NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Colloquy (IRC client)

Colloquy is an open-source IRC, SILC and ICB client for Mac OS X. It uses its own chat core that is also included as part of the ChatKit project, though in the past it used Irssi as its IRC protocol engine. Its developers' goal is to offer a robust IRC, SILC and ICB experience to users while blending seamlessly with the look and feel of other Mac OS X applications. To this end, Colloquy provides a user interface that is consistent with Apple's Human interface guidelines in addition to traditional IRC command-line controls. Colloquy also has comprehensive support for scripting and can be automated using Applescript. Icon for the OS X IRC client Colloquy File links The following pages link to this file: Colloquy (IRC client) Categories: GFDL images ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... Mac OS X (pronounced ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the Internet. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... GPL redirects here. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see Open source (disambiguation). ... IRC redirects here. ... SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing protocol) is a protocol which provides secure conferencing services over the Internet. ... Internet Citizens Band (better known as ICB) is an early internet chat program. ... Mac OS X (pronounced ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... Irssi is an IRC client program originally written by Timo Sirainen, and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. ... The user interface is the part of a system exposed to users. ... Apple Inc. ... Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) is a software development document which offers application developers a set of recommendations. ... Scripting languages (commonly called script languages) are computer programming languages that are typically interpreted. ... AppleScript is a scripting language devised by Apple, Inc. ...

Features

A popular effect of IRC Clients is the colors they support. Colloquy's main colors are: White, Black, Navy, Forest, Red, Maroon, Purple, Orange, Yellow, Green, Teal, Cyan, Blue, Magenta, Grey, and Ash. Scripting is another popular feature, and those who understand the scripting will find it easy to use AppleScript to attach scripts to Colloquy. You can also see changes that are not visible with IRC, such as mode changes, ban sets, etc. The namelists for channels can be shown at the same time, so you don't have to switch channels to see who is on them. You can also underline words, use italics, bold, and outline.

Plugins and customizability

Colloquy supports customizable message views called "styles" using XSLT and Apple's WebKit renderer. These act like themes, completely altering the way the application displays chat sessions. The software also supports a wide array of plugins that enable customization of the application and integration with other aspects of the Mac OS X environment. Diagram of the basic elements and process flow of Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations. ... WebKit is an application framework included with Mac OS X v10. ... For other uses, see Plug in. ...

See also

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External links

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Plugins and customizability

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