IRC on the N900? - maemo.org

MaxiKana | # 1 | 2009-12-02, 19:33 | Report

I was wondering if anyones gotten som kind of IRC to work on the phone? the plugin in extras testing is promising but it lacks the fundamental feature of joining rooms. msgs org fine however. has anyone gotten a version of irssi working for example?

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hqh | # 2 | 2009-12-02, 19:39 | Report

Irssi appears to be already in extras-devel. I haven't tried it though, as I prefer to use IRC over ssh on a remote machine.

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Flanbix | # 3 | 2009-12-02, 19:39 | Report

You could use Pidgin I think ...

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timoph | # 4 | 2009-12-02, 19:40 | Report

x-chat is in extras-devel. I don't know if it's stable, optified, etc. If you decide to try it, please share your experiences with it.

I've been using ssh to connect to a server running irssi in screen.

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joppu | # 5 | 2009-12-02, 19:43 | Report

set up irssi on on a screen on your desktop or server and use X-Terminal to connect to it using SSH.

More info

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sjgadsby | # 6 | 2009-12-02, 19:49 | Report

Originally Posted by MaxiKana View Post

I was wondering if anyones gotten som kind of IRC to work on the phone?

XChat is in Extras-devel. So, it should be available for general use at some point in the (hopefully) not too distant future.

In the meantime, please note that Extras-devel is a playground for developers. Installing software, including XChat, from there is potentially dangerous. The software you install from Extras-devel may not work. The software you install from Extras-devel may cause other, previously wonderful, software on your phone to stop working. The software you install from Extras-devel may cause your phone to stop working in general. Heck, all your data and files may be converted into sophomoric Red Dwarf fanfic written in Loglan. With Extras-devel there are no guarantees beyond getting to keep all the jagged little pieces when something breaks.

EDIT: timoph zoomed past as I was writing the disclaimer.

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Petteri | # 7 | 2009-12-02, 19:53 | Report

Originally Posted by joppu View Post

set up irssi on on a screen on your desktop or server and use X-Terminal to connect to it using SSH.

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Any pointers how to add alt key to xterm?

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hqh | # 8 | 2009-12-02, 19:57 | Report

Originally Posted by Petteri View Post

Any pointers how to add alt key to xterm?

I solved the problem of missing alt by rebinding the keys in irssi.
(Or, to be more specific, by creating additional bindings so I can still use the original ones when on a desktop computer)

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Petteri | # 9 | 2009-12-02, 20:42 | Report

Originally Posted by hqh View Post

I solved the problem of missing alt by rebinding the keys in irssi.
(Or, to be more specific, by creating additional bindings so I can still use the original ones when on a desktop computer)

Thanks. I have vague memory that I have seen maemo xterm with alt on the menubar. I don't like to restart my irssi session, so I think I will look around a bit more before modifying irssi config

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zerojay | # 10 | 2009-12-02, 20:47 | Report

Originally Posted by hqh View Post

I solved the problem of missing alt by rebinding the keys in irssi.
(Or, to be more specific, by creating additional bindings so I can still use the original ones when on a desktop computer)

How about sharing your irssi configuration files or showing people how they can do this themselves?

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