KSirc Basics
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KSirc Basics

Servers

KSirc allows you to connect to any number of servers. To connect to a server, select Connections->New Server or press F2.The Connect to Server Dialog appears, and you can select a Group, then a Server, and also a Port to connect to.

Just click Connect when you're done, and a new window for the server is displayed. You can keep track of the servers you're connected to in the KSirc Server Control window.

You can get help on most IRC commands by typing /help commandname. Typing /help on its own gives a list of available commands.

Channels

You can connect to channels with the normal IRC command /join #channelname , by selecting Connections->Join Channel... or by pressing F3.

Channels you are connected to are shown in the Server Control window under the server to which the they belong. To leave a channel, you can /part, select Channel->Close or press Ctrl+W.

Channel Options

The Channel menu, available in any channel window, contains some useful options:

Save to Logfile... (Ctrl-S)

Saves the contents of the channel to a file.

Time Stamp

If selected, prepends each thing said in the channel with the time it was said, in the form [HH:MM:SS]

Ascii Table (Alt C T)

Displays a table of Ascii characters, from which you can choose any characters you require.

Beep on Change (Alt C P)

If selected, KSirc emits a beep every time something is said on a channel.

User Options

In a channel, the user list is displayed along the right hand side. Right-clicking a nickname in that list gives you a pop-up menu of options, most of which are self-explanatory. Those actions can be configured (changing the order, adding or removing some) in the Configure KSirc... dialog in the User Menu tab. The default actions are the following:

Refresh Nicks

Sends a message to the server to request the list of users in the channel. This ensures that the list of nicknames is up-to-date.

Follow

Highlights the user's nick in every message they send to the channel. This way, you can follow someone's thread of conversation in a busy channel. The user's nick color is picked at random.

unFollow

Stops following the user.

Whois

Sends a CTCP whois query to the user, which provides information about the user, such as his hostname and what server he is connected to.

Ping

Sends a CTCP ping request to the user, to determine his echo time.

Version

Sends a CTCP version request to the user, to determine what software he is using.

Abuse

Abuses the user in one of various amusing ways.

The following commands are only available if you are an operator on the channel:

Kick

Removes the user off the channel.

Ban

Bans the user from joining the channel.

unBan

Removes the ban on the user joining the channel.

Op

Gives the user operator privileges.

DeOp

Removes operator privileges from the user.

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