IRC on the n900
 

ok everyone, ive got the device now.... does anyone have a good irc client rocomendation for this device? post suggestions here.

Re: IRC on the n900
 

I use pidgin for my N8x0 to get on IRC, it may not be the best IRC client, but it is also an IM client, and works alright.

I remember someone else asking about a CLI standalone IRC client in a screenshot, but I believe that was discovered to be running through an SSH session to a desktop, and the standalone IRC is not yet available for Fremantle, someone please correct me if I am wrong.

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looking for a standalone... something like xchat perhaps? also AIM and yahoo integration. ill be taking a look into those protocols myself. think its something the community should jump on just to bring this device up to speed....

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Pidgin works well but not very easy to work with. I think its available in Extras.

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this makes me want my N900 even more

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Seeing that picture, pidgin clearly is not the client to go with on that device :)

Hmm, I guess I'll try irssi first, that is always running in a screen on my server anyway. With the keyboard that should be workable.

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frankly i was looking for something besides the obvious.... which is a term app, or an ssh expedition heh. trying to find a good guimclient for the masses.. im an old *****x veteran, i can use irssi if i need to, but would rather find something a lil more subtle if you get my drift

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Fairly sure you'd have to build it from scratch for maemo, but weechat may be worth a look. A very tidy IRC client.

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im positive that we can make a port. just checking the community to see if there is anything else.

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I have it on good authority that Lcuk is looking at putting IRC onto a liqbase app. So I suspect it's just a matter of time. :)

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in that case, the clock is ticking =p

alos, mind including me?

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isn't IRC integrated with the unified messaging application the way it was in maemo 4??? i have IRC via telepathy(-idle?) on the N810 and it's the best solution in terms of usability, using the screen estate etc.etc.

could one of the N900 comment on this please? is it really gone?

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vote for bug 5139 - Provide multi-user chat (chatroom / IRC) support again

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I may have already spoken out of turn saying that much. You could PM Lcuk and ask. ;)

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You might need manually ALT to the "quick bar" and getting numbers can be fustratino since there is no "long press > secondary character"

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i wasn't aware of this bug. why did they ruin so many things that worked perfectly well on M4? it's almost like it's version 1 instead of version 5 :(

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Kathy!!! I'm shocked - do i detect a hint of techy'ness in your post there? :) :) :)

Back on topic - pidgeon looks good to me :) - but the Lcuk idea sounds good! :)

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Techyness? No, just a little dirty rumour-mongering. But it is good authority.

It's only techyness when i start thinking of a python as something other than a dance partner. :p

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Haha, anyway, wouldn't a python eat the pidgeons? ... sounds like maemo zoo!

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Hi, any news on this? Just about to leave my desktop computer for holidays...

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xchat is in extras devel (standard dont add stuff from extras devel unless you are aware of the risks disclaimer) works pretty well.

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yep. using it now. its a bit unstable, but dealing with it

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m also using xchat.... it crashed once but other than that it works pretty great....

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Options for IRC are:
- Pidgin (Extras)
- irssi (Extras-Testing)
- web sites like http://webchat.freenode.net

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X-chat is steady enough that even I have it on My Mo, though it's a bit ugly and clunky, it does work.

Re: IRC on the n900
 

i have installed the irc plugin for conversation. Connect with the irc server is ok but how i join a channel? when i try to /join #room the server says unknown command, use /msg NickServ help. But when i use this command then comes the same message. What is to do?