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(Getting started with rcirc): Add notice of rcirc-track-minor-mode. (rcirc commands): Moved /ignore command to the new chapter. (Fighting Information Overload): New chapter documenting /keyword, /bright, /dim, channel ignore, and low priority channels.
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2007-12-20 Alex Schroeder <alex@gnu.org>
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* rcirc.texi (Top): Fighting Information Overload chapter added.
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(Getting started with rcirc): Add notice of rcirc-track-minor-mode.
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(rcirc commands): Moved /ignore command to the new chapter.
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(Fighting Information Overload): New chapter documenting /keyword,
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/bright, /dim, channel ignore, and low priority channels.
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2007-12-16 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
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* dbus.texi (Signals): Fix example in dbus-register-signal.
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@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ just one other user.
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@menu
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* Basics::
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* Reference::
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* Fighting Information Overload::
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* Hacking and Tweaking::
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* GNU Free Documentation License::
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* Key Index::
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@ -74,6 +75,13 @@ Reference
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* Useful IRC commands::
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* Configuration::
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Fighting Information Overload
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* Channels::
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* People::
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* Keywords::
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* Notices::
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Hacking and Tweaking
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* Skipping /away messages using handlers::
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@ -225,7 +233,16 @@ C-c} to finish editing. You still need to press @key{RET} to send it,
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though. Generally, IRC users don't like people pasting more than around
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four lines of code, so use with care.
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@node Reference, Hacking and Tweaking, Basics, Top
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As soon as you have joined a channel, you probably want to be notified
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of any activity on the the channels you joined. All you need to do is
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switch channel tracking on using @kbd{M-x rcirc-track-minor-mode}. To
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make this permanent, add the following to your init file:
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@example
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(rcirc-track-minor-mode 1)
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@end example
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@node Reference, Fighting Information Overload, Basics, Top
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@chapter Reference
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@cindex reference
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@ -382,24 +399,6 @@ buffer, you automatically quit the server and part all channels. (Also
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@code{/quit ZZZzzz...}.)
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@end table
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Some commands may not have a key binding, but only be available as typed
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commands, such as:
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@table @code
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@item /ignore
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@cindex /ignore
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@cindex ignoring other people
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@cindex trolls, ignoring
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@cindex hide some posts
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@cindex idiots online
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This command toggles the ignore status of a nick, if you provide one.
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If you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the nicks you are
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ignoring. All messages by ignored nicks are---you guessed it---ignored.
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Since only ``operators'' can kick people from channels, the
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ignore command is often the only way to deal with some of the more
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obnoxious fellows online. Example: @code{/ignore xah}.
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@end table
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@node Useful IRC commands, Configuration, rcirc commands, Reference
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@section Useful IRC commands
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@cindex irc commands
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the other instant messaging services, and Bitlbee will log you in. All
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@code{rcirc} needs to know, is the login to your Bitlbee account. Don't
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confuse the Bitlbee account with all the other accounts.
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@end table
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@node Fighting Information Overload, Hacking and Tweaking, Reference, Top
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@chapter Fighting Information Overload
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@cindex information overload
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This is the section of the manual that caters to the busy person
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online. There are support channels with several hundred people in
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them. Trying to follow a conversation in these channels can be a
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daunting task. This chapters tells you how @code{rcirc} can help.
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@menu
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* Channels::
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* People::
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* Keywords::
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* Notices::
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@end menu
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@node Channels, People, Fighting Information Overload, Fighting Information Overload
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@section Channels
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@cindex channels
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@cindex modeline
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@kindex C-c C-SPC
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@vindex rcirc-track-minor-mode
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@cindex switching channels
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(rcirc-track-minor-mode 1)))
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@end example
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@node Hacking and Tweaking, GNU Free Documentation License, Reference, Top
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@cindex busy channels
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If you've joined a very active support channel, tracking activity is
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no longer useful. The channel will be always active. Switching to
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active channels using @kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} no longer works as
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expected.
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@kindex C-c C-l
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@cindex low priority channels
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The solution is to mark this channel as as a low priority channel.
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Use @kbd{C-c C-l} to make the current channel a low-priority
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channel. Low priority channels have the modeline indicator ``LowPri''.
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@kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} will not switch to low priority channels unless
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you use the @kbd{C-u} prefix.
