Tips Tricks » History » Revision 56
Revision 55 (Per Amundsen, 08/22/2016 12:47 PM) → Revision 56/63 (Per Amundsen, 08/26/2016 08:18 PM)
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h1. Tips
h2. Unicode/Font fallback
If you ever experience an issue with displaying unicode characters (which is not just an encoding issue), try type:
<pre>/setoption Messages UseDrawText True</pre>
This will enable a different (but slower) method for drawing messages.
To disable, type:
<pre>/setoption Messages UseDrawText False</pre>
Can now be set in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Messages_Options|Messages]] -> [[Messages_Options#Use-alternative-text-rendering|Use alternative text rendering]].
h2. Auth before joining a channel
If you need to be authed with nickserv before joining a channel, you can use the [[/sleep]] (or [[/timer]]) command in your serverlist "Run these commands on connect" field:
<pre>
/msg nickserv identify <password>
/sleep 3 /join #channel1,#channel2
</pre>
/sleep 3, means wait 3 seconds before running the following command.
_The new serverlist has this feature built-in as well as "SASL":http://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/sasl-3.1.html support which makes this a non issue._
h2. Copy text from message buffer
When you select text from the message buffer, AdiIRC will automatically copy the text to the clipboard when you release the left mouse button.
If you prefer to manually press %(key)CTRL% + %(key)C%, you can go to [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Messages_Options|Messages]] and disable [[Messages_Options#AutoCopy-selected-text-to-Clipboard|AutoCopy selected text to Clipboard]] and [[Messages_Options#AutoFocus-Editbox|AutoFocus Editbox]].
_These options might be merged into one soon as well as a feature to ask which method to use._
h2. Problem connecting to TLS servers
If you experience problems connecting to a TLS only server, you can try the ".NET 4.5":http://adiirc.com/download.php version which has support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2.
h2. Disable or changing CTCP VERSION reply
You can disable or change the CTCP VERSION reply using the [[on CTCP|CTCP event]] in a small script.
This can be used for any CTCP request.
<pre>
; Disable CTCP version reply.
CTCP *:VERSION:*:halt
; Reply with a custom version.
CTCP *:VERSION:*:ctcpreply $nick IRC Version 42 | halt
</pre>
h2. Disable notification popups/tips
Tips for various events can be disabled in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Tips_Options|Tips]], to disable highlight tips, go to [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Highlights_Options|Highlights]], in the listbox area select "$me", then click the "Edit" button, uncheck "Tip message" and click "Save".
h2. Disable highlight sound/beep
Go to [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Highlights_Options|Highlights]], in the listbox area select "$me", then click the "Edit" button, set the sound dropdown to "No sound" and click "Save".
h2. Client certificates
AdiIRC supports only "PFX":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKCS_12 certificates, you can convert a "PEM":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-enhanced_Electronic_Mail certificate to "PFX":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKCSusing using this "openssl":https://www.openssl.org/ format:
<pre>
openssl pkcs12 -export -out mynick.pfx -in mynick.pem
</pre>
For creating a new certificate, have a look "here":http://help.globalscape.com/help/secureserver3/Generating_a_PKCS_12_private_key_public_certificate.htm
h2. Update to a beta release
To update to a beta release, just type [[/betaup]].
h2. Align a Toolbar item to the right
There is a tiny "|" separator to the right, if you right click the Toolbar and choose "Customize", you are able to drag the item to the right of that border.
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h2. Speed up bnc buffer
Things you can try:
* Make sure you are using latest beta.
* Reduce Options -> Messages -> Max buffer.
* Disable Options -> Monitor -> Monitor Channels/Servers.
* Type "/setoption Links CaptureLinks False" to disable capturing links.
* Disable Options -> Windows -> Focus newly opened windows.
* Disable/reduce channel backgrounds.
* Disable/reduce emoticons.
* Disable/reduce highlights.
* Disable/reduce nick colors.
* Disable/reduce [[on TEXT]] and [[on PARSELINE]] scripts.
* Disable Options -> Logging-> Log channels.
* Make sure UseDrawText is set to false: type "/setoption Messages UseDrawText False"
* Make sure channel/main window is as large as possible (or smaller font) to avoid word wrapping.
* Use fixed size message font.
h2. How to change the default options used when connecting with /server
The default options used when connecting with [[/server]] or from Menubar -> File -> New window can be changed in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Quick Connect Options|Quick Connect]].
h2. Slow logon
Some networks tries to scan your port 113 to see if you have a [[Identd]] server running, if the port is closed or the identd server is not running, it can take a while for the scan to timeout, make sure [[Identd]] server is enabled in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Server_Options|Server]] and that port 113 is open in your firewall and router. (AdiIRC does not yet support "UPNP":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play).
h2. Undocking monitor panels into a window
When "Lock Bars" is disabled (right click any menubar/toolbar/switchbar/statusbar/treebar to enable/disable) you can left-click the header of the monitor panel or a tab and move it with the mouse, if you release the mouse in the middle of the AdiIRC main window, the monitor will become a standalone window.
The window can be docked inside AdiIRC as a regular channel window by pressing CTRL + D.
You can also undock the monitor panel into a window by right-clicking the header or tab and choose "Undock".