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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v
From: |
Alex Schroeder |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v |
Date: |
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:05:17 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/emacs
Module name: emacs
Changes by: Alex Schroeder <as> 07/12/21 10:05:16
Index: rcirc.texi
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- rcirc.texi 20 Dec 2007 21:47:02 -0000 1.4
+++ rcirc.texi 21 Dec 2007 10:05:16 -0000 1.5
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
@cindex server
@cindex network
Contrary to most Instant Messenger (IM) systems, users usually don't
-connect to a central server. Instead, users connect to a random server
-in a network, and the servers share information between them.
+connect to a central server. Instead, users connect to a random
+server in a network, and servers relay messages from one to the next.
Here's a typical example:
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
@table @asis
@cindex server, connecting
@cindex Freenode network
address@hidden IRC server
address@hidden IRC Server
What server do you want to connect to? All the servers in a particular
network are equivalent. Some networks use a round-robin system where a
single server redirects new connections to a random server in the
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
@cindex port, connecting
@cindex 6667, default IRC port
address@hidden IRC port
address@hidden IRC Port
All network connections require a port. Just as web servers and clients
use port 80 per default, IRC uses port 6667 per default. You rarely
have to use a different port.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
@cindex nick, connecting
@cindex changing nick
@cindex name changes
address@hidden IRC nick
address@hidden IRC Nick
@vindex user-login-name
Every users needs a handle on-line. You will automatically be assigned
a slightly different nick if your chosen nick is already in use. If
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
@cindex channels, connecting
@cindex initial channels
@cindex startup channels
address@hidden Channels
address@hidden IRC Channels
A space separated list of channels you want to join when connecting.
You don't need to join any channels, if you just want to have one-to-one
conversations with friends on the same network. If you're new to the
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
@kindex RET
@cindex talking
@cindex communicating
-To talk in a channel, just type in what you want to say in a channel
+To talk in a channel, just type what you want to say in a channel
buffer, and press @key{RET}.
@kindex C-c C-c
@@ -233,15 +233,20 @@
though. Generally, IRC users don't like people pasting more than around
four lines of code, so use with care.
-As soon as you have joined a channel, you probably want to be notified
-of any activity on the the channels you joined. All you need to do is
-switch channel tracking on using @kbd{M-x rcirc-track-minor-mode}. To
-make this permanent, add the following to your init file:
address@hidden This section copied from the Channels section.
address@hidden All index markers should point to the original!
+Once you are connected to multiple channels, or once you've turned you
+attention to other buffers in Emacs, you probably want to be notified
+of any activity in channels not currently visible. All you need to do
+is switch channel tracking on using @kbd{M-x rcirc-track-minor-mode}.
+To make this permanent, add the following to your init file:
@example
(rcirc-track-minor-mode 1)
@end example
+Use @kbd{C-c address@hidden to switch to these buffers.
+
@node Reference, Fighting Information Overload, Basics, Top
@chapter Reference
@cindex reference
@@ -443,9 +448,10 @@
@cindex servers, configuration
@cindex initial servers, configuration
@cindex startup servers, configuration
-This variable contains an alist of servers to connect to by default and
-the keywords parameters to use. The keyword parameters are optional. If
-you don't provide any, the defaults as documented below will be used.
+This variable contains an alist of servers to connect to by default
+and the keywords parameters to use. The keyword parameters are
+optional. If you don't provide any, the defaults as documented below
+will be used.
The most important parameter is the @code{:channels} parameter. It
controls which channels you will join by default as soon as you are
@@ -476,8 +482,8 @@
This overrides @code{rcirc-default-full-name}.
@item :channels
-This describes which channels to join when connecting to the server. If
-absent, no channels will be connected to automatically.
+This describes which channels to join when connecting to the server.
+If absent, no channels will be connected to automatically.
@end table
@@ -499,18 +505,18 @@
@item rcirc-default-user-name
@vindex rcirc-default-user-name
@cindex user name
-This variable contains the default user name to report to the server. It
-defaults to the login name returned by @code{user-login-name}, just like
address@hidden
+This variable contains the default user name to report to the server.
+It defaults to the login name returned by @code{user-login-name}, just
+like @code{rcirc-default-nick}.
@item rcirc-default-user-full-name
@vindex rcirc-default-user-full-name
@cindex full name
@cindex real name
@cindex surname
-This variable is used to set your ``real name'' on
-IRC. It defaults to the name returned by @code{user-full-name}. If you
-want to hide your full name, you might want to set it to some pseudonym.
+This variable is used to set your ``real name'' on IRC. It defaults
+to the name returned by @code{user-full-name}. If you want to hide
+your full name, you might want to set it to some pseudonym.
@example
(setq rcirc-default-user-full-name "Curious Minds Want To Know")
@@ -523,10 +529,10 @@
@cindex nickserv
@cindex login
This variable is an alist used to automatically identify yourself on
-networks. Each sublist starts with a regular expression that is compared
-to the server address you're connecting to. The second element in the
-list is a symbol representing the method to use, followed by the
-arguments this method requires.
+networks. Each sublist starts with a regular expression that is
+compared to the server address you're connecting to. The second
+element in the list is a symbol representing the method to use,
+followed by the arguments this method requires.
Here is an example to illustrate how you would set it:
@@ -611,6 +617,7 @@
@cindex channels
@cindex modeline
address@hidden This section copied to the Getting started with rcirc section
@kindex C-c C-SPC
@vindex rcirc-track-minor-mode
@cindex switching channels
@@ -652,8 +659,8 @@
@kindex C-c C-l
@cindex low priority channels
The solution is to mark this channel as as a low priority channel.
-Use @kbd{C-c C-l} to make the current channel a low-priority
-channel. Low priority channels have the modeline indicator ``LowPri''.
+Use @kbd{C-c C-l} to make the current channel a low-priority channel.
+Low priority channels have the modeline indicator ``LowPri''.
@kbd{C-c address@hidden will not switch to low priority channels unless
you use the @kbd{C-u} prefix.
@@ -757,8 +764,8 @@
@vindex rcirc-omit-responses
@cindex away notices, how to omit
You can control which notices get omitted via the
address@hidden variable. Here's an example of how to omit
-away messages:
address@hidden variable. Here's an example of how to
+omit away messages:
@example
(setq rcirc-omit-responses '("JOIN" "PART" "QUIT" "NICK" "AWAY))
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v, Alex Schroeder, 2007/12/20
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v, Alex Schroeder, 2007/12/20
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v,
Alex Schroeder <=
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v, Alex Schroeder, 2007/12/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/doc/misc/rcirc.texi,v, Alex Schroeder, 2007/12/21