IRCStep : an IRC Client for MacOS X / OPENSTEP

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What is IRC?

Features of IRCStep

• IRCStep(.app) is the IRC client, which can work in the OpenStep/YellowBox/Cocoa environment. It can be used in following environments.
• MacOS X 10.1.2 or later
• MacOS X Server
• OPENSTEP
• WebObjects(Works in Windows NT and WO 4.0 is confirmed)
• (In the regrettable shell NEXTSTEP environment, it cannot be used. IRC.appmay be utilized.)
• The seamless and simultaneous connection to the multiple server is realized.
• It is possible that simultaneously, you express opinion in multiple channels of multiple servers, and that it changes nickname at one time.
• It is possible to display in the free combination in optional number Window the multiple channel of multiple servers. The change is easily possible for this combination at Drag Drop.
• It is utilized and is made in the Japanese environment.
• The regular expression for Ignore is also correspondent to the 2byte character.
• It is correspondent with SOCKS5.
• It is possible to carry out the DCC file transfer.
  • By utilizing SOCKS and NAT of the appropriate setting, DCC file transmission of the Firewall exceeds is also possible.
• It is the GUI base.
  • There is no necessity of inputting the IRC command.
  • The setting of the automatic reconnection is also possible in one button.
  • The fact is proven in the change of the icon, when there is a conversation, when minitualized or, it is hidden Window, ( the OPENSTEP edition in the minimization ).
  • It is possible to investigate the connection with the via of the list of the channel participant.

How to use

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• How to
• Window layouts(under construction)
• Key Words

FAQ

• Too many windows !!
You have overlooked largest features of this client. There is a icon of the small monolith under the conversation window left you have participated in the channel . by doing this drag & and drop to the place of the monolith of other window. By repeating this, it is possible to display the channel in the optional combination in optional number Window regardless of server and network.

• It wants to arrange it in one Window since the beginning.
The Preferences panel opens in "Preferences..." of the application menu . please exclude a check on "open new window for new target". Which is included in Expert area of the preferences.
• In mixing that various channels are spoken, it is unreadable.
Double click of the monolith . A window that only contains the channel opens.
• The labor is taken in switching the channel.
Push return key without inputting any words, Channels are toggled.
• Simultaneously, it wants to express opinion in multiple channels.
By expressing opinion, when it is displayed with "***ALL***" in target selection popup..
• Opinion is not incoherently expressed only by reading some channels, . it is unnecessary, when the toggle is done.
It can be excluded from the chat menu from the object of the toggle in "the skip object is chosen", when corresponding speech object is being chosen, . it deviates from the skip object from the object of the simultaneous speech.
• I want to add my faborite IRC Network or Servers.
Read this : Howto
• I want to do "Invitation" of "Operator control" or "Ban" or "Kick" or "set channel modes" or "Ignore" or "DCC File Transfer" or "Topic setting" or "CTCP" or "WHOIS" or "NAMES" or...
Various operations in inspector panel of the tool menu have been assigned . please once observe it.
• I want to use the nickname over 9 characters.
  By choosing "Direct Command..." from the "Command" menu, and input next command. "NICK your_favorite_long_nickname". It is possible to temporarily change, if the server permits it.
• The behavior of the automatic connection is abnormal, when the application was started.
Please choose "skip target" from the chat menu, when corresponding target is being chosen,. it can be excluded from the object of the toggle . it deviates from the skip object from the object of the simultaneous speech.
• There is no manual in which that it waits is also ?
The priority is low coming work schedule.
• There is a want function.
Question and request are accepted in mail.
• Are there any version for Windows?
There is, and it requires YellowBox run time. The coming in which it came on versions of WebObjects4 does it . the procurement difficulty does be not done either at present . moreover, it is high cost.
• Don't you enhance version for Windows/OS X Server/(Rhapsody) ?
There is in the condition, they works only by doing build of each latest edition. The workload, which starts corresponding development environment is left in the reason . to begin with, the mind without a demand does it.
• I want to localize this application.
If it is the language, which OS X supports, it is simple . At first, please try translating "Localizable.strings" in the Japanese resources into your language and send me.
• Why don't you port this application to GNUStep?
Please come back again when GNUStep supported 2-byte characters Languages.
• Give Me SourceCode
Open now!
• Too Bad English.
Sorry. I welcome to your fixing.

Mail me please.

The limitation in the distribution.

• Registration and remittances, etc. are unnecessary.
• The source code is released under the revised BSD license .
• The author does not receive the responsibility of all the troubles, which originate from this application.
• Opinions and impression and operation reports, etc. are welcomed. The kind of the message board is the crop vagina chestnut. Or, irc://irc.kyoto.wide.ad.jp:6667/#IRCStep (IRCNet) It is established.

Since 29.Sep.2000