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h1. Windows Options

h2. Start AdiIRC with maximized windows

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

h2. Minimize windows when pressing X (close button)

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

h2. Save and restore main window size/position

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

h2. Save and restore window size/position

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

h2. 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.

h2. Show Titlebar

Enable or disable the [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]] of the main window.

_Disabling the [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]] will remove the window borders._

_Disabling the [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]] can interfere with things such as auto-hide Taskbar._

h2. 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.

h2. Toggle Searchbox with CTRL + F

If enabled, closes the Searchbox when pressing %(key)CTRL% + %(key)F% otherwise focus the Searchbox.

_Also applies to the Script Editor Searchbox._

h2. Enable Menubar

Enable or disable the [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]].

_If disabled, pressing the %(key)ALT% key will show it temporary._

_See also [[/menubar]]._

h2. Show icon in Menubar

If enabled, shows the current active windows icon in the [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]].

h2. Show window icons in Menubar

If enabled, shows the minimize/restore/close control icons in the [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]].

h2. Enable Toolbar

Enable or disable the Toolbar.

_Can also be enabled/disabled from the [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]] -> View -> Toolbar._

_See also [[/toolbar]]._

h2. 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_Dialog|Serverlist]]._

h2. Minimize private windows

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

h2. Enable Switchbar

Enable or disable the [[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]].

_Can also be enabled/disabled from the [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]] -> View -> [[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]]._

_See also [[/switchbar]]._

h2. Open new window on /msg

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

h2. Open server history/favorites/quick connect in a new window

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

h2. Allow closing windows with middle mouse click/shift click

If enabled, middle mouse clicking or pressing %(key)SHIFT% while left clicking a window in the [[Treebar_Control|Treebar]]/[[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]].

h2. Hide the selected window when activated twice

If enabled, clicking the selected window in the [[Treebar_Control|Treebar]]/[[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]] will hide it and activate the next window.

h2. Open new windows on Desktop

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

h2. 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._

h2. 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.

h2. Window Transparency

Sets the main AdiIRC window transparency.

h2. Undocked Transparency

Sets the transparency to use for channel/private/server/tool windows shown on the desktop.

h2. 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.

h2. Topicbox padding

Sets the left/right/top/bottom padding to use for the [[Topicbox Control|Topicbox]].

h2. Editbox padding

Sets the left/right/top/bottom padding to use for the [[Editbox Control|Editbox]].

h2. Main window title

Sets the text to show in the main AdiIRC window [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]].

h2. Channel Titles

Set the text to be shown in channel window [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]].

h2. Server Titles

Set the text to be shown in server window [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]].

h2. Private Titles

Set the text to be shown in private window [[Titlebar Control|Titlebar]].

h2. Channel tooltip

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

h2. Server tooltip

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

h2. Private tooltip

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

h1. Window Order

h2. Sort channel/private windows

Sort channel/private windows in the [[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]]/[[Treebar_Control|Treebar]] alphabetically or as they appear.

h2. Sort server windows

Sort server/tools windows in the [[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]]/[[Treebar_Control|Treebar]] alphabetically or as they appear.

h2. Sort server windows by connection status

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

h2. Window order priority

Give certain window types or window names higher priority in the [[Treebar_Control|Treebar]]/[[Switchbar_Control|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 [[Scripting_Wildcards|wildcard]]._

h1. Topicbox

h2. Autohide

If enabled the [[Topicbox Control|Topicbox]] will automatically be hidden when the mouse is not inside the [[Topicbox Control|Topicbox]] area.

h2. Delay autohide for [X] ms

Sets the number of milliseconds to wait before hiding the Topicbox when the mouse leaves the [[Topicbox Control|Topicbox]] area.

h2. Topicbox

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