On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 01:59:35PM +1300, TiM wrote: > > > Hello. I used to use old BitchX, but it is horribly outdated and has > > security holes so I am trying Epic (Client: ircII EPIC4-2.10 (Commit Id: > > 769) (Internal Version: 20080329)). I am trying to configure Epic to be > > like my old BitchX. > > > > Here are two newbie questions even after reading online help and > > Googling: > > 1. How do I change my auto away/AutoGone time values? I cannot find any > > settings for this. > > 2. How do I save my settings after changing settings like using "/set > > output_rewrite [$strftime(%H:%M:%S)] $1-" command. In BitchX, /save is > > enough into its default file. Epic seems to save into a requested > > filename (/save -all filename). Doesn't Epic have a default saved data > > file for it to load by default? If not, then how do I load settings > > manually. I don't want have to keep reloading my saved settings. :( > > > > I might have more questions later on as I learn to use Epic more. > > epic is designed to be more of a framework for scripters to build on. By > itself out of the box, things like saving settings and auto-away etc don't > exist. This is more true for epic5 than epic4 though, epic4 as you've > noticed does have some functionality like this (i.e. /save) > > BitchX on the other hand, is like the epic client with a built-in script. > For epic4 there are a number of good scripts that'll make your life > easier. You can find a list of them at > http://scripts.epicsol.org/list.php > > I would highly recommend Amnesiac, it's epic5 only though. I would also > recommend LiCe, there's version for epic4 and epic5. I am biased in > recommending LiCe though, as I currenly maintain it. > > To answer your question re the epic4 built in save command. If you put > the contents of that file into your .epicrc in your home directory, it > should do as you want (.epicrc is loaded when you first run epic)
Thanks. I will look into them as you suggested. :) -- Quote of the Week: "We have to break with what must be broken with once and for all... and we have to take the suffering upon ourselves... Freedom and power--power above all. Power over all the tumbling vermin and over all the ant-hill!" --Fedor Dostoevsky /\___/\ Phil./Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | E-mail: phi...@earthlink.net/a...@zimage.com \ _ / If crediting, then please kindly use Ant nickname ( ) and AQFL URL/link. _______________________________________________ List mailing list List@epicsol.org http://epicsol.org/mailman/listinfo/list
