• Table of contents
• Windows Options
  • Start AdiIRC with maximized windows
  • Minimize windows when pressing X (close button)
  • Save and restore main window size/position
  • Save and restore window size/position
  • Remove unused saved windows
  • Show Titlebar
  • Open new window on private message
  • Toggle Searchbox with CTRL + F
  • Enable Menubar
  • Show icon in Menubar
  • Show window icons in Menubar
  • Enable Toolbar
  • Minimize server/channel windows
  • Minimize private windows
  • Enable Switchbar
  • Open new window on /msg
  • Open server history/favorites/quick connect in a new window
  • Allow closing windows with middle mouse click/shift click
  • Hide the selected window when activated twice
  • Open new windows on Desktop
  • Form Border
  • Undocked window Border
  • Topicbox
  • Auto tile
  • Topicbox padding
  • Editbox padding
  • Channel Titles
  • Server Titles
  • Private Titles
  • Channel tooltip
  • Server tooltip
  • Private tooltip
• Window Order
  • Sort channel/private windows
  • Sort server windows
  • Sort server windows by connection status
  • Window order priority

Windows Options¶

Start AdiIRC with maximized windows¶

If enabled, AdiIRC will maximize the first server window added on start.

Minimize windows when pressing X (close button)¶

If enabled, AdiIRC will minimize channel/server/private/tool/custom/panel windows when pressing the close button.

Save and restore main window size/position¶

If enabled, AdiIRC will save and restore the size and position of the main window.

Save and restore window size/position¶

If enabled, AdiIRC will save and restore channel/server/private/tool/custom/panel windows.

Remove unused saved windows¶

If enabled, removes saved windows from the config file which has not been in use for more than a month or year.

Show Titlebar¶

Enable or disable the Titlebar of the main window.

Disabling the Titlebar will remove the window borders.

Disabling the Titlebar can interfere with things such as auto-hide Taskbar.

Open new window on private message¶

If enabled, when you receive a private message and there is no matching private window, AdiIRC will open one.

Toggle Searchbox with CTRL + F¶

If enabled, closes the Searchbox when pressing CTRL + F otherwise focus the Searchbox.

Also applies to the Script Editor Searchbox.

Enable Menubar¶

Enable or disable the Menubar.

If disabled, pressing the ALT key will show it temporary.

See also /menubar.

Show icon in Menubar¶

If enabled, shows the current active windows icon in the Menubar.

Show window icons in Menubar¶

If enabled, shows the minimize/restore/close control icons in the Menubar.

Enable Toolbar¶

Enable or disable the Toolbar.

Can also be enabled/disabled from the Menubar -> View -> Toolbar.

See also /toolbar.

Minimize server/channel windows¶

If enabled, new server and channel windows be minimized by default, otherwise they will be focused.

Can also be changed per server and per channel in the Serverlist.

Minimize private windows¶

If enabled, new private windows will be minimized by default, otherwise they will be focused.

Enable Switchbar¶

Enable or disable the Switchbar.

Can also be enabled/disabled from the Menubar -> View -> Switchbar.

See also /switchbar.

Open new window on /msg¶

If enabled, when typing a /msg message and the target window doesn't exists, AdiIRC will open one.

Open server history/favorites/quick connect in a new window¶

If enabled, opens the Server -> Favorites and Server -> Server history menus and Quickconnect connections in a new server window/tab by default, otherwise opens in the current server window. (SHIFT key can be used to override)

Allow closing windows with middle mouse click/shift click¶

If enabled, middle mouse clicking or pressing SHIFT while left clicking a window in the Treebar/Switchbar.

Hide the selected window when activated twice¶

If enabled, clicking the selected window in the Treebar/Switchbar will hide it and activate the next window.

Open new windows on Desktop¶

If enabled, all new (not saved) windows will be opened on the desktop.

Form Border¶

Changes the main window border style, changing it to none will remove the entire border.

Removing borders can interfere with things such as auto-hide Taskbar.

Undocked window Border¶

Changes the window border style for undocked windows (windows with "Show On Desktop" enabled), changing it to none will remove the entire border.

Topicbox¶

If set to "Show", will show a one line Topicbox in channel windows.
If set to "Show Sticky", will show Topicbox expanded to fit the topic in channel windows.
If set to off, Topicbox will be hidden.

Auto tile¶

If set to off, auto tiling will be disabled.
If set to Tile horizontal, AdiIRC will automatically tile windows horizontally.
If set to Tile vertical, AdiIRC will automatically tile windows vertically.
If set to Cascade, AdiIRC will automatically cascade windows.
If set to Arrange, AdiIRC will automatically arrange windows.

Topicbox padding¶

Sets the left/right/top/bottom padding to use for the Topicbox.

Editbox padding¶

Sets the left/right/top/bottom padding to use for the Editbox.

Channel Titles¶

Set the text to be shown in channel window titles.

Server Titles¶

Set the text to be shown in server window titles.

Private Titles¶

Set the text to be shown in private window titles.

Channel tooltip¶

Sets the text to be shown in Switchbar/Treebar tooltips for channel windows, if no text is specified, the window title is used.

Server tooltip¶

Sets the text to be shown in Switchbar/Treebar tooltips for server windows, if no text is specified, the window title is used.

Private tooltip¶

Sets the text to be shown in Switchbar/Treebar tooltips for private windows, if no text is specified, the window title is used.

Window Order¶

Sort channel/private windows¶

Sort channel/private windows in the Switchbar/Treebar alphabetically or as they appear.

Sort server windows¶

Sort server/tools windows in the Switchbar/Treebar alphabetically or as they appear.

Sort server windows by connection status¶

Sort server windows by connection status, all connected servers have higher priority in the Switchbar/Treebar than disconnected servers.

Window order priority¶

Give certain window types or window names higher priority in the Treebar/Switchbar (so they are displayed before other windows).

Typing a channel name will make that channel window come before other channel windows on that network.
Typing a nick name will make that private window come before other private windows on that network.
Typing a network name will make that server window come before other server windows.

Can be a wildcard.