ChatZilla Source

                                    Using ChatZilla
     
     
     
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
     Table Of Contents
     
 Part 1: Introduction to ChatZilla.
     
       1.1: Introduction
         1.1.1: What is IRC?
         1.1.2: What is ChatZilla?
     1.1.3: Where do I get more information on IRC?
     
       1.2: The User Interface.
         1.2.1: Menu structure.
         1.2.2: User list.
     1.2.3: Output area.
         1.2.4: View tabs.
         1.2.5: Status bar.
     
       1.3: Features of the input area.
     1.3.1: Responding to the last person who spoke to you.
         1.3.2: Autocompleting nicknames.
         1.3.3: Autocompleting commands.
         1.3.4: Multiline input.
     
 Part 2: Navigating IRC with ChatZilla.
     
       2.1: Connecting to an IRC network.
         2.1.1: Listing available networks.
         2.1.2: Attaching to a network.
     2.1.3: Canceling an attach that isn't going well.
         2.1.4: Connecting to a specific server.
         2.1.5: Disconnecting when you're finished.
     
       2.2: Channels.
     2.2.1: Finding a channel.
         2.2.2: Joining.
         2.2.3: Modes, Topics, and Kicks.
         2.2.4: Parting.
     
   2.3: Private messages.
         2.3.1: Receiving messages.
         2.3.2: Sending messages.
         2.3.3: Query windows.
     
 Part 3: Scripting ChatZilla.
     
       3.1: Scripting basics.
         3.1.1: The /eval command.
         3.1.2: Writing text to the output window.
     3.1.3: Writing DOM nodes to the output window.
         3.1.1: Exploring objects with dumpObjectTree();
     
       3.2: More Scripting.
         3.2.1: External scripts.
     3.2.2: Hooking into IRC events.
     
     Appendix A:
       A: Styling the output window.
         (copy of the comment in output-window.css)