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diff --git a/documentation/tips/index.markdown b/documentation/tips/index.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b3cb50 --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/tips/index.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,198 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: Tips and Tricks +--- + +### zsh completion for irssi options. +you can download/see it [here][1] +the extensions in included in default zsh distribution since 2002-03-07 (should be version 4.0.1) + +### hide aliases +sometimes i found it quite useful to have a much more quiet irssi :) + + /alias hideadd eval set activity_hide_targets $activity_hide_targets $- + /alias hideclear set -c activity_hide_targets + /alias hidelevels.clear set -c activity_hide_level + /alias hidelevels.set set activity_hide_level parts joins quits nicks modes + /alias hidelist set activity_hide_targets + /alias hideset set activity_hide_targets $- + +i have replaced the aliases with a simple script. see [hide.pl][2] ([source][3]) + +### mIRC-like flashing with putty +to get notified off activities, while im working, i use the following setup: + +#### irssi + + /set beep_when_window_active ON + /set beep_when_away ON + /set beep_msg_level MSGS NOTICES DCC DCCMSGS HILIGHT + /set bell_beeps ON + + +#### screen +Audible bell (switch Ctrl+a Ctrl+g) + +#### putty +- no bell and steady on bell + +### right aligned nicks + + /format own_msg {ownmsgnick $2 {ownnick $[-9]0}}$1 + /format own_msg_channel {ownmsgnick $3 {ownnick $[-9]0}{msgchannel $1}}$2 + /format pubmsg_me {pubmsgmenick $2 {menick $[-9]0}}$1 + /format pubmsg_me_channel {pubmsgmenick $3 {menick $[-9]0}{msgchannel $1}}$2 + /format pubmsg_hilight {pubmsghinick $0 $3 $[-9]1}$2 + /format pubmsg_hilight_channel {pubmsghinick $0 $4 $[-9]1{msgchannel $2}}$3 + /format pubmsg {pubmsgnick $2 {pubnick $[-9]0}}$1 + /format pubmsg_channel {pubmsgnick $3 {pubnick $[-9]0}{msgchannel $1}}$2 + +### uptime alias + +put it in your .irssi/config in the alias section as one line: + +``UPTIME = "eval exec - expr `date +%s` - \$F | awk '{print "Irssi uptime: "int(\\$1/3600/24)"d "int(\\$1/3600%24)"h "int(\\$1/60%60)"m "int(\\$1%60)"s" }'";`` + +### ssh/telnet alias + + /alias TELNET window new hidden;window name telnet;exec -name telnet -nosh -interactive -window telnet $- + /alias SSH window new hidden;window name ssh;exec -name ssh -nosh -interactive -window ssh $- + +happy mudding, telnetting :) + +### icq client in irssi?:) +`/alias MICQ window new hidden;window name micq;exec -name micq -nosh -interactive -window micq $-` +but you could also try [BitlBee][5] + +### news reader in irssi?:) +no problem: +`/alias NNTP window new hide;window name news;exec printf 'article <$0> quit '|nc news.helsinki.fi nntp|tr -d ' '` +hmm now there is a script for this purpose too. checkout [news.pl][6] ([source][7]) + +### autocorrect feature in irssi? + + /completion -auto .) :) + /completion -auto anywya anyway + /completion sio http://scripts.irssi.org/ + +Write `sio` press `<tab>` key and it will be replaced with `http://irssi.org/scripts/`. + +### Where are my completions/replaces gone? +With latest irssi cvs the format changed a bit. cras merged replaces and completions + + completions = { + wid = { value = ""; }; + sid = { value = "http://scripts.irssi.de/"; }; + ios = { value = "http://irssi.org/scripts/"; }; + ":9" = { value = ":)"; auto = "yes"; }; + }; + +And there is now a command to maintain the completions: + + /completion [-auto] <key> <value> + /completion -delete <key> + +To get the replaces like behavior add the completion with `-auto` to the commandline. + +### `/ame` & `/asay` + + /alias AME foreach channel /me $-; foreach query /me $T $- + /alias ASAY foreach channel /eval msg $$C $$-; foreach query /eval msg $$T $$- + +for latest CVS you could use (cvs from 2002-10-14.18:24 or later) + + /alias AME foreach channel ${k}me $-; foreach query ${k}me $- + /alias ASAY foreach channel ${k}msg * $-; foreach query ${k}msg * $- + +the alias is command char independed now. + +### Automatically updating the changed date in vim. + + <Geert> For editing Irssi scripts with vim auto-change timestamp on closing + <Geert> autocmd BufWrite *.pl %s/changed => '.