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h1. Messages Options

h2. Use timestamp

Enables or disables the timestamp for messages.

_See also [[/timestamp]], [[$timestamp]]._

h2. Format

The timestamp format to use.

_See also [[$timestampfmt]]._

h2. Message prefix System

The prefix to use for system messages.

_See also [[$prefixsys]]._

h2. Message prefix Ctcp

The prefix to use for ctcp messages.

_See also [[$prefixctcp]]._

h2. Message prefix User

The prefix to use for regular user messages.

_See also [[$prefixuser]]._

h2. Message prefix Emote

The prefix to use for [[/me|emote]] messages.

_See also [[$prefixemote]]._

h2. Scroll messages when typing

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

h2. AutoFocus Editbox

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

h2. 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

h2. 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.

h2. Show day changed message

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

h2. Strip mIRC tags (colors/bold/italic/underline)

If enabled, removes [[Formatting_Text|control codes]] from incoming messages.

_See also [[$strip]]._

h2. Strip mIRC tags in Topicbox

If enabled, removes [[Formatting_Text|control codes]] from the Topicbox.

_See also [[$strip]]._

h2. Use unread line marker

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

h2. Use small unread line marker

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

h2. Show empty line at bottom

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

h2. ignore timestamp for consecutive messages

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

Enabled:

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

Disabled:

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

h2. 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.

!scrollicon.png!

h2. 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.

h2. Show lines between messages

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

!lines.png!

h2. 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.

h2. Indent wrapped lines with [X] pixels

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

h2. 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._

h2. Line marker size

Sets the unread line marker size in pixels.

h2. 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.

h2. Pixel spacing

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

h2. Left border

Sets the left border for the message buffer in pixels.

h2. Bottom border

Sets the bottom border for the message buffer in pixels.

h2. Use nick column

Enable or disable the message buffer nick column.

_See also [[/nickcolumn]]._

Enabled:
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Disabled:
!1.png!

h2. Expand nick column on long nicks

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

h2. Nick column divider

If set to on, nick column divider will be visible.
If set to off, nick column divider will not be visible.
If set to autohide, nick column divider will be visible and automatically hide itself unless the mouse is hovering it.
If set to locked, nick column divider will be visible and locked to avoid accidental resize.

h2. Nick column width

Set default nick column width.

_If changed, will reset all column width in all windows._

h2. Nick column divider width

Set the nick column divider width in pixels.