02-01-201108:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-01-201108:43 AM by The Kakuzato.)
So, with the recent addition of an IRC chat to ZEJ, I figured I would post this here so people don't start using the horrors that are Mibbit.
[b][i][u]Table of Contents:[/u][/i][/b]
Coming soon
[align=center][size=large][b][i][u]Chatzilla IRC[/u][/i][/b][/size][/align]
[b][i][u]Getting the program[/u][/i][/b]
Chatzilla is an add-on for Mozilla Firefox that can be found here. Just do what you normally do for add-ons, and to start it up, it'll be Tools > Chatzilla.
[b][i][u]Connecting to a Server/Channel:[/u][/i][/b]
The first step in Chatzilla is to set up a nick. Just click on the button to the left of the textbar, then click on "Change Nick." It is indeed that simple.
Anyway, now to connect to a server. I will be using ZEJ's IRC as an example for everything following, so if you want to go somehwere else, make sure you know everything about where the channel is located!
Now, to actually get started. First, in the textbox, you will need to type out the following command:
[code]/attach (server name)
Example using ZEJ:
/attach irc.badnik.net[/code]
Congratulations, you are now in the server, but you can't chat yet. In order to chat, you have to go to a channel. Channel names are preceded by the pound(#) sign, and never include spaces. In order to connect to a channel once in a server, use the following command:
[code]/join #(Channel name)
Example using ZEJ:
/join #ZEJ[/code]
Congratulations, you may now chat all you want!
[i][u]Setting up Auto-Connections:[/u][/i]
Setting up auto-connections in Chatzilla is very easy, and definitely comes in hand if you have bad memory like yours truly. To set them up, you must first establish connection with a(some) room(s). Once that is done, simply right click on any of the tabs, and click "Open this tab on startup")
And that's it. Congratulations, you now have at least one chat that opens when you start up Chatzilla.
[b][i][u]Registering and Identifying/Authenticating your nick:[/u][/i][/b]
In IRC, one very important feature is the ability to register your nick, which tells other people that try to use it that the nick is registered, and they must enter the password. It also prevents them from getting any sort of authority in chats with your nick, etc. To register your nick, make sure you are connected to at least a server, and type in the following command:
[code]/nickserv register [password] [email]
Using a random example:
/nickserv register thisisapassword email@host.com[/code]
(Note that neither of these are real, so you can try to use them in identifying(seen below), but they won't work unless you register them as such, which is just plain idiotic)
now that you have registered your nick, you must identify/authenticate yourself with each visit to the server, done by using the following code:
[code]/nickserv identify [password]
Using the previous example:
/nickserv identify thisisapassword[/code]
And that's all there is to the simple part of registering and identifying your nick.
[i][u]Auto-Identifying your nick:[/u][/i]
Auto-identifying your nick, while not as easy as auto-joining servers/channels, is really easy in Chatzilla. First of all, you are going to have to go into preferences(Chatzilla > Preferences...), and click on the SERVER(not channel!) that you want your nick to be auto-identified on. The next step is to go to the "lists" tab in the area that popped up when you clicked on the server. There, you will see a few textboxes. Near the first one is a button that says "add". Click it, and insert the following code:
[code]nickserv identify [password]
Example:
nickserv identify thisisapassword[/code]
and with that, you're done. Congratulations, your nick is now auto-identified on the server you chose! lather, rinse, and repeat for other servers.
[b]DO NOT POST I NEED TO TRIPLE POST FOR THE ENTIRE GUIDE, K?[/b]
[b][i][u]Table of Contents:[/u][/i][/b]
Coming soon
[align=center][size=large][b][i][u]Chatzilla IRC[/u][/i][/b][/size][/align]
[b][i][u]Getting the program[/u][/i][/b]
Chatzilla is an add-on for Mozilla Firefox that can be found here. Just do what you normally do for add-ons, and to start it up, it'll be Tools > Chatzilla.
[b][i][u]Connecting to a Server/Channel:[/u][/i][/b]
The first step in Chatzilla is to set up a nick. Just click on the button to the left of the textbar, then click on "Change Nick." It is indeed that simple.
Anyway, now to connect to a server. I will be using ZEJ's IRC as an example for everything following, so if you want to go somehwere else, make sure you know everything about where the channel is located!
Now, to actually get started. First, in the textbox, you will need to type out the following command:
[code]/attach (server name)
Example using ZEJ:
/attach irc.badnik.net[/code]
Congratulations, you are now in the server, but you can't chat yet. In order to chat, you have to go to a channel. Channel names are preceded by the pound(#) sign, and never include spaces. In order to connect to a channel once in a server, use the following command:
[code]/join #(Channel name)
Example using ZEJ:
/join #ZEJ[/code]
Congratulations, you may now chat all you want!
[i][u]Setting up Auto-Connections:[/u][/i]
Setting up auto-connections in Chatzilla is very easy, and definitely comes in hand if you have bad memory like yours truly. To set them up, you must first establish connection with a(some) room(s). Once that is done, simply right click on any of the tabs, and click "Open this tab on startup")
And that's it. Congratulations, you now have at least one chat that opens when you start up Chatzilla.
[b][i][u]Registering and Identifying/Authenticating your nick:[/u][/i][/b]
In IRC, one very important feature is the ability to register your nick, which tells other people that try to use it that the nick is registered, and they must enter the password. It also prevents them from getting any sort of authority in chats with your nick, etc. To register your nick, make sure you are connected to at least a server, and type in the following command:
[code]/nickserv register [password] [email]
Using a random example:
/nickserv register thisisapassword email@host.com[/code]
(Note that neither of these are real, so you can try to use them in identifying(seen below), but they won't work unless you register them as such, which is just plain idiotic)
now that you have registered your nick, you must identify/authenticate yourself with each visit to the server, done by using the following code:
[code]/nickserv identify [password]
Using the previous example:
/nickserv identify thisisapassword[/code]
And that's all there is to the simple part of registering and identifying your nick.
[i][u]Auto-Identifying your nick:[/u][/i]
Auto-identifying your nick, while not as easy as auto-joining servers/channels, is really easy in Chatzilla. First of all, you are going to have to go into preferences(Chatzilla > Preferences...), and click on the SERVER(not channel!) that you want your nick to be auto-identified on. The next step is to go to the "lists" tab in the area that popped up when you clicked on the server. There, you will see a few textboxes. Near the first one is a button that says "add". Click it, and insert the following code:
[code]nickserv identify [password]
Example:
nickserv identify thisisapassword[/code]
and with that, you're done. Congratulations, your nick is now auto-identified on the server you chose! lather, rinse, and repeat for other servers.
[b]DO NOT POST I NEED TO TRIPLE POST FOR THE ENTIRE GUIDE, K?[/b]