Configuration

Introduction to Configuration
The configuration dialog is available from Options Preferences in the Server Control window.

The General Tab

Window Mode
SDI Mode (old behavior) 	Causes to use single document interface mode, in which each new channel or /query window has its own, separate window.
Pagebed MDI mode (XChat) 	Causes to use multiple document interface mode, in the style of XChat, in which each new channel or /query window has a tab in one main window. Each window can be brought to the front by clicking its tab.

The Misc Configuration Section
Auto Create Window 	If selected, will automatically create a new window for each user who /msg's you. If not selected, any text sent to you with /msg is displayed in the current window and you can use /query username to create a window to chat to that user.
Nick Completion 	If selected, switches nickname completion on. Nick completion works as follows:
Type the first letters of a user's nickname.
Press tab. The text you typed will be completed to match the username, including changes in capitalization if necessary. ⪚ phi<TAB> becomes PhilRod if there is a user called PhilRod on the channel.
If more than one nickname on the channel matches the text you have typed, the first name in the list is chosen. Pressing tab subsequent times displays the next nickname in the list. For example, if there are users PhilA and PhilRod on a channel, and you type phi<TAB>, the text will first be completed to PhilA, and if you press tab again, it will change to PhilRod.
Display topic in caption 	Display the topic of the current channel in the window caption. If not selected, the topic is only displayed inside the window.
Time Stamp 	Prepends each thing said in the channel with the time it was said, in the form [HH:MM:SS].
Beep on Notify 	If selected, a system beep will be generated whenever a user on your /notify list signs onto the IRC server you are on.
Color Picker Popup 	If selected, a popup window from which to select the color of your text is presented when you press K. If not, you have to type the color codes manually. See also Colors.
Auto Rejoin 	Rejoins channels automatically if you are disconnected.
History Length 	Stores up to this many lines of chat from each window, allowing you to scroll upwards and see what has already been said.

Wallpaper Configuration
In the Wallpaper section, you can change the image placed in the background of your windows. You can enter the name of the file to use in the text box, or browse for files using the button to the right of the textbox. Image files used must be in , JPEG or PNG format. A preview of the image is shown at the right of the dialog box.

The Startup Tab
Here you can configure 's startup settings.

Name Settings
Nick Name 	Set your IRC nickname.
Alternative Nick 	Set the nickname to use if your first choice is already in use by another user.
Real Name 	Your real name, as returned by a /whois query on you.

Notify List
Here you can enter a list of users who you want added to your /notify list at startup. You will be alerted when each of the users in the list is online.

The Colors Tab
Here you can configure 's use of color.

Chat Colors Configuration
Here you can set colors for each of the types of text. Clicking the color button to the right of each text type's label will display a color picker box in which you can choose the color in which you want this type of text to be displayed.

Nick Colors
Foreground and Background set the colors for the foreground and background of users' nicknames in chat windows. The Color for messages containing your nick option sets the color for any message appearing in a channel which contains your nickname.

Color codes
Here you can set whether allows native color codes (see Colors) and also whether mIrc color codes are allowed.