On 21 May 2012 08:36, Stephen Rees-Carter <step...@rees-carter.net> wrote: > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Ishwor Gurung <ishwor.gur...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> On 20 May 2012 10:30, Stephen Rees-Carter <step...@rees-carter.net> wrote: >>> I'm curious, what does the client-server model do in Quassel? >>> I assume you don't mean you run your own IRC server? >> No. It runs the irc client for you and stays connected until it is shutdown. >> >> 1. your irc client on Ubuntu <----> quassel <----> irc.freenode.net >> 2. You disconnect >> 3. But Quassel <----> irc.freenode.net remains open. > > Ah ok. I've never considered that as an option. I guess I'm more of a > casual IRC user so I don't need to know everything said while I'm > gone. > Still, I'll keep it in mind :) > >>> I tried Irssi a while ago, but it doesn't play nice with Byobu so it >>> never worked out for me. >> Having said above, people still prefer to use irssi with screen or tmux. > > My Irssi/screen/tmux skills must just be lacking :) > (Highly likely!)
It's also about how one likes to use the tools I guess. The said tools should feel natural to the user. It could very well be that you like Pidgin / Empathy because it feels natural to you. Like I said, it's just a preference thingy but knowing what are available out there would not hurt :-) Cheers >> I know it's a bit uncool, and i don't know if it meets your requirements >> (since i don't use Unity), but i find pidgin to be pretty good. I >> prefer it because it integrates IRC, XMPP, and other protocols, and its >> logging and searching works pretty well. I use dircproxy to keep my IRC >> connection going regardless of my laptop's status, and between the two >> it meets my needs. > > I've been using Empathy for a similar reason, and it's still on my short list. > > Thanks everyone, I'll give XChat another trial and see how it goes. I > can always switch if it gets too annoying again! > Thanks, > ~Stephen > > -- > Stephen Rees-Carter ~ Valorin > http://stephen.rees-carter.net/ > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- Best regards, Ishwor -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
