On 15-Jan-00, *Flemming Steffensen* Found A Keyboard And Wrote About
*[amirc] Idears for new features...*:
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> 1. Problem:
> I'm often beening kicked off the server when requesting a list.
> However, this leaves a partialy list in the listview. And if I
> reconnect to the server, and request the list again, the same channels
> will be added to the list.
This is because when any client sends a LIST command is sent to the server
with no parameters it will read the list the same way each time, and if
your connection aint fast enough to handle all the info from the server you
will be stuck with virtually the same list as last time since you still
cant recive more info than your connection can handle. Only solution to
this problem is a faster connection, however servers settings may vary.
These settings include how long to keep a client connection when its not
responding (Like when you are being "flooded" by the server with channel
list) and how large the send queque can get before a server disconnects a
client.
>
> 1. Solusion:
> Clear the channel listview every time a new list is requested.
AmIRC does this already.
> 2. Problem:
> It's often a huge problem to find the exact channel one's looking
> for, especially on servers like DALnet, where the channel list often
> exceeds 10.000 entries.
>
> 2. Solusion:
> Redesign the channel window.
> Allow the last requested list to be the basis for searches, instead of
> requesting a new list for every search.
I belive this is already in the working.
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> 4. Problem:
> It's a mess in there...
>
> 4. Solusion:
> Allow for an alternative server list.
>
> This will have to be explained abit further...
> I often have the problem of lag from some servers.. I usualy solve
> this by changing server, but it would be nice if one could group
> servers together in the Server list.
>
> I imagine this as beeing a window on it't own, where one can name the
> channel group, aswell as marking the default server in the list.
If im not mistaken what you want is already in there.
Create a new group and place all the alternative servers in there.
As for the channel groups i think the current autojoin channels works just
fine.
You just have to edit the autojoin for each server entry.
> 5. Problem:
> I usualy use different nicks depending on what server group I'm on.
> Thus I use Daigoro on ircnet, fsteff on efnet etc. however the nick
> selection is fixed for all servers that one connect to from the
> Server Selection window.
>
> 5. Solusion:
> Within a Server Group (as described in #4), there should be a nick
> override option.
Could be nice, but its not that hard to either change nicks after you
connect or change the default before you connect.
> 6. Problem:
> The Favorite channel list often shows channals not available on the
> specific server.
>
> 6. Solusion:
> The Favorite channal list should be linked to the selected server group
> (as descriped in #4).
Last time i checked the fave channels list dont show anything but the
channels you have defined to be your fave channels, and regardeless of if
they exsist or not they are always availible unless they contain chars that
are illegal for use in channel names on some servers.
> 7. Problem:
> It's not easy to change from one server to another, while maintaining
> the connection to the channels one's allready connected to.
>
> 7. Solusion:
> Add an alternative server list, ala the Favorite Channel list to the
> window. The list should contain the entries from the Server group.
> (as described in #4).
> When an alternative server is selected, all previous joined channels
> should be autojoined on the new server (if possible).
I think its very easy, just do a connect thread and join the channels you
where in earlier before disconnecting the first connection. This way you
dont miss a thing and its simple as that =)
> 8. Problem:
> Sometimes the channel one enters is so busy that it's virtualy
> impossible to actualy chat in there, due to the number of joins,
> parts, quits etc..
>
> 8. Solusion:
> Allow server information like join, part, quit, split etc. to be
> suppressed in hole or in parts.
Try conference mode. That will supress at least joins, parts and quits and
possibly mode's, cant remember.
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