• Table of contents
• Menubar Control
  • Hiding the menubar
  • Modifying the menubar
  • Modifying the Commands menubar
  • Menubar position
  • Window icon
  • Window control icons
  • Locking bars
  • Colors
  • Font
  • Background image

Menubar Control¶

The menubar gives access to most AdiIRC features.

See also /menubar, $menubar.

Hiding the menubar¶

The menubar can be hidden by clicking Menubar -> View -> Menubar or by typing /menubar off or by changing Options -> Windows -> Enable Menubar or by right-clicking the Menubar and then clicking Hide Menubar.

When the menubar is hidden, the menubar menu can still be accessed by right-clicking the Titlebar.

The menubar itself can be brought up by pressing the ALT key.

It can also be shown at any time/anywhere by typing /showmenu -m, which can also be associated with a shortcut.

Modifying the menubar¶

The /menubar command can be used to add/edit/remove any menu item. To have any changes persistent, put the commands in a on START script.

Modifying the Commands menubar¶

The commands menu can be modified by using the Menu Editor Dialog which can be opened by clicking Menubar -> Tools -> Edit Menus or by pressing the ALT + P shortcut or by typing /edit -m.

Menus from a specific file can also be loaded using the /load command.

Menubar position¶

The Menubar can be moved to the top/bottom/left/right of the main window by right-clicking the menubar then clicking Position.

Window icon¶

Showing/hiding window icon can be set in Options -> Windows -> Show icon in-Menubar.

Window control icons¶

Showing/hiding window control icons (minimize/maximize/restore) can be set in Options -> Windows -> Show window icons in Menubar.

Locking bars¶

Menubar/Toolbar/Switchbar/Treebar can be locked so they can't be moved by right-clicking any bar and then click Lock Bars.

Locking bars also removes the header from the Monitor Panels.

Colors¶

The menubar background/foreground colors can be set in Options -> Colors, the control icons (minimize/maximize/restore) will use the foreground color as well.

Note: Override Windows theme colors must be enabled.

Font¶

The font can be changed in Options -> Fonts & Sizes or by using the /font command.

Background image¶

A background image for the Menubar can be set in Options -> Backgrounds or by using the /background command.