry is focused, use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to step
through what you had typed. The buffers hold upto 50 lines you typed for
each room.
Use strings in the display area (message window) as command parameters
To make it convenient for you to input parameters, you can select a proper
string (double click to select a word) from the display area and execute a
command. For example, to get a user's information, double click on a nick
name string in the diaplay area and then press any key to get that info.
Another example, to push a URL to people in a room, select a URL string
in the display area, then push the button 'Push URL'. Many other commands
will take parameters this way in addition to taking parameters from the
entry field.
Reverse the scrolling ticker
Use mouse to click on a gap between two ads/messages, then move the mouse in
the direction you want the ticker to go.