• Table of contents
• Messages Options
  • Use timestamp
  • Format
  • Message prefix System
  • Message prefix Ctcp
  • Message prefix User
  • Message prefix Emote
  • Scroll messages when typing
  • AutoFocus Editbox
  • Make certain part of messages bold
  • AutoCopy selected text to Clipboard
  • Show day changed message
  • Strip mIRC tags (colors/bold/italic/underline)
  • Strip mIRC tags in Topicbox
  • Use unread line marker
  • Use small unread line marker
  • Show empty line at bottom
  • ignore timestamp for consecutive messages
  • Show scroll icon when scrolled up
  • Show Scrollbar
  • Show lines between messages
  • Use alternative text rendering
  • Indent wrapped lines with [X] pixels
  • Max buffer [X] lines
  • Line marker size
  • Spacing
  • Pixel spacing
  • Left border
  • Bottom border
  • Use nick column
  • Expand nick column on long nicks
  • Nick column divider
  • Nick column width
  • Nick column divider width

Messages Options¶

Use timestamp¶

Enables or disables the timestamp for messages.

Format¶

The timestamp format to use.

Message prefix System¶

The prefix to use for system messages.

Message prefix Ctcp¶

The prefix to use for ctcp messages.

Message prefix User¶

The prefix to use for regular user messages.

Message prefix Emote¶

The prefix to use for emote messages.

Scroll messages when typing¶

If enabled, typing in the Editbox will scroll the message buffer to bottom if the buffer is scrolled up.

AutoFocus Editbox¶

If enabled, when the mouse leaves the message buffer area, focus will put on the Editbox.

Make certain part of messages bold¶

If enabled, interesting parts of some messages like nicks, channel names will be bold.

Enabled:
Nick (nick!nick@host.com) joins #channel

Disabled:
Nick (nick!nick@host.com) joins #channel

AutoCopy selected text to Clipboard¶

If enabled, selected text in the message buffer will automatically be copied to your clipboard when you release the mouse.

Show day changed message¶

If enabled, AdiIRC will show a "Day changed to X" message in all open windows at midnight.

Strip mIRC tags (colors/bold/italic/underline)¶

If enabled, removes control codes from incoming messages.

Strip mIRC tags in Topicbox¶

If enabled, removes control codes from the Topicbox.

Use unread line marker¶

If enabled, shows a vertical line in the message buffer indicating new messages since you last focused the window.

Use small unread line marker¶

IF enabled, the unread line marker between two messages with no extra spaces around it.

Show empty line at bottom¶

If enabled, always shows a empty line at the bottom of the message buffer.

ignore timestamp for consecutive messages¶

If enabled, timestamp will be hidden if the same person writes several messages in a row.

Enabled:

[42:42] <Nick1> text
[42:42] <Nick2> text
        <Nick2> text
        <Nick2> text
[42:42] <Nick3> text

Disabled:

[42:42] <Nick1> text
[42:42] <Nick2> text
[42:42] <Nick2> text
[42:42] <Nick2> text
[42:42] <Nick3> text

Show scroll icon when scrolled up¶

When enabled, shows a clickable icon when the buffer is scrolled up, clicking it will scroll the buffer to the bottom.

The icon will switch from white to black depending on the message buffer background color.

Show Scrollbar¶

If enabled, shows vertical scrollbar in the message buffer, if set to Autohide, scrollbar will be hidden until you either mousescroll or hover at the right border of the message area.

Show lines between messages¶

If enabled. shows horizontal lines between the messages in the message buffer.

Use alternative text rendering¶

If enabled, uses a more accurate but much slower way to render text, enable if you have problems with unicode or missing glyphs with certain fonts.

Indent wrapped lines with [X] pixels¶

Indent wrapped lines in the message buffer with [X] pixels.

Max buffer [X] lines¶

Set the maximum number of scrollback lines in the message buffer.

If set to 0, unlimited number of lines.

Can also be set per window in the Switchbar/Treebar right click menu.

Line marker size¶

Sets the unread line marker size in pixels.

Spacing¶

If set to single, messages in the message buffer will use regular spacing.
If set to paragraph, messages in the message buffer will use 1.5 times spacing.
If set to double, messages in the message buffer will use 2 times spacing.

Pixel spacing¶

Sets the number of pixels between each message in the message buffer.

Left border¶

Sets the left border for the message buffer in pixels.

Bottom border¶

Sets the bottom border for the message buffer in pixels.

Use nick column¶

Enable or disable the message buffer nick column.

Enabled:

Disabled:

Expand nick column on long nicks¶

If enabled, nick column will automatically resize itself to fit long nicks.

Nick column divider¶

If set to on, nick column will be visible.
If set to off, nick column will be visible.
If set to authode, nick column will be visible and automatically hide itself unless the mouse is hovering it.
If set to locked, nick column will be visible and locked to avoid accidental resize.

Nick column width¶

Set default nick column width.

If changed, will reset all column width in all windows.

Nick column divider width¶

Set the nick column divider width in pixels.