*/="changed => '" . strftime("%c") . "',"/e + <Geert> on the .vimrc + +### How to dump irssi perl variables for debugging? +`/alias dump script exec use Data::Dumper \; print Data::Dumper->new([\$0-])->Dump` + +### how to send messages without showing up in scrollback/log? +I use `/alias QMSG quote privmsg $0 :$1-` for this purpose. it has the advantage over `/^msg` that it works with command char `^`. +if you want to auth against some service like Q/Chanserv you now can use: +`/network add -autosendcmd "qmsg Q@CServe.quakenet.org AUTH nick pass" Quakenet` + +### How to protect irssi from being closed accidently? +`/alias quit echo dont do this at home` +if you like to close irssi for some reason use `//quit`. + +### my anti annoyance filters ;) + + /ignore -channels #chan1,#chan2,#chan3 * JOINS PARTS QUITS NICKS + /ignore -channels #chan1,#chan2,#chan3 -regexp -pattern (away|gone|back|playin|weg|wech|returned) * ACTIONS + +Disclaimer: of course you will miss some stuff with this ignores. but for me it makes it more readable. + +Another way to get rid of some message levels is `/scrollback levelclear` +I use: `/sb levelclear -levels JOINS,PARTS,QUITS,NICKS,CLIENTCRAP,CRAP,MODE,TOPICS,KICKS`. + +### How to update all irssi scripts at once? +Use `git pull` + +### How to use different formats for the statusbar clock and the timestamp in scrollback? +#### to set the scrollback format use: + + /format timestamp {timestamp %%H:%%M:%%S } + +(default: `/format timestamp {timestamp $Z}`) + +#### to set the statusbar clock format use: + + /set timestamp_format %H:%M:00 + +### How to toggle between 2 windows? + + /bind meta-x command window last + +now pressing meta/alt+x toggles between 2 windows. + +### The fastest way to close a query is...? +just type `/q` (without any parameters) in the query window. + +### How to show the prompt in the active split window? +first make it only visible in the active window with + + /statusbar prompt visible active + +Then make it a window-statusbar + + /statusbar prompt type window + +### How can i change the timezone of the clock in irssi? + + /script exec $ENV{'TZ'}='<nameofyourtimezone>' + +e.g. `/script exec $ENV{'TZ'}='UTC'` to run the clock in irssi on UTC while your system is maybe using CET. + +### How can i add all my open channels to the irssi channel list? + + /alias ADDALLCHANNELS script exec foreach my $$channel (Irssi::channels()) { Irssi::command("channel add -auto $$channel->{name} $$channel->{server}->{tag} $$channel->{key}") } + +this adds all your channels with auto join enabled. if you just wanna add them remove the `-auto`. + +thanks to Valentin Batz (senneth) for the alias. + +### how can i disable snotes in the statuswindow again? + + /window level ALL -snotes + /window new hidden + /window level +snotes + +### How can i force irssi to redraw the whole screen? +you can use `/redraw`. on most terminals pressing `ctrl+l` (in screen `ctrl+a l`) should do the same. +of course you can bind it in irssi aswell: `/bind ^L redraw`. + +[1]: http://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/master/tree/Completion/Unix/Command/_irssi?format=raw +[2]: http://scripts.irssi.org/scripts/hide.pl +[3]: //github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/blob/gh-pages/scripts/hide.pl +[5]: https://www.bitlbee.org/ +[6]: http://scripts.irssi.org/scripts/news.pl +[7]: //github.com/irssi/scripts/blob/gh-pages/scripts/news.pl |