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BitchX 1.2.1 README
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===================
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BitchX is a free software text-based IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for
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UNIX-like systems, originally based on ircII and heavily influenced by
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EPIC. This is the release notes for the 1.2.1 release.
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I'd like to send out a special thanks to all those who've contributed in
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a large or small way to the BitchX 1.2.1 release, whether through bug reports,
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patches, testing, coding, packaging, updating documentation, maintaining
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IRC channels or websites, promotion or just keeping the faith:
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flashback, Xavier, panasync, dialtone, sideshow, hop, Ancient, fudd, tau,
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dan408, cpet, jeezy, zimzum, t3gah, darkfires, gauze, madsage, snadge,
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packet, nyet, brabes, nenolod, jdhore, riderplus, DJ, oxy, ncopa.
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This release has primarily focussed on fixing a lage number of bugs and
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updating the code to suit a modern environment - the full list of changes is
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in the Changelog. Notable changes in the 1.2.1 release that are particularly
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user-visible or of interest to scripters are explained below.
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Instructions on building and installing the client are in the INSTALL file,
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and licensing info is found in the COPYRIGHT file.
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The BitchX 1.2 series is dedicated to void. We'll miss you, man.
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- caf
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/NAMES and /SCAN
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----------------
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The formatting of /NAMES and /SCAN output has been substantially reworked.
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The old /FSETs NAMES_BOTCOLOR, NAMES_FRIENDCOLOR, NAMES_NICKCOLOR,
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NAMES_OPCOLOR, NAMES_SHITCOLOR and NAMES_VOICECOLOR have been replaced
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with these new /FSETs:
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....................NAMES_NICK %B$[10]0
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................NAMES_NICK_BOT %G$[10]0
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.............NAMES_NICK_FRIEND %Y$[10]0
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.................NAMES_NICK_ME %W$[10]0
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...............NAMES_NICK_SHIT %R$[10]0
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....................NAMES_USER %K[ %n$1-%K]
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.............NAMES_USER_CHANOP %K[%C$0%n$1-%K]
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..............NAMES_USER_IRCOP %K[%R$0%n$1-%K]
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..............NAMES_USER_VOICE %K[%M$0%n$1-%K]
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The NAMES_NICK formats control how the nick itself is displayed, depending
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on the status of the nick as recognised by BitchX (the priority order is
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NAMES_NICK_ME > NAMES_NICK_BOT > NAMES_NICK_FRIEND > NAMES_NICK_SHIT >
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NAMES_NICK). The NAMES_USER formats control how the overall entry appears in
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the /NAMES or /SCAN line, depending on the channel status of the nick (the
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priority order is NAMES_USER_CHANOP > NAMES_USER_VOICE > NAMES_USER_IRCOP >
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NAMES_USER).
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You'll need to update any scripts or custom formats that altered the old
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formats. If you just use the defaults, the main difference you'll see is
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that your own nick is now shown in white, and voiced users are shown with
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the '+' sent by the server instead of the 'v'. You can go back to the old
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look by setting these formats:
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/FSET NAMES_NICK_ME %B$[10]0
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/FSET NAMES_USER_VOICE %K[%Mv%n$1-%K]
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Also, the NAMES header and NAMES_FOOTER formats are now called with $3 set
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to the total number of nicks in the channel, and $4 to the mask given to
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/SCAN (if any).
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/SCAN now supports a new sort flag "-stat", which sorts the output by
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channel status (chanops, then halfops, then voices, then the riff-raff).
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This functionality was previously provided by the "scan" plugin, so this
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plugin has been removed. If you want this to be the default, just set this
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alias (the double-slash is necessary):
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/ALIAS SCAN { //SCAN -STAT }
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NEW FORMATS
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In addition to the new NAMES_* formats mentioned above, these new /FSET
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formats have been added:
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CHANNEL_URL
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USERMODE_OTHER
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WHOIS_CALLERID
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WHOIS_SECURE
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WHOIS_LOGGEDIN
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HALF-OP SUPPORT
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New commands /HOP and /DEHOP have been added, to give and remove halfop
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status (on servers that support it).
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The scripting function $ishalfop(<nick> <channel) has been added (compatible
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with EPIC), and support for halfops has been added to $channel().
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The default status bar now shows your halfop status against your nick.
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TCL
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---
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panasync OK'd releasing the tcl.c source, so this is now part of the main
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client distribution. If you want TCL support, just pass --with-tcl to
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./configure.
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MULTISERVER
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The "last nick sent to" and "last nick received from" are now tracked
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per-server, so $. $, $B and the "." and "," message targets are all
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per-server.
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