• 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
  • Show Titlebar
  • Open new window on private message
  • Enable Menubar
  • Show icon in Menubar
  • Enable Toolbar
  • Focus newly opened 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 activated twice
  • Form Border
  • Undocked window Border
  • Topicbox
  • Editbox Lines
  • Sort Switchbar/Treebar by
  • Auto tile
  • Channel Titles
  • Server Titles
  • Priv Titles
  • Window Order

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.

Show Titlebar¶

Enable or disable the Titlebar of the main window.

Disabling the Titlebar will remove the window borders.

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.

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.

Enable Toolbar¶

Enable or disable the Toolbar.

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

See also /toolbar.

Focus newly opened windows¶

If enabled, AdiIRC will give focus to any new windows, otherwise focus will stay on the current window.

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 activated twice¶

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

Form Border¶

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

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 fix the topic in channel windows.
If set to off, Topicbox will be hidden.

Editbox Lines¶

If set to automatic, Editbox will automatically resize to fit the text up to half the window size, otherwise it will always show to the chosen number of lines.

Sort Switchbar/Treebar by¶

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

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.

Channel Titles¶

Set the text to be shown in channel window titles.

Server Titles¶

Set the text to be shown in server window titles.

Priv Titles¶

Set the text to be shown in private window titles.

Window Order¶

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.