Messages Options¶

Font Messages¶

Select the font and font size for messages.

Font Topicbox¶

Select the font and font size for the Topicbox.

Font Editbox¶

Select the font and font size for the Editbox.

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@hosst.com) joins #channel

Disabled:
Nick (nick!nick@hosst.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.

Show Scrollbar¶

If enabled, shows vertical scrollbar in the message buffer.

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

If enabled, removes control codes from incoming messages.

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

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.

h2, 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.