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diff --git a/about/index.markdown b/about/index.markdown index 4708df8..996a10f 100644 --- a/about/index.markdown +++ b/about/index.markdown @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ layout: page title: About Irssi permalink: /about/ categories: [ _nav, _1 ] +twocolumn: true --- Introduction @@ -11,28 +12,42 @@ Introduction Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins. +<div markdown="1"> + ### Greatest features You might be wondering what makes Irssi such an easy and comfortable client to use; Joost Vunderink wrote a summary of the most beneficial Irssi features. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Autologging Irssi can automatically log any channels, queries or special windows that you want. The logfiles will be separated per IRC network by default, and even log rotation is supported. Log file formats, themes and destination directories can be easily configured with the Irssi log settings. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Formats and themes Theming is a popular item in todays desktop enviroments, it's an easy yet powerful way to customize your Irssi client's look and feel. Irssi's formatting is modular which means you can just change the appearance of the objects and all items contaning that object will change into that format. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Configurable keybindings This feature is a piece of art; it allows you to modify the default keybindings and create your own so you can customize your client. If these keybindings are tuned, you can switch through the windows in no time, execute commands and even complete objects with these bindings. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Paste detection If you have ever pasted a bunchload of text into a wrong channel, you know how hard the consequences can be. Irssi tries to detect when you are pasting @@ -42,6 +57,9 @@ tab-completed and eventually ending up in a wrong destination window. When Irssi detects such a pasting, you will get the option to either abort the paste or execute the paste, this way you have total control of the pasting. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Perl scripting Perl is one of the most used programming languages around the globe and integrating Perl into applications means flexible and powerful scripting @@ -50,6 +68,9 @@ within these Perl scripts. Irssi provides a script archive with many contributed Irssi scripts which provide both useful extra features and the required assistance to make your own scripts. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Irssi-proxy This is much more than just a bouncer, Irssi-proxy is a plugin which allows to bind a port to each IRC server you are connected to. This means that @@ -63,8 +84,13 @@ use Issi as a client, I can strongly recommend it as a proxy because you can just connect to it with any IRC client by just connecting to the specified port instead of SSH-ing to the machine that your Irssi is running on. +</div> +<div markdown="1"> + ### Upgrades Upgrading your Irssi client to the latest version can be easily done without losing the connections to the IRC servers and without restarting Irssi. You can use the UPGRADE command to load the new Irssi binary and restoring your connections. + +</div> |