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Applet Usage

• Connect/Disconnect
• Setup Options
• Channels
• Join Channel
• Nickserv
• Private/Public Window Controls
• Channels
• Chatting
• Troubleshooting

Connect/Disconnect

If the applet is not configured to login on loading, you will have the option to edit your nick (nickname) and click Connect when you are ready to chat and connect to the irc server.

Setup Options

You can change some applet options here, which affects the way the applet works for you.

- Message Options

Prefix own messages with nick.
This is an option to display your name before the text you have entered, the same as the other text and nicks appear to you. Note this affects your view only, as everyone else sees your name before your message.
See every message from server.
To see all server messages in the status window. If you're not an operator, you probably wouldn't be interested.
See channel join/part messages.
To see an announcement when a user leaves or enters the channel.
Filter mIRC attributes from incoming text.
To keep your applet from showing fancy text generated by users who may be using mIRC to chat.
Notify Peer of Error on CTP DCC Command.
To send an error message to another user if you lose your DCC connection with them, such as private chat window or file transfer.

- Misc.

Focus private windows when opened.
To have private windows automatically come into main view/front when they are started.
Use color bullets for usermode or Use traditional "@" symbol for user mode.
These bullets or "@" symbols display who in the channel is operator, or in charge of the room. You can pick either to use.
Sort nicks alphabetically, or As above with Ops at top.
Sort all nicknames by first letter, or same with operators at top of the list.

- Pre Connection

Request MOTD.
Have server give the message of the day to your status window.
Password to server. (not needed)

Channels

This buttons opens a window which lists all of the channels available on the server. You can join one by clicking the button or double clicking the channel name.

Join

Clicking this button enables you to join a channel that you specify, if it does not exist, a new one of that name is created. (It will disappear when it is empty.)

Nickserv

A service to reserve your nickname so no one else can use it. If you do not identify with your nickname for 2 weeks, it will become unregistered again.

- Enter password
This is the password you will use to register or identify to Nickserv.
- Email Address
It is also required if you ever wish to retreive a forgotton password.
Example: me@mydomain.com
- Identify
To identify yourself to nickserv with password, after logging on
- Register
To register your nickname, fill in password and email address.
- OK
Closes window.

Private & Public Channel Window Bars

There are two types of windows, private, and public, clicking on the buttons will bring corresponding window to front view. If the number of windows are in excess of the applet size, there are scroll buttons, the arrows. To close a window, click the close button on the right of the window you are viewing, or use right click options on the button itself. The green bullet indicates the current window you are viewing. Events in hidden windows are indicated by a red button.

Chatting

To chat, type your message into the text input bar, located just above the window buttons, and then click Enter/Return to send to the channel. You can use special effects on your text such as bold (B), underline (U), and italics (I), as well as the colors on the color bar. After clicking the effect button, type your text after the symbols it created, such as "%BThis is bold. There are also some automatic smilies available:

:-)

:-(

;-)

- Private Chat:
In some channels it is a rule to ask a user to chat privately before sending a private message, if in doubt, ask. Double click on their name in the nick list, and a private window will open for you to chat with them.
- More functions:
By right clicking on a nickname in the list, you have more action options.

Open Private, another way to start private chat.
Ping, to send a ping command to the other user's applet, ususally used to see if they are still connected or how long their lagtime is. (lagtime is a term used to mean internet delay period, measured in seconds)
Whois, to find out about the person using that nickname, what channels they are in, what their ip address is. Useful to channel ops who need to ban users.
Ignore, a command that will omit all messages (public and private) typed by that user.
Not Ignore, a command that will undo your ignore command.
Channel Ops functions, Kick, Kick & ban, Ban, etc. Only available to those with operator status.

For more irc information, try http://www.irchelp.org

Troubleshooting

If you have trouble getting the applet to load, pc IE users can download and install the most recent version of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine here:
http://www.microsoft.com/java/vm/dl_vm40.htm
System Requirements:
This program requires a version 1.1.x compatible Java Virtual Machine.
It's been successfully tested under the following environments:
Sun's JDK 1.2.2 Applet Viewer for Linux.
Sun's JDK 1.3.x JRE for Linux.
Sun's JDK 1.3.x Applet Viewer for Linux.
Netscape Navigator 6 and Mozilla nightly builds with Java Plug-In.
Netscape Navigator 4.7x with JVM 1.1.5 for Linux. Note that this JVM has never been stable.
Netscape Navigator 4.7x with JVM 1.1.5 for Microsoft Windows.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x+ for Microsoft Windows.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x+ for MacOS.

It's also known to fail in the following environments:
Netscape Navigator 4.0x with JVM 1.1.2 for Microsoft Windows.
Netscape Navigator 4.0x for MacOS.
Netscape Navigator 4.5 for MacOS.
If you get "class:Eirc not found", then the irc server could be down, you could refresh the applet window (F5), or try again later. If the problem persists, please notify your forum administrator.
Sometimes the internet gets busy and a little slow, sometimes you will get disconnected from the server, this is normal, and is the nature of the beast.
If you get disconnected with a message that the nickname belongs to someone else, someone else has already reserved that nickname on the irc server, try connecting again and changing your nickname in the top nickname box, or by typing /nick <newnick>
If Nickserv says your nickname isn't registered when you identify, it may be because you haven't logged in for a long time, simply re-register again.
If you're concerned that your name is not listed in the channel chat text area, you can go to Setup options to display your name, everyone else does see your name, it's just the way that it appears to yourself.
If you have problems connecting, contact your chat/forum administrator for more help. For help with chatting, you can try the channel, #irchelp, where there are people who can help you.