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@kindex C-c TAB
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@cindex ignored channels
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If you prefer a channel to never show up in the modeline, then you
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have to ignore it. Use @kbd{C-c @key{TAB}} to ignore the current
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channel.
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@node People, Keywords, Channels, Fighting Information Overload
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@section People
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@cindex people, how to ignore
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@cindex nicks, how to ignore
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@cindex friends
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@cindex buddies
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@cindex trolls
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The most important command available to the discerning IRC user is
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@code{/ignore}. It's the big equalizer online: If people aggravate
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you, just ignore them.
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This is of course a crude all-or-nothing solution. Fear not,
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@code{rcirc} offers alternatives: You can ``brighten'' your buddies
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and ``dim'' certain other nicks that you don't want to ignore
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altogether.
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@table @code
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@item /ignore
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@cindex /ignore
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@cindex ignoring other people
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@cindex trolls, ignoring
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@cindex hide some posts
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@cindex idiots online
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This command toggles the ignore status of a nick, if you provide one.
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If you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the nicks you are
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ignoring. All messages by ignored nicks are---you guessed it---ignored.
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Since only ``operators'' can kick people from channels, the
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ignore command is often the only way to deal with some of the more
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obnoxious fellows online. Example: @code{/ignore xah}.
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@item /bright
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@cindex /bright
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@cindex highlight other people
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@cindex friends, highlight
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@cindex buddies, highlight
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@cindex nicks, highlight
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@cindex brighten nicks
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This command toggles the bright status of a nick, if you provide one.
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If you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the ``brightened''
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nicks. All messages by brightened nicks are---you guessed
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it---brightened. Use this for your friends. Example: @code{/bright
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rcy}.
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@item /dim
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@cindex /dim
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@cindex soft-ignore other people
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@cindex obnoxious people online
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@cindex rabble online
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This command toggles the dim status of a nick, if you provide one. If
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you don't provide a nick, the command lists all the ``dimmed'' nicks.
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All messages by dimmed nicks are---you guessed it---dimmed. Use this
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for boring people and bots. If you are tracking channel activity,
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messages by dimmed nicks will not register as activity. Example:
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@code{/dim fsbot}.
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@end table
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@node Keywords, Notices, People, Fighting Information Overload
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@section Keywords
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@cindex keywords
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On a busy channel, you might want to ignore all activity (using
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@kbd{C-c @key{TAB}}) and just watch for certain keywords. The
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following command allows you to highlight certain keywords:
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@table @code
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@item /keyword
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@cindex /keyword
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This command toggles the highlighting of a keyword, if you provide
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one. If you don't provide a keyword, the current keywords are
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listed. Example: @code{/keyword manual}.
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@end table
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A keyword is regular expression matching a word. Thus, if you add the
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keyword @code{wikis?} then this will match the words ``wiki'' and
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``wikis'' but not ``emacswiki''.
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@node Notices, , Keywords, Fighting Information Overload
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@section Notices
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@cindex part notices, how to omit
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@cindex join notices, how to omit
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@cindex quit notices, how to omit
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@cindex nick notices, how to omit
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@kindex C-c C-o
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@cindex low priority channels
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In busy channels you might not be interested in all the joining,
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parting, quitting, and renaming that goes on. You can omit those
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notices using @kbd{C-c C-o}.
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@vindex rcirc-omit-responses
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@cindex away notices, how to omit
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You can control which notices get omitted via the
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@code{rcirc-omit-responses} variable. Here's an example of how to omit
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away messages:
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@example
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(setq rcirc-omit-responses '("JOIN" "PART" "QUIT" "NICK" "AWAY))
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@end example
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@vindex rcirc-omit-threshold
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Notice that these messages will not be omitted if the nick in question
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has recently been active. After all, you don't want to continue a
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conversation with somebody who just left. That's why @code{rcirc}
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checks recent lines in the buffer to figure out if a nick has been
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active and only omits a message if the nick has not been active. The
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window @code{rcirc} considers is controlled by the
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@code{rcirc-omit-threshold} variable.
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@node Hacking and Tweaking, GNU Free Documentation License, Fighting Information Overload, Top
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@chapter Hacking and Tweaking
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@cindex hacking and tweaking
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