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Welcome to XChatData.net

This site aims to provide help, user guides, and and other forms of documentation for the XChat IRC client. XChat is a graphical client available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX in several variations, but can also be compiled as command line application if desired.

News

5 April: New Site Design

2 January: added some quick Perl Snippets for specific tasks

13 December: Fixing errors obtained while compiling XChat on Linux.

Index of Pages

• Main
  • #xchat information and guidelines
  • Desired Pages that should be added
• Using
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Themes in XChat
  • Information on xchat-gnome
  • What the Profile Directory is, how to find it, and what the default files are
  • Adding an extra menu giving the functionality of the Old IRC Menu
  • /set Documentation
  • The default list of Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Addressing issues some users have had with GTK-Qt
  • Command Line Options
  • Build lineup for different compiled versions of XChat
  • YChat information and how to rename
  • Unofficial builds and how they relate to XChat
  • Shareware Background of XChat for Windows
  • DCC Server - how to use mIRC's /dccserver command
  • gtkrc settings for modifying XChat's appearance
  • Compile errors
• Scripting
  • Writing and dissecting a Basic Perl Script
  • Writing a Basic Python Script
  • Text Formatting inside of Scripts
  • Perl Snippets for specific tasks

Helpful External Links

• XChat.org Docs Page
• Yvonne's XChat Page
  • Modifying Text Events